The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 1997

Conditions of registration of a scheme

13.  Registration of a scheme shall be subject to the following conditions—

(a)that the recovery and recycling obligations of all of its members referred to in regulation 4(1)(b) will be performed through the scheme;

(b)that the operator of the scheme will provide information at the request of the appropriate Agency with regard to the obligations referred to in paragraph (a) above;

(c)that the operator of the scheme will notify the appropriate Agency in writing at intervals as required by the Agency of any change in the membership of the scheme and that any such notification will be accompanied by the additional fee calculated as provided in regulation 15(3);

(d)that the operator of the scheme will inform the appropriate Agency in writing of—

(i)any change in the person who is the operator of the scheme, and in the case where the operator of the scheme is a partnership, or where there is more than one operator of a scheme, any change of partners or operators,

(ii)any change in the person who is the partner or operator who is able to accept notices and act on behalf of the partners or operators as stated as provided in regulation 12(3)(h),

(iii)any material change in the initial information provided in accordance with regulation 12(3)(b), or

(iv)any material change in the further information provided in accordance with regulations 12(3)(c) or 14,

within 28 days of the occurrence of any such change;

(e)that the operator of the scheme will comply with the requirements of regulation 14;

(f)that the operator of the scheme will provide records and returns to the appropriate Agency as required by regulation 24; and

(g)that the operator of the scheme will inform the appropriate Agency in writing if the Secretary of State withdraws approval of the scheme or notifies the operator under regulation 31(10) that he has ceased to be satisfied that the scheme meets the requirements of competition scrutiny.