Section 23F — Registered retailer must impose and collect charge for disposable carrier bags

(1)Subject to subsection (2), a registered retailer must impose and collect a charge of an amount no less than the prescribed amount for each disposable carrier bag that the registered retailer provides to a customer who purchases any goods from the registered retailer.

(2)Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to —

(a)a prescribed class, type or description of disposable carrier bags;

(b)a disposable carrier bag that is provided to a prescribed person or class of persons;

(c)a disposable carrier bag that is provided in prescribed circumstances; or

(d)a prescribed registered retailer.

(3)A registered retailer who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.

(4)In a prosecution for an offence under subsection (3), it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove that the defendant intended to commit the offence.

(5)The offence under subsection (3) is a strict liability offence.[Act 14 of 2023 wef 26/05/2023]