Bill 285 (Legislature 22, Session 2)

L22 S2 2802

Alberta — Bills

1990 BILL 285 Second Session, 22nd Legislatm-e, 39 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 285

AN ACT TO AMEND THE AMUSEMENTS ACT MR. McINNIS First Readmg Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent

Bill 285 Mr. Mclnnis BILL 285 1990

AN ACT TO AMEND THE AMUSEMENTS ACT (Assented to , 1990) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as foUows: 1 The Amusements Act is amended by this Act 2 The following

Part is added after

Part 2. PARTZl ACCESS BY CHILDREN TO FILM 17.1 No owner or any other person shaU, at a place of amusement or a film exchange, rent, seU or show a fUm to anyone who (

a) is under the age of 18 years, or (

b) appears to be under the age of 18 years and who fails to produce identification showing that he is of the age of 18 years or more unless the film has been classified pursuant to

section 23(m)(

l) as a family picture or a picture for universal exhibition. 112 An owner or other person who contravenes

section 17.1 is guilty of an offence and Uable on

summary conviction (

a) for a first offence to a fine of not less than $250 and not more than $1000 and

Explanatory Notes 1 This BiU wiU amend

Chapter A-41 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1980. 2 This new Part wiU make it an offence to show or rent to minors any film or video that has not been classified as "fanuly" or "universal". Provision is made for fines and for the suspension of licences.

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b) for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine of not less than $1000 and not more than $10000. 173

(1) If an owner or other has been convicted of an offence imder

section 17.2(a), the Minister may revoke the Ucence for the premises at which the offence was committed for a period not exceeding one month.

(2) If an owner or other has committed an offence under

section 17.2(

b) the Minister shaU suspend the Ucence for the premises at which the offence was committed for a period of a year imless he is satisfied that the owner of the premises had taken aU reasonable steps to prevent an offence being committed under this Part, in which case he may reduce the period of suspension to a period he considers appropriate in the circumstances, but not less than one month. Title: 1990 (22nd 2nd) Bill 285,

An Act to Amend the Amusements Act

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L22 S2 2802
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Volume / chapter	L22 S2 2802
Language	en
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