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Penalty for the violators of plastic ban
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- Tamil Nadu government introduced a bill in the state legislative assembly to amend the municipal laws to fix the penalties.
- The fine for a first-time offence of storage, supply, transport, sale and distribution of use-and-throw plastics will be 25,000.
- It will be 50,000 for the second time and Rs1 lakh for the third offence.
- Use and distribution of use-and-throw plastics in large commercial establishments such as malls, textile shops and super markets will invite a penalty of 10,000, 15,000 and 25,000 for the first, second and third offences.
- The bill will amend the following Acts
- Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919,
- Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920,
- Madurai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1971, and
- Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation Act, 1981
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