The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Act 2023

General

20 Interpretation

In this Act–

• “authorised officer of a local authority” (“swyddog awdurdodedig awdurdod lleol”) has the meaning given in section 7(2);

• “carrier bag” (“bag siopa”)‍ has the meaning given in paragraph 2 of the Schedule;

• “consumer” has the meaning given in section 5(11);

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

• “partnership” (“partneriaeth”) means—

  (a)

  a partnership within the Partnership Act 1890 (c. 39), or

  (b)

  a limited partnership registered under the Limited Partnerships Act 1907 (c. 24);

• “plastic” (“plastig”) has the meaning given in section 1(4);

• “plastic product” (“cynnyrch plastig”) has the meaning given in section 1(2);

• “prohibited single-use plastic product” (“cynnyrch plastig untro gwaharddedig”) has the meaning given in section 2(2);

• “single-use” (“untro”), in relation to a plastic product, has the meaning given in section 1(3).

21 Regulations

(1) A power to make regulations under this Act is exercisable by statutory instrument.

(2) A power to make regulations under this Act includes a power—

(a) to make different provision for different purposes;

(b) to make supplementary, incidental, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision, including provision amending this Act.

(3) A statutory instrument made under this Act may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, Senedd Cymru.

22 Coming into force

(1) This section and sections 3, 4, 17, 21 and 23 come into force on the day after the day on which this Act receives Royal Assent.

(2) The other provisions of this Act come into force on a day appointed by the Welsh Ministers in an order made by statutory instrument.

(3) An order under subsection (2)—

(a) may make transitional, transitory or saving provision;

(b) may appoint different days for different purposes.

23 Short title

The short title of this Act is the Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Act 2023.