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Manufacture of prohibited products

Environmental Protection (Pollution From Plastics) Regulations, reg. 25 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) A person shall not manufacture any prohibited products specified in Schedule II, unless the product, necessary for health and safety, is used– (a) for medical purposes and pharmaceutical purposes, provided provisions of Part III are applied; (b) as a barrier bag and plastic provided provisions of Part III are applied, and unless no reasonable alternative already exists on the local market. Environmental Protection 197 (2) Any person that manufactures a prohibited product contravenes subregulation (1), commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to the cost of disposal of the prohibited product in a manner approved by the Department, and– (a) a fine, whichever is greater, that is–– (i) not less than ten thousand dollars but not exceeding twenty thousand dollars; or (ii) three times the assessed value of the imported prohibited product; (b) imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months; or (c) both a fine and imprisonment along with the cost of disposal.
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Manufacture of prohibited products — Cap. 328s05 s. 25 · Belize Law