PART 3CHARGES FOR CARRIER BAGS

Regulations about charges for carrier bags

55Requirement to charge

1

The Welsh Ministers must make regulations under this section (“carrier bag regulations”).

2

Carrier bag regulations may require sellers of goods to charge for the supply of carrier bags of descriptions specified in the regulations in the circumstances mentioned in subsection (3).

3

The circumstances are that the goods are—

a

sold at or from a place in Wales, or

b

intended to be delivered to a person in Wales.

4

The regulations may specify a description of carrier bag by reference (for example) to—

a

the bag's size, thickness, construction, composition or other characteristics,

b

the bag's intended use,

c

the price charged by the seller of goods for supplying the bag (excluding any charge required by the regulations),

or any combination of those factors.

5

The regulations may—

a

specify the minimum amount that must be charged for a carrier bag, or

b

provide for that amount to be determined in accordance with the regulations.

6

In this Part, “the charge” means any charge for the supply of carrier bags made in accordance with carrier bag regulations.