Liquor Licence Statute Law Amendment Act (Liquor Labels), 2007 Arnott, Ted — Bill 236 (38th Parliament, 2nd Session)

Bill 236, 38-2

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Bill 236, Liquor Licence Statute Law Amendment Act (Liquor Labels), 2007

Arnott, Ted

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Bill 236 2007

An Act to amend the Liquor Licence

Act and the Liquor Control Act

Note:

This Act amends the Liquor Licence Act and the Liquor

Control Act . For the legislative history of the Acts, see Public

Statutes – Detailed Legislative History on www.e-Laws.gov.on.ca.

Her

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

Liquor Licence Act

Section

12 of the Liquor Licence Act is amended by

adding the following subsection:

Same

(2.1) It is a condition of a licence to sell liquor that

the licensee affix to the container, in which the manufacturer places the

liquor, a warning label that cautions women who are pregnant that the

consumption of alcohol during pregnancy is the cause of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum

Disorder.

Section

14 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Same

(2.1) Despite subsection 14 (2), a member of the Board

shall not remove a condition attached to a licence pursuant to subsections 12

(2.1) and 22 (3.1).

Section

22 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Condition

(3.1) It is a condition of a manufacturer's licence that

the licensee affix to each container of liquor sold a warning label that

cautions women who are pregnant that the consumption of alcohol during

pregnancy is the cause of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.

4. Subsection

62 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following paragraph:

10.3 governing

the information to be included on a warning label mentioned in subsections 12

(2.1) and 22 (3.1);

Liquor Control Act

5. The

Liquor Control Act is amended by adding the following section:

Duty

of Board to label

3.2 The

Board shall only permit liquor to be sold in a government store if the

container in which the liquor is sold has a warning label affixed to it setting

out the prescribed information that cautions women who are pregnant that the

consumption of alcohol during pregnancy is the cause of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum

Disorder.

6. Subsection

8 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following clause:

(

l) governing

the information to be included on a warning label mentioned in

section 3.2.

Commencement and

Short Title

Commencement

(1) Subject

to subsection (2), this Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal

Assent.

(2) Sections 1 to 6 come into force three months after the

day this Act receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

8. The

short title of this Act is the Liquor Licence Statute Law

Amendment Act (Liquor Labels), 2007 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The

Bill amends the Liquor Licence Act and the Liquor Control

Act to

require sellers and manufacturers to affix a warning label to containers of

liquor, cautioning pregnant women about the risks of alcohol consumption.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

June 4, 2007

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

June 4, 2007

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :

(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

(2) Sections 1 to 6 come into force three months after the day this Act receives Royal Assent.

Acts affected - Bill 236

Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-laws

Liquor Control Act

Liquor Licence Act

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 236, 38-2
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p38 s2 bill 236 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	d2c863df2bbd60b4ea0f28c20a3aefad9f34d409

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