p43 s1 bill 83 b083 e.pdf

Ontario — Bills

1ST SESSION, 43RD LEGISLATURE, ONTARIO CHARLES III, 2023 Bill

An Act to amend the Environmental Protection Act with respect to microfibre filters for washing machines Co-sponsors: Ms J. Bell Ms S. Shaw Private Members’ Bill 1st Reading March 21, 2023 2nd Reading 3rd Reading Royal Assent Bill

An Act to amend the Environmental Protection Act with respect to microfibre filters for washing machines His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows: 1 The Environmental Protection Act is amended by adding the following section: Prohibition, washing machine without microfibre filter 88.1 No person shall offer for sale or sell a washing machine that is not equipped with a filter for removing microfibres that has a maximum mesh size of microns or such smaller mesh size as may be prescribed by Minister’s regulation. 2 The Act is amended by adding the following section: Offence, s. 88.1 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 sa le 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 fifth anniversary of the day this Act receives Royal Assent.

Short title The

short title of this Act is the Environmental Protection Amendment Act ( Microfibre Filters for Washing Machines), 2023. ______________ 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 microfib re filter and to provide for corresponding penalties in case of non - compliance with the requirement.

Document details

Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	p43 s1 bill 83 b083 e.pdf
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p43 s1 bill 83 b083 e.pdf
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	27309bba863efddaeca7ff9709c65acc7412c8c9

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