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From 1 October 2011 shoppers in Wales will have to pay 5p for each ‘single use carrier bag’ used in shops. The Welsh Government hopes to match the 90% reduction in single use carrier bags that has been seen in Ireland, which introduced a similar rule 9 years ago.
Shopkeepers who do not enforce the charge or fail to keep records face financial penalties. Welsh Environment Minister John Griffiths says the aim is not to penalise shopkeepers but it is about “changing the way people behave and having less of a throwaway society.”
However, the British Retail Consortium thinks the Welsh Government needs to iron out anomalies in the law whilst the Federation of Small Businesses has said not all of its members have received information packs with guidance on compliance with the rules.
This change only applies to Wales, but if successful then it could encourage the other parliaments to follow suit. David Cameron has warned supermarkets to do more to reduce carrier bag use, otherwise they may be banned or a charge implemented.
A convenience retailer has opted to install cameras (the “Facewatch” system) at a limited number of its English stores to reduce crime and protect its staff.
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The Government appears set to announce plans on ‘living with Covid to restore freedom’. With the success of the retail and hospitality sector key to recovery, what protections will be on offer to tenants to deal with Covid-19 rent arrears?
Break rights have proved a fertile source of litigation over the last few years. More often than not, tenants have found themselves on the wrong end of the decisions. However, a Court of Appeal decision yesterday has bucked that trend.
One of the requirements for tenants to contract out of the security of tenure regime contained in the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 is that they make a simple or statutory declaration before entering into the lease.
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