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  "title": "PUNJAB PROHIBITION ON MANUFACTURE, SALE, USE AND IMPORT OF POLYTHENE BAGS (BLACK OR ANY OTHER POLYTHENE BAG BELOW FIFTEEN MICRON THICKNESS) ORDINANCE, 2002",
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  "text": "THE PUNJAB PROHIBITION ON MANUFACTURE, SALE, \r\nUSE AND IMPORT OF POLYTHENE BAGS (BLACK OR ANY \r\nOTHER POLYTHENE BAG BELOW FIFTEEN MICRON \r\nTHICKNESS) ORDINANCE, 2002 \r\n(IX of 2002) \r\nCONTENTS \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement. \r\n2. Definitions. \r\n3. Restriction. \r\n4. Penalty. \r\n5. Offence to be punishable and triable. \r\n6. Power to make rules. \r\n7. Power to make regulations. \r\n8. Ordinance to override other laws, etc. \r\n \r\n  \r\n \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE PUNJAB PROHIBITION ON MANUFACTURE, SALE, USE AND \r\nIMPORT OF POLYTHENE BAGS (BLACK OR ANY OTHER POLYTHENE \r\nBAG BELOW FIFTEEN MICRON THICKNESS) ORDINANCE 2002 \r\n(IX of 2002) \r\n[18th Feb, 2002] \r\nAn \r\nOrdinance \r\nAn Ordinance to prohibit manufacture, sale, use and import of black polythene bags \r\nor any other polythene bag below fifteen micron thickness \r\nWhereas it is expedient in the public interest to prohibit manufacture, sale, \r\nuse and import of black polythene ba gs or any other polythene bag below fifteen \r\nmicron thickness in the Province of Punjab, in the manner hereinafter appearing; \r\nAnd whereas the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab is dissolved and the \r\nGovernor is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it nece ssary to take \r\nimmediate action; \r\nAnd whereas under Article 4 of the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) \r\nOrder No. 9 of 1999, as amended by the Chief Executive Order No. 11 of 2000, the \r\nGovernor of a Province may issue and promulgate an Ordinance; \r\nNow, therefore, in exercise of the aforesaid powers and all other powers \r\nenabling him in that behalf, the Governor of the Punjab is pleased to make and \r\npromulgate the following Ordinance:- \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement. – (1) This Ordinance may be called \r\nthe Punjab Prohibition on Manufacture, Sale, Use and Import of Polythene Bags \r\n(black or any other Polythene Bag below fifteen micron thickness) Ordinance, 2002. \r\n(2) It extends to the whole of the Punjab. \r\n(3) It shall come into force at once. \r\n2. Definitions.– In this Ordinance, unless the subject or context otherwise \r\nrequires the following expressions shall have the meanings hereby  respectively \r\nassigned to them– \r\n(a) “Factory” means any premises where p olythene bags  are \r\nmanufactured and produced; \r\n                                                           \r\n1 Promulgated by the Governor of the Punjab on 18 February 2002; and, published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated \r\n18 February 2002, pp. 905 to 906. Under Article 4 of the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), it will  \r\nremain in force notwithstanding the maximum limit of three months prescribed under Article 128 of the Constitution of t he \r\nIslamic Republic of Pakistan. \r\n(b) “Person” includes shopkeeper, factory owner, hawker and others; \r\n(c) “Polythene Bag” means a leading product of plastic prepared fr om \r\npolythethylene granules; and \r\n(d) “Government” means the Government of the Punjab. \r\n3. Restriction.– No person shall manufacture, sell, use or import black \r\npolythene bags or any polythene bag below fifteen micron thickness or offer any kind \r\nof eatable and non -eatable goods in any black polythene bag or a ny polythene bag \r\nbelow fifteen micron thickness. \r\n4. Penalty.– Any person who contravenes the provisions of section 3, shall be \r\npunished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine \r\nwhich may extend to Rs.50,000/- or with both. \r\n5. Offence to be punishable and triable. – Notwithstanding anything contained \r\nin the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, an offence punishable under this \r\nOrdinance shall be triable under the provisions of the said Code, by Environmental \r\nMagistrate notified under section 24 of the Pakistan Environmenta l Protection Act \r\n1997, or any Judicial Magistrate specially empowered in this behalf. \r\n6. Power to make rules. – The Government may, by notification, make rules for \r\ncarrying out the purpose of this Ordinance. \r\n7. Power to make regulations. – For carrying  out the purposes of this \r\nOrdinance, the Environmental Agency Punjab may, by notification in the official \r\nGazette and with the approval of the Provincial Government, make regulations not \r\ninconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance or the rules made thereunder. \r\n8. Ordinance to override other laws etc. – This Ordinance shall have effect \r\nnotwithstanding anything contained in any order law for the time being in force.",
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