PART 3CHARGES FOR CARRIER BAGS
Regulations about charges for carrier bags
55Requirement to charge
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.