Handbills
58 Handbills
A person commits an offence if the person:
gives out or distributes a handbill; or
(b) affixes or causes to be affixed a handbill to a power pole, signpost or fixture in a street or any other structure,
in or on a public place unless the person does so in accordