(1)  For the purposes of section 31(1)(f) of the Act, a refund amount is not payable in respect of an approved container if –

(a) the container has held, or is or has been wholly or partially covered in, a substance that has the potential to cause harm to persons, property or the environment because of one or more of the following:

(i) the chemical properties of the substance;

(ii) the physical properties of the substance;

(iii) the biological properties of the substance; or

(b) the container is broken; or

(c) the container is missing a part of the container that is not intended, by its manufacturer, to be removed from the container.

(2)  For the purposes of section 31(1)(f) of the Act, a refund amount is not payable in respect of an approved container at a container refund point if the person depositing the container –

(a) is depositing a number of approved containers, that includes the container, in an amount that exceeds the maximum amount of containers prescribed under regulation 9 ; and

(b) intends to claim an amount, in substitution of the refund amount, that is not calculated on the specific number of approved containers deposited.