Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2022-06-30
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John McGahon (FG), Cultural and Educational Panel

I move amendment No. 43:
In page 18, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following:
“(5) In making regulations under subsection (1) in relation to a single-use item, and in prescribing the amount of any levy under subsection (4) , the Minister shall ensure that any such regulations and any such levy are—
(a) proportionate, having regard to:
(i) the aims referred to in subsection (4) ,
(ii) the level of plastic used in the material contained in the single-use item or class of single-use item concerned, and
(iii) encouraging the best overall environmental outcome through compliance with, and implementation of, the waste hierarchy referred to at Article 4 of the Waste Management Directive,
and
(b) non-discriminatory as between producers and retailers of the single-use items referred to at paragraph (a) of subsection (1) .”.

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