10—(1) The Department must, within 18 months of Royal Assent, prepare a report on biodegradable carrier bags.
(2) A report under this section must consider—
(a)the desirability of any exemptions on the grounds of biodegradability from the requirement to charge for carrier bags;
(b)the criteria under which any such exemptions should apply; and
(c)how any exemptions on the grounds of biodegradability proposed in the report would be implemented.
(3) The Department must—
(a)lay a report under this section before the Assembly; and
(b)publish a report under this section in such a manner as it thinks appropriate.