Bill 102 2013

An Act to amend the Archives and Recordkeeping Act, 2006 to impose penalties for offences relating to public records of archival value

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

   1.  Section 15 of the Archives and Recordkeeping Act, 2006 is amended by adding the following subsection:

Offence

   (3)  A person who contravenes subsection (1) with an intent to deprive a public body, the Archives of Ontario or the Archivist, of the custody, control, or use of, or access to, any public record of archival value is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of not more than $50,000.

Commencement

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

Short title

   3.  The short title of this Act is the Archives and Recordkeeping Amendment Act, 2013.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill amends the Archives and Recordkeeping Amendment Act, 2006. It adds a provision making it an offence to contravene subsection 15 (1) of the Act with an intent to deprive a public body, the Archives of Ontario or the Archivist, of the custody, control, or use of, or access to, any public record of archival value. On conviction, a fine of not more than $50,000 may be imposed.