Section 23W — Producers must submit information to scheme licensee

(1)A producer of a beverage product who is required under section 23O to be a member of a licensed scheme for beverage containers must provide the information mentioned in section 23V(1)(a), (b) or (c) to the scheme licensee of the licensed scheme that the producer is a member of, within the time requested by the scheme licensee (subject to any regulations made under section 52 prescribing any other time for the provision).

(2)A producer who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable —

(a)on the first conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000; and

(b)on a second or subsequent conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $1,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after that second or subsequent conviction.[Act 14 of 2023 wef 12/07/2024]