Review
11.—(1) The Department must, within 3 years of this section coming into operation, prepare a report on the operation of the charging provisions.
(2) A report under this section must assess—
(a)the effectiveness of the charging provisions;
(b)whether any amendments to the charging provisions are necessary or desirable.
(3) The Department must—
(a)lay a report under this section before the Assembly;
(b)publish a report under this section in such manner as it thinks appropriate.
(4) Subsections (1) and (2) do not affect the generality of subsection (5).
(5) The Department may at any time review whether any description of carrier bag should attract the requirement to charge.
(6) Expressions used in subsection (5) and in the charging provisions have the same meaning in that subsection as in those provisions.
(7) In this section—
“charging provisions” means section 77 of and Schedule 6 to the 2008 Act and any regulations made under those provisions;
“the Department” means the Department of the Environment.