Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
2013
Northern Ireland
Single Use Carrier Bags Charge Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013
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What this Act requires
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Part 1 — Introduction
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Interpretation
Meaning of “carrier bag”
Meaning of “seller”
Administrator
Part 2 — The Charge
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Requirement to charge
Exemption from the requirement to charge
Payment of net proceeds of the charge to the Department of the Environment
Part 3 — Records
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Record-keeping
Availability of records
Part 4 — Breaches
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Breaches
Part 5 — Civil Sanctions
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Civil sanctions
Combination of sanctions
Part 6 — Enforcement and Non-compliance
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Enforcement powers
Non-monetary discretionary requirements: enforcement
Enforcement costs recovery
Debt recovery
Publicity for imposition of civil sanctions
Part 7 — Administration
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Withdrawing or amending a notice
Appeals
Guidance as to use of civil sanctions
Additional guidance
Consultation on guidance
Publication of enforcement action
Schedules
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(1) The kinds of carrier bags to which regulation 6...
Power to impose fixed monetary penalty
Late payment penalty
Grounds of appeal
Fixed monetary penalties
Notice of intent
Discharge of liability following notice of intent
Making representations and objections
Decision whether to impose a fixed monetary penalty
Contents of final notice
Payment
Early payment discount
Power to impose discretionary requirements
Grounds of appeal
Variable monetary penalties: maximum amounts
Notice of intent
Making representations and objections
Decision whether to impose discretionary requirements
Contents of a final notice
Payment
Early payment discount
Late payment penalty
(1) In this Schedule— “specified steps” means the steps specified...
Power to impose non-compliance penalties
Notice of intent
Making representations and objections
Decision whether to impose a non-compliance penalty
Contents of a non-compliance notice
Payment of non-compliance penalties following appeal
Non-compliance penalties: late payment penalty
Official guidance
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Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
Northern Ireland Environment Agency
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