Bill 31 explained in plain English
Skin Cancer Prevention Act, 2010
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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The Skin Cancer Prevention Act, 2010, prohibits the sale and marketing of tanning services and UV light treatments to individuals under 19, mandates training for staff and posting of health warnings in tanning establishments, and requires a registry of equipment use.
This bill, called the Skin Cancer Prevention Act, 2010, aims to reduce the risk of skin cancer by regulating tanning services and ultraviolet (UV) light treatments. It prohibits marketing or selling these services to individuals under 19 years old. If an individual appears younger than 25, identification proving they are 19 or older must be shown. The bill also requires tanning establishments to maintain a registry, ensure staff receive training, and post health warning signs. It sets penalties for non-compliance.
- Prohibits marketing or selling tanning services and ultraviolet (UV) light treatments to individuals under 19 years old.
- Prohibits marketing or selling tanning services and UV light treatments to individuals who appear to be under 25 years old, unless they provide valid identification proving they are 19 or older.
- Requires the Minister responsible to establish and maintain a registry related to the commercial use of tanning and UV light equipment.
- Requires owners or operators of tanning establishments to ensure that staff providing services or treatments receive prescribed training.
- Requires owners or operators of tanning establishments to post signs about the health effects of tanning services or UV light treatments, as specified by regulations.
- Creates offences and sets penalties for contravening certain provisions of the Act.
- Allows the Lieutenant Governor in Council to make regulations to carry out the Act's provisions, including details about the registry, training, signage, and identification.
- Individuals under 19 years old (cannot purchase or be marketed tanning services or UV light treatments).
- Individuals who appear under 25 years old (must provide identification to purchase tanning services or UV light treatments).
- Owners and operators of establishments providing tanning services or UV light treatments.
- Persons providing tanning services or UV light treatments in establishments.
- The Minister responsible for the administration of the Act.
- Obligation for persons to not market or sell tanning services or UV light treatments to individuals under 19.
- Obligation for persons to not market or sell tanning services or UV light treatments to individuals appearing under 25 without proper identification.
- Obligation for owners/operators to ensure staff receive training.
- Obligation for owners/operators to post health warning signs.
- Right for members of the College of a health profession to prescribe or provide UV light treatments.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Fines of not more than $2,000 per day for each day an offence occurs.
- Contravention of subsection 1(1) (marketing/selling to minors) is an offence liable to a fine of not more than $2,000 per day.
- Contravention of subsection 1(2) (marketing/selling to apparent minors without ID) or section 3 (lack of training) or section 4 (failure to post signs) is an offence liable to a fine of not more than $2,000 per day.
- Failure to provide information for the registry as required by regulations is an offence liable to a fine of not more than $2,000 per day.
- The specific information to be included in the registry is to be prescribed by regulations.
- The details of the training required for staff are to be prescribed by regulations.
- The content, placement, size, and format of the required signs are to be prescribed by regulations.
- The types of identification that can be used to verify age are to be prescribed by regulations.
- The bill does not apply to members of a health profession prescribing or providing UV light treatments.
- A defence exists for contravening subsection 1(1) if the person reasonably believed the individual was at least 19 years old.
- There is a presumption of reasonable belief if the individual provided valid identification showing they were at least 19 years old and there was no apparent reason to doubt its validity.
Establishes new rules and prohibitions regarding tanning services and UV light treatments, including age restrictions, training requirements, signage, and a registry.
Source: Sections 1-8
The Act's provisions do not affect the right of members of a health profession, as defined in the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991, to prescribe or provide UV light treatments.
Source: Section 1 (3)
The Lieutenant Governor in Council can make regulations to detail how the Act is implemented, including specific requirements for the registry, training content, sign content and placement, and types of identification.
Source: Section 6 (1)
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