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Changes over time for: Section 55
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Changes to legislation:
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Environment (Wales) Act 2016, Section 55.
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55Requirement to chargeE+W
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(1)The Welsh Ministers must make regulations under this section (“carrier bag regulations”).
(2)Carrier bag regulations may require sellers of goods to charge for the supply of carrier bags of descriptions specified in the regulations in the circumstances mentioned in subsection (3).
(3)The circumstances are that the goods are—
(a)sold at or from a place in Wales, or
(b)intended to be delivered to a person in Wales.
(4)The regulations may specify a description of carrier bag by reference (for example) to—
(a)the bag's size, thickness, construction, composition or other characteristics,
(b)the bag's intended use,
(c)the price charged by the seller of goods for supplying the bag (excluding any charge required by the regulations),
or any combination of those factors.
(5)The regulations may—
(a)specify the minimum amount that must be charged for a carrier bag, or
(b)provide for that amount to be determined in accordance with the regulations.
(6)In this Part, “the charge” means any charge for the supply of carrier bags made in accordance with carrier bag regulations.
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