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Bill 279, Environmental Protection Amendment Act (Microplastics Filters for Washing Machines), 2021

Bell, Jessica

Arthur, Ian

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill amends the Environmental Protection Act to

prohibit the sale or offering for sale of washing machines that are not

equipped with a specified microplastics filter and to provide for corresponding

penalties in case of non-compliance with the requirement.

Bill 279 2021

Act to amend the Environmental Protection Act with respect to microplastics

filters for washing machines

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

The Environmental Protection Act is amended by

adding the following section:

Prohibition,

washing machine without microplastics filter

88.1 No person shall offer

for sale or sell a washing machine that is not equipped with a filter for

removing microplastics that has a maximum mesh size of 100 microns or such smaller

mesh size as may be prescribed by Minister’s regulation.

The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Offence,

s. 88.1

(1) Despite

the penalties set out in

section 187, every person who contravenes

section 88.1

is liable on conviction to a fine of,

(

a) in

the case of an individual, a maximum fine of $1,000 for the first unit sold or

offered for sale without the required filter and of $2,000 for each subsequent

unit sold or offered for sale without the required filter; and

(

b) in

the case of a corporation, a maximum fine of $2,000 for the first unit sold or

offered for sale without the required filter and of $5,000 for each subsequent

unit sold or offered for sale without the required filter.

Commencement

This Act comes into force on the second anniversary of the day it receives

Royal Assent.

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Environmental

Protection Amendment Act (Microplastics Filters for Washing Machines), 2021 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

April 19, 2021

First Reading

Vote

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

April 19, 2021

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 279

Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-laws

Environmental Assessment Act

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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