Bill 214 — Fifth Session, 23Rd Legislature, 46 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta B Ill 214 Amusements Amendment Act, 1997 Mrs. Fritz (Legislature 23, Session 5)

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1997 BILL 214 Fifth Session, 23rd Legislature, 46 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA B ILL 214 AMUSEMENTS AMENDMENT ACT, 1997 MRS. FRITZ First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent

Bill 214 Mrs. Fritz BILL 214 1997 AMUSEMENTS AMENDMENT ACT, 1997 (Assented to , 1997) 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. 2

Section 1 is amended by adding the following after clause (f): (f.1) "minor" means a minor within the meaning of the Age of Majority Act; 3 The following is added after

section 17:

PART 2.1 ACCESS TO ADULT VIDEOS BY MINORS 17.1 In this Part, (a) "video exchange" means a place where videotapes are stored, rented, sold, leased or supplied; (b) "video exchange operator" means a person who owns, operates, manages or works in a video exchange and 1

Explanatory Notes 1 Amends

chapter A-41 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1980. 1

includes an employee, manager, lessee, transferee or partner of the owner of the video exchange. (c) "videotape" includes any audio visual production on videotape or video-disc; 17.2 No video exchange operator may exchange, rent, sell, provide for purposes of viewing or show a videotape to a minor that has been classified pursuant to the regulations made under

section 23(m)(i.1) as an adult video. 17.3 Any person who contravenes

section 17.2 is guilty of an offence and liable on

summary conviction (

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

b) for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine of not less than $500 and not more than $10 000. 4

Section 23 is amended by adding the following after subclause (m)(i): (i.1) the classification of videotapes as adult videos; 2 Title: 1997 (23rd, 5th) Bill 214, Amusements Amendment Act, 1997

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