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1998/99 Legislative Session: 3rd Session, 36th Parliament

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HONOURABLE PENNY PRIDDY

MINISTER OF HEALTH AND

MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR SENIORS

BILL 28 – 1998

TOBACCO SALES AMENDMENT ACT, 1998

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province

of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

Section 1 of the Tobacco Sales Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 451, is amended by repealing the

definition of "conviction" and substituting the following:

"conviction" , except in

section 12, means a conviction for an offence under this Act

or under the Tobacco Act (Canada); .

Section 7 (2) is amended

(

a) in paragraph (

a) by striking out "3 month" and substituting "6 month" ,

(

b) in paragraph (

b) by striking out "6 month" and substituting "12 month" , and

(

c) in paragraph (

c) by striking out "12 month" and substituting "24 month" .

3 The following

section is added:

10.1

(1) If a certificate is issued under

section 9, the dealer must post a sign until the date

specified in the certificate stating that the licence is suspended for that business

location and containing any other information required by the regulations.

(2) A sign referred to in subsection (1) must be posted in accordance with and meet

the requirements of the regulations.

Section 11 (2) is amended by adding the following paragraphs:

(h.1) specifying the size, content and form of a sign referred to in

section 10.1 and

the location where and manner in which the sign must be posted;

(h.2) respecting

(

i) the information that must be disclosed to the public or as provided

under subparagraph (ii) by a manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler or

retailer about

(

A) the ingredients, additives or any other components of tobacco,

(

B) the emissions of tobacco which arise or may arise from any use

of tobacco, and

(

C) the health hazards and effects which arise or may arise from

exposure by any means, whether voluntary or not, to tobacco or

the emissions of tobacco,

(ii) the persons, entities or class or classes of persons or entities to whom

the information must be disclosed, and

(iii) the content, form, manner and timing of the disclosure; .

Section 12 (1) is repealed and the following substituted:

(1) A person who contravenes

section 2, 3 (4) or 10.1 or a regulation made under

section 11 (2) (a), (c), (

e) or (h.2) commits an offence and is liable on conviction

(

a) for a first offence to a fine of not more than $2 500 or to imprisonment for

a term not exceeding 3 months, or to both the fine and imprisonment, and

(

b) for a subsequent offence to a fine of not more than $5 000 or to imprisonment

for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to both the fine and imprisonment.

Commencement

6 This Act comes into force by regulation of the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

Explanatory Notes

SECTION 1: [Tobacco Sales Act, amends

section 1] broadens the definition of "conviction"

to include convictions for offences under the Tobacco Act (Canada).

SECTION 2: [Tobacco Sales Act, amends

section 7 (2)] increases the lengths of suspensions

of authorizations to sell tobacco.

SECTION 3: [Tobacco Sales Act, enacts

section 10.1] requires that a dealer whose authorization

is suspended post a sign of a prescribed size, in a prescribed manner and

including prescribed information concerning the suspension.

SECTION 4: [Tobacco Sales Act, adds

section 11 (2) (h.1) and (h.2)] allows regulations to

be made prescribing the content, form and location for a sign referred to in

section 10.1 of the Act and respecting disclosure about the ingredients of,

additives to and emissions from tobacco and the health hazards and effects of

tobacco and its emissions.

SECTION 5: [Tobacco Sales Act, repeals and replaces

section 12 (1)] increases the

penalties that the courts may impose for contravention of certain provisions of

the Act or regulations under the Act.

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