The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Act 2023 (asc2)

General E+W

Valid from 30/10/2023

20 Interpretation E+W

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).

Commencement Information

I1 S. 20 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 22(2)