Bill 48 explained in plain English
Peter Kormos Act (Repealing the Safe Streets Act), 2016
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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Bill 48, the Peter Kormos Act (Repealing the Safe Streets Act), 2016, proposes to repeal the Safe Streets Act, 1999, which made it illegal to solicit money in specific public areas.
This bill, called the Peter Kormos Act (Repealing the Safe Streets Act), 2016, would repeal the Safe Streets Act, 1999. The Safe Streets Act, 1999 made it illegal to solicit money in certain public places like streets, parking lots, transit stops, and near bank machines. By repealing this act, the bill aims to remove these prohibitions.
- Repeals the Safe Streets Act, 1999.
- Removes prohibitions against soliciting money in streets, parking lots, transit stops, and near bank machines.
- Specifies that the short title of this Act is the Peter Kormos Act (Repealing the Safe Streets Act), 2016.
- The general public
- Individuals who solicit money in public places
- The bill would remove the prohibition on soliciting money in streets, parking lots, transit stops, or near bank machines.
- The bill removes the previous legal restrictions on soliciting money in the specified locations.
- The bill comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill text does not specify any particular conditions or limitations on when this repeal takes effect, other than receiving Royal Assent.
This law, which made it illegal to solicit money in certain public places, would no longer be in effect.
Source: Section 1
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