Regulations
13 (1) Subject to the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, the Minister may make regulations, (0.a) designating a professional sport, other than boxing, for the purposes of the definition of “professional contest or exhibition”; (a) prescribing the powers and duties of the Commissioner; (b) authorizing the Commissioner to regulate and provide for the conduct of professional contests or exhibitions; (b.1) requiring the Commissioner to maintain a public record of certain documents and information, prescribing the documents and information that must be kept in the public record, and governing the public record and access to it; (b.2) requiring the Commissioner to publish certain documents and information, prescribing the documents and information that must be published, and governing their publication and access to them; (b.3) authorizing the Commissioner to conduct quality assurance programs in relation to the administration of this Act or the regulations and to use information collected under this Act for the purpose of those programs; (c) prescribing the equipment to be used for and the rules applicable to the conduct of professional contests or exhibitions, including the appointment and duties of the officials of the contests or exhibitions, the definition of fouls and the manner of determining the winners; (d) providing for the issuing of licences and permits for the holding of professional contests or exhibitions and for the suspension and cancellation of the licences and the cancellation of the permits; (e) providing for the licensing of participants in professional contests or exhibitions, managers of the participants and referees, seconds and other officials officiating at professional contests or exhibitions and providing for the suspension and cancellation of the licences; (f), (g) Repealed:  1998, c. 18, Sched. E, s. 4 (1). (h) authorizing the Commissioner to levy fines or other pecuniary penalties against officials or against persons who are the holders or who by the regulations are required to be the holders of licences under this Act for failure to comply with any provision of this Act or of the regulations; (i) prescribing the forms of contracts to be used in connection with the services and management of participants in professional contests or exhibitions; (j) prescribing the duties of persons holding professional contests or exhibitions; (k) prescribing the security to be furnished to the Commissioner by persons holding professional contests or exhibitions to ensure payment of officials and participants and the amount payable to the Minister under section 5; (l)  Repealed:  2006, c. 34, s. 2 (18). (m) prescribing the classes of persons who may take part in professional contests or exhibitions; (n) defining “amateur”, “combative sports” and “professional” for the purposes of this Act and the regulations; (n.1) prescribing entities and organizations for the purpose of clause 12.2 (1) (c); (n.2) governing amateur combative sports, including providing for the licensing of participants in the sports, specifying qualifications and conditions for licences, providing for the term, suspension and cancellation of licences and regulating the conduct of the sports; (o) respecting any matter necessary or advisable to carry out effectively the intent and purpose of this Act.  R.S.O. 1990, c. A.34, s. 13 (1); 1998, c. 18, Sched. E, s. 4 (1); 2004, c. 19, s. 1 (2, 3); 2006, c. 34, s. 2 (15-20). Note:  Regulations made under clause (f) or (g), as those clauses read immediately before December 18, 1998, continue until the Minister makes an order under section 12.1, as enacted by the Statutes of Ontario, 1998, chapter 18, Schedule E, section 3, that is inconsistent with those regulations.  See:  1998, c. 18, Sched. E, s. 4 (2). Note:  The Lieutenant Governor in Council may by regulation revoke regulations made under clause (f) or (g), as those clauses read immediately before December 18, 1998, if the Minister makes an order under section 12.1, as enacted by the Statutes of Ontario, 1998, chapter 18, Schedule E, section 3, that is inconsistent with those regulations.  See:  1998, c. 18, Sched. E, s. 4 (3). General penalty (2) Every person who contravenes any provision of this Act or of the regulations is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable, if no other penalty is provided, to a fine of not more than $10,000.  R.S.O. 1990, c. A.34, s. 13 (2). Duplication of penalties (3) Where a fine or other pecuniary penalty has been levied by the Commissioner under the regulations and such fine or other penalty has been paid, no proceedings shall be taken under the Provincial Offences Act in respect of the same matter.  R.S.O. 1990, c. A.34, s. 13 (3). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1998, c. 18, Sched. E, s. 4 (1) - 18/12/1998 2004, c. 19, s. 1 (2, 3)
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