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1 (1) In this Act, “Advisory Council” means the Ontario Combative Sport Advisory Council established under section 3; (“Conseil consultatif”) “amateur combative sport contest or exhibition” has the meaning set out in the regulations; (“compétition ou exhibition de sports de combat amateurs”) “combative sport” has the meaning set out in subsection (2); (“sport de combat”) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner appointed under section 2; (“commissaire”) “designated senior employee” means a person employed in the Ministry as an assistant deputy minister or in a position prescribed by the regulations; (“titulaire d’un poste supérieur désigné”) “matchmaker” means a person who arranges a professional combative sport contest or exhibition; (“promoteur de match”) “Minister” means the member of the Executive Council to whom responsibility for the administration of this Act is assigned or transferred under the Executive Council Act; (“ministre”) “Ministry” means the ministry of the Minister; (“ministère”) “official” means a person who participates in a professional combative sport contest or exhibition as a referee, judge or in any other prescribed capacity; (“officiel”) “prescribed” means prescribed by the regulations; (“prescrit”) “professional combative sport contest or exhibition” has the meaning set out in the regulations; (“compétition ou exhibition de sports de combat professionnels”) “regulations” means the regulations made under this Act. (“règlements”) Note: Subsections 1 (2) and (3) and section 2 come into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor. Combative sport (2) A reference to “combative sport” in this Act and the regulations, including within the definitions of “amateur combative sport contest or exhibition” and “professional combative sport contest or exhibition” in subsection (1), means a sport in which contestants meet by previous arrangement for the purpose of an encounter or fight and, (a) strike their opponents using their hands, fists, feet or any other body part or any combination of them; (b) use throwing, grappling or submission techniques; or (c) engage in any other prescribed technique. Same (3) The Minister may set out in the regulations, for information purposes, sports that are combative sports.  However, for clarity, a sport may be a combative sport even if it has not been set out in the regulations. Commissioner Commissioner 2 (1) The Minister shall appoint, in writing, a person employed in the Ministry as the Commissioner for the purposes of this Act. Powers and duties (2) The Commissioner shall have the powers and duties set out in this Act and such other powers and duties as may be prescribed. Delegation (3) The Commissioner may delegate, in writing, any of the Commissioner’s powers or duties under this Act or the regulations to any person, including any person not employed in the Ministry, subject to any limitations, conditions and requirements set out in the delegation. Ontario Combative Sport Advisory Council
3 (1) A council known as the Ontario Combative Sport Advisory Council in English and Conseil consultatif ontarien des sports de combat in French is established. Members (2) The composition of the Advisory Council shall be as provided in the regulations, and the members shall be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. Chair, vice-chairs (3) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may designate one of the members of the Advisory Council to be the chair and one or more members of the Advisory Council to be vice-chairs. Vice-chairs (4) A vice-chair shall act as and have all the powers and authority of the chair if the chair is absent or unable to act or if the chair’s position is vacant. Remuneration and expenses (5) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may determine the remuneration and expenses of persons appointed under subsection (2). Support (6) The Minister may designate any persons employed in the Ministry to provide support to the Advisory Council in the performance of its functions under this Act and the regulations.
4 The Advisory Council shall, (a) advise the Minister regarding regulations under section 49; and (b) perform any other duties as may be prescribed.
49 (1) The Minister may make regulations, (a) setting out sports as combative sports for the purposes of subsection 1 (3); (b) governing the conduct of an amateur combative sport contest or exhibition and the conduct of a professional combative sport contest or exhibition, including prescribing rules relating to such contests and exhibitions; (c) governing fees and eligible expenses under subsection 18 (4), including, (i) prescribing the amount of fees and expenses or the manner of determining fees and expenses, and (ii) prescribing the manner in which and the period within which fees and expenses must be paid. Restriction on Minister’s regulations (2) Except in urgent circumstances, the Minister shall not make a regulation under subsection (1) unless he or she has given a copy of the proposed regulation to the Advisory Council and allowed the Council at least one month to consider it and to provide advice on it to the Minister. Rules under subs. (1) (b) apply even if no event permit (3) For greater certainty, a regulation made under clause (1) (b) applies to an amateur combative sport contest or exhibition even if an event permit under this Act is not required in respect of the contest or exhibition. Exemption from rules prescribed under subs. (1) (b) (4) A regulation made under clause (1) (b) may permit the Minister to exempt an amateur combative sport contest or exhibition or professional combative sport contest or exhibition from the rules set out in the regulation that apply to the combative sport, provided that the Minister is satisfied that the contest or exhibition satisfies such requirements as set out in the regulation. Where no rules prescribed in respect of combative sport (5) If no regulation is made under clause (1) (b) prescribing rules in respect of a particular combative sport, the Minister may make regulations requiring a person wishing to promote, conduct or hold an amateur combative sport contest or exhibition or professional combative sport contest or exhibition involving the combative sport to obtain the Minister’s approval of rules that will apply to the contest or exhibition.
50 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations providing for any matters which, in the opinion of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, are necessary or advisable for the purposes of this Act, including, (a) governing licences and event permits required under this Act; (b) prescribing or otherwise providing for anything required or permitted under this Act, except anything referred to in subsection 49 (1), to be prescribed or otherwise provided for in the regulations, including governing anything required or permitted to be done in accordance with the regulations; (c) defining “professional combative sport contest or exhibition” and “amateur combative sport contest or exhibition” for the purposes of subsection 1 (1), including prescribing criteria for determining whether a person is a professional contestant or an amateur contestant in a particular combative sport; (d) governing fees under this Act, other than for the purposes of subsection 18 (4), including, (i) requiring the payment of fees in relation to any matter under this Act, including any services provided by or through the Ministry or the Commissioner, (ii) prescribing the amount of fees or the manner of determining fees, and (iii) prescribing the manner in which and the period within which fees must be paid; (e) requiring licensees to have written contracts and prescribing the terms and conditions that must be included in the contracts; (f) governing administrative penalties and all matters necessary and incidental to the administration of a system of administrative penalties under this Act; (g) governing inspections conducted under this Act; (h) defining any term that is used in this Act and that is not defined in this Act; (i) governing transitional matters that may arise due to the enactment of this Act or the repeal of the Athletics Control Act. Classes of persons, etc. (2) A regulation made in respect of licences and event permits may create different classes of persons and may establish different entitlements for, or relating to, each class or impose different requirements, conditions or restrictions on, or relating to, each class. Regulation may set out different requirements (3) A regulation made under subsection (1) may establish, (a) different requirements that apply to an amateur combative sport contest or exhibition and that apply to a professional combative sport contest or exhibition; and (b) different requirements for different combative sports. Exemptions, etc. (4) A regulation made under subsection (1) may exempt a person or class of persons from a specified requirement imposed by this Act or a regulation in such circumstances as may be prescribed or provide that a specified provision of this Act or a regulation does not apply to the person or class in such circumstances as may be prescribed. 51, 52 Omitted (amends, repeals or revokes other legislation). 53 Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Act). 54 Omitted (enacts short title of this Act). ______________  Français