Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation Amendment Act, 2004 Arnott, Ted — Bill 95 (38th Parliament, 1st Session)

Bill 95, 38-1

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Bill 95, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation Amendment Act, 2004

Arnott, Ted

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Bill 95 2004

An Act to amend the

Ontario Lottery and

Gaming Corporation Act, 1999

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Section 12 of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation Act, 1999 is amended by adding the following subsections:

Moratorium

(2) Despite subsection (1), on or after the day on which this subsection comes into force, the Corporation shall not authorize the establishment of a gaming premises, but a gaming premises that the Corporation has authorized under

that subsection before that day may be established.

Same, expansion

(3) On or after the day on which this subsection comes into force, no gaming premises shall expand its operations.

Inquiry

(4) Under the Public Inquiries Act , the Lieutenant Governor in Council shall appoint a commission to conduct an inquiry to study the social effect that the playing of games of chance has on the public.

Report

(5) The commission shall make a written report to the Lieutenant Governor in Council on its findings in conducting the inquiry.

Public inspection

(6) On receiving the report, the Lieutenant Governor in Council shall make it available for inspection by the public.

Commencement

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

Short title

3. The

short title of this Act is the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation Amendment Act, 2004 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill amends the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation Act, 1999 to prohibit the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation from authorizing the establishment of any gaming premises on or after the

day on which the Bill comes into force and to prohibit any gaming premises from expanding its operations on or after that day.

The Lieutenant Governor in Council is required to appoint a commission under the Public Inquiries Act to conduct an inquiry to study the social effect that the playing of games of chance has on the

public. The commission is required to make a report to the Lieutenant Governor in Council on its findings in conducting the inquiry. The public is entitled to inspect the report.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

June 9, 2004

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

June

9, 2004

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :Royal Assent.

Acts Affected: Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-Laws .

Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation Act, 1999

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Document details

Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 95, 38-1
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p38 s1 bill 95 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	356681ed17790eade9130669db84620b115e7978

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