Bill 48 2016

An Act to repeal the Safe Streets Act, 1999

Preamble

The Safe Streets Act, 1999 is poorly conceived legislation that persecutes the poor by making it illegal to solicit money on streets, in parking lots, at transit stops or near bank machines.

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

Repeal

   1.  The Safe Streets Act, 1999 is repealed.

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 Peter Kormos Act (Repealing the Safe Streets Act), 2016.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill repeals the Safe Streets Act, 1999.