Illegal Pill Press Act, 2017 Harris, Michael — Bill 126 (41st Parliament, 2nd Session)

Bill 126, 41-2

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Bill 126, Illegal Pill Press Act, 2017

Harris, Michael

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill amends the Drug and Pharmacies Regulation Act

to prohibit a person from possessing or using designated pharmaceutical

equipment unless the person is a pharmacist or a person acting under the

supervision of a pharmacist and, if the person uses the equipment, is using the

equipment in a pharmacy for which a certificate of accreditation has been

issued. Designated pharmaceutical equipment is defined as a pill or tablet

press, a tablet machine, a capsule filling machine, a pharmaceutical mixer or a

tablet punch or die, subject to the qualifications, if any, that are specified

by the regulations made under the Act, and any other equipment that is

specified by the regulations.

Bill 126 2017

Act to amend the Drug and Pharmacies Regulation Act

Her

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

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Subsection 1 (1) of the Drug and Pharmacies Regulation Act

is amended by adding the following definition:

"designated

pharmaceutical equipment" means a pill or tablet press, a tablet machine, a capsule

filling machine, a pharmaceutical mixer or a tablet punch or die, subject to

the qualifications, if any, that are specified by the regulations, and any

other equipment that is specified by the regulations; ("matériel pharmaceutique

désigné")

The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Designated

pharmaceutical equipment

144.1

(1) No

person shall possess designated pharmaceutical equipment unless the person is a

pharmacist or a person acting under the supervision of a pharmacist.

Same,

use

(2) No

person shall use designated pharmaceutical equipment unless,

(

a) the

person is a pharmacist or a person acting under the supervision of a

pharmacist; and

(

b) the

person uses the equipment in a pharmacy for which a certificate of

accreditation has been issued under

section 139.

Exemption

(3) A

person is exempt from subsections (1) and (2) if the person is,

(

a) a

person authorized to manufacture or compound drugs under

an Act of Ontario or

Canada; or

(

b) a

person who is designated by the regulations as so exempt.

Subsection 161 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following clauses:

(a.1) specifying

anything described in the definition of "designated pharmaceutical equipment"

in subsection 1 (1) as specified by the regulations;

. . . .

(

v) designating

persons for the purpose of clause 144.1 (3) (b).

The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Offence

under s. 144.1

165.1

(1) Every

person who is convicted of contravening

section 144.1 is liable to,

(

a) in

the case of a first offence, a fine not exceeding $200,000 or, if the person is

an individual, imprisonment for a term of not more than six months, or both;

(

b) in

the case of a second offence, a fine not exceeding $350,000 or, if the person

is an individual, imprisonment for a term of not more than one year, or both;

(

c) in

the case of a third or subsequent offence, a fine not exceeding $500,000 or, if

the person is an individual, imprisonment for a term of not more than two years,

or both.

Limitation

(2) No

prosecution for an offence under

section 144.1 shall be commenced after two

years after the day on which the subject matter of the proceedings became known

to the Council.

Commencement

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

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Illegal Pill Press Act,

2017 .

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

September 21, 2017

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on General Government

September 21, 2017

Second Reading

Carried

September 21, 2017

Second Reading

Debate

April 27, 2017

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

April 27, 2017

Committee

Second Reading

September 21, 2017

Ms. Teresa J. Armstrong, Mr. Arthur Potts, Ms. Lisa MacLeod, M me France Gélinas, Hon. Michael Coteau, Mr. Victor Fedeli, Miss Monique Taylor, Mr. Bill Walker, Mr. Michael Harris

September 21, 2017

Declared carried. Referred to the Standing Committee on General Government.

Committee

Standing Committee on General Government

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 126

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

Drug and Pharmacies Regulation Act

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 126, 41-2
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p41 s2 bill 126 html
Language	en
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