# The Environmental Protection (Plastic Straws, Cotton Buds and Stirrers) (England) Regulations 2020, Regulation 10: Offence: supply of single-use plastic stemmed cotton buds to an end user

Extent: E+W

(1) A person who, in the course of a business, supplies or offers to supply a single-use plastic stemmed cotton bud to an end user is guilty of an offence.
(2) Paragraph (1) is subject to the exemptions in regulations 11 to 13, and to regulation 15.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/971/regulation/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-plastic-straws-cotton-buds-and-stirrers-england-regulations-2020/regulation-10
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