# Carrier Bags Act (Northern Ireland) 2014, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/7/section/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/carrier-bags-act-northern-ireland-2014/section-10
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