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Waste Minimisation Act 2008

Product stewardship - Accreditation of product stewardship schemes

17: Expiry of accreditation

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"Accreditation for product stewardship schemes has an end date, usually after 7 years."

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When you have a product stewardship scheme accredited, it will expire on a certain date. This date is either the one specified in the scheme or 7 years after the Minister is notified under section 15(4).

If you have an existing scheme, its accreditation will keep going if you apply for a new scheme to replace it before the expiry date. You must apply at least 6 months before it expires.

Your old scheme will stay accredited until the new one is approved or the Minister declines your application under section 15.

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Part 2Product stewardship
Accreditation of product stewardship schemes

17Expiry of accreditation

  1. The accreditation of a product stewardship scheme expires on the earlier of the following dates:

  2. the date specified in the scheme as its expiry date:
    1. 7 years after the date that notice is given under section 15(4).

      1. However, the accreditation of an existing product stewardship scheme continues if,—

      2. not later than 6 months before its expiry date, the scheme manager applies for accreditation of a scheme to replace it; and
        1. at the expiry date, the application for the replacement scheme has not been determined by the Minister under section 15.

          1. A product stewardship scheme to which subsection (2) applies continues as an accredited scheme until the date that the replacement scheme is accredited or the application concerned is declined by the Minister under section 15.