Order under Section 23W of the National Environmental Act, No. 47 of 1980 prohibiting use of polythene in food wrappers
Made 2017-09-01 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- Language
- English
- Kind
- Regulation
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Subjects
- Environment, Food and nutrition
- Keywords
- plastic, packaging/labelling, protection of environment, use restrictions, food safety and quality
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I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2017'09'01 PART I : SEC. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA 01.09.2017 1A w;s úfYI wxl 2034$34 - 2017 iema;eïn¾ ui 01 jeks isl=rdod - 2017'09'01 No. 2034/34 - FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 01, 2017 EXTRAORDINARY The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Published by Authority) PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications Y%S ,xld m%cd;dka;%sl iudcjd§ ckrcfha .eiÜ m;%h This Gazette Extraordinary can be downloaded from www.documents.gov.lk 1A- PG 3677 — 5007 (08/2017) L.D.B. 4/81(XII) THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ACT, No. 47 OF 1980 Order under Section 23 W BY VIRTUE of the powers vested in me by Section 23 W of the National Environmental Act, No. 47 of 1980 read with Section 51 of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, I, Maithripala Sirisena, President, do by this Order prohibit the activities specified in Schedule hereto. MAITHRIPALA SIRISENA, President. Colombo, 30th August, 2017. SCHEDULE Activities : (i) the manufacture of food wrappers from polythene as a raw material for in country use; and (ii) the sale, offer for sale, offer free of charge, exhibition or use of food wrappers manufactured from polythene as a raw material within the country. For the purposes of this Order ‘‘food wrappers’’ means lunch sheets. ‘‘Polythene” includes high density polyethylene, low density polyethylene and polypropylene. 09-362 PRINTED AT THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, SRI LANKA.