Plastic Shopping Bags Ban Act 2013. País/Territorio Australia Subdivisión territorial Tasmania Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2013 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Título completoAn Act to prevent, so as to minimise environmental pollution, the provision by retailers of certain plastic bags, and for related purposes. Materia Desechos y sustancias peligrosas Palabra clave Envasado/etiquetado Control de la contaminación Reciclado/reutilización Gestión de desechos Normas Inspección Área geográphica Asia y Pacifico, Australia y Nueva Zelandia, Océano Índico, Oceania, Pacífico Sur Entry into force notes Sections 4 and 5 enter into force on 1 November 2013. The remaining provisions of this Act enter into force on the day of its publication. Resumen This Act, consisting of eight Sections, aims at establishing protecting measures to prevent, so as to minimise environmental pollution, the provision by retailers of certain plastic bags, and for related purposes. It establishes inspections, composition, and environmental standards of such plastic bags in order to comply with the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994, as they are to be read together as if the 2 Acts constituted a single Act. Texto completo Inglés Página web www.thelaw.tas.gov.au