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Sale of prohibited products
Environmental Protection (Pollution From Plastics) Regulations, reg. 26 · Revised Edition 2020
(1) A person shall not sell a prohibited product specified in Schedule II, unless the product is necessary for health and safety reasons and is used for medical purposes, pharmaceutical purposes, or as a barrier bag or plastic.
Sale or
(2) Any person that sells a prohibited product in contravention of 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 198 Environmental Protection
(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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