Bill 26 2001

An Act to amend
the Safe Streets Act, 1999
and the Highway Traffic Act
to recognize the fund-raising
activities of legitimate charities

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

1. Section 3 of the Safe Streets Act, 1999 is amended by adding the following subsection:

Permitted fund-raising by charities

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to fund-raising activities that meet the following conditions:

1. They are conducted by a charity registered under the Income Tax Act (Canada).

2. They are permitted by a by-law of the municipality or by a resolution of the council of the municipality.

2. Section 177 of the Highway Traffic Act, as re-enacted by the Statutes of Ontario, 1999, chapter 8, section 7, is amended by adding the following subsection:

Permitted fund-raising by charities

(3.1) Subsection (2) does not apply to fund-raising activities that meet the following conditions:

1. They are conducted by a charity registered under the Income Tax Act (Canada).

2. They are permitted by a by-law of the municipality or by a resolution of the council of the municipality.

Commencement

3. This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title

4. The short title of this Act is the Charity Fund-Raising Activities Act, 2001.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill amends section 3 of the Safe Streets Act, 1999 and section 177 of the Highway Traffic Act to provide that the prohibitions in those sections do not apply to fund-raising activities that are conducted by registered charities and are, in addition, permitted by a municipal by-law or by a resolution of the council of a municipality.