Bill 75, Alcohol, Gaming and Charity Funding Public Interest Act, 1996

Alcohol, Gaming and

Charity Funding Public Interest Act, 1996

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill establishes the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario as a Crown corporation without share capital to be responsible for administering both liquor and gaming regulation.

Section 6 of the Bill provides for a Registrar of Alcohol and Gaming. Section 10 contains provisions that apply to hearings under both the Liquor Licence Act and the Gaming Control Act, 1992. Section 16 gives the Lieutenant Governor in Council power to make regulations assigning to the board of the Commission or the Registrar the exercise of the powers and duties set out in the Liquor Licence Act, the Gaming Control Act, 1992 and the Wine Content Act or the exercise of any power or duty under the Liquor Control Act.

Part II of the Bill sets out amendments to the Liquor Control Act, the Liquor Licence Act, the Gaming Control Act, 1992, the Ontario Lottery Corporation Act and the Ontario Casino Corporation Act, 1993. While most of the amendments to the Liquor Licence Act and the Gaming Control Act, 1992 are necessary as a result of the establishment of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, some relate to video lottery terminals. For example, a new provision of the Liquor Licence Act would allow for the issuing of a proposal to revoke or suspend a licence to sell liquor where the holder of the licence has permitted a person under 19 years to play a video lottery or to be in an area where video lottery terminals are located.

The amendments to the Gaming Control Act, 1992 relating to video lottery terminals are required to ensure that persons who provide goods or services for video lotteries conducted by the Ontario Lottery Corporation are registered as suppliers with the Gaming Control Commission. At present, the Gaming Control Act, 1992 does not apply to the Ontario Lottery Corporation. The Commission will also have authority to establish standards for equipment used in video lotteries.

All of the amendments to the Ontario Lottery Corporation Act relate to video lottery terminals and include the following:

1. Persons under the age of 19 are prohibited from playing a video lottery and from seeking access to the area where video lottery terminals are located.

2. Persons in control of premises where video lottery terminals are located are prohibited from allowing persons under the age of 19 to play video lotteries or to have access to the area where video lottery terminals are located.

3. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may direct the Ontario Lottery Corporation to pay proceeds from video lotteries at such times and to such parties as the Lieutenant Governor in Council may specify.

The Ontario Casino Corporation Act, 1993 is amended to require the Ontario Casino Corporation to make payments pursuant to any agreement entered into by the Corporation for the distribution of money received from Casino Rama.

Bill1996

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An Act to regulate alcohol and gaming in the

public interest, to fund charities through the

responsible management of video lotteries and to

amend certain statutes related to liquor and gaming

CONTENTS

PART I

ALCOHOL AND GAMING COMMISSION OF ONTARIO

1. Schedule (Alcohol and Gaming Regulation and Public Protection Act, 1996)

PART II

AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING STATUTES

2. Liquor Control Act

3. Liquor Licence Act

4. Gaming Control Act, 1992

5. Ontario Casino Corporation Act, 1993

6. Ontario Lottery Corporation Act

PART III

COMMENCEMENT AND SHORT TITLE

7. Commencement

8. Short title

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

PART I

ALCOHOL AND GAMING COMMISSION OF ONTARIO

1. The Alcohol and Gaming Regulation and Public Protection Act, 1996, as set out in the following Schedule, is hereby enacted.

SCHEDULE

ALCOHOL AND GAMING REGULATION AND PUBLIC PROTECTION ACT, 1996

CONTENTS

1. Definitions

2. Commission established

3. Duty of Commission

4. Powers of Commission

5. Delegation of powers and duties

6. Registrar

7. Employees

8. Appropriation

9. Annual report

10. Hearings

11. Appeal to Divisional Court

12. Service

13. Registrar's certificate

14. Fees and charges

15. Information

16. Regulations

17. Short title

Definitions

1. In this Act,

"chair" means the chair of the board of the Commission designated under subsection 2 (6); ("président")

"Commission" means the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario established under section 2; ("Commission")

"Minister" means the minister responsible for the administration of this Act; ("ministre")

"Registrar" means the Registrar of Alcohol and Gaming under section 6. ("registrateur")

Commission established

2. (1) There is hereby established a corporation withoutshare capital to be known in English as the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario and in French as the Commission des alcools et des jeux de l'Ontario.

