Regulation 4 Offence: supply of single-use plastic straws to an end user

A person who, in the course of a business, supplies or offers to supply to an end user a single-use plastic straw, other than an attached plastic straw, is guilty of an offence.

Paragraph (1) is subject to the exemptions in regulations 5 to 9, and to regulation 15.

A person who, in the course of a business, supplies or offers to supply to an end user a drink product with an attached plastic straw is guilty of an offence.

Paragraph (3) is subject to the exemption in regulation 7.

A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) or (3) is liable on summary conviction to a fine.

In this regulation, “attached plastic straw” means a single-use plastic straw which is attached to the packaging of a drink product and is intended to be used to consume that drink.