Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario Act, 1999 — Private Bill PR6 (37th Parliament, 1st Session)

Bill PR6, 37-1

Ontario — Bills

1ST SESSION, 37TH LEGISLA TURE, ONTARIO ELIZABETH II, 1999 Bill Pr6 (Chapter Pr6 Statutes of Ontario, 1999)

An Act respecting the Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario Mr. Wood 1st Reading November 29, 1999 2nd Reading December 22, 1999 3rd Reading December 22, 1999 Royal Assent December 23, 1999 Printed by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario Bill Pr6

An Act respecting the Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario

Preamble Designations Offence Exception The Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario has applied for special legislation to give its members the exclusive right to use the designations “Interior Designer” and “A.R.I.D.O.”. The applicant represents that it was continued as a special Act corporation under the Association of Reg- istered Interior Designers of Ontario Act, 1984 and that, under that Act, its members were given the exclusive right to use the designa- tions “Registered Interior Designer” and “A.R.I.D.O.”. It is appropriate to grant the application.

Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows: 1.

Section of the Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario Act, 1984 is repealed and the following substituted: 8.

(1) Every registered member of the Association may use the designations “Interior Designer” and, after the member’s name, “A.R.I.D.O.”.

(2) Any person in Ontario who is not a reg- istered member of the Association is guilty of an offence if the person, (

a) takes or uses the designation “Interior Designer” or “A.R.I.D.O”, alone or in combination with any other word, name, title, initial or description; or (

b) implies, suggests or holds out that the person is a registered member of the Association.

(3) It is not an offence for the following persons to use the designation “Interior Designer”: 1. An architect, as defined by the Archi- tects Act. 2. A person who, on the day this Act receives Royal Assent, is an intern architect under the Architects Act.

(4) A person who is not a registered member of the Association may not bring an action in any court in Ontario to collect fees, compensation or other remuneration for ser- vices performed while in contravention of sub- section (2).

(5) Every person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (2) is liable, on conviction, (

a) for a first offence, to a fine of not more than $1,500; (

b) for a second offence, to a fine of not more than $3,500; (

c) for each subsequent offence, to a fine of not more than $5,000. 8.1

(1) In every case where registration is an issue, the production of a copy of the regis- ter, certified by the Registrar, is proof, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, of the persons who are registered members of the Association.

(2) A certificate purporting to be signed by the Registrar is proof, in the absence of evi- dence to the contrary, that the person is the Registrar, without any proof of that person’s signature or of that person being the Registrar.

(3) The absence of the name of any person from a copy of the register certified by the Registrar is proof, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, that the person is not a regis- tered member of the Association. 2.

Section of the Act is repealed and the following substituted: 11. This Act does not affect or interfere with the right of any person who is not a member of the Association to practise interior design in Ontario. 3. This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent. 4. The

short title of this Act is the Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario Act, 1999. Right to sue for fees limited to registered members Penalty Evidence Same Same Right to practise unaffected Commence- ment

Short title

Document details

Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill PR6, 37-1
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p37 s1 bill pr6 bill text 37 1 en pr006ra.pdf
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	b8f82f83a1c81a42b7b790e5ea4d2a19eec67f00

Source file is stored in the law ingest library (pdf).