Assembly Vote
16th Assembly, 4th SessionNovember 5, 2009
Motion Sponsor
Bill 7
An Act to Amend the Summary Conviction Procedures Act
Bill Sponsor:
Jackson Lafferty
Last Stage Completed:
Law (Assent given) (Feb. 26, 2010)
Topic
Motion Text
: Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Range Lake, that Bill 7, An Act to Amend the Summary Conviction Procedures Act, be read for the second time.
Mr. Speaker, this bill amends the Summary Conviction Procedures Act to provide that a justice may enter a conviction and impose the specified penalty where a person who has been summonsed to appear before the justice by way of ticket fails to either pay the specified penalty or to appear as summonsed.
The maximum fine for failing to appear before a justice as required is increased, and formalities relating to information are clarified. Minor amendments are also made to ensure consistency of terminology. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.