Board of directors

(2) The Commission shall have a board of directors consisting of the members appointed under subsection (3).

Appointment of members

(3) All of the members of the board, of whom there shall be at least five, shall be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

Term of appointment

(4) The members shall be appointed at pleasure for a term, not exceeding three years, designated by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, and may be re-appointed.

Quorum

(5) A majority of the members constitutes a quorum for meetings of the board and may exercise the powers of the board.

Chair and vice-chair

(6) The Lieutenant Governor in Council shall designate one of the members as chair of the board and may designate one or more members as vice-chairs.

Chair's duty

(7) The chair shall preside over the meetings of the board.

Acting chair

(8) If the chair is absent or otherwise unavailable to act or if the office of chair is vacant, a vice-chair shall act as and have all the powers of the chair.

Non-application of Acts

(9) The Corporations Act and the Corporations Information Act do not apply to the Commission.

Duty of Commission

3. (1) In addition to its powers and duties under this Act, the Commission shall be responsible for the administration of the Liquor Licence Act, the Gaming Control Act, 1992, the Wine Content Act and the regulations made under those Acts.

Same

(2) In addition to its powers and duties under this Act, the Commission shall exercise those powers and duties under the Liquor Control Act and the regulations made under it that are assigned to it by the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

Public interest

(3) The Commission shall exercise its powers and duties in the public interest and in accordance with the principles of honesty and integrity, and social responsibility.

Same

(4) The board of the Commission shall,

(a) inform and advise the Minister with respect to matters that are of an urgent, critical or relevant nature and that are likely to require action by the Commission or the Minister to ensure that the administration of the Acts referred to in subsections (1) and (2) is carried out properly; and

(b) advise or report to the Minister on any matter that the Minister may refer to the Commission relating to this Act or to the administration of the Acts referred to in subsections (1) and (2).

Powers of Commission

4. Without limiting the powers or capacities of the Commission, the board of the Commission may establish guidelines governing the exercise of any of the powers and duties under this Act and the Acts referred to in section 3.

Delegation of powers and duties

5. The board of the Commission may delegate in writing any of its powers and duties to any person or persons employed by the Commission and any such delegation is subject to any conditions set out in the delegation.

Registrar

6. (1) There shall be a Registrar of Alcohol and Gaming for the purposes of this Act, the Liquor Licence Act and the Gaming Control Act, 1992 and the regulations made under them.

Deputy Registrars

(2) The Registrar may appoint one or more Deputy Registrars and may delegate his or her powers or duties to them, subject to any conditions set out in the delegation.

Employees

7. (1) Such employees as the Commission may require may be appointed under this Act.

Same

(2) Subject to the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, the board of the Commission shall establish job categories, salary ranges and terms and conditions of employment for its employees.

Appropriation

8. (1) Money required for the purposes of this Act before April 1, 1997 shall be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and thereafter out of the money appropriated for those purposes by the Legislature.

Money from the Ontario Casino Corporation

(2) Subject to the approval of the Management Board of Cabinet, the board of the Commission may direct the Ontario Casino Corporation to pay to the Commission such money as the board directs, and such money may be used for the expenditures of the Commission.

Annual report

9. (1) Not later than September 30 in each year, the board of the Commission shall make an annual report to the Minister on the activities and affairs of the Commission to March 31 of the year.

Form and contents

(2) The annual report shall be in a form acceptable to the Minister and shall provide the particulars that the Minister requires.

Tabling

(3) The Minister shall submit the report to the Lieutenant Governor in Council and shall then lay the report before the Assembly if it is in session or, if not, at the next session.

Hearings

10. (1) The chair may direct that a hearing be held before a panel consisting of one or more members of the board of the Commission, as he or she may designate.

One member quorum

(2) One member constitutes a quorum for the purposes of a hearing.

Prior consideration of matter

(3) A member holding a hearing must not have taken part in any prior consideration of the specific issues to be determined at the hearing, other than an examination of any material that the parties are required to file with the board and a pre-hearing conference relating to those issues.

Parties

(4) The Registrar, the person who required the hearing and such other persons as the panel may specify are parties to the hearing.

Notice

(5) The board shall give notice of the hearing to the parties in the manner it considers appropriate.

Jurisdiction

(6) The board has jurisdiction to determine all questions of fact or law that arise in matters before it.

Stay

(7) An order of the board takes effect immediately unless the order provides otherwise but if an appeal is made to the Divisional Court, that court may grant a stay of the order until the appeal has been disposed of.

Oaths

(8) Every member of the board has power to administer oaths and affirmations for the purposes of a hearing.

Appeal to Divisional Court

11. (1) A party to a hearing before the board may appeal from the board's decision to the Divisional Court in accordance with the rules of court.

Question of law only

(2) An appeal under this section may be made on a question of law only.

Registrar a party

(3) The Registrar is a party to the appeal.

Right to be heard

(4) The Minister is entitled to be heard, by counsel or otherwise, upon the argument of the appeal.

Service

12. (1) A notice, order or other document that is required or permitted to be given or delivered to or served on a person under this Act, the Liquor Licence Act or the Gaming Control Act, 1992 is sufficiently given, delivered or served if it is,

(a) delivered personally;

(b) sent by regular mail addressed to the person at the person's last known address; or

(c) sent by telephone transmission of a facsimile of the notice, order or document to the person's last known facsimile telephone number.

Deemed receipt, mail

(2) A notice, order or other document sent by regular mail in accordance with clause (1) (b) shall be deemed to be given,served or delivered on the fifth day after the day of mailing, unless the person to whom it is sent establishes that it was not received on or before that date because of absence, accident, illness or other cause beyond the person's control.

Deemed receipt, facsimile transmission

(3) A notice, order or other document sent by telephone transmission of a facsimile in accordance with clause (1) (c) shall be deemed to be given, served or delivered on the date of transmission unless the person to whom it is sent establishes that it was not received on that date because of absence, accident, illness or other cause beyond the person's control.

Registrar's certificate

13. (1) The Registrar may issue a signed certificate that contains information concerning,

(a) the issuance or non-issuance of a licence or permit under the Liquor Licence Act;

(b) the registration or non-registration of any person;

(c) the filing or non-filing of any document or material required or permitted to be filed with the Commission;

(d) the time when the facts upon which a proceeding is based first came to the knowledge of the Registrar; and

(e) any other matter pertaining to licences or permits under the Liquor Licence Act, registration or non-registration, filing or non-filing.

Admissibility of certificate

(2) The certificate is, without proof of the office or signature of the Registrar, receivable in evidence in any proceeding as proof, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, of the facts stated in the certificate.

Fees and charges

14. The board of the Commission may establish, subject to the approval of the Minister, fees or other charges and provide for refunds for the purposes of this Act, the Acts referred to in section 3 and the regulations made under them.

Information

15. The board of the Commission may require that any information under this Act and the Acts referred to in section 3 be provided in a manner approved by the board.

Regulations

16. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations,

(a) assigning the exercise of the powers and duties set out in the Liquor Licence Act, the Gaming Control Act, 1992, the Wine Content Act and the regulations made under them to the board of the Commission or the Registrar, as the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers advisable;

(b) assigning the exercise of any power or duty under the Liquor Control Act and the regulations made under it to the board of the Commission or the Registrar, as the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers advisable;

(c) respecting any matter necessary to facilitate the implementation of this Act.

Short title

17. The short title of this Act is the Alcohol and Gaming Regulation and Public Protection Act, 1996.

PART II

AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING STATUTES

Liquor Control Act

2. (1) The definition of "Minister" in section 1 of the Liquor Control Act is repealed and the following substituted:

"Minister" means the minister responsible for the administration of this Act. ("ministre")

(2) Subsection 3 (1) of the Act, as amended by the Statutes of Ontario, 1994, chapter 9, section 2, is further amended by adding the following clause:

(m.1) to establish fees, subject to the approval of the Minister, and provide for refunds under this Act and the regulations made under it.

(3) Clauses 8 (1) (h) and (j) of the Act, as enacted by the Statutes of Ontario, 1994, chapter 9, section 4, are repealed and the following substituted:

(j) governing the purchase of liquor under a permit issued by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario or the Registrar of Alcohol and Gaming, as the case may be, under the regulations made under the Alcohol and Gaming Regulation and Public Protection Act, 1996.

Liquor Licence Act

3. (1) The definition of "Board" in section 1 of the Liquor Licence Act is repealed and the following substituted:

"Board", "member of the Board" and "employee of the Board" means the board of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario or the Registrar of Alcohol and Gaming, as the case may be, as set out in the regulations made under the Alcohol and Gaming Regulation and Public Protection Act, 1996. ("Commission" "membre de la Commission", "employé de la Commission")

(2) Section 2 of the Act, as amended by Statutes of Ontario, 1994, chapter 18, section 5, is repealed.

(3) Section 3 of the Act is repealed.

(4) Subsection 12 (1) of the Act is amended by striking out "prescribed fee" at the end and substituting "required fee".

(5) Section 13 of the Act, as amended by the Statutes of Ontario, 1994, chapter 18, section 5, is further amended by striking out "prescribed fee" in the fourth and fifth lines and substituting "required fee".

(6) Section 15 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsections:

Revocation, suspension re Ontario Lottery Corporation Act

(1.1) A member or employee of the Board may direct that a proposal be issued to revoke or suspend a licence to sell liquor where the holder of a licence or an employee contravenes or is convicted of contravening subsection 8.1 (2) of the Ontario Lottery Corporation Act.

No gaming on licensed premises after suspension

(1.2) Where a licence to sell liquor is suspended under subsection (1.1), the holder of the suspended licence shall not permit gaming to take place on the licensed premises during the period of the suspension.

. . . . .

Limit on further applications

(6.1) If the Board revokes a licence to sell liquor for the ground under clause 6 (2) (h), the Board may order, upon notice to the owner of the property at which the licensed premises is located, that no application for a licence may be made by any person in respect of the same premises within such period of time after the date of the revocation as the Board may specify (up to a maximum of two years) where, in the opinion of the Board, it is necessary to do so in the public interest.

Notice requiring hearing

(6.2) A notice under subsection (6.1) shall inform the owner of the property that the owner is entitled to a hearing by the Board if the owner mails or delivers to the Board, within 15 daysafter the notice is served on the owner, notice in writing requiring a hearing, and the owner may so require such a hearing.

Exception

(6.3) If a member of the Board is satisfied that there has been a significant change in the circumstances in respect of the premises since the licence was revoked, the Board may permit an application for a licence to sell liquor within the period specified by the Board under subsection (6.1).

(7) Subsections 17 (6) and 19 (6) of the Act are amended by striking out "prescribed fee" at the end and substituting in each case "required fee".

(8) Subsection 22 (6) of the Act is repealed.

(9) Subsection 23 (1) of the Act, as re-enacted by the Statutes of Ontario, 1994, chapter 27, section 88, is repealed.

(10) Subsections 23 (3), (4), (6), (7), (8), (13), (14) and (15) are repealed.

(11) Section 24 of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Reviewing decision or order

24. The Board shall not review a decision or order refusing the issuance of a licence to sell liquor or revoking, suspending or refusing to renew such a licence if the decision or order is based on the ground under clause 6 (2) (h).

(12) Sections 25, 26 and 50 of the Act are repealed.

(13) The French version of subsections 60 (1), (3) and (4) of the Act is amended by striking out "issue de la fusion" et "issue d'une fusion" wherever they occur and substituting in each case "qui a fusionné".

(14) Paragraphs 6 and 7 of subsection 62 (1) of the Act are repealed.

(15) Subsection 63 (4) of the Act is repealed.

Gaming Control Act, 1992

4. (1) The definitions of "Commission", "Director", "Panel" and "Registrar" in subsection 1 (1) of the Gaming Control Act, 1992, as enacted by the Statutes of Ontario, 1993, chapter 25, section 26, are repealed and the following substituted:

"Commission", "Director" and "Registrar" mean the board of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario or the Registrar ofAlcohol and Gaming, as the case may be, as set out in the regulations made under the Alcohol and Gaming Regulation and Public Protection Act, 1996.("Commission", "directeur", "registrateur")

(2) The definition of "game of chance" in subsection 1 (1) of the Act, as re-enacted by the Statutes of Ontario, 1993, chapter 25, section 26, is amended by striking out "or" at the end of clause (a), by adding "or" at the end of clause (b) and by adding the following clause:

(c) a lottery scheme prescribed by the regulations which is conducted and managed by the Ontario Lottery Corporation under the authority of paragraph 207 (1) (a) of the Criminal Code (Canada).

(3) Subsection 1 (2) of the Act, as enacted by the Statutes of Ontario, 1993, chapter 25, section 26, is repealed and the following substituted:

Interpretation

(2) Any reference in this Act to "The Commercial Registration Appeal Tribunal" or "Tribunal" shall be deemed to be a reference to the board of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario established under the Alcohol and Gaming Regulation and Public Protection Act, 1996.

(4) Sections 1.1 and 1.2 of the Act, as enacted by the Statutes of Ontario, 1993, chapter 25, section 27, are repealed.

(5) Section 2 of the Act, as amended by the Statutes of Ontario, 1993, chapter 25, section 28, is repealed.

(6) Section 3 of the Act, as amended by the Statutes of Ontario, 1993, chapter 25, section 29, is repealed.

(7) Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13 and 3.14 of the Act, as enacted by the Statutes of Ontario, 1993, chapter 25, section 30, are repealed.

(8) Section 4 of the Act, as amended by the Statutes of Ontario, 1993, chapter 25, section 31, is further amended by adding the following subsection:

Same

(1.01) Except as provided in this Act and the regulations, no person shall provide goods or services for a lottery scheme prescribed by the regulations which is conducted and managed by the Ontario Lottery Corporation and no person shall hold himself, herself or itself out as providing those goods or services unless,

(a) the person is registered as a supplier; and

(b) the person is providing those goods or services to the Ontario Lottery Corporation or a registered supplier.

(9) Subsection 4 (1.2) of the Act, as enacted by Statutes of Ontario, 1993, chapter 25, section 31, is amended by inserting "1995" after "Labour Relations Act" in the second line.

(10) Subsection 4 (2) of the Act, as amended by Statutes of Ontario, 1993 chapter 25, section 31, is further amended by inserting "(1.01)" after "1" in the amendment of 1993.

(11) Subclause 10 (b) (iii) of the Act, as enacted by the Statutes of Ontario, 1993, chapter 25, section 33, is amended by inserting "1995" after "Labour Relations Act" at the end.

(12) Subsection 13 (7) of the Act is repealed.

(13) Subsection 13 (11) of the Act, as re-enacted by the Statutes of Ontario, 1993, chapter 25, section 34, is repealed.

(14) Subsection 14 (3) of the Act is amended by striking out "Subsections 13 (2), (3) and (5) to (11)" at the beginning and substituting "Subsections 13 (2), (3), (5), (8), (9) and (10)".

(15) Section 29 of the Act is repealed.

(16) Subsection 41 (3) of the Act is repealed.

(17) Subsection 41 (7) of the Act, as re-enacted by the Statutes of Ontario, 1993, chapter 25, section 40, is repealed.

(18) Sections 43 and 45 of the Act are repealed.

(19) Subsection 46 (1) of the Act is amended by striking out "or" at the end of clause (a), by adding "or" at the end of clause (b) and by adding the following clause:

(c) being a registered supplier, fails to comply with a term or condition of registration.

(20) Subsection 46 (2) of the Act, as re-enacted by the Statutes of Ontario, 1993, chapter 25, section 41, is repealed and the following substituted:

Same

(2) Every person is guilty of an offence who contravenes or fails to comply with subsection 3.6 (6), subsection 4 (1), (1.01), (1.1), (1.2), (4) or (5), subsection 5 (1) or (4), subsection 9 (6), section 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 22.1, 23, 24 or 25, subsection 26 (1), (2) or (3) or section 27, 28 or 35.

(21) Subsection 46 (8) of the Act is amended by adding after "clause (1) (b)" in the first line "or (c)".

(22) Clause 48 (1) (f) of the Act is repealed.

(23) Clause 48 (1) (k.2) of the Act, as enacted by Statutes of Ontario, 1993, chapter 25, section 43, is repealed.

(24) Clause 48 (1) (n) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

(n) requiring and governing books, accounts and other records to be kept by registered suppliers, including prescribing time schedules for their retention.

(25) Clauses 48 (1) (s) and (t) of the Act are repealed and the following substituted:

(t) respecting any matter necessary to facilitate the implementation of this Act.

Ontario Casino Corporation Act, 1993

5. Paragraph 4 of subsection 15 (1) of the Ontario Casino Corporation Act, 1993, is repealed and the following substituted:

4. Payment of money to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario under subsection 8 (2) of the Alcohol and Gaming Regulation and Public Protection Act, 1996.

5. Payment required to be made under any agreement entered into by the Corporation with the consent of the Minister of Finance for the distribution of money received from Casino Rama.

Ontario Lottery Corporation Act

6. (1) Section 1 of the Ontario Lottery Corporation Act is amended by adding the following definitions:

"video lottery" means a lottery scheme conducted and managed by the Corporation and operated on or through a video lottery terminal; ("loterie vidéo")

"video lottery terminal" means a machine or device that allows a person to play a lottery scheme upon payment of money where that play may result in the receipt of a credit that can be redeemed for further play or money. ("appareil de loterie vidéo")

(2) Section 8 of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Regulations

8. (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations,

(a) regulating lottery schemes conducted and managed by the Corporation;

(b) prescribing the conditions and qualifications to entitlement to prizes in any lottery scheme conducted and managed by the Corporation;

(c) prescribing types of documentation for the purposes of clause 8.1 (5) (a);

(d) respecting any matter necessary or advisable to carry out effectively the intent and purpose of this Act.

Same

(2) A regulation made under this Act may be subject to any conditions, qualifications or requirements specified in the regulation.

(3) Subsection 8.1 (2) of the Act, as enacted by the Statutes of Ontario, 1992, chapter 29, section 1, is repealed and the following substituted:

Prohibition re video lottery terminals

(2) No person in control of premises where there are video lottery terminals, and no person acting on that person's behalf, shall,

(a) permit a person under 19 years of age to have access to the gaming premises area where video lottery terminals are located; or

(b) permit a person under 19 years of age to play a video lottery.

Same

(3) No person under 19 years of age shall,

(a) seek access to the gaming premises area where video lottery terminals are located; or

(b) play a video lottery.

Exception

(4) Clauses 2 (a) and (3) (a) do not prohibit access to a person under 19 years of age where that person is carrying on duties in the course of employment.

Same

(5) A person does not contravene subsection (1) or (2) if,

(a) the person sells a lottery ticket to a person, permits a person access to the gaming premises area or permits the person to play a video lottery relying on documentation of a prescribed type; and

(b) there is no apparent reason to doubt the authenticity of the documentation or that it was issued to the person producing it.

Prohibition re documentation

(6) No person shall present as evidence of his or her age a document that was not lawfully issued to the person.

Human Rights Code deemed not infringed

(7) Subsections (2) and (3) shall be deemed not to infringe the right of a person under section 1 of the Human Rights Code to equal treatment with respect to services, goods and facilities without discrimination because of age.

(4) The Act is amended by adding the following sections:

Offences

8.2 (1) A person who contravenes subsection 8.1 (1) or (2) is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding,

(a) $50,000 in the case of an individual; or

(b) $250,000 in the case of a corporation.

Same

(2) A person who contravenes subsection 8.1 (3) or (6) is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

Review of video lotteries

8.3 The Lieutenant Governor in Council may appoint a person to undertake a comprehensive review of the provisions of this Act relating to video lotteries five years after the implementation of video lotteries throughout Ontario.

(5) Section 9 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Exception

(2) Despite subsection (1), the Lieutenant Governor in Council may direct that the Corporation pay part or all of the proceeds from video lotteries at specified times, in the specified manner and to the specified parties, and where such a direction is madethe Corporation shall follow the direction.

PART III

COMMENCEMENT AND SHORT TITLE

Commencement

7. This Act comes into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor.

Short title

8. The short title of this Act is the Alcohol, Gaming and Charity Funding Public Interest Act, 1996.