p42 s2 bill 102 b102 e.pdf

Ontario — Bills

2ND SESSION, 42ND LEGISLATURE, ONTARIO ELIZABETH II, 2022 Bill

An Act to amend the Environmental Protection Act with respect to microfiber filters for washing machines Ms J. Bell Private Member’s Bill 1st Reading March 22, 2022 2nd Reading 3rd Reading Royal Assent Bill

An Act to amend the Environmental Protection Act with respect to microfiber 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: 1 The Environmental Protection Act is amended by adding the following section: Prohibition, washing machine without microfiber filter 88.1 No person shall offer for sale or sell a washing machine that is not equipped with a filter for removing microfibers 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 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 this Act receives Royal Assent.

Short title The

short title of this Act is the Environmental Protection Amendment Act (Microfiber Filters for Washing Machines), 2022. ______________ 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 micro fiber filter and t o provide for corresponding penalties in case of non - compliance with the requirement.

Document details

Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	p42 s2 bill 102 b102 e.pdf
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p42 s2 bill 102 b102 e.pdf
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	2d745ebfeeab5a1fdcc76e5995dab129d00da636

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