The Single Use Carrier Bags Charge (Wales) Regulations 2010

PART 1Introduction

1Title, commencement and application

2Interpretation

3Meaning of “single use carrier bag”

4Meaning of “seller”

PART 2The Charge

6Requirement to charge

7Exemption from the requirement to charge

PART 3Records and Publication

8Record-keeping

9Availability of records

10Publication of records

PART 5Civil sanctions

12Civil sanctions

13Combination of penalties

PART 6Enforcement and Non-compliance

14Enforcement powers

15Non-monetary discretionary requirements: enforcement

16Enforcement costs recovery

17Recovery of payments

18Publicity for imposition of civil sanctions

PART 7Administration

19Scope of administrators' powers

20Withdrawing or amending a notice

22Guidance as to use of civil sanctions

23Additional guidance

24Consultation on guidance

25Publication of enforcement action

SCHEDULE 2Fixed monetary penalties

PART 1Imposition of fixed monetary penalties and procedure

1Power to impose fixed monetary penalty

2Fixed monetary penalties

3Notice of Intent

4Discharge of liability following notice of intent

5Making representations and objections

6Decision whether to impose a fixed monetary penalty

7Contents of final notice

9Early payment discount

10Late payment penalty

11Grounds of appeal

PART 2Fixed monetary penalty amounts and specified sums

SCHEDULE 3Discretionary requirements

PART 1Imposition of discretionary requirements and procedure

1Power to impose discretionary requirements

2Variable monetary penalties: maximum amounts

3Notice of intent

4Making representations and objections

5Decision whether to impose discretionary requirements

6Contents of a final notice

8Early payment discount

9Late payment penalty

10Grounds of appeal

PART 2Variable monetary penalties: maximum amounts

SCHEDULE 4Non-monetary Discretionary requirements: enforcement

1(1) In this Schedule— “specified steps” (“camau penodedig”) means the...

2Power to impose non-compliance penalties

3Notice of intent

4Making representations and objections

5Decision whether to impose a non-compliance penalty

6Contents of a non-compliance penalty notice

7Payment of non-compliance penalties following appeal

8Non-compliance penalties: late payment penalty

2010 No. 2880 (W.238)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, WALES

The Single Use Carrier Bags Charge (Wales) Regulations 2010

Made30 November 2010

Coming into force1 October 2011

The Welsh Ministers make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 77(2) and 90(3)(a) and (b) of, and paragraphs 1, 2, 3(1)(a) and (2)(a), 4 to 8, 9(1) and (2), 10, 12, 16 to 19 and 21 of Schedule 6 to, the Climate Change Act 20081.

The Welsh Ministers are satisfied in accordance with paragraph 23 of Schedule 6 to that Act that every county council and county borough council in Wales will act in accordance with the principles referred to in that paragraph when exercising a power conferred by these Regulations to impose a civil sanction.

A draft of these Regulations has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the National Assembly for Wales pursuant to section 77(4)(a) and (b) of, and paragraph 27(3)2 of Schedule 6 to, the Climate Change Act 2008.