Q-2, r. 44 - Regulation respecting the reuse of water containers with a capacity exceeding 8 litres

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chapter Q-2, r. 44
Regulation respecting the reuse of water containers with a capacity exceeding 8 litres
Environment Quality Act
(chapter Q-2, ss. 31, 53.28, 115.27 and 115.34).
1. In this Regulation, “to market” means to offer for sale, sell, distribute or otherwise make available to consumers.
O.C. 84-2008, s. 1.
2. To reduce the volume of residual materials and facilitate reclamation by reuse, containers with a capacity exceeding 8 litres used to market water intended for human consumption must satisfy the following conditions:
(1)  be designed and manufactured to be refilled a number of times during their useful life for the purposes of the marketing;
(2)  be handled by a recovery system with a view to their reuse; and
(3)  bear a clear indication that they are returnable and reusable.
O.C. 84-2008, s. 2.
3. Every person marketing water intended for human consumption in containers with a capacity exceeding 8 litres who does not comply with any of the conditions in section 2 is liable,
(1)  in the case of a natural person, to a fine of $2,000 to $25,000;
(2)  in the case of a legal person, to a fine of $5,000 to $150,000.
The fines are doubled in the case of a subsequent offence.
O.C. 84-2008, s. 3.
4. (Omitted).
O.C. 84-2008, s. 4.
REFERENCES
O.C. 84-2008, 2008 G.O. 2, 660