Bill 212 (Legislature 29, Session 3)

L29 S3 11730

Alberta — Bills

2017 Bill 212 Third Session, 29th Legislature, 66 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 212 TOBACCO AND SMOKING REDUCTION (PROTECTING CHILDREN’S HEALTH) AMENDMENT ACT, 2017 MS SWEET First Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committee of the Whole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

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1 Bill 212 Ms Sweet BILL 212 2017 TOBACCO AND SMOKING REDUCTION (PROTECTING CHILDREN’S HEALTH) AMENDMENT ACT, 2017 (Assented to , 2017) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Amends SA 2005 cT-3.8 1 The Tobacco and Smoking Reduction Act is amended by this Act. 2

Section 3 is repealed and the following is substituted: Smoking prohibited 3(1) Subject to

section 5, no person shall smoke (

a) in a public place, (

b) in a workplace, (

c) in a vehicle in which a minor is present, (

d) in a public vehicle, (

e) in a school building, on school grounds or in any parking areas used in relation to a school building, (

f) at a playground, sports field or other outdoor recreation facility to which members of the public have access as of right or by express or implied invitation, (

g) within a prescribed distance from

Explanatory Notes 1 EXPLANATORY NOTES 1 Amends

chapter T-3.8 of the Statutes of Alberta, 2005. 2

Section 3 presently reads: 3 Subject to

section 5, no person shall smoke (

a) in a public place, (

b) in a workplace, (b.1) in a vehicle in which a minor is present, (

c) in a public vehicle, or (

d) within a prescribed distance from a doorway, window or air intake of a public place or workplace.

2 (

i) a doorway, window or air intake of a public place or workplace, or (ii) a playground, sports field or other outdoor recreation facility referred to in clause (f).

(2) The prescribed distance under clause (

g) shall not be less than (a) 9 metres for the purpose of subclause (i), and (b) 15 metres for the purpose of subclause (ii). 3

Section 3.1(1) is amended (

a) by adding “or” at the end of clause (b); (

b) by repealing clause (c); (

c) in clause (

d) by striking out “clauses (

a) to (c)” and substituting “clause (

a) or (b)”. 4 Prior to the coming into force of this Act, the Lieutenant Governor in Council shall make amendments that are necessary to the Tobacco and Smoking Reduction Regulation (AR 240/2007), to give effect to this Act. 5 This Act comes into force on January 1, 2019.

Explanatory Notes 2 3

Section 3.1(1) presently reads: 3.1(1) No minor shall smoke a tobacco product (

a) in a place referred to in

section 3, (

b) in any outdoor place or area to which members of the public have access as of right or by express or implied invitation, including a highway within the meaning of the Traffic Safety Act, (

c) in a school building, on school grounds or in any parking areas used in relation to a school building, or (

d) in a vehicle that is in a public place or in an outdoor place or area referred to in clauses (

a) to (c). 4 Amendment – AR 240/2007. 5 Coming into force.

Record of Debate STAGE DATE MEMBER FROM TO TOTAL CUMULATIVE TOTAL Title: 2017 (29th, 3rd) Bill 212, Tobacco and Smoking Reduction (Protecting Children’s Health) Amendment Act, 2017

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L29 S3 11730
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L29 S3 11730
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	3c5d73490f29ee462329651712d7e00fd2431ab6

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