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Bill 83, Environmental Protection Amendment Act (Microfibre Filters for Washing Machines), 2023

Bell, Jessica

Shaw, Sandy

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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 microfibre filter and to provide for corresponding

penalties in case of non-compliance with the requirement.

Bill 83 2023

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:

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 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

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 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 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

March 21, 2023

First Reading

Ordered for Second Reading

March 21, 2023

First Reading

Vote

Carried

First Reading

March 21, 2023

Carried