Regulation 5 Amendment to the Single Use Carrier Bags Charge (Scotland) Regulations 2014

after sub-paragraph (g), omit “or”; and

at the end of sub-paragraph (h) insert—

“; or

(i)

used to contain a purchase made in—

(i)

a prison;

(ii)

a hospital in which a person is detained, or otherwise in custody, under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003^f2 or Part 6 or section 200 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995^f3; or

(iii)

secure accommodation,

where the bag is necessary for reasons of security, good order, discipline or safety”.

omit “and”; and

insert—

• ““prison” means any prison, young offenders institution or remand centre which is under the general superintendence of the Scottish Ministers under the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989^f4, and includes any contracted out prison within the meaning of section 106(4) of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994^f5;

• “secure accommodation” has the same meaning as in regulation 2 of the Secure Accommodation (Scotland) Regulations 2013^f6; and”.