Section 3: Amendment of section 2

In the principal Act, in section 2 v

(i) in clause (a), for the words “non-biodegradable recycled plastic bags” occurring at the end thereof, the words “degradable and or non-degradable plastic bags using virgin or recyclable materials;

” shall be substituted; and

(ii) In clause (k), for the words “recycled, colored degradable plastic bags;”, the words “ recycled colored degradable and or non-degradable plastic bags;

” shall be substituted.

(iii) after clause (in), the following clause shall be added, namely:- “(mm) “plastic bag” means a plastic bag which has a self carrying feature commonly known as vest type bag, or any other feature used to carry commodities such as “D“ punched bag”.