183 tal-1994

L .N. 18J or .994

ENVIKONM.ElIoT PROTECTION ACT, 1991

(ACT NO. V 0)' 1991)

Non-aloohoollc "e~eragts (Control of ContalMrs) R~ul. tions, 199J

IN e~ercise of Ihe powen confe rred by section 21 of Ihe

Environment Protection Act. 1991. Ille Minister for tile Environment

has made the following regulations:-

I. (1) These re,ulalions may be ci led as the Non_alcoholic

BevcrallC'S (Con lrol of Containers) Regul~ljonS. 1994.

(2) These regulations shall come ;nlO force on tile 1st

January. 1995.

In these regulations -

"ooo-:.Iooholic be"erage~ means any liquid Or beverage

which . either without Or after dilution. is intended for Ihe sale

of refreshment dri nks. containing not more than two per centurn

of alcohol; neepling any essence or syrup in tended for Ihe

industrial production of soft drinks in refillable glass containers

by licensed sof.-drin'k bott lers. or any table water. spa water.

elec:lrolyle repla('tm~ nt drinks. milk. tea. coffee . cocoa. fruil

juices. nectars. squashes or other such liquid or bev~ rag<: as may

be preseribed;

"refillable glaS!; oonlainer~ means any container made of

glaS$ which is intemkd 10 be reoovered for refilling afler 1ISe;

~ trader" means an importer, manufacnlrer. wholesaler.

agent. retaile r or any person who is involved in any commc rcial

activity whereby a non·alcoholic beverage is imported.

manufactured ur sold in a cont ain er.

l . A 1Tader shall not import. manufacture or sdi a non- <;o.,,,,incn

alcoholic beverage for local use and possession unl~ such a 10 be _ .

beverage is packaged in. or dispensed from. a rcfillable glass

oonlai ncr

Provided Ihat stocks of non-alcoholic beverages in

con tainers other than refillable glass containers which a trader had

already imported, manufltClured or possessed prior 10 the coming

into fom: of these regulations may be availed of for Io.·al use and

possession within a period of one year.

Kummcrl:jant ma jiSlax jimporta. jimmanifallura jew ibitgh

~orb

mhux_alkoholiku gl'l all·u.lu u I_pussess lok31i $.I kemm dak ix·

xorb ma jkun x boll iljat fi, jcw im fe rra minn , kon ten ilur tal ·hgitg li

jista ' jcrga' jimlcla

Itda hatnie[ la' limb mhux-alkoholiku r konleniwri Ii ma

jkunux tal·hg1cg li ;islghu jtrgghu jimtlew li kum mcrl:jan t iku n lIi8.1o

im porta. immanifallUra jew kenu fij·pussess lieghu qabd itI-dhul fis-

schh la' dawn iHegolamcnli jislghu jilmcuew ghall·utu u pussess

lokali fi tmien sena.

(I) Traders shall impose a mandatory refundable deposit _

on all refillable glass containers of 15% of the wholesale price of the dqIooiI .

produ<;t.

(2) The deposit shall be paid to the traders by tbe

consumers subject to the same deposit being refunded to the

consumer when the containe r is returned to .he traOer.

(3) Traders are bound to accept from consumers returned

refillable glass containers of non·alcoholic bc~erages sold by them.

used refillable gI~ oontaiocn for non·alcoholic

S.

No

be~cragC5 shall

be allowed to be disposed of by any trader unless

IUlhorised 10 do 50 by the Minister. and unless such trader pro~es

lhat weh containers will be recyeled afte r their disposal. or that their

disposal will nOt relea~ toxic substances into tile environment 0'1" in

any other manner ha~e a hannful impact on the environment.

Any person who acts in contravention or fails to comply

wilh the provisions of these regulations shall be guilty of an offence

and shall, on conviction, be liable 10 a fine (mu /ta) of not less than

Lml ,(XK) and not exceedi ng LmlO ,(XK) Or to imprisonmen t for a term

not exceedi ng two years, or to both such fine and imprison ment

together .

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