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Environmental Levy Scheme on Plastic Shopping Bags - Registration
 

Certificate of Registration

Display of certificate of registration

A registered retailer shall be issued with a certificate of registration in respect of each of his registered retail outlets. The registered retailer shall ensure that the certificate of registration is displayed in a prominent position of the registered retail outlet to which the certificate relates.


Failure to display

A registered retailer who, without reasonable excuse, does not display the certificate of registration in the manner as required above commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a maximum fine of $5,000.  


Sample of certificate of registration

A sample of a certificate of registration can be downloaded for reference. The specimen is saved in pdf format which can be viewed by using the Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or above and Adobe Asian Fonts Packs which are available free at the Adobe Systems Incorporated website.


Improper display of certificate of registration

A person shall not-

  1. display a certificate of registration at a place that is not a registered retail outlet to which the certificate relates; or
     
  2. display a certificate of registration that has been forged, falsified or cancelled at any place.

A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes the above, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a maximum fine of $50,000. 

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