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Waste Management (Prohibition on the Importation of Single-Use Plastic) (Amendment) Regulation 2020.

Country/Territory
Tuvalu
Document type
Regulation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Offences/penalties Protection of environment Waste management Waste prevention
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Least Developed Countries, Oceania, Polynesia, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific
Entry into force notes
This Regulation shall have a grace period from 1 August 2019 to 30 November 2020 and shall come into effect on 1 December 2020.
Abstract

This Regulation provides amendments on sections 2-5 of the Waste Management (Prohibition on the Importation of Single-Use Plastic) Regulation 2019. Section 2 provides a grace period for enforcement of this Regulation; Section 3 provides for additional terms to be subject of this Regulation; Section 4 revises the purpose of Regulation to prohibit the importation, use, sale or distribution of any or all single-use plastic that are listed in Section 5. Further provisions of the text address the enforcement officers and powers and penalty notices. The text contains 7 Articles and has 3 Schedules.

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Waste Management (Prohibition on the Importation of Single-Use Plastic) Regulation 2019.

Legislation | Tuvalu | 2019

Keyword: Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Offences/penalties, Waste management, Waste prevention, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX