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  • Guidance on the Carrier Bag Levy Enforcement

    Topics:
    • Actions to Protect our Environment, 
    • Air and environmental issues

    Date published: 4 November 2020

    Last updated: 22 July 2022

    This guidance:highlights the key terms of the Single Use Carrier Bags Charge Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 ("the regulations")deals with possible breaches of the regulationssummarises DAERA's proposed approach to administration and enforcement of the carrier bag levyoutlines the civil sanctions that are available to DAERA in enforcing the regulationsindicates how DAERA will decide the amount of any civil sanctionsoutlines the process for the imposition of civil sanctionsdeals with rights of appealsummarises the principles governing DAERA's enforcement activity

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    • Enforcement Guidance Carrier Bag Legislation in Northern IrelandAdobe PDF (326.84 KB)

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