BILL 6

An Act to Amend the Liquor Control Act

His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, enacts as follows:

1 The heading “Consumption of liquor in residence or on train” preceding section 43 of the Liquor Control Act, chapter L-10 of the Revised Statutes, 1973, is repealed.

2 Section 43 of the Act is repealed.

3 The heading “Respecting purchase or possession of liquor not purchased from Corporation” preceding section 134 of the Act is repealed and the following is substituted:

Purchase or possession of liquor

4 Section 134 of the Act is repealed and the following is substituted:

134( 1) In this section, “consumer” means an individual of the full age of 19 years who is not prohibited by law from possessing or consuming liquor.

134( 2) Except as provided by this Act or the regulations, no person, personally or by the person’s clerk, employee, servant or agent, shall, within the Province, attempt to purchase or purchase, by any pretence or means, liquor from a person other than the Corporation.

134( 3) Except as provided by this Act or the regulations, no person, personally or by the person’s clerk, employee, servant or agent, shall, within the Province, have or keep liquor purchased from a person other than the Corporation.

134( 4) A consumer may import into the Province from another province or territory of Canada prescribed by regulation for consumption in a residence liquor purchased by the consumer from a person authorized by law to sell the liquor in that province or territory.

5 Subsection 200(1) of the Act is amended by adding after paragraph (q.5) the following:

(q.51)  prescribing a province or territory for the purposes of subsection 134(4);

6 Schedule A of the Act is amended by striking out

	134(a) ...............			E
	134(b) ...............			E

and substituting the following: 

	134(2) ...............			E
	134(3) ...............			E

CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENT

Regulation under the Liquor Control Act

7 Schedule A of New Brunswick Regulation 84-265 under the Liquor Control Act is amended by striking out “Violation of or failure to comply with paragraph 134(a) or (b) of the Act” and substituting “Violation of or failure to comply with subsection 134(2) or (3) of the Act”.