The Single Use Carrier Bags Charges (England) (Amendment) Order 2021

• Citation: S.I. 2021/598
• Sections: 11

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the Single Use Carrier Bags Charges (England) (Amendment) Order 2021.

(2) It comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Section 2 Amendment to the Single Use Carrier Bags Charges (England) Order 2015

The Single Use Carrier Bags Charges (England) Order 2015 is amended in accordance with articles 3 to 11.

Section 3 Amendment of article 1

In article 1—

(a) in the heading, for “, commencement and expiry”, substitute “and commencement”;

(b) omit paragraph (d).

Section 4 Amendment of article 2

In article 2, for the definition of “seller”, substitute—

“seller”—

for the purposes of Schedule 3, has the meaning given in Schedule 1;

otherwise, means a person who sells goods;

Section 5 Amendment of article 3

In article 3, for “5”, substitute “10”.

Section 6 Amendment of article 18

In article 18, in paragraph (2), after “5th October 2020,” insert “and afterwards at intervals not exceeding 5 years,”.

Section 7 Amendment of article 19

Omit article 19.

Section 8 Amendment of Schedule 1

In Schedule 1, in the heading, after “Sellers”, insert “for the purposes of Schedule 3”.

Section 9 Amendment of Schedule 2

In Schedule 2, in paragraph 2—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1), after paragraph (j), insert—

(b) in sub-paragraph (3), in the definition of “transit place”, omit the words from “or in an area” to the end.

Section 10 Amendment of Schedule 3

In Schedule 3—

(a) in paragraph 1, omit sub-paragraph (5);

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) omit sub-paragraph (4);

(ii) in sub-paragraph (5), omit the words from “and” to the end;

(c) in paragraph 3—

(i) in paragraph (b), omit the words from “7th” (the first time it appears) to “with”;

(ii) omit paragraph (c).

Section 11 Amendment of Schedule 4

In Schedule 4—

(a) in paragraph 1, omit sub-paragraph (4);

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) in sub-paragraph (1)(c), for “2022” substitute “2023”;

(ii) after sub-paragraph (1), insert—

(1A) Beginning with 5th October 2023, an administrator must publish a report for each consecutive three-year period (“the reporting period”).

(iii) in sub-paragraph (2)(c), for “2023” substitute “2024”;

(iv) after sub-paragraph (2), insert—

(2A) In relation to each report referred to in sub-paragraph (1A), the report must be published on or before 31st May in the third year of the reporting period for the report.