Acts and Regulations

2013, c.21 - Artificial Tanning Act

Section 3
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3(1)In a proceeding respecting an offence under subsection 2(1), a penalty shall not be imposed on an operator who can prove, on a balance of probabilities, that before permitting a person under 19 years of age to use tanning equipment in a commercial tanning operation or to have access to any room in the commercial tanning operation in which tanning equipment is installed, the operator
(a) attempted to verify that the person was at least 19 years of age by asking for documentation to verify the person’s age, and
(b) had reasonable grounds to believe that the documentation provided was authentic and that the person was at least 19 years of age.
3(2)For the purposes of subsection (1), only the following documentation may be used to verify a person’s age:
(a) a valid driver’s licence;
(b) a passport;
(c) a certificate of Canadian citizenship that contains the person’s photograph;
(d) a Canadian permanent resident document;
(e) a Canadian Forces identification card; or
(f) any other documentation that
(i) is issued by or under the authority of the Government of Canada or the Government of the United States of America, the government of any province or territory of Canada or of any state of the United States of America or any agency of any such government, and
(ii) contains the person’s name, signature, photograph and date of birth.