PART 2

Single-use plastic products and single-use expanded polystyrene products

Exemption: other establishments
9
1
Regulation 5(1) does not apply to the supply of a single-use plastic straw in a—
a
care home,
b
school,
c
premises used for early learning and childcare, day care of children or child minding, or
d
prison or other place of detention.
2
In this regulation—
a
“care home” means accommodation that is provided as a care home service within the meaning given in paragraph 2 of schedule 12 of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 ,
b
“child minding” has the meaning given in paragraph 12 of schedule 12 of that Act ,
c
“day care of children” has the meaning given in paragraph 13 of schedule 12 of that Act,
d
“early learning and childcare” has the meaning given in section 46 of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 ,
e
“prison” means—
i
a prison within the meaning of section 43 of the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989 ,
ii
a young offenders institution within the meaning of section 19(1)(b) of that Act , and
f
“school” has the meaning given in section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 .
2010 asp 8.
Paragraph 12(e) was amended by S.S.I. 2013/211.
2014 asp 8.
1989 c. 45.
Section 19(1)(b) was amended by section 23(1) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 asp 7.
The definition of “school” was amended by schedule 3 of the Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. Act 2000 asp 6 and the section 2(2) of the Registered Establishments (Scotland) Act 1987 c. 4.
Reg. 9 in force at 1.6.2022, see reg. 1(1)