Registration
7. (1) Subject to subsection (2), every label shall be made of muslin, linen or a material equivalent in strength to muslin or linen and shall be, (a) in Form 1 and coloured white, where new material is used exclusively; (b) in Form 3 and coloured white, where an article is renovated; or (c) in Form 4 and coloured yellow, where an article is second hand. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1092, s. 7 (1). (1.1) A label in Form 1 shall be at least 6.4 centimetres in width by at least 9 centimetres in length. (1.2) A label in Form 2 shall be at least 7 centimetres in width by at least 2.5 centimetres in length. (1.3) A label in Form 2A shall be at least 5.5 centimetres in width by at least 1.3 centimetres in length. O. Reg. 82/97, s. 1 (1). (2) Despite subsection (1), a label affixed to an upholstered or stuffed article, other than an article of bedding or upholstered furniture, may be in Form 2 or Form 2A, and coloured white, where new material is used exclusively. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1092, s. 7 (2); O. Reg. 82/97, s. 1 (2). (3) Every off-sale label affixed under section 19 of the Act shall be in Form 6. (4) Despite subsections (1) and (2), a label required to be affixed under subsection 13 (3) of the Act shall be at least 52 square centimetres in size and in Form 5 and may be printed or typed on cardboard. (5) Where the seat of a chair is fabricated as a unit separate from the chair and the seat has a hard surface backing, a label may be affixed on the backing by means of a rubber stamp provided that the label is legible and indelible. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1092, s. 7 (3-5). (6) Subject to subsections (7) and (10), where a label in Form 1, Form 2 or Form 2A is affixed to an upholstered or stuffed article, the label shall indicate under the heading “Content”, the main stuffing materials of the upholstered or stuffed article as set out in column II of the Schedule up to the three main stuffing materials used as measured by weight and the size of the label shall be extended as necessary. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1092, s. 7 (6); O. Reg. 723/92, s. 4 (2); O. Reg. 82/97, s. 1 (3). (7) Subsection (6) does not apply where the requirements of that subsection are satisfied by a label affixed under the Textile Labelling Act (Canada). R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1092, s. 7 (7). (8) Except for, (a) the registration number; (b) where the manufacturer or renovator so desires, the firm name and address of the manufacturer or renovator; (c) information required or permitted by the laws of the Parliament of Canada, where the manufacturer desires to have such information printed on an extended version of the labels required by this Regulation; or (d) the indication of the main stuffing materials, no printing other than that contained in a prescribed form shall appear on a label. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1092, s. 7 (8); O. Reg. 82/97, s. 1 (4). (8.1) Revoked: O. Reg. 82/97, s. 1 (5). (9) Labels affixed to an upholstered or stuffed article manufactured in a province designated in section 8, in compliance with the law of that province, are adopted for use in Ontario. (10) Where a province designated in section 8 has the same requirements as in subsection (6), labels affixed to an upholstered or stuffed article not manufactured in that province, in compliance with the laws of that province, are adopted for use in Ontario. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1092, s. 7 (9, 10).