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

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4Power to amend: duties relating to sustainable development and reporting

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(1)In considering whether to exercise the power in section 3, the Welsh Ministers must take into account their duty—

(a)to promote sustainable development under section 79(1) of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), and

(b)to carry out sustainable development under the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 2).

(2)In the report they are required to publish under section 79(2) of the Government of Wales Act 2006, the Welsh Ministers must set out information about their consideration of whether to exercise the power in section 3 including but not limited to their consideration of whether to—‍

(a)add wet wipes and sauce sachets to column 1 of the Table in paragraph 1 of the Schedule;

(b)remove an exemption from, or amend an exemption in, column 2 of the Table in paragraph 1 of the Schedule in respect of cups, takeaway food containers and lids for these products that are not made of polystyrene.

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