SCHEDULE 1CHARGES FOR CARRIER BAGS: CIVIL SANCTIONS

Publicity for imposition of civil sanctions

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(1)

Carrier bag regulations may confer on an administrator the power to give a publicity notice to a person on whom a civil sanction has been imposed in accordance with the regulations.

(2)

A “publicity notice” is a notice requiring the person to publicise—

(a)

the fact that the civil sanction has been imposed, and

(b)

such other information as may be specified in the regulations,

in such manner as may be specified in the notice.

(3)

The regulations may provide for a publicity notice to—

(a)

specify the time for compliance with the notice, and

(b)

require the person to whom it is given to supply an administrator with evidence of compliance within such time as may be specified in the notice.

(4)

The regulations may provide that, if a person fails to comply with a publicity notice, an administrator may—

(a)

publicise the information required to be publicised by the notice, and

(b)

recover the costs of doing so from that person.