9Amendments of the 2013 Regulations

1

The Single Use Carrier Bags Charge Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (“the 2013 Regulations”) are amended as follows.

2

For regulation 3 substitute—

Meaning of “carrier bag”3

In these Regulations “carrier bag” means a bag of any material supplied or designed for the purpose of enabling goods to be taken away or delivered.

3

Except in regulation 1(1) (citation) and regulation 3 (meaning of “single use carrier bag”)—

a

for “single use carrier bag” (whenever occurring) substitute “ carrier bag ”;

b

for “single use carrier bags” (whenever occurring) substitute “ carrier bags ”.

4

In regulation 6, for the words from “for the purpose” to the end substitute “ at a place where goods are sold ”.

5

In paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 (exemptions)—

a

in sub-paragraph (1), after head (k) add—

l

bags which are sold to customers for a price of not less than 20 pence each;

m

multiple reuse plastic bags that are issued as free replacements for a corresponding number of worn out multiple reuse plastic bags.

b

in sub-paragraph (3), after the definition of “medicinal product” insert—

“multiple reuse plastic bags” means bags which—

a

are made wholly or mainly from plastic;

b

have either maximum dimensions of 404 mm (both width and height) or a maximum dimension of 439 mm (either width or height);

c

are manufactured from material which is greater than 49 microns in thickness;

d

are purchased by the customer; and

e

when worn out are returnable to the seller from whom they were purchased to be replaced free of charge;

6

This section comes into operation on 19th January 2015.

7

Nothing in this section affects any power to amend or revoke the 2013 Regulations.