Issue - meetings
New Legislation Concerning the Regulation of the Supply of Single Use Carrier Bags by Sellers of Goods in Flintshire
Meeting: 10/07/2012 - Cabinet (Item 42)
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1, item 42
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- Executive for New legislation concerning the regulation of the supply of single use carrier bags-v2, item 42
PDF 135 KB
Decision:
As detailed in the recommendations.
Minutes:
The Cabinet Member for Public Protection, Waste and Recycling introduced a report to inform Members of The Climate Change Act 2008, The Single Use Carrier Bags Charge (Wales Regulations 2010 and the additional powers of civil sanction granted to the Authority by the legislation. The report also sought approval for delegated powers to be granted to the Director of Environment to appoint and authorise officers of the Trading Standards Service to enforce the new legislation in Flintshire.
It was noted that there was no provision within the legislation to require retailers to donate the profit to any good cause though this had been strongly encouraged by the Welsh Ministers and there was support for the encouragement of larger national companies donating the profit to good causes.
RESOLVED:
(a) That the provisions of The Climate Change Act 2008 and The Single Use Carrier Bags Charge (Wales) Regulations 2010 be noted;
(b) That the additional powers of civil sanction granted to Flintshire County Council by the legislation be noted; and
(c) That delegated powers be granted to the Director of Environment to appoint and authorise officers of the Trading Standards Service to enforce the new legislation in Flintshire.