Draft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 96(4) of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
2021 No. 
Environmental Protection

The Single Use Carrier Bags Charge (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021

Made2021
Coming into force2021
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 88 and 96(2) of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 20091 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 96(4) of that Act2, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

Citation and commencement1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Single Use Carrier Bags Charge (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.

Amendment of the Single Use Carrier Bags Charge (Scotland) Regulations 20142.

In regulation 7(2) of the Single Use Carrier Bags Charge (Scotland) Regulations 20143 for “3 October 2020” substitute “31 May 2021”.
Name
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

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

Regulation 2(1) amends regulation 7(2) of the 2014 Regulations by replacing the date on which the provision ceases to have effect with 31 May 2021. The exemption to the requirement to charge for the supply of a single use carrier bag in regulation 7(2) had ceased to have effect on 3 October 2020. The amendment to regulation 7(2) means that, from the coming into force of these Regulations until 0001 hours on 31 May 2021, the requirement to charge in regulation 6 of the 2014 Regulations does not apply in relation to the supply of a single use carrier bag if the bag is used for a purpose described in paragraph 1A of the schedule of the 2014 Regulations.

The urgent nature of the instrument means it has not been possible to prepare a Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment.