Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act, 2003 Agostino, Dominic — Bill 26 (37th Parliament, 4th Session)

Bill 26, 37-4

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Bill 26, Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act, 2003

Agostino, Dominic

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Bill 26 2003

An Act to amend the

Occupational Health and Safety Act

to increase the penalties for

contraventions of the Act

and regulations

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

Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1. (1) Subsection 66 (1) of the

Occupational Health and Safety Act is amended by striking out the

portion after clause (

c) and substituting the following:

is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of not more

than $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than two years, or to

both.

(2) Subsection 66 (2) of the Act is repealed and the

following substituted:

Same

(2) If a corporation is convicted of an offence under

subsection (1), the maximum fine that may be imposed upon the corporation is

$1,000,000 and not as provided therein.

(3) Section 66 of the Act is amended by adding the

following subsection:

Liability of directors and officers

(5) If a corporation is guilty of an offence under subsection

(1), every director or officer of the corporation who authorized, permitted

or acquiesced in that offence is also guilty of an offence and, on

conviction, is liable to a fine of not more than $100,000 or to imprisonment

for a term of not more than two years, or to both.

Commencement

2. This Act comes into force on the day it receives

Royal Assent.

Short title

3. The

short title of this Act is the Occupational

Health and Safety Amendment Act, 2003 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill amends

section 66 of the

Occupational Health and Safety Act to increase the penalties for

individuals and corporations for contraventions of the Act and regulations

and to make directors and officers of corporations liable for contraventions

of the Act and regulations by those corporations.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

May 7, 2003

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

May

7, 2003

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :Royal Assent.

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 26, 37-4
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p37 s4 bill 26 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	7e2d45ed8c6a24b1d4785331b5cfb68e659eb087

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