Consumer Protection Amendment Act (Advertising Food or Drink), 2008 Marchese, Rosario — Bill 53 (39th Parliament, 1st Session)

Bill 53, 39-1

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Bill 53, Consumer Protection Amendment Act (Advertising Food or Drink), 2008

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Bill 53 2008

An Act to amend the Consumer Protection Act, 2002 with

respect to the advertising of food or drink

Note:

This Act amends the Consumer Protection Act, 2002 .

For the legislative history of the Act, see the Table of Consolidated Public

Statutes – Detailed Legislative History on www.e-Laws.gov.on.ca.

Her

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

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1. The Consumer

Protection Act, 2002 is amended by adding the following Part:

PART III.1

advertising food or drink

Advertising for persons under 13 years of age

19.1 Subject

to the regulations, no person shall make use of commercial advertising for food

or drink that is directed at persons under 13 years of age.

Criteria of intent

19.2 To

determine whether or not an advertisement for food or drink is directed at

persons under 13 years of age, account must be taken of the context of its

presentation, and in particular of,

(

a) the

nature and intended purpose of the goods advertised;

(

b) the

manner of presenting the advertisement; and

(

c) the

time and place the advertisement is shown.

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 Consumer Protection Amendment Act (Advertising Food or Drink),

2008 .

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

The

Bill amends the Consumer Protection Act, 2002 to

prohibit commercial advertising for food or drink that is directed at persons

under 13 years of age.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

April 7, 2008

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

April 7, 2008

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :

Royal Assent.

Acts affected - Bill 53

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

Consumer Protection Act, 2002

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 53, 39-1
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p39 s1 bill 53 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	87c3fe64a8eef7d32839bb9e2e6b66d544b31505

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