Bill 88 explained in plain English
Asbestos Use Prohibition Act, 2017
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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The Asbestos Use Prohibition Act, 2017, bans the use, import, transport, and sale of asbestos in Ontario and mandates the creation of a register for provincial buildings containing asbestos.
This bill, the Asbestos Use Prohibition Act, 2017, prohibits the use, reuse, import, transport, or sale of asbestos in Ontario. It also requires the Ministry of Labour to create and maintain a register of all buildings owned or leased by the province that contain asbestos. Owners or lessees of these buildings must report to the Minister about the presence of asbestos and any work done to reduce it. Inspectors can be appointed to enforce the Act and have powers to enter and inspect these buildings, examine records, and question people. Penalties are set for violations of the Act, with fine amounts to be prescribed by regulations.
- Prohibits the use, reuse, import, transport, or sale of asbestos in Ontario.
- Requires the Minister of Labour to establish and maintain an Asbestos Buildings Register for all provincially owned or leased buildings containing asbestos.
- Requires owners or lessees of provincially owned or leased buildings to report the presence of asbestos and any work to reduce it to the Minister.
- Allows the Minister to appoint inspectors to enforce the Act.
- Grants inspectors the power to enter and inspect provincially owned or leased buildings, examine records, and question individuals.
- Sets up penalties for offences related to the prohibition of asbestos use and the reporting requirements.
- Individuals and businesses involved in the use, reuse, import, transport, or sale of asbestos in Ontario.
- Owners or lessees of provincially owned or leased buildings.
- The Ministry of Labour.
- Inspectors appointed under the Act.
- Obligation not to use, reuse, import, transport, or sell asbestos in Ontario.
- Obligation for owners/lessees of provincial buildings to report asbestos presence and reduction work.
- Right of inspectors to enter and inspect provincial buildings.
- Obligation to comply with inspector's directions and requests for information.
- Right to request copies of removed records and have them returned.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Offences under the Act are liable to a fine in the amount prescribed by regulations.
- Contravention of asbestos use prohibitions (subsection 2(1) and (2)) is an offence liable to a fine prescribed by regulations.
- Contravention of reporting duties (subsection 3(2) and (3)) is an offence liable to a fine prescribed by regulations.
- Contravention of inspector's demands to produce records (subsection 4(7)) or obstruction (subsection 4(10)) is an offence liable to a fine prescribed by regulations.
- The specific fine amounts for offences are not detailed in the provided text and will be prescribed by regulations.
- The time periods for reporting by building owners/lessees are not specified and will be determined by regulations.
- The Act does not apply to existing products containing asbestos if the person is unaware the product contains asbestos.
Establishes prohibitions on the use of asbestos and requirements for a register of provincial buildings containing asbestos.
Outlines the powers of inspectors appointed under the Act, including entering buildings, examining records, and questioning individuals.
Source: Section 4
Allows the Minister to appoint inspectors to carry out the purposes of the Act.
Source: Section 4 (1)
Allows the Minister to make regulations regarding time periods for reporting, exemptions, the administration of the Register, fine amounts, and forms.
Source: Section 5
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