Law and Rights
Five pence per plastic carrier bag! I am all for protecting the environment as far as we can and so I assume that the carrier bag idea is a sensible innovation - The Telegraph 4th October - Carrier Bag 5p charge: Everything you need to know. The legislative detail is amazing!
It starts with a Directive from the EU Parliament and Council - European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC (on Packaging and Packaging Waste) and continues into national legislation to implement that Directive.
For more on this please see Law Now - It's in the bag ....! and also The Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2015 and the Single Use (Carrier Bags) Charges (England) Order 2015
The Packaging Regulations are made under the European Communities Act 1972 s2(2). The Carrier Bag Charges Order is made under the Climate Change Act 2008.
England is the last
to take this type of action as Wales has had legislation requiring upfront charging for carrier bags in effect since October 2011. An 80% reduction in consumption of single use plastic bags has been reported since the legislation came into effect in Wales. Northern Ireland has had similar legislation since April 2013 and Scotland since October 2014. The obligations in England will apply to large retailers (?sellers?) who will need to charge at least 5p for single use carrier bags. Money collected can be used to cover reasonable costs of the retailer to comply with the law with the balance expected to be donated to ?good causes.? Government guidance notes that medium and small retailers are free to charge voluntarily.
The Single Use Carrier Bags Charge (Wales) Regulations 2010 (2010 No 2880) (W.238)
The Single Use Carrier Bags Charge Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (2013 No.4)
The Single Use Carrier Bags Charge (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (2014 No.161)
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Law and Rights
It's in the bag ....!
It starts with a Directive from the EU Parliament and Council - European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC (on Packaging and Packaging Waste) and continues into national legislation to implement that Directive.
For more on this please see Law Now - It's in the bag ....! and also The Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2015 and the Single Use (Carrier Bags) Charges (England) Order 2015
The Packaging Regulations are made under the European Communities Act 1972 s2(2). The Carrier Bag Charges Order is made under the Climate Change Act 2008.
England is the last
to take this type of action as Wales has had legislation requiring upfront charging for carrier bags in effect since October 2011. An 80% reduction in consumption of single use plastic bags has been reported since the legislation came into effect in Wales. Northern Ireland has had similar legislation since April 2013 and Scotland since October 2014. The obligations in England will apply to large retailers (?sellers?) who will need to charge at least 5p for single use carrier bags. Money collected can be used to cover reasonable costs of the retailer to comply with the law with the balance expected to be donated to ?good causes.? Government guidance notes that medium and small retailers are free to charge voluntarily.
The Single Use Carrier Bags Charge (Wales) Regulations 2010 (2010 No 2880) (W.238)
The Single Use Carrier Bags Charge Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (2013 No.4)
The Single Use Carrier Bags Charge (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (2014 No.161)
- Criminal Courts Charge Disappears On Christmas Eve ..... Government Reviewing Financial Orders
UPDATE 29th January 2016 - Report of Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments raising question over how the charge was removed Details of the Criminal Courts Charge are in this post of 30th July 2015. In a speech to the Magistrates' Association,...
- The Counter-terrorism And Security Bill ~ Overview
Once enacted, the latest Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill will be the 6th terrorism-related Act since year 2000. The announcement of the need for additional legislation was covered in my blogpost of 15th November. Earlier this week the...
- The West Lothian Question ~ A Few Thoughts !
The so-called West Lothian question is a political and not legal question. It was asked as long ago as 1977 by Tam Dalyell MP who represented West Lothian from 1962 to 1983 and Linlithgow from 1983 to 2005. The question asks whether MPs from Northern...
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As from 22nd April 2014, there is a new Family Court for England and Wales - see Crime and Courts Act 2013 section 17. Section 17 inserts Part 4A into the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984. Read section 17 along with the Schedule 10 and ...
- The County Court For England And Wales
Mayor's and City of London Court As from 22nd April 2014, "Local" County Courts have gone and are replaced by a single County Court for England and Wales. For the relevant legislation see: Primary legislation: Crime and Courts Act 2013 section...