Bill 228, Keeping Polystyrene Out of Ontario's Lakes and Rivers Act, 2021
Keeping Polystyrene Out of Ontario’s Lakes and Rivers Act, 2021
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Explanatory Note was written as a
reader’s aid to Bill 228 and does not form part of the law.
Bill 228 has been enacted as Chapter 16 of the Statutes of Ontario, 2021.
The Bill requires persons who sell, offer to sell or construct floating docks, floating platforms or buoys to ensure that any expanded or extruded polystyrene in the dock, platform or buoy is fully encapsulated.
Bill 228 2021
An Act to prohibit unencapsulated expanded or extruded polystyrene in floating docks, floating platforms and buoys
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:
Sale of foam docks etc.
1 A person who sells or offers to sell a floating dock, floating platform or buoy shall ensure that any expanded or extruded polystyrene in the dock, platform or buoy is fully encapsulated.
Construction of foam docks etc.
2 A person who constructs or reconstructs a floating dock, floating platform or buoy shall ensure that any expanded or extruded polystyrene in the dock, platform or buoy is fully encapsulated.
Commencement
3 This Act comes into force on the second anniversary of the day it receives Royal Assent.
Short title
4 The short title of this Act is the Keeping Polystyrene Out of Ontario’s Lakes and Rivers Act, 2021.
This reprint of the Bill is marked to indicate the changes that were made in Committee.
The
changes are indicated by underlines for
new text and a strikethrough for deleted text.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Bill requires persons who sell, offer to sell or construct floating docks, floating platforms or buoys to ensure that any expanded or extruded polystyrene in the dock, platform or buoy is fully encapsulated.
Bill 228 2021
An Act to prohibit unencapsulated expanded or extruded polystyrene in floating docks, floating platforms and buoys
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:
Sale of foam docks etc.
1 A person who sells or offers to sell a floating dock, floating platform or buoy shall ensure that any expanded or extruded polystyrene in the dock, platform or buoy is fully encapsulated.
Construction of foam docks etc.
2 A person who constructs or reconstructs a floating dock, floating platform or buoy shall ensure that any expanded or extruded polystyrene in the dock, platform or buoy is fully encapsulated.
Commencement
3 This Act comes into force on the second anniversary of the day it receives Royal Assent.
Short title
4 The short title of this Act is the Keeping Polystyrene Out of Ontario’s Lakes and Rivers Act, 2021.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Bill requires persons who sell, offer to sell or construct floating docks, floating platforms or buoys to ensure that any expanded or extruded polystyrene in the dock, platform or buoy is fully encapsulated.
Bill 228 2020
An Act to prohibit unencapsulated expanded or extruded polystyrene in floating docks, floating platforms and buoys
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:
Sale of foam docks etc.
1 A person who sells or offers to sell a floating dock, floating platform or buoy shall ensure that any expanded or extruded polystyrene in the dock, platform or buoy is fully encapsulated.
Construction of foam docks etc.
2 A person who constructs a floating dock, floating platform or buoy shall ensure that any expanded or extruded polystyrene in the dock, platform or buoy is fully encapsulated.
Commencement
3 This Act comes into force on the second anniversary of the day it receives Royal Assent.
Short title
4 The short title of this Act is the Keeping Polystyrene Out of Ontario’s Lakes and Rivers Act, 2020.
| Date | Bill stage | Event | Outcome | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2021 | Royal Assent | Royal Assent received | - | - |
| May 13, 2021 | Third Reading | Vote | Carried | - |
| May 13, 2021 | Third Reading | Debated | - | - |
| March 24, 2021 | Second Reading | Ordered for Third Reading | - | - |
| March 24, 2021 | Second Reading | Reported as amended | - | - |
| March 24, 2021 | Second Reading | Consideration of a Bill | - | Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills |
| March 22, 2021 | Second Reading | Consideration of a Bill | - | Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills |
| February 23, 2021 | Second Reading | Ordered referred to Standing Committee | - | Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills |
| February 23, 2021 | Second Reading | Vote | Carried | - |
| February 23, 2021 | Second Reading | Debated | - | - |
| November 5, 2020 | First Reading | Vote | Carried | - |
Debates and Progress
First Reading
Committee
Second Reading
Mr. Norman Miller, Mme France Gélinas, Mme Lucille Collard, Ms. Goldie Ghamari, Mr. Chris Glover, Mr. Mike Schreiner, Mr. Dave Smith, Ms. Bhutila Karpoche, Ms. Andrea Khanjin
Declared carried. Referred to the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills.
Committee
Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills
Reported to the House as amended. Ordered for third reading.
Third Reading
Mr. Norman Miller, Mr. John Vanthof, Hon. Bill Walker, Mr. Mike Schreiner, Ms. Andrea Khanjin, Mr. Sam Oosterhoff, Mr. Dave Smith
Declared carried.
Royal Assent
Thursday, May 20, 2021