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Prohibition
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2. (1) A person shall not manufacture or place on the market a cosmetic product that—
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(a) is water soluble, and
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(b) contains microbeads in excess of the permitted concentration.
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(2) A person shall not manufacture or place on the market a cleaning product that—
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(a) is water soluble, and
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(b) contains microbeads in excess of the permitted concentration.
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(3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence.
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(4) It shall be a defence to proceedings for an offence consisting of a contravention of subsection (1) or (2) for the defendant to show that he or she took all measures reasonably necessary to prevent such contravention.
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(5) In this section “permitted concentration” means, in relation to a cosmetic product or cleaning product containing microbeads, a concentration of microbeads that does not result in the aggregate weight of the microbeads in the product exceeding 0.01 per cent of the weight of the product.
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