57 Application of proceeds
Environment (Wales) Act 2016 (2016 anaw 3) | Legislation

57  Application of proceeds

(1)     Carrier bag regulations must require the net proceeds of the charge to be applied to charitable purposes which—

(a)     relate to environmental protection or improvement, and

(b)     directly or indirectly benefit the whole or any part of Wales (whether or not they also benefit any other area).

(2)     But the regulations must provide for an exception enabling a seller of goods to apply the net proceeds of the charge to other charitable purposes where—

(a)     the seller has, within a specified period occurring before provision made under subsection (1) first comes into force, applied amounts received by way of charges for carrier bags to those purposes, and

(b)     the seller has given notice of having applied amounts to those purposes as mentioned

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