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O. Reg. 17/07: TRANSFER OF CONTAINERS, Under: Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19
Environmental Protection Act
Loi sur la protection de l’environnement
transfer of containers
Consolidation Period: From November 29, 2021 to the e-Laws currency date.
Last amendment: 760/21.
Legislative History: 294/15, 760/21.
This Regulation is made in English only.
Prohibition
1. No person shall transfer a container to Brewers Retail Inc., the Liquor Control Board of Ontario or an agent of Brewers Retail Inc. or the Liquor Control Board of Ontario for the purpose of receiving or attempting to receive a payment as a refund of a deposit unless a deposit on the container was collected by an operator of a retail store within the meaning of the Liquor Licence and Control Act, 2019. O. Reg. 760/21, s. 2.