# The Single Use Carrier Bags Charge Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013, Regulation 2: Interpretation

Extent: N.I.

(1) In these Regulations—
“the Administrator” means the Department of the Environment;
“the charge” means the full consideration received by a seller for carrier bags which attract the requirement to charge;
“consideration” includes any chargeable VAT;
“the Department” means the Department of the Environment;
“discretionary requirement” has the meaning given in paragraph 12(3) of Schedule 6 to the Climate Change Act 2008;
“enforcement costs recovery notice” has the meaning given in regulation 16(1);
“fixed monetary penalty” has the meaning given in paragraph 10(3) of Schedule 6 to the Climate Change Act 2008;
“functions” includes powers and duties;
“late payment penalty” means any increase in an amount payable—
(a)as a fixed monetary penalty, by virtue of paragraph 10 of Schedule 2;
(b)as a variable monetary penalty, by virtue of paragraph 9 of Schedule 3;
(c)as a non-compliance penalty, by virtue of paragraph 8 of Schedule 4;
“net proceeds of the charge” means the proceeds of the charge less—
(a)any element of the charge in excess of 25 pence;
(b)any amount of chargeable VAT in respect of the 25 pence charge.
“non-compliance penalty notice” has the meaning given in paragraph 5(4) of Schedule 4;
“non-monetary discretionary requirement” has the meaning given in paragraph 12(4) of Schedule 6 to the Climate Change Act 2008;
“publicity notice” has the meaning given in paragraph 19(2) of Schedule 6 to the Climate Change Act 2008;
“record” means the information specified in regulation 9(3);
“reporting year” means—
(a)the period starting on the date on which these Regulations come into operation and ending on 5 April 2014;
(b)thereafter, the period commencing 6 April in one year and ending on 5 April the following year; the first such period to commence 6 April 2014;
“specified sum” has the meaning given in paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 2;
“variable monetary penalty” has the meaning given by paragraph 12(4) of Schedule 6 to the Climate Change Act 2008;
“VAT” has the meaning given in section 96 of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 .
(2) References to—
(a) a notice of intent in relation to a fixed monetary penalty, are references to a notice of intent served under paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 2;
(b) a final notice in relation to a fixed monetary penalty, are references to a final notice served under paragraph 6(5) of Schedule 2;
(c) a notice of intent in relation to a discretionary requirement, are references to a notice of intent served under paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 3;
(d) a final notice in relation to a discretionary requirement, are references to a final notice served under paragraph 5(6) of Schedule 3;
(e) a notice of intent in relation to a non-compliance penalty, are references to a notice of intent served under paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 4.
(3) References to carrier bags which attract the requirement to charge are references to those carrier bags to which regulation 6 applies.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2013/4/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/single-use-carrier-bags-charge-regulations-northern-ireland-2013/regulation-2
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