ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PART I GENERAL Citation, commencement and extent 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation and notices 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exclusion of charities from producer responsibility obligations 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART II PRODUCERS AND OBLIGATIONS Producers and producer responsibility obligations 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Producers and Scheme membership 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART III REGISTRATION: PRODUCERS AND SCHEMES Producer registration obligation 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application for producer registration 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conditions of registration of a producer 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forms and fees for producer registration 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Refusal to register producers 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cancellation of registration of producers 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Schemes: general provisions 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application for approval of a scheme 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application for registration of a scheme 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conditions of registration of a scheme 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forms and fees for registration of a scheme 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Refusal to register a scheme 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cancellation of registration of a scheme 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information provided to scheme operators 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART IV RECORDS, RETURNS AND CERTIFICATE Producers—records and returns 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Producers—certifying obligation 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Schemes—records and returns 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART V ACCREDITATION OF REPROCESSORS AND EXPORTERS Requirement for accreditation 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application for accreditation 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conditions of accreditation 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suspension and cancellation of accreditation 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART VI APPEALS Right of appeal 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure on appeals 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Determination of appeals 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Status pending appeal 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART VII AGENCIES' POWERS & DUTIES Monitoring 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monitoring—publication 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public register 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approval of persons to issue certificates of compliance 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entry and inspection 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provision of information to the appropriate authority 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART VIII GROUPS OF COMPANIES, PUB OPERATING BUSINESSES AND LICENSORS AND MID-YEAR CHANGES Packaging handled by groups of companies 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Packaging handled by licensors and pub operating businesses 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mid-year changes 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART IX OFFENCES Offences and penalties 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART X REVOCATION AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISION Revocation and transitional provision 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .