Section 10 Report on biodegradable carrier bags
(1)
The Department must, within 18 months of Royal Assent, prepare a report on biodegradable carrier bags.
(2)
A report under this section must consider—
(a)
the desirability of any exemptions on the grounds of biodegradability from the requirement to charge for carrier bags;
(b)
the criteria under which any such exemptions should apply; and
(c)
how any exemptions on the grounds of biodegradability proposed in the report would be implemented.
(3)
The Department must—
(a)
lay a report under this section before the Assembly; and
(b)
publish a report under this section in such a manner as it thinks appropriate.