Election Signs Act, 2000 Galt, Doug — Bill 136 (37th Parliament, 1st Session)

Bill 136, 37-1

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Bill 136, Election Signs Act, 2000

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Bill 136

Bill 1362000

An Act in respect of

election signs

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

Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Display of provincial election signs

(1) No person shall display a sign or permit the

display of a sign that promotes the candidacy of a person for political

office in a provincial election or by-election until the writ for the

election or by-election, as the case may be, is issued.

Display of municipal election signs

(2) No person shall display a sign or permit the display of a sign that

promotes the candidacy of a person for municipal office in a municipal

election or by-election until 25 days before the day of the election or

by-election, as the case may be.

Removal of election signs

(3) If a person displays a sign or permits the display of a sign described

in subsection (1) or (2), the person shall remove the sign within three days

following the day of the election or by-election, as the case may be.

Exception

(4) Subsections (1), (2) and (3) do not apply to signs displayed at

premises used as a campaign office by a candidate in the election or

by-election.

Offence

(1) Every person who contravenes subsection 1 (1),

(2) or (3) is guilty of an offence.

Penalty, individual

(2) Every individual convicted of an offence under subsection (1) is

liable to a fine of not more than $500.

Penalty, corporation

(3) Every corporation convicted of an offence under subsection (1) is

liable to a fine of not less than $200 and not more than $5,000.

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 Election Signs Act,

2000 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill prohibits the display of a sign promoting the candidacy of a

person for office in a provincial election or by-election until the writ for

the election or by-election is issued. The Bill prohibits the display of a

sign promoting the candidacy of a person for office in a municipal election

or by-election until 25 days before the day of the election or by-election.

All signs must be removed within three days after the election or

by-election. The Bill also contains an offence provision for failure to

comply.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

November 2, 2000

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

November 2, 2000

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :Royal Assent.

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 136, 37-1
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p37 s1 bill 136 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	cdd30fde2e4dfd0bca155b6f597793f5e864c551

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