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Single Use Carrier Bags Charge Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. No. 4 of 2013).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Northern Ireland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2013
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Climate change Environmental fees/charges Waste management Waste disposal Recycling/reuse
Geographical area
Europe, European Union Countries, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations, made under sections 77 and 90 of, and Schedule 6 to, the Climate Change Act 2008, concern a minimum amount which a seller shall charge for a single use carrier bag and the types of single use carrier bags to which the requirement to charge does not apply (as set out in Schedule 1). They also: specify that the net proceeds of the charge are to be paid to the Department of the Environment; require the keeping, retention and supply of records by sellers; provide with respect to e

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Amended by

Carrier Bags Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (2014 Cap. 7).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2014

Keyword: Climate change, Environmental fees/charges, Waste management, Waste disposal, Recycling/reuse

Source: FAO, FAOLEX