The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural affairs has made a Statutory Rule entitled The Single Use Carrier Bags Charge (Coronavirus Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (SR No. 56) which comes into operation on 1st April 2020

The purpose of these Regulations is to amend the Single Use Carrier Bags Charge Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 so that the requirement to charge for a carrier bag does not apply to bags used solely to carry goods supplied by a seller for home delivery as part of a grocery delivery service. Such bags are exempt from the requirement to charge from 1st April to 30th September 2020.

These Regulations may be purchased from the Stationary Office at www.tsoshop.co.uk or by contacting TSO customer services on 0333 202 5070 or viewed online at http://legislation.gov.uk/nisr