Resource Sustainability Act 2019 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4B · Beverage Container Return Scheme
23P. Beverage containers must display deposit mark and barcode
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Subject to subsection (2), any person (including a producer of a beverage product) must not, on or after the prescribed date, supply or offer to supply in Singapore any beverage product, unless the beverage container for the beverage product is affixed with —
supply
“supply”, in relation to any regulated product, includes —(a)the supply of the regulated product by way of sale (including by barter or exchange) or hire‑purchase;(b)the supply of the regulated product by retail or by wholesale;(c)the supply of the regulated product in connection with any agreement; and(d)the offer to supply the regulated product or exposure of the regulated product for supply.
a deposit mark; and
a barcode by which the beverage product may be identified.
Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to —
any beverage product that is supplied to a prescribed person or class of persons;
any beverage product that is supplied in prescribed circumstances; or
any prescribed producer.
A person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.
In a prosecution for an offence under subsection (3), it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove that the defendant intended to commit the offence.
The offence under subsection (3) is a strict liability offence.