# The Environmental Protection (Plastic Straws, Cotton Buds and Stirrers) (England) Regulations 2020, Regulation 13: Exemption: scientific purposes


(1) Regulation 10(1) does not apply to the supply of a single-use plastic stemmed cotton bud for scientific purposes.
(2) In this regulation, “scientific purposes” means diagnostic, educational or research purposes.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2020/9780111196205/regulation/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-protection-plastic-straws-cotton-buds-and-stirrers-england-regulations-2020/regulation-13
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