# The Environmental Protection (Plastic Straws, Cotton Buds and Stirrers) (England) Regulations 2020, Regulation 9: Exemption: other establishments


(1) Regulation 4(1) does not apply to the supply of a single-use plastic straw in—
(a) a care home;
(b) premises used for early years provision;
(c) a school; or
(d) a prison or other place of detention.
(2) In this regulation—
“care home” has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Care Standards Act 2000;
“early years provision” has the same meaning as in section 96(2) of the Childcare Act 2006;
“prison” has the same meaning as in section 92(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991;
“school” has the same meaning as in section 4 of the Education Act 1996.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2020/9780111196205/regulation/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-protection-plastic-straws-cotton-buds-and-stirrers-england-regulations-2020/regulation-9
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