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.