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(1) Subject to the provision of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (Central Act 29 of 1986) and the rules made thereunder.- (a) the Village Panchayat shall, by notification, fix the minimum price of various kinds of plastic carry bags and plastic, covers and no institution or person shall sell such bags or covers at a price lower than the price so fixed or give them free of cost and the Village Panchayat shall take steps to ensure that no institution or person does so; (b) where an applicant who applies for license under Section 232 intends to sell plastic bags or plastic covers through his establishment, such information shall be recorded in the application and the Village Panchayat may, in addition to the usual license fee, realise a fixed amount as additional fee in this behalf for the period as may be prescribed, in accordance with the approximate number of quantity of plastic bags and plastic covers intended to be sold. (c) every consumer shall keep the waste plastic bags and plastic covers segregated from other wastes and shall be managed as provided for in the bye-laws that may be made by the Village Panchayat. (2) The Secretary shall, lodge complaint against any person who violates the provisions of Clause (a) of sub-section (1), in accordance with the provisions of the said Central act and the rules made thereunder.] Inserted by Act 34 of 2014 (w.e.f. 28/10/2013).