 bill no 194 of  2016 the ban on plastic items bill, 2016 byshri shrirang appa barne, mp a billto provide for ban on manufacture and use of plastic items and for matters connected therewith or incidental theretobe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-seventh year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the ban on plastic items act, 2016definitions2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires—5(a) "plastic" means material which contains as an essential ingredient a high polymer such as polyethylene terephthalate, high density polyethylene, vinyl, low density polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene resins or multi-materials like acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, polyphenylene oxide, polycarbonate, polybutylene terephthalate;(b) "plastic item" means any item or product which is made of plastic and used for storing food, liquid or any consumable or such other product as the central government may, by notification in official gazette, specify; and10(c) "prescribe" means prescribed by rules made under this actprohibition on plastic items3 notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, noperson shall use, manufacture, sell or trade in any plastic itempenalty4 whoever violates the provision of this act shall be punished with a fine which shallnot be less than rupees one lakh15power to make rules5 (1) the central government may, by notification in the official gazette,  make rulesfor carrying out the purposes of this act20(2) every rule made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each house of parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both the houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule statement  of  objects  and  reasonsuse of plastic items is harmful not only to the environment but also to the mankind as a whole plastic items are being used in large quantities this is affecting the global environemnt which results in depletion of our natural resources, and destruction of the whole eco-systemhence, it is high time to ban the manufacture and use of plastic items hence this billnew delhi;shrirang  appa  barnejuly 5, 2016———— a billto provide for ban on manufacture and use of plastic items and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto————(shri shrirang appa barne, mp)gmgipmrnd—1486ls(s3)—25072016