2002 TOBACCO CONTROL BILL No. 213 of

An Act to amend The Tobacco Control Act (Assented to , 2002) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows:

Short title This Act may be cited as The Tobacco Control Amendment Act, 2002. S.S. 2001, c.T-14.1, new

section 4.1 The Tobacco Control Act is amended by adding the following

section after

section 4: “Penalty – purchase, possession and identification 4.1(1) In this section, “possess” does not include the handling of tobacco by an employee in the course of his or her employment with a person lawfully authorized to sell tobacco.

(2) No person who is a young person shall purchase or attempt to purchase tobacco, directly or indirectly.

(3) No person who is a young person shall possess or consume tobacco except as authorized by this Act or the regulations.

(4) No person who is a young person shall present false identification when attempting to purchase tobacco from a person lawfully authorized to sell tobacco.

(5) Every person who is a young person who contravenes any provision of this

section is guilty of an offence and is liable on

summary conviction to a fine of not more than $100”. Coming into force This Act comes into force on assent. 2 REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN Printed by the authority of THE QUEEN’S PRINTER Copyright©2002