The Environmental Protection (Plastic Straws, Cotton Buds and Stirrers) (England) Regulations 2020
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2020/971 |
| Year | 2020 |
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Protection (Plastic Straws, Cotton Buds and Stirrers) (England) Regulations 2020.(2) These Regulations, except for regulation 4(3) and (4) , come into force on the twenty-first day after the day on which they are made.(3) Regulation 4(3) and (4) comes into force on 3rd July 2021.(4) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and apply in relation to England only.In these Regulations— (1) Before regulation 68 of the Medical Devices Regulations 2002 (“the 2002 Regulations”) comes into forcea relevant device as defined in regulation 2; ora medical device within the meaning given in regulation 2 of the 2002 Regulations to which Part 2 or Part 3 of those Regulations applies.(1) A person who, in the course of a business, supplies or offers to supply to an end user a single-use plastic straw, other than an attached plastic straw, is guilty of an offence.(2) Paragraph (1) is subject to the exemptions in regulations 5 to 9, and to regulation 15.(3) A person who, in the course of a business, supplies or offers to supply to an end user a drink product with an attached plastic straw is guilty of an offence.(4) Paragraph (3) is subject to the exemption in regulation 7.(5) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) or (3) is liable on summary conviction to a fine.(6) In this regulation, “attached plastic straw” means a single-use plastic straw which is attached to the packaging of a drink product and is intended to be used to consume that drink.(1) Regulation 4(1) does not apply to the supply of a single-use plastic straw by a retail pharmacy business in the cases in paragraph (2) , provided that the conditions in paragraph (3) are complied with.at a registered pharmacy; orby means of online or other distance selling arrangements.must not be advertised to customers by the retail pharmacy business; andmust not be kept in a place where they are visible to customers, or where customers can access them; andmust not be offered or provided to a customer unless the customer has requested them.(4) The condition in paragraph (3) (a) does not prohibit the display of single-use plastic straws for sale on a website or application through which the retail pharmacy business sells products online.(5) In this regulation, “registered pharmacy” and “retail pharmacy business” have the meanings given in regulation 8(1) of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012(1) Regulation 4(1) does not apply to the supply by a catering establishment of a single-use plastic straw together with food or drink which is supplied for immediate consumption, provided that the conditions in paragraph (2) are complied with.
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