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

Jurisdiction:: United Kingdom
Type:: Other · EPR
Last action:: Jan 1, 2024

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Obligations under this law

·Comply with restrictions on the disposal of unsold consumer goods (Section 9, in force 1 August 2025)
·Comply with householder duty of care requirements once regulations are made under Section 14
·Comply with household waste requirements once regulations are made under Section 15

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Commencement regulation bringing into force key provisions of the Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024 on 1 August 2025, including circular economy strategy, targets, monitoring, unsold goods restrictions, waste duties, and household waste requirements—foundational infrastructure for EPR and circular economy policy implementation in Scotland.

Covered Products

·Unsold consumer goods (subject to disposal restrictions under Section 9)
·Household waste (subject to requirements under Section 15)

Producer Obligations

·Comply with restrictions on the disposal of unsold consumer goods (Section 9, in force 1 August 2025)
·Comply with householder duty of care requirements once regulations are made under Section 14
·Comply with household waste requirements once regulations are made under Section 15
·Comply with duty to make information publicly available (Section 22, in force 1 August 2025)

Key Deadlines

Aug 1, 2025compliance: Section 9 (restrictions on disposal of unsold consumer goods) comes into full force

Aug 1, 2025compliance: Section 22 (duty to make information publicly available) comes into full force

Aug 1, 2025other: Section 12 (removal of unlawfully deposited waste) comes into force for the purpose of making regulations only

Aug 1, 2025other: Section 14 (householder's duty of care) comes into force for the purpose of making regulations only

Aug 1, 2025other: Section 15 (household waste requirements) comes into force for the purpose of making regulations only

Aug 1, 2025other: Section 18 (littering from a vehicle) comes into force for the purpose of making regulations only

Aug 1, 2025other: Section 19 (powers to search and seize vehicles, etc.) comes into force for the purpose of making regulations only

Feb 4, 2025other: Section 21 previously commenced (SSI 2025/10)

Apr 1, 2025other: Sections 10, 11, 13, 23, 24, 25 and the schedule previously commenced (SSI 2025/10)

Preemption Notes

This is Scotland-specific legislation under the Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024 (2024 asp 13). It applies only in Scotland and operates alongside but separately from UK-wide EPR frameworks. Producers operating across the UK must track both Scottish and UK-wide obligations independently.

Compliance Dimensions

Bans & RestrictionsUnsold consumer goods (Sales Ban), 2025

“Section 9 Restrictions on the disposal of unsold consumer goods”

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Citation, commencement, and interpretation

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.

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

Appointed day

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).

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

Schedule

PROVISIONS OF THE ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 1 AUGUST 2025

Regulation 2

Column 1 (Provisions of the Act) Column 2 (Subject Matter) Column 3 (Purpose)
Section 1 Circular economy strategy Section 2 Consultation on strategy Section 3 Publication and laying of strategy Section 4 Review of strategy Section 5 Reporting on strategy Section 6 Circular economy targets Section 7 Circular economy targets: monitoring and reporting Section 8 Circular economy targets: pre-laying procedure for first regulations Section 9 Restrictions on the disposal of unsold consumer goods Section 12 Removal of unlawfully deposited waste For the purpose of making regulations only. Section 14 Householder’s duty of care For the purpose of making regulations only. Section 15 Household waste requirements For the purpose of making regulations only. Section 18 Littering from a vehicle For the purpose of making regulations only. Section 19 Powers to search and seize vehicles, etc. For the purpose of making regulations only. Section 22 Duty 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 Act Date of Commencement S.S.I. No.
Section 21 4 February 2025 S.S.I. 2025/10 Sections 10, 11, 13, 23, 24, 25 and the schedule 1 April 2025 S.S.I. 2025/10

2024 asp 13 .

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