Environment Conservation Act, 1989 (Act No. 73 of 1989)RegulationsThe Amendment Regulations regarding Plastic Carrier Bags and Plastic Flat Bags, 20213. Offences and penalties |
| (1) | Any person who contravenes regulation 2 is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction, to a fine not exceeding R5 million or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 5 years, and in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding R10 million or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 10 years, or in both instances, to both such fine and such imprisonment. |
[Regulation 3(1) substituted by section 4 of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998), Notice No. 317, GG44421, dated 7 April 2021]
| (2) | Any person convicted of an offence in terms of these regulations and, who after such conviction, persists in the act or omission which constituted such offence, shall be guilty of a continuing offence and be liable, on conviction, to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 20 days or to both such fine and such imprisonment in respect of every day on which such offence continues. |