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Regulation 1 Title, commencement and interpretation

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(1)

The title of these Regulations is the Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Civil Sanctions) (Wales) Regulations 2023.

(2)

These Regulations come into force on 1 December 2023.

(3)

Except where these Regulations make contrary provision, terms defined in Part 3 of Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 have the same meaning in these Regulations.

(4)

In these Regulations—

  • “the 2023 Act” (“Deddf 2023”) means the Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Act 2023;

  • “local authority” (“awdurdod lleol”) means a county council or county borough council for an area in Wales;

  • “person” (“person”) means the descriptions of person set out in section 5(2) (offence of supplying prohibited single-use plastic product) of the 2023 Act except where the context requires otherwise.