1978 BILL 223 Fourth Session, 18th Legislature, 27 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 223

AN ACT TO AMEND THE AMUSEMENTS ACT MR. TAYLOR First Reading _________________________________________ _ Second Reading ______________________________________ _ Committee of the Whole _______________________________ _ Third Reading ________________________________________ _ Royal Assent ________________________________________ _ Printed by the Queen's Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON

Bill 223 Mr. Taylor BILL 223 1978

AN ACT TO AMEND THE AMUSEMENTS ACT (Assented to J 1978) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent 'Of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, -enacts as follows: 1. The Amusements Act is amended by this Act.

Section 2 (

a) is repealed and the following is substituted: (a) "amusement" means a contest, danoe, entertainment, ex­ hibition, game, performance, program, show or other display or device provided for the diversiDn of the public, including displays or devices produced electrically, elec­ tronically or mechanically 'Or by any combination thereof; 3. The following is added after

section 22: 22.1 The Minister may order any amusement which is displayed to or operated by or available for display to or 'Operation by members of the public to be -referred to the censor or board of censors appointed pursuant to

section 15. 22.2 The censor or board of censors may permit or prohibit the display or operation by the public of any amusement referred to them pursuant to

section 22.1 or may permit the display or opeJ.'1ation on the condition that no -children shall be present at., the plac.e of or at the time of the display or operation. 22.:3 NO' person shall rent, lease, sell, or agree to rent, lease or sell an amusement that has been referred by the Minister to the censor or board of censors until the cen­ sor or board of censors has determined that it shall be permitted to be displ,ayed or operated. 22.4 No person shall displiay or permit to be opera­ ted any amusement that has been referred by- the Minister to the censor or board of censors until the censor or board of censors has determined that it shall be permit­ ted to. be displayed or operated. ,

Explanatory Notes General: This Bill provides authority to censor games such as those that entertain by the simulated killing of human beings. 1. This Bill will amend

chapter 18 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1970.

Section 2, clause (

a) presently reads (a) 'amusement' means a coIl/test, dance, entertainment, exhibition, game, performance, program or show; 3. Referral of certain amusements to the censors.

22.5 Where the censor or boaro of censors has de­ termined that an amusement may be displayed or opera­ ted only in a place or at a time where children are nO't present, no person shall display the amusement or permit the amusement to be operated when or where children are present. 22.6 A certificate con~aining (

a) the name of the amusement, (

b) the name of the producer or manu~acturer, and (c) 'a licence number shall be issued by the Minister in respe'ct of all amuse­ ments permitted by the censor or board of censors to be displayed or operated pursuant to this Act.

Section 29 is amended by adding the following after clause 25: 26. Expanding the applioation of seotion 2 (

a) to 'Other forms of amusements or diversion or sport where the referral of such items to the censor or board of censors is deemed to be in the public interest. 5. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. 2

4. Adds power to amend definition of "amusement" by regulation. 2 Title: 1978 (18th, 4th) Bill 223,

An Act to Amend the Amusements Act