NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
REGULATION 1/20
Plastic Retail Bag Regulations
under the
Environmental Protection Act
(O.C. 2020-004)
Amended by:
26/20
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
REGULATION 1/20
Plastic Retail Bag Regulations
under the
Environmental Protection Act
(O.C. 2020-004)
(Filed January 16, 2020)
Under the authority of section 111 of the Environmental Protection Act,
the Lieutenant-Governor in Council makes the following regulations.
Dated at St. John's
,
Elizabeth Day
Clerk of the Executive Council
REGULATIONS
Analysis
Short title
1.
These regulations may be cited as the Plastic Retail Bag Regulations
.
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Definitions
2.
In these regulations
(a)
"plastic retail bag" means a bag made of plastic, including biodegradable plastic or compostable plastic but does not include a reusable retail bag;
(b)
"retailer" means a person who sells or offers to sell goods to the public; and
(c)
"reusable retail bag" means a bag
(i)
primarily made of cloth or washable fabric, and
(ii)
designed and manufactured to be capable of at least 100 uses.
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Prohibition
3.
A retailer shall not sell or provide a plastic retail bag to a person.
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Exemptions
4.
(1) Section 3 does not apply to a bag used to
(a)
package fruit, vegetables, candy, grains, nuts and other loose bulk food items;
(b)
package meat, poultry or fish, whether pre-packaged or not;
(c)
wrap flowers or potted plants;
(d)
protect prepared foods or bakery goods that are not pre-packaged;
(e)
transport live fish;
(f)
protect newspapers or printed material left at a person's residence or place of business;
(g)
protect clothes after professional laundering or dry cleaning; or
(h)
protect used tires taken off vehicles and placed in a person's vehicle.
(2)
Section 3 does not limit or restrict the sale of bags, including plastic bags, intended for use at a person's home or business, that are sold in packages of multiple bags.
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Commencement
5.
These regulations come into force on October 1, 2020.
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