Northern Ireland consult over bag charges
The Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland (DoE NI) has opened a consultation on new legislation that will see a 5p charge introduced for single use carrier bags.
The Draft Single Use Carrier Bags Charge Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012:
- require sellers to charge customers at least 5 pence for each new single use carrier bag;
- require sellers to pay the net proceeds of the charge to the DoE NI, and stipulate how net proceeds should be calculated;
- make provision for certain exemptions from the charging requirement; and
- provide for a regime of civil sanctions in the event of breaches of the Regulations.
Consultation on the Draft Regulations closes on 9 July 2012.
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