President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, on Tuesday, ratified the 18th amendment to Maldives’ Export-Import Act (No. 31/79), which under Section 7, bans the import of all products declared as ‘single-use’ plastics.
The amendment, passed during the 28th sitting of Parliament’s third session on December 7, vests the President with authority to compile and publicise a list of goods to be classified as single-use plastics.