Third

Session, 46th General Assembly

Elizabeth II, 2010

BILL 40

AN ACT TO AMEND THE

CONSUMER PROTECTION AND BUSINESS PRACTICES ACT NO. 3

Received and Read the First Time ...................................................................................................

Second Reading .................................................................................................................................

Committee ............................................................................................................................................

Third Reading .....................................................................................................................................

Royal Assent ......................................................................................................................................

HONOURABLE

HARRY HARDING

Minister

of Government Services

Ordered

to be printed by the Honourable House of Assembly

EXPLANATORY NOTES

This Bill would amend the Consumer Protection and Business Practices

Act to add regulation-making authority respecting gift cards or gift certificates.

The Bill would also repeal the Consumer Reporting Agencies Regulations .

The Consumer Protection and Business

Practices Act repealed and replaced the Consumer

Reporting Agencies Act , and these regulations are no longer required.

A BILL

AN ACT TO AMEND THE

CONSUMER PROTECTION AND BUSINESS PRACTICES ACT NO. 3

Analysis

S.106 Amdt.

Regulations

2. CNLR 774/96 Rep.

Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor and

House of Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows:

SNL2009 cC-31.1

as amended

Section 106 of the Consumer Protection and Business Practices Act is amended by adding

immediately after paragraph (

h) the following:

(h.1) respecting gift cards or gift certificates,

including imposing restrictions on or prohibiting the expiration of gift cards

or gift certificates, and the fees which may be charged for them;

CNLR 774/96 Rep.

2. The Consumer

Reporting Agencies Regulations , Consolidated Newfoundland and Labrador

Regulation 774/96, are repealed.

Earl G. Tucker, Queen's Printer