| Resource Sustainability Act 2019 |
| Resource Sustainability (Disposable Carrier Bag Charge) Regulations 2023 |
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| Citation and commencement |
| 1. These Regulations are the Resource Sustainability (Disposable Carrier Bag Charge) Regulations 2023 and come into operation on 26 May 2023. |
| Definitions |
2. In these Regulations —
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| Determination of annual turnover |
| Prescribed annual turnover |
| 4. For the purposes of the definition of “prescribed annual turnover” in section 23A of the Act, the prescribed annual turnover for the class of retailers holding supermarket licences is $100 million. |
| Regulated retailers |
| 5. For the purposes of the definition of “regulated retailer” in section 23A of the Act, the prescribed class of retailers is the class of retailers holding supermarket licences. |
| Prescribed thickness or density of reusable bags |
6. For the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of “reusable bag” in section 23A of the Act —
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| Prescribed date before which application for registration must be made |
| 7. For the purposes of section 23C(1)(a)(i) of the Act, where the trigger year is 2021, the prescribed date is 1 June 2023. |
| Prescribed information to be submitted for applications for registration |
8. For the purposes of section 23C(1)(c) of the Act, the prescribed information is all of the following:
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| Prescribed date on which registration begins |
| 9. For the purposes of section 23C(3)(a) of the Act, where the trigger year is 2021, the prescribed date is 3 July 2023. |
| Prescribed information for deregistration application |
10. For the purposes of section 23E(1)(b) of the Act, the prescribed information is the following:
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| Prescribed circumstances where charge for disposable carrier bag not required |
11.—(1) For the purposes of section 23F(2)(c) of the Act, section 23F(1) of the Act does not apply in relation to a disposable carrier bag that a registered retailer provides to a customer —
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| Prescribed manner for informing customers of disposable carrier bag charge |
12.—(1) For the purposes of section 23H(1)(a) of the Act, the prescribed manner by which a registered retailer must inform the registered retailer’s customers of the charge imposed for the provision of each disposable carrier bag is set out in this regulation.
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| Submission of prescribed information for reports, etc. |
13.—(1) For the purposes of section 23I(1)(b) of the Act, the prescribed information for a report mentioned in section 23I(1) of the Act is as follows:
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| Records of prescribed information on application of collected charges and prescribed period for keeping records |
14.—(1) For the purposes of section 23J(1)(b) of the Act, the prescribed information is the following:
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Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment, Singapore. |
| [C030/01/138; AG/LEGIS/SL/273A/2020/7 Vol. 1] |