
 State of Madhya Pradesh - Act
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 M.P. Jaiv Anaashya Apashishta (Niyantran)  Sanshodhan Adhyadhesh, 2017
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 MADHYA PRADESH
   
 India
 
 M.P. Jaiv Anaashya Apashishta (Niyantran)  Sanshodhan Adhyadhesh, 2017
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 Act 26 of 2017
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* Published on 22 August 2017
* Commenced on 22 August 2017
 M.P. Jaiv Anaashya Apashishta (Niyantran)  Sanshodhan Adhyadhesh, 2017
 
 (M.P. Act
 No. 26 of 2017 
 )
 
 [Received the assent of the Governor on the 22nd August, 2017; assent first published in the "Madhya Pradesh Gazette (Extraordinary) ", dated the 26.8.2017].
 
 An Act to amend the Madhya Pradesh Jaiv Anaashya Apashishta (Niyantran)  Adhiniyam, 2004.
 
 Be it enacted by the Madhya Pradesh Legislature in the Sixth-eighth year of the Republic of India as follow:-
 
### 1. Shot title.
 - This Act may be called the Madhya Pradesh Jaiv Anaashya Apashishta (Niyantran)  Adhiniyam, 2017.
 
### 2. Amendment of section 2.
 - In Section 2 of the Madhya Pradesh Jaiv Anaashya Apashishta (Niyantran)  Adhiniyam, 2004 (No. 20 of 2004) hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), after clause (i), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-
 
 "(ia)  "plastic carry bags" means bags made from any plastic material used for the purpose of carrying or dispensing commodities, but do not include bags that constitute or from an intergral part of the packaging in which goods are sealed prior to use:
 
 Provided that the bag which is used for packaging shall be treated as plastic carry bag, if it is re-cycled.
 
### 3. Substitution of section 3.
 - For Section 3 of the principal Act, the following Section shall be substituted, namely:-
 
 "3. Prohibition on usage of plastic carry bags. - The State Government may, if it consider necessary so to do in the public interest, notify the thickness of plastic carry bags or containers, for the production, storage, transportation, sale and use thereof, or by a notification, completely ban the production, storage, transportation, sale and use of plastic carry bags in the entire State or any part of the State.
 
### 4. Repeal and savings.
(1) The Madhya Pradesh Jaiv Anaashya Apashishta (Niyantran) Sanshodhan Adhyadesh, 2017 (No. 1 of 2017) is hereby repealed.
 
(2) Notwithstanding the repeal of the said Ordinance, anything done or any action taken under the said Ordinances shall be deemed or deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act.
 

