Bill 32 2003

An Act to amend the
Ontario Water Resources Act

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

1. The Ontario Water Resources Act is amended by adding the following section before the heading "Wells":

Standards for bottled water or packaged ice

34.1 (1) No person shall sell or offer to sell for human consumption water or ice that is in a sealed container or package or that is dispensed from a dispenser, other than a water dispenser that is connected to a water distribution system of a municipality, unless the water or ice meets the standards that are prescribed by the regulations.

Exception

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to ice that is not intended for human consumption.

2. Subsection 75 (1) of the Act, as amended by the Statutes of Ontario, 1993, chapter 23, section 73, 1997, chapter 7, section 7 and 2001, chapter 9, Schedule G, section 6, is amended by adding the following clauses:

(a) prescribing standards for water or ice that is sold or offered for sale for human consumption in sealed containers or packages or from a dispenser, other than a water dispenser that is connected to a water distribution system of a municipality;

(a.1) governing the manufacture, repair, service and sale of dispensers of water or ice for human consumption, other than water dispensers that are connected to a water distribution system of a 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 Ontario Water Resources Amendment Act, 2003.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill provides that no one may sell, in Ontario for human consumption, water or ice in a sealed container or package or from a dispenser, other than a water dispenser that is connected to a water distribution system of a municipality, unless the water or ice meets the minimum standards prescribed by the regulations made under the Act. The regulations can also regulate dispensers of water or ice for human consumption.