PART 3Waste and resource efficiency

Resource efficiency

I1I256Charges for carrier bags

In Schedule 6 to the Climate Change Act 2008 (power to impose carrier bag charge) after paragraph 6 insert—

6ARegistration

1

This paragraph applies to regulations made by—

a

the Secretary of State, or

b

the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland.

2

The regulations may require sellers to register with an administrator.

3

The regulations may make provision—

a

about applications for registration,

b

about the period for which registration has effect,

c

about the cancellation of registration.

4

The regulations may require sellers to pay to the administrator, in connection with their registration, fees of an amount determined by, or by the administrator in accordance with, the regulations.

5

The regulations may provide for the amount of the fees to be such as to recover the costs incurred by the administrator in performing its functions under the regulations.