UK Statutory Instrument SI 2020/971 United Kingdom

The Environmental Protection (Plastic Straws, Cotton Buds and Stirrers) (England) Regulations 2020

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person1

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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.

s.004 Offence: supply of single-use plastic straws to an end user Regulated
  • Do not supply single-use plastic straws outside England exemptionsAny Person
53 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and application
s.001 Imposition of a fixed monetary penalty or compliance notice (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Interpretation
s.002 Notice of intent (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Relevant devices: transitional provision
s.003 Third party undertakings (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Final notice (opens in a new tab)
s.005 Exemption: retail pharmacy businesses
s.005 Contents of final notice: fixed monetary penalty (opens in a new tab)
s.006 Exemption: catering establishments
s.006 Contents of final notice: compliance notice (opens in a new tab)
s.007 Exemption: relevant devices and medical purposes
s.007 Appeals against final notice (opens in a new tab)
s.008 Exemption: packaging
s.008 Criminal proceedings (opens in a new tab)
s.009 Exemption: other establishments
s.009 Stop notices (opens in a new tab)
s.010 Offence: supply of single-use plastic stemmed cotton buds to an end user
s.010 Contents of a stop notice (opens in a new tab)
s.011 Exemption: relevant devices and medical purposes
s.011 Appeals against stop notices (opens in a new tab)
s.012 Exemption: forensic purposes
s.012 Completion certificates (opens in a new tab)
s.013 Exemption: scientific purposes
s.013 Appeals against decision not to issue a completion certificate (opens in a new tab)
s.014 Offence: supply of plastic drink stirrers
s.014 Compensation (opens in a new tab)
s.015 Transitional provision: supply of existing stock
s.015 Appeal against compensation decision (opens in a new tab)
s.016 Defence of due diligence for suppliers
s.016 Offence (opens in a new tab)
s.017 Time limit for the prosecution of offences
s.017 Enforcement undertakings (opens in a new tab)
s.018 Enforcement
s.018 Contents of an enforcement undertaking (opens in a new tab)
s.019 Civil sanctions
s.019 Acceptance of an enforcement undertaking (opens in a new tab)
s.020 Powers of entry and examination etc.
s.020 Discharge of an enforcement undertaking (opens in a new tab)
s.021 Publication of information about enforcement action
s.021 Appeals against decision not to issue a certificate (opens in a new tab)
s.022 Guidance
s.022 Inaccurate, misleading or incomplete information (opens in a new tab)
s.023 Additional guidance
s.023 Non-compliance with an enforcement undertaking (opens in a new tab)
s.024 Review
s.024 Non-compliance penalties (opens in a new tab)
s.025 Appeals against non-compliance penalties (opens in a new tab)
s.026 Withdrawing or amending a notice (opens in a new tab)
s.027 Enforcement cost recovery notices (opens in a new tab)
s.028 Appeals against enforcement cost recovery notices (opens in a new tab)
s.029 Power to recover payments (opens in a new tab)
s.030 Appeals: general provisions (opens in a new tab)

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