Environment Protection (Restriction on the manufacturing, importation, distribution and sale of Plastic Straws) Regulation, 2019 (S.I. No. 31 of 2019)

•• • [31st May 2019] -· Supplement to Official Gazette 163 . ,. . . S.I. 3.1 of 2019 • • .• ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT· ··.·'(Actis 0Jio16J • . ' ., Environment ,Protection (Restriction on_ the ._ manufacturing, Importation, distribution and_ s'ale of • . •.. ,. .. • . Plastic Straws) Regulations, 2019 • .. .• . . • In. exercise of the powers ·conferred by section 80(1) of the . ..· Environment Protection Act, 2016 the Minister responsible for • Environment makes the following Regulations-_ . , • I; • These regulations may be cited the Eh;ironrnent Citation and as Protection (Restriction •on ihe manufacturing, importation, • commencement· distribution and sale of Plastic Straws) Regulations, 2019 _and . -• ' ... ·shall come into operation on lstJune,2019. • • • • •• 2. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise Interpretation requires-_ •• ••• • • ::.-;:,~~:;·"~•·--. ·,. • • • • .• • '' . . . • "Certificate of Conformity"· means a document, tag, label, or nameplate, provided on delivery to the. . , •• buyerthat_attests the products composition; • I ~ , , ·.' • ' . •'~, _. . .-·,,. ' ,l ,! I"!;,. ', , ' - " • , •~-~I~; '. , I ,:l ' . .• "Ministry" means the Ministry responsible for •envirorinient· ' • •• 1 r.:-i, o;_ :•·-! \~·-., : ..'.' ._._i•,,.,: •;i ·7· •. ,:

;I J• ' '' ::.non~plasiic ~traw'' m,eans 'a 'straw. that is made of_ • •·non-plastic materials including 'paper, sugar carii:, -. wood,. bamboo or any other niaterial that may be ::.approvedbytheMinister; • .·, • '. • : .• . ' • ' - • i ;;,; ;·' 'i',L . '-. \i, I ·., • ! ,; ".:.... • ♦, ... ·, :, •:"plastic". means material° which i:~ntalns. as an . .·essential. ingredient a·· high· 'polymer , .. such as I • . •I I It •• j ., ' . ·164; • Supplement to Official Gazette [31st May 2019] [31st May 2019] • . Supplement to Offifial Gazette · • • 165 .. polyeihylene ;terephthalate, high density ' . 6. •• Where a c~~ignment of pl~tic straws has been • Import in polyethylene;· vinyl, low density. polyethylene, ; • imported in breach of these regulations, the consignment shall regulation breach or :polypropyl1:ne, polystyrene resins; multi-materials • be dealt with in accordance with section 246(1 )(b) or 247(1) of like acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, polyphenylene • the Customs ManagementAct,2011 (Act 22 of201 l ). •• oxide; polycarb!)nate, polyb!Jtylene terephthalate; '. ··"validation" means the conf"lllllation issued by the· ; ... • 'MADEtbis3~thdayof.May,2019, , ; . . environment Ministry to the effect that the specified .· requirements ·.for .a :specific. intended use or • . appli~l!tion have been fulfilled. 'WALLACE COSGROW • MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, ProhibitiOn 3.(1) , The manufacturing, importation, distribution and . ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE •

I ' of plastic ' : straws sahfof plastic straws.for use within the Republic of Seychelles . are prohibited. .• " I· l (2). • Silbregubitfon •(1) shall not apply to the plastic • •straws which form part ofpre-packaged beverages or any ot!ier • pre-packaged products: • •· • • • • . .· . ••. · ·' • ' ? . ·, l _..,. • • . . '' : ' • ' •• • rssueJ,rimport '_A.(l} The Ministry responsibte·for Finance and Tm.de, permits • subject -to the approval of the Ministry responsible for ·· ' Environment, shall issue import permits fornon-plastic straws. .'·-,: ;' .: .• . : ; .. ,·. ~" . • ,_ " .- , ' . ,· .. (!, : '. ' .;. . •• ,: . ' ' ', I •• '. l .. , • • (2). Subject to subregulation (J); upon submitting an import .peimit appJication, the importer shall submit' a certificare,,?fconformity. • • • ,,1 .. - _I (3) Subject .to subregulation (2) an' application to . • import shall. be granted if. the certificate of conformity is validated by tlie Ministry; , , • • • ' . . .·. . ~ ,, \• •- , • • ,•·, ·'\ ~:·· .:T :rt:• 'l ,' . ' ♦ , Offences •5. . · Anypetsorrwho contravenes these regulations shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine •. ' ' not exceeding SCIU0,000 or to ilnprisomnent for a period not . exceeding one year, or to both such fine and imprisonment • • •