Protection of Minors from Sexually Explicit Goods and Services Act, 2000 Wood, Bob — Bill 95 (37th Parliament, 1st Session)

Bill 95, 37-1

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Bill 95, Protection of Minors from Sexually Explicit Goods and Services Act, 2000

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Bill 95

Bill 952000

An Act to protect minors

from exposure to sexually

explicit goods and services

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative

Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Definitions

1. In this Act, "

goods", "services" and "services designed to appeal to erotic or sexual

appetites or inclinations" have the same meaning as in

section 225 of the

Municipal Act\; ("biens", "services", "services conus pour

s'adresser aux apptits ou aux tendances sexuels ou rotiques") "

sexually explicit goods" means goods, of which a principal feature or

characteristic is the nudity or partial nudity of any person or a similar

feature or characteristic specified in the regulations made under this Act.

("biens sexuellement explicites")

Prohibition

2. (1)Despite any by-law passed by a municipality, no

person shall knowingly sell, offer to sell, distribute, offer to distribute

or display, to a minor at any premises or in any place, sexually explicit

goods or services designed to appeal to erotic or sexual appetites or

inclinations.

Exception

(2)Nothing in subsection (1) prevents a person from engaging in any means

of communication delivered directly and exclusively to a private residence if

the residence is not open to the public.

Offences

3. (1)A person who contravenes or fails to comply with

section 2 is guilty of an offence.

Directors, officers

(2)Every director or officer of a corporation is guilty of an offence if

the person,

(a)knowingly causes, authorizes, permits or participates in the commission

by the corporation of an offence described in subsection (1); or

(b)fails to take reasonable care to prevent the corporation from

committing an offence described in subsection (1).

Penalty, non-corporations

(3)A person who is not a corporation and who is convicted of an offence

described in subsection (1) or (2) is liable to a fine of not more than

$25,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than one year, or to

both.

Penalty, corporations

(4)A corporation convicted of an offence described in subsection (1) is

liable to a fine of not more than $50,000.

Regulations

4. (1)The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make

regulations,

(a)specifying a feature or characteristic for the purpose of the

definition of "sexually explicit goods" in

section 1;

(b)exempting any person or class of persons or any goods or services or

class of goods or services from any provision of this Act or the regulations

made under it;

(c)respecting any matter necessary or advisable to carry out effectively

the intent and purpose of this Act.

Scope

(2)A regulation may be general or particular in its application and may be

limited in application to a geographic area specified in the regulation.

Commencement

5.This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal

Assent.

Short title

6.The

short title of this Act is the Protection of Minors from

Sexually Explicit Goods and Services Act, 2000 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill prohibits a person from knowingly selling, offering to sell,

distributing, offering to distribute or displaying sexually explicit goods or

services to a minor in any premises or place. The prohibition does not affect

communications delivered directly and exclusively to a private residence if

the residence is not open to the public. It is an offence to contravene or to

fail to comply with the prohibition.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

June 15, 2000

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

June 15, 2000

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :Royal Assent.

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 95, 37-1
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p37 s1 bill 95 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	1c687070122551149054d258e5427247d7bc43a5

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