Environmental Protection Act 1986

Environmental Protection Regulations Amendment (Prohibited Plastics and Balloons) Regulations 2024

 

 

Environmental Protection Regulations Amendment (Prohibited Plastics and Balloons) Regulations 2024

Contents

Part 1 — Preliminary

1.Citation1

2.Commencement1

Part 2 — Environmental Protection (Prohibited Plastics and Balloons) Regulations 2018 amended

3.Regulations amended2

4.Part 4A inserted2

Part 4A — Offence relating to prescribed plastic film signage

18A.Offence to use prescribed plastic film signage outdoors for promotional or advertising purposes2

Part 3 — Environmental Protection Regulations 1987 amended

5.Regulations amended4

6.Schedule 6 amended4

 

Environmental Protection Act 1986

Environmental Protection Regulations Amendment (Prohibited Plastics and Balloons) Regulations 2024

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

Part 1 — Preliminary

1.Citation

These regulations are the Environmental Protection Regulations Amendment (Prohibited Plastics and Balloons) Regulations 2024.

2.Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a)Part 1 — on the day on which these regulations are published on the WA legislation website;

(b)the rest of the regulations — on 1 June 2024.

Part 2 — Environmental Protection (Prohibited Plastics and Balloons) Regulations 2018 amended

3.Regulations amended

This Part amends the Environmental Protection (Prohibited Plastics and Balloons) Regulations 2018.

4.Part 4A inserted

After regulation 18 insert:

 

Part 4A — Offence relating to prescribed plastic film signage

18A.Offence to use prescribed plastic film signage outdoors for promotional or advertising purposes

(1)In this regulation —

prescribed plastic film signage means a disposable plastic item that is —

(a)a banner, placard, sign, bunting or similar thing; and

(b)made wholly or partly from soft plastic;

soft plastic —

(a)means plastic that is not rigid; but

(b)does not include the following —

(i)nylon;

(ii)polyester fabric;

(iii)woven mesh;

(iv)plasticised canvas.

(2)A person must not use, or authorise another person to use, prescribed plastic film signage outdoors for promotional or advertising purposes.

Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $5 000.

 

Part 3 — Environmental Protection Regulations 1987 amended

5.Regulations amended

This Part amends the Environmental Protection Regulations 1987.

6.Schedule 6 amended

In Schedule 6 under the heading “Environmental Protection (Prohibited Plastics and Balloons) Regulations 2018” after item 13 insert:

 

14.regulation 18A(2)

250

500

 

K. COLLERAN, Clerk of the Executive Council

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