Plastic Retail Bag Regulations, NLR 1/20

Copyright © 2020: Queen's Printer, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 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 Short title 1. These regulations may be cited as the Plastic Retail Bag Regulations . 1/20 s1 Definitions 2. In these regulations https://www.canlii.org/en/nl/laws/astat/snl-2002-c-e-14.2/latest/snl-2002-c-e-14.2.html https://www.canlii.org/en/nl/laws/astat/snl-2002-c-e-14.2/latest/snl-2002-c-e-14.2.html https://www.canlii.org/en/nl/laws/astat/snl-2002-c-e-14.2/latest/snl-2002-c-e-14.2.html#sec111 smooth https://www.canlii.org/en/nl/laws/astat/snl-2002-c-e-14.2/latest/snl-2002-c-e-14.2.html (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. 1/20 s2 Prohibition 3. A retailer shall not sell or provide a plastic retail bag to a person. 1/20 s3 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. 1/20 s4 Commencement 5. These regulations come into force on October 1, 2020. 1/20 s5; 26/20 s1 https://www.canlii.org/en/nl/laws/regu/nlr-1-20/latest/nlr-1-20.html#sec3 smooth https://www.canlii.org/en/nl/laws/regu/nlr-1-20/latest/nlr-1-20.html#sec3 smooth