Ontario Water Resources Amendment Act, 2003 Marland, Margaret — Bill 32 (37th Parliament, 4th Session)

Bill 32, 37-4

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Bill 32, Ontario Water Resources Amendment Act, 2003

Marland, Margaret

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Bill 32 2003

An Act to amend the

Ontario Water Resources Act

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

Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1. The Ontario Water Resources Act is amended

by adding the following

section before the heading "Wells":

Standards for bottled water or packaged ice

34.1

(1) No person shall sell or

offer to sell for human consumption water or ice that is in a sealed

container or package or that is dispensed from a dispenser, other than a

water dispenser that is connected to a water distribution system of a

municipality, unless the water or ice meets the standards that are prescribed

by the regulations.

Exception

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to ice that is not intended

for human consumption.

2. Subsection 75 (1) of the Act, as amended by the

Statutes of Ontario, 1993,

chapter 23,

section 73, 1997,

chapter 7,

section 7

and 2001,

chapter 9,

Schedule G,

section 6, is amended by adding the

following clauses:

(

a) prescribing standards for water or ice that is sold or offered for

sale for human consumption in sealed containers or packages or from a

dispenser, other than a water dispenser that is connected to a water

distribution system of a municipality;

(a.1) governing the manufacture, repair, service and sale of dispensers of

water or ice for human consumption, other than water dispensers that are

connected to a water distribution system of a municipality;

Commencement

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

Royal Assent.

Short title

4. The

short title of this Act is the Ontario Water

Resources Amendment Act, 2003 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill provides that no one may

sell, in Ontario for human consumption, water or ice in a sealed container or

package or from a dispenser, other than a water dispenser that is connected

to a water distribution system of a municipality, unless the water or ice

meets the minimum standards prescribed by the regulations made under the Act.

The regulations can also regulate dispensers of water or ice for human

consumption.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

May 21, 2003

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

May

21, 2003

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :Royal Assent.

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 32, 37-4
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p37 s4 bill 32 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	985f71040f593096d854606e45ac32c57193d628

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