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Control of Disposable Plastics (Amendment) Act No. 60 of 2019.

Country/Territory
Barbados
Document type
Legislation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Gazette Part A, 30 December 2019.
Long title
An Act to amend the Control of Disposable Plastics Act (Act 2019-11) to defer the date of implementation of the ban on the manufacture, distribution, sale and use of single use petro-based plastic bags and for related matters.
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Enforcement/compliance Internal trade International trade Offences/penalties Pollution control
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Entry into force notes
This Act enters into force on 30 December 2019.
Abstract

This Act makes amendments to the Principal Act regarding the prohibition of manufacturing, distribution, offer for sale or use of any single use petro-based plastic bags with effect from 1 April 2020 and prohibition on the importation of single use petro-based plastic bags with effect from 1 January 2020, and offences and penalties for the breach of the subsections (1), (2) or (3) of Section 4 of the Principal Act.

Full text
English
Website
gisbarbados.gov.bb

References - Legislation

Amends

Control of Disposable Plastics Act No.11 of 2019.

Legislation | Barbados | 2019

Keyword: Protection of environment, Pollution control, Waste disposal, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX