Bill 106 explained in plain English
Better Enforcement of the Tobacco Tax Act, 2023
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 43rd Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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Bill 106, the Better Enforcement of the Tobacco Tax Act, 2023, would authorize Ontario police officers to conduct enforcement actions related to tobacco taxes.
This bill proposes to amend the Tobacco Tax Act in Ontario. It aims to authorize police officers to undertake certain enforcement actions related to tobacco taxes. Currently, these actions can only be performed by individuals specifically authorized by the Minister of Finance. The bill would deem all police officers as authorized by the Minister of Finance to carry out these specific enforcement and inspection-related actions.
- Amends the Tobacco Tax Act to authorize police officers to conduct certain enforcement actions.
- Deems all police officers to be authorized by the Minister of Finance to undertake specific enforcement and inspection activities related to tobacco taxes.
- Makes these amendments effective six months after the bill receives Royal Assent.
- Police officers in Ontario.
- The Minister of Finance (Ontario).
- Individuals or entities subject to tobacco tax enforcement actions.
- Police officers are deemed to have the authority to undertake specific enforcement and inspection actions under the Tobacco Tax Act.
- The Act comes into force six months after receiving Royal Assent.
- The specific 'actions set out in subsection (1)' of Section 23 and Section 24 of the Tobacco Tax Act, which police officers will be authorized to undertake, are not detailed within this bill text.
- The bill does not specify any new penalties or changes to existing penalties related to tobacco tax enforcement.
Amends Section 6 by allowing police officers to perform actions previously restricted to persons authorized by the Minister.
Source: Section 1(1) and 1(2)
Adds a provision to Section 23, deeming all police officers authorized by the Minister of Finance to conduct specific enforcement and inspection actions.
Source: Section 2
Adds a provision to Section 24, deeming all police officers authorized by the Minister of Finance to conduct specific enforcement actions.
Source: Section 3
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