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Bill PR47 explained in plain English

Big A Amusements Ltd. Act, 2011

Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
39th Parliament, 2nd Session
Bill number
Bill PR47
Full title
Big A Amusements Ltd. Act, 2011
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Jun 1, 2011

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.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Royal Assent received
Latest Activity
Jun 1, 2011
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

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Short Version

Bill PR47 revives the dissolved corporation Big A Amusements Ltd. to allow for the management of its previously held property.

What It Means

This Act revives Big A Amusements Ltd., a corporation that was dissolved on February 21, 2006. The revival is to allow for the handling of property that the corporation owned at the time of its dissolution. The corporation is restored to its legal position as it was before it was dissolved, including its property, rights, privileges, franchises, liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts, as if it had never been dissolved. This revival is subject to any rights that have been acquired by any person since the corporation's dissolution.

What This Bill Does
  • Revives the corporation Big A Amusements Ltd.
  • Restores the corporation to its legal position as it was before its dissolution, including all its property, rights, privileges, franchises, liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts.
  • Ensures the revival is subject to any rights acquired by others after the corporation's dissolution.
Who Is Affected
  • Big A Amusements Ltd.
  • Winnie Arrigo (applicant and former director of Big A Amusements Ltd.)
  • Persons who acquired rights after the dissolution of Big A Amusements Ltd.
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • Big A Amusements Ltd. is restored to its legal position, including all its property, rights, privileges, and franchises.
  • Big A Amusements Ltd. is subject to all its liabilities, contracts, disabilities, and debts.
  • The revival is subject to any rights acquired by any person after its dissolution.
Important Dates
  • The Act received Royal Assent on June 1, 2011.
  • The Act came into force on June 1, 2011.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The revival is subject to 'any rights acquired by any person after its dissolution,' which is not further defined in the text.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Commencement provision
commencement

The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.

Source: Section 2

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Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
May 4, 2011
Step 2
Second reading
Jun 1, 2011
Step 3
Committee review
May 11, 2011
Step 4
Third reading
Jun 1, 2011
Step 5
Royal assent
Jun 1, 2011

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

This bill does not have a published recorded division in the current official sources, so representative-by-representative vote counts are not shown.

Sponsor
Bob Delaney
Sponsor party or district not listed
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

The current official sources do not publish a recorded division breakdown for this bill, so there is no representative-by-representative table to show.

Official sources

Status, sponsor, votes, and timeline on this page are drawn from these official legislative sources and public records. Each summary above is attributed to its own source.

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