Northern Ireland Statutory Rule SI 2013 Northern Ireland

Single Use Carrier Bags Charge Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013

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Enforced by
NIEA
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Trader7

Plus 15 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

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Trader — also bound by 864 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 244 duties
Companies Act 1985 85 duties

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1

Introduction

1 of 5 sections shown
s.005 Administrator Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Department must administer carrier bag charge schemeCrown / Minister / Government department
4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Meaning of “carrier bag”
s.004 Meaning of “seller”
Part 2

The Charge

2 of 3 sections shown
s.006 Requirement to charge Regulated
  • Charge at least 25p for every new carrier bag suppliedTrader
s.008 Payment of net proceeds of the charge to the Department of the Environment Regulated
  • Pay net proceeds of carrier bag charge to the Department within 28 daysTrader
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.007 Exemption from the requirement to charge
Part 3

Records

2 of 2 sections shown
s.009 Record-keeping Regulated
  • Keep records of chargeable carrier bag supplies and charge proceedsTrader
s.010 Availability of records Regulated
  • Provide requested carrier bag charge records within 28 daysTrader
Part 4

Breaches

0 of 1 section shown
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.011 Breaches
Part 5

Civil Sanctions

1 of 2 sections shown
s.013 Combination of sanctions Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Administrator must not impose double penalties for same breachStatutory regulator
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.012 Civil sanctions
Part 6

Enforcement and Non-compliance

0 of 5 sections shown
5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.014 Enforcement powers
s.015 Non-monetary discretionary requirements: enforcement
s.016 Enforcement costs recovery
s.017 Debt recovery
s.018 Publicity for imposition of civil sanctions
Part 7

Administration

5 of 6 sections shown
s.019 Withdrawing or amending a notice Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Administrator must consult seller before withdrawing or amending a noticeCrown / Minister / Government department
s.021 Guidance as to use of civil sanctions Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Administrator must publish and maintain civil sanctions guidanceStatutory regulator
s.022 Additional guidance Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Administrator must publish guidance on penalties and enforcement cost recoveryStatutory regulator
s.023 Consultation on guidance Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Administrator must consult before issuing or revising carrier bag guidanceCrown / Minister / Government department
s.024 Publication of enforcement action Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Administrator must publish reports of carrier bag charge enforcementStatutory regulator
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.020 Appeals
Schedules

Schedules

11 of 30 shown
s.sch002 Notice of intent Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Administrator must serve notice of intent before imposing fixed penaltyStatutory regulator
s.sch002 Decision whether to impose a fixed monetary penalty Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Administrator must decide on fixed penalty after 28-day periodStatutory regulator
s.sch002 Contents of final notice Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Administrator must include all required details in fixed penalty final noticeStatutory regulator
s.sch002 Payment Regulated
  • Pay fixed monetary penalty within 56 days of final noticeTrader
s.sch003 Notice of intent Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Administrator must serve notice of intent before imposing discretionary requirementsStatutory regulator
s.sch003 Decision whether to impose discretionary requirements Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Administrator must decide whether to impose discretionary requirementsStatutory regulator
s.sch003 Contents of a final notice Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Administrator must include all required details in final noticesStatutory regulator
s.sch003 Payment Regulated
  • Pay variable monetary penalty within 56 days, or 28 days after a lost appealTrader
s.sch004 Notice of intent Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Administrator must send seller a notice of intent before imposing a penaltyStatutory regulator
s.sch004 Decision whether to impose a non-compliance penalty Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Administrator must decide on carrier bag penalty after 28-day periodStatutory regulator
s.sch004 Payment of non-compliance penalties following appeal Regulated
  • Pay upheld carrier bag penalty within 28 days of appeal decisionTrader
19 other schedules
s.sch001 (1) The kinds of carrier bags to which regulation 6...
s.sch002 Power to impose fixed monetary penalty
s.sch002 Late payment penalty
s.sch002 Grounds of appeal
s.sch002 Fixed monetary penalties
s.sch002 Discharge of liability following notice of intent
s.sch002 Making representations and objections
s.sch002 Early payment discount
s.sch003 Power to impose discretionary requirements
s.sch003 Grounds of appeal
s.sch003 Variable monetary penalties: maximum amounts
s.sch003 Making representations and objections
s.sch003 Early payment discount
s.sch003 Late payment penalty
s.sch004 (1) In this Schedule— “specified steps” means the steps specified...
s.sch004 Power to impose non-compliance penalties
s.sch004 Making representations and objections
s.sch004 Contents of a non-compliance notice
s.sch004 Non-compliance penalties: late payment penalty

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