​Environment Protection (Banning of Plastic Bags) Regulations 2020​

These regulations, amending the 2001 Environmental Act, are intended to prohibit plastic bags. Subject to paragraph (2) and regulation 5, no person shall possess, use, distribute, sell, export, import, manufacture or supply a plastic bag. Yet, the Minister may, if it is in the public interest to do so, or in the case of a disaster or pandemic, allow the import, manufacture, sale or supply of a plastic bag. The document establishes as well the procedure for importing and manufacturing biodegradable or compostable plastic bags.
It also defines certain exemptions for plastic bags: designed to be used for the disposal of waste, including quarantine and clinical waste; designed to be used for the purpose of agriculture; designed to be used for medical purposes; designed to be used for the purpose of sampling or analysis; that constitutes, or forms an integral part of, the packaging in which goods, materials or products are sealed prior to sale on the local market or for export; and a transparent re-sealable bag with security tamper used by a passenger to contain liquids, aerosols or gels at an airport or on board of an aircraft or carried by a transfer passenger.