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The Single Use Carrier Bags Charge (Coronavirus Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

S.R. 2020/56 · Made 31 March 2020

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Environmental Protection

Made 31st March 2020

Coming into operation 1st April 2020

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 77(2), 90(2)(b) and 90(3)(a) and (b) of, and paragraphs 1 and 2(b) of Schedule 6 to, the Climate Change Act 2008f1 and now exercisable by itf2.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2008 c.27; relevant amendments were made by the Carrier Bags Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (2014 c.7 (N.I.))

f2

S.R.2016 No.76; see Article 8(1)(c) of the Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment to the Single Use Carrier Bags Charge Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013
  3. 3Amendment of Schedule 1
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Single Use Carrier Bags Charge (Coronavirus Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2020.

2Amendment to the Single Use Carrier Bags Charge Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013

The Single Use Carrier Bags Charge Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013f1 are amended in accordance with regulation 3.

3Amendment of Schedule 1

In Schedule 1, after paragraph 1(1)(m) insert—

“(n)

bags used solely to carry goods supplied by a seller for home delivery as part of a grocery service from 1st April to 30th September 2020 only.”.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs on 31st March 2020.

L.S.

Dave Foster

A senior officer of the

Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

These Regulations amend the Single Use Carrier Bags Charge Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 so that the requirement to charge for a carrier bag does not apply to bags used solely to carry goods supplied by a seller for home delivery as part of a grocery delivery service. Such bags are exempt from the requirement to charge from 1st April to 30th September 2020

An impact assessment has not been prepared for these Regulations as no, or no significant, impact on the private or voluntary sector is forseen.