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Section 9 Amendments of the 2013 Regulations

(1)

The Single Use Carrier Bags Charge Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (“the 2013 Regulations”) are amended as follows.

(2)

For regulation 3 substitute—

“Meaning of “carrier bag”

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In these Regulations “carrier bag” means a bag of any material supplied or designed for the purpose of enabling goods to be taken away or delivered.”.

(3)

Except in regulation 1(1) (citation) and regulation 3 (meaning of “single use carrier bag”)—

(a)

for “single use carrier bag” (whenever occurring) substitute “ carrier bag ”;

(b)

for “single use carrier bags” (whenever occurring) substitute “ carrier bags ”.

(4)

In regulation 6, for the words from “for the purpose” to the end substitute “ at a place where goods are sold ”.

(5)

In paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 (exemptions)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (1), after head (k) add—

“(l)

bags which are sold to customers for a price of not less than 20 pence each;

(m)

multiple reuse plastic bags that are issued as free replacements for a corresponding number of worn out multiple reuse plastic bags.”;

(b)

in sub-paragraph (3), after the definition of “medicinal product” insert—

““multiple reuse plastic bags” means bags which—

(a)

are made wholly or mainly from plastic;

(b)

have either maximum dimensions of 404 mm (both width and height) or a maximum dimension of 439 mm (either width or height);

(c)

are manufactured from material which is greater than 49 microns in thickness;

(d)

are purchased by the customer; and

(e)

when worn out are returnable to the seller from whom they were purchased to be replaced free of charge;”.

(6)

This section comes into operation on 19th January 2015.

(7)

Nothing in this section affects any power to amend or revoke the 2013 Regulations.