Bill 222 — Third Session, 18Th Legislature, 26 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alfielt'I'A Bill 222- the Adult Publications Act (Legislature 18, Session 3)

L18 S3 5827

Alberta — Bills

1977 Bill 222 Third Session, 18th Legislature, 26 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALfiElt'i'A BILL 222- THE ADULT PUBLICATIONS ACT MR. LITTLE First Reading ..... _ .. _ ... __ . Second Reading ............. . Third Reading Printed by the Queen's Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON

Bill 222 Mr. Little BILL 222 1977 THE ADULT PUBLICATIONS ACT (Assented to ,1977) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1..

In this Act, (a) "adult publication" means a publication classified as such by the Board; (b) "adult publication store" means a store which has received a licence from a municipality pursuant to the Municipal Government Act to sell adult publica tions; (c) "Board" means the Publication Classification Board established herein; (d) "publication" means any written matter, picture, model, phonograph record, tape, film or other thing whatsoever, but shall not include a film that has been approved by a Board of Censors pursuant to The Amusements Act. 2.

(1) There is hereby established the Public1ation Clas sification Board which shall consist of members ap pointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council in such number as he shall deem appropriate.

(2) The Board members may be paid salary and ex penses from funds appropriated to that purpose by the Legislature.

(3) The Board may make bylaws governing its own internal proceedings. 3.

(1) The Board shall dassify every pUblication to be offered for sale in the Province as being (

a) a general publication, being a publication upon which there are no restrictions as to the mode of sale, or (

b) an adult pubHcation, being a publication which may only be sold on the conditions specified in this Act.

Explanatory Notes I.

Definitions. 2. Publication Classification Board established. 3. Board classifies publications.

(2) The Board shall classify as an adult publication any pUblication that it deems to be unsuitable to be viewed or heard by minors on the basis of undue exploitation of sex, crime, horror or violence~ 4.

(1) The Board may classify publications by specific orders relating to one publication or by general or ders relating to several publications or a c~ass of pUblications.

(2) A general order may cover future issues of a pub lication that is published periodkally. 5. No publication m'ay be offered for sale in the Province unless it has been classified by the Board. 6.

(1) For the purposes of this

section (

a) a solicitation of a sale by mail or by telephone shall be deemed to be an offering for sale, and (

b) a delivery of a publication by m,ail shall be deemed to be a slale, and (

c) a gift, exchange or barter shall be deemed to be a sale.

(2) Every person who sells or offers for sale an adult publication (

a) to a minor, or (

b) other than through an adult pUblication store is guilty of an offence.

(3) Any person who acts as 'an agent for a minor or for a seller in a transaction whereby an adult publica tion is sold to a minor is guilty of an offence.

(4) Any person being the owner, occupier or employee of an adult publication store who permits any per son who is a minor or is apparently a minor, unless the person is in fact not a minor to enter an adult publication store is guilty of an offence.

(5) Any person who causes or permits any adult publi cation to be displayed to or heard by the public other than from within an adult publication store, or displayed to or heard by a minor in a public place, is guilty of an offence.

(6) Any person who commits an offence pursuant to subsections (2), (3), (4) or (5) is liable on sum mary conviction to a fine of not more than $1,000 for the first offence and a fine of not more than $2,000 or not more than six months imprisonment for a second or subsequent offence.

(7) Any minor who for any purpose enters an adult publication store or who produces any forgery with 2

4. Orders issued by the Board. 5. No publication sold without classification. 6. Offences. 2

the intent to gain entry to an adult publication store is guilty of an offence and liable on

summary conviction to a fine of not more than $100. 7. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. 3

7. Coming into force. 3 Title: 1977 (18th, 3rd) Bill 222, The Adult Publications Act

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