Marginal note:Publication, etc. of prohibited promotions
23 (1) It is prohibited to publish, broadcast or otherwise disseminate, on behalf of another person, with or without consideration, any promotion that is prohibited by any of sections 17 to 22.
Marginal note:Exception
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply
(a) in respect of the distribution for sale of an imported publication;
(b) in respect of broadcasting, as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Broadcasting Act, by
(i) a distribution undertaking, as defined in that subsection 2(1), that is lawful under that Act, other than the broadcasting of a promotion that is inserted by the undertaking, or
(ii) an online undertaking, as defined in that subsection 2(1), that is lawful under that Act, in respect of the retransmission of programs over the Internet, other than the broadcasting of a promotion that is inserted by the undertaking; and
(c) in respect of a person that disseminates a promotion if they did not know, at the time of the dissemination, that it includes a promotion that is prohibited under any of sections 17 to 22.
- 2018, c. 16, s. 23
- 2023, c. 8, s. 35
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