Paragraph 1

Scotland

A single use carrier bag is used for a purpose described in this paragraph if it is—

(a)

used solely to contain—

(i)

unpackaged food or feed for human or animal consumption;

(ii)

unpackaged loose seeds, bulbs, corms or rhizomes;

(iii)

unpackaged goods contaminated by soil; or

(iv)

an unpackaged axe, knife or blade;

(b)

used solely to contain—

(i)

a medicinal product, a listed appliance, or any other appliance sold or supplied in accordance with a prescription; or

(ii)

pharmacy medicine;

(c)

used solely to contain packaged uncooked fish or fish products, uncooked meat or meat products or uncooked poultry or poultry products, that has a gusset not more than 125 millimetres wide, and is not more than—

(i)

205 millimetres wide; or

(ii)

458 millimetres high (including any handle);

(d)

used solely to contain live aquatic creatures in water;

(e)

used to contain a purchase made on board a ship, train, aircraft, coach or bus;

(f)

used to contain a purchase made in an aerodrome security restricted area;

(g)

a mail order dispatch or courier bag; F1...

(h)

a gusseted liner used to line or cover a box F2; or

(i)

used to contain a purchase made in—

(i)

a prison;

(ii)

a hospital in which a person is detained, or otherwise in custody, under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 or Part 6 or section 200 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995; or

(iii)

secure accommodation,

where the bag is necessary for reasons of security, good order, discipline or safety

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word in sch. para. 1(g) omitted (1.4.2015) by virtue of The Single Use Carrier Bags Charge (Fixed Penalty Notices and Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/159), regs. 1(1), 5(2)(a)
F2: Sch. para. 1(i) and word inserted (1.4.2015) by The Single Use Carrier Bags Charge (Fixed Penalty Notices and Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/159), regs. 1(1), 5(2)(b)