SCHEDULE 1CHARGES FOR CARRIER BAGS: CIVIL SANCTIONS

Appeals

10

1

Carrier bag regulations may not provide for the making of an appeal other than to—

a

the First-tier Tribunal, or

b

another tribunal created under an enactment.

2

In sub-paragraph (1)(b), “tribunal” does not include an ordinary court of law.

3

If the regulations make provision for an appeal in relation to the imposition of any requirement or the service of any notice, they may include—

a

provision suspending the requirement or notice pending determination of the appeal;

b

provision as to the powers of the tribunal to which the appeal is made;

c

provision as to how any sum payable in pursuance of a decision of that tribunal is to be recoverable.

4

The provision referred to in sub-paragraph (3)(b) includes provision conferring on the tribunal to which the appeal is made power—

a

to withdraw the requirement or notice;

b

to confirm the requirement or notice;

c

to take such steps as the administrator could take in relation to the act or omission giving rise to the requirement or notice;

d

to remit the decision whether to confirm the requirement or notice, or any matter relating to that decision, to the administrator;

e

to award costs.