Plastic Shopping Bags Ban Regulation 2011 (ACT)
Plastic Shopping Bags Ban Regulation 2011 (repealed)
SL2011-18
made under the
Plastic Shopping Bags Ban Act 2010
Republication No 3
Effective: 1 July 2021
Republication date: 1 July 2021
As repealed by A2021‑4 s 43
About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Plastic Shopping Bags Ban Regulation 2011 (repealed), made under the Plastic Shopping Bags Ban Act 2010, including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes).It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 1 July 2021.
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4.
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Editorial changes
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This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
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Modifications
If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95.
Penalties
At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $160 for an individual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).
Plastic Shopping Bags Ban Regulation 2011 (repealed)
made under the
Plastic Shopping Bags Ban Act 2010
Contents
Page
1 Name of regulation 2
3 Dictionary 2
4 Notes 2
5 Biodegradable bag—Act, dict, def biodegradable bag 2
Dictionary3
Endnotes
1 About the endnotes 4
2 Abbreviation key 4
3 Legislation history 5
4 Amendment history 5
5 Earlier republications 6
Plastic Shopping Bags Ban Regulation 2011 (repealed)
made under the
Plastic Shopping Bags Ban Act 2010
Name of regulation
This regulation is the Plastic Shopping Bags Ban Regulation 2011.
Dictionary
The dictionary at the end of this regulation is part of this regulation.
Note 1The dictionary at the end of this regulation defines certain terms used in this regulation.
Note 2A definition in the dictionary applies to the entire regulation unless the definition, or another provision of the regulation, provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears (see Legislation Act, s 155 and s 156 (1)).
Notes
A note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this regulation.
NoteSee the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.
Biodegradable bag—Act, dict, def biodegradable bag
(1)The requirement that a plastic bag is made from plastic compostable in accordance with AS 4736-2006 (Biodegradable plastics‑Biodegradable plastics suitable for composting and other microbial treatment) as in force from time to time is prescribed.
(2)The Legislation Act, section 47 (6) does not apply to AS 4736-2006.
NoteAS 4736-2006 does not need to be notified under the Legislation Act because s 47 (6) does not apply (see Legislation Act, s 47 (7)). The standard may be purchased at s 3)
Note 1The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this regulation.
Note 2For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:
· AS (see s 164 (1))
· Australian Standard (see s 164 (1)).
AS 4736-2006 means Australian Standard AS 4736-2006 (Biodegradable plastics—Biodegradable plastics suitable for composting and other microbial treatment), as in force from time to time.
Endnotes
About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
Abbreviation key
A = Act NI = Notifiable instrument AF = Approved form o = order am = amended om = omitted/repealed amdt = amendment ord = ordinance AR = Assembly resolution orig = original ch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph CN = Commencement notice pres = present def = definition prev = previous DI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously dict = dictionary pt = part disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule Assembly reloc = relocated div = division renum = renumbered exp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No Gaz = gazette RI = reissue hdg = heading s = section/subsection IA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule ins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision LA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law LR = legislation register sub = substituted LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced mod = modified/modification or to be expired Legislation history
Plastic Shopping Bags Ban Regulation 2011 SL2011-18
notified LR 23 June 2011
s 1, s 2 commenced 23 June 2011 (LA s 75 (1))
remainder commenced 1 July 2011 (s 2)as amended by
Planning and Building Legislation Amendment Act 2011 (No 2) A2011‑54 pt 8
notified LR 13 December 2011
s 1, s 2 commenced 13 December 2011 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 8 commenced 13 January 2012 (s 2 (1), CN2012-1 and LA s 77 (3))as repealed by
Plastic Reduction Act 2021 A2021-4 s 43
notified LR 8 April 2021
s 1, s 2 commenced 8 April 2021 (LA s 75 (1))
s 43 commenced 1 July 2021 (s 2)Amendment history
Commencement
s 2om LA s 89 (4)
Biodegradable bag—Act, dict, def biodegradable bag
s 5sub A2011‑54 s 16
Earlier republications
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.
Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.
Republication No and date Effective Last amendment made by Republication for R1
1 July 20111 July 2011–
12 Jan 2012not amended new regulation R2
13 Jan 201213 Jan 2012–
30 June 2021A2011‑54 amendments by A2011‑54
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