These Regulations amend the Single Use Carrier Bags Charge (Scotland) Regulations 2014.

Regulation 2 makes provision for the minimum amount that a supplier must charge for a single use carrier bag to be increased from 5 pence to 10 pence.

A Business Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared and placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. Copies can be obtained from the Scottish Government Environmental Quality Division, Area 1-D North, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ, and online at www.gov.scot/ISBN/978-1-80004-538-5.