The Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2025
Source: legislation.gov.uk (2025-07-31)

These Regulations bring provisions of the Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024 (“the Act”) into force.

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2025 No. 170 (C. 17)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

The Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2025

Made

4th June 2025

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

6th June 2025

Coming into force

1st August 2025

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 27(2) of the Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024(1 (\"#f00001\")).

Citation, commencement, and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 1 August 2025.

(2) In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024.

Appointed day

2.—(1) 1 August 2025 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the table in the schedule (the subject matter of which is described in column 2 of that table).

(2) Where a purpose is specified in column 3 of the table in the schedule in relation to any provision specified in column 1 of the table in the schedule, that provision comes into force on 1 August 2025 only for that purpose.

GILLIAN MARTIN

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew's House,

Edinburgh

4th June 2025

Regulation 2

SchedulePROVISIONS OF THE ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 1 AUGUST 2025

Column 1 (Provisions of the Act)Column 2 (Subject Matter)Column 3 (Purpose)Section 1Circular economy strategySection 2Consultation on strategySection 3Publication and laying of strategySection 4Review of strategySection 5Reporting on strategySection 6Circular economy targetsSection 7Circular economy targets: monitoring and reportingSection 8Circular economy targets: pre-laying procedure for first regulationsSection 9Restrictions on the disposal of unsold consumer goodsSection 12Removal of unlawfully deposited wasteFor the purpose of making regulations only.Section 14Householder’s duty of careFor the purpose of making regulations only.Section 15Household waste requirementsFor the purpose of making regulations only.Section 18Littering from a vehicleFor the purpose of making regulations only.Section 19Powers to search and seize vehicles, etc.For the purpose of making regulations only.Section 22Duty to make information publicly available

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations bring provisions of the Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024 (“the Act”) into force.

Regulation 2(1) brings the provisions listed in the schedule into force on 1 August 2025. Regulation 2(2) provides that where a purpose is specified in the third column of the table in the schedule, the associated provision comes into force for that purpose only.

The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 8 August 2024. Sections 26, 27 and 28 came into force on the following day.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The following provisions of the Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024 have been brought into force by commencement regulations made before the date of these Regulations.

Provisions of the ActDate of CommencementS.S.I. No.Section 214 February 2025S.S.I. 2025/10 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2025/10\")Sections 10, 11, 13, 23, 24, 25 and the schedule1 April 2025S.S.I. 2025/10 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2025/10\")

(1)

2024 asp 13 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2024/13\").