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1997 Legislative Session: 2nd Session, 36th Parliament
THIRD READING
The following electronic version is for informational
purposes only.
The printed version remains the official version.
Certified correct as passed Third Reading on the 11th day of April, 1997
Ian D. Izard, Law Clerk
HONOURABLE UJJAL DOSANJH
ATTORNEY GENERAL AND
MINISTER RESPONSIBLE
FOR MULTICULTURALISM,
HUMAN RIGHTS AND
IMMIGRATION
BILL 10 – 1997
FOOD DONOR ENCOURAGEMENT ACT
Contents
Section
Liability of donor
Liability of director, agent, etc.
Application of Act
HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province
of British Columbia, enacts as follows:
Liability of donor
1 A person
who donates food, or who distributes donated food, to another person is not
liable for damages resulting from injuries or death caused by the consumption
of the food unless
(
a) the food was adulterated, rotten or otherwise unfit for human consumption,
and
(
b) in donating or distributing the food, the person intended to injure or to cause
the death of any person who consumed the food or acted in reckless
disregard for the safety of others.
Liability of director, agent,
etc.
2 A director, agent or employee of a corporation, or a volunteer who provides services
or assistance to a corporation, that donates food or that distributes donated food is not
liable for damages resulting from injuries or death caused by the consumption of the
food unless
(
a) the food was adulterated, rotten or otherwise unfit for human consumption,
and
(
b) in donating or distributing the food, the director, agent, employee or
volunteer intended to injure or to cause the death of any person who
consumed the food or acted with reckless disregard for the safety of others.
Application of Act
3 This Act does not apply to a person who distributes donated food for
profit.
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