Acceptance of containers

(1) A dealer shall, on proof of purchase from him, accept at his place of business from a redeemer any empty beverage containers sold by that dealer to the redeemer (containing beverage), and shall pay to the redeemer the refund value of each such beverage container. (2) Without prejudice to subsection (1) of this section, a distributor or his agent shall accept from a dealer, and a dealer or an agent designated or appointed by the distributor shall accept from a redeemer, any empty beverage containers of the design, shape, size, colour, composition and brand sold by such distributor or dealer, and shall pay to the dealer or the 6 redeemer, as the case may be, the refund value of each beverage container. (3) For the purpose of subsection (2) of this section, every distributor shall designate or appoint sufficient number of dealers or agents in different parts of the country so as to be within easy reach of the public. (4) To facilitate the return and acceptance of empty containers, all distributors and dealers shall ensure that beverage containers sold by them are duly labelled in accordance with the Standards (Belize- National-Standard)- Part2 (Specification for Labelling of Pre-packaged Goods) Order, 1999, in Statutory Instrument No. 117 of 1999, and other applicable legislation.