The Single Use Carrier Bags Charges (England) Order 2015

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18.—(1) Before 5th October 2015, [F1and afterwards at intervals not exceeding 5 years], the Secretary of State must—

(a)complete a review of industry standards for the biodegradability of lightweight plastic material; and

(b)lay a copy of a report before Parliament setting out the conclusions of the review, in particular—

(i)whether it appears to the Secretary of State that there exists an industry standard appropriate for the purposes of an exclusion from the obligations specified in Part 2 on grounds of biodegradability; and

(ii)if so, how that exclusion would be implemented.

(2) Before 5th October 2020, [F1and afterwards at intervals not exceeding 5 years,] the Secretary of State must—

(a)carry out a review of this Order;

(b)set out the conclusions of the review in a report; and

(c)publish the report.

(3) The report in paragraph (2) must in particular—

(a)set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the regulatory system established by this Order;

(b)assess the extent to which those objectives are achieved;

(c)assess whether those objectives remain appropriate and, if so, the extent to which they could be achieved with a system that imposes less regulation.

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