# The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Civil Sanctions) (Wales) Regulations 2023, Regulation 1: Title, commencement and interpretation


(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2023/1288/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-single-use-plastic-products-civil-sanctions-wales-regulations-2023/regulation-1
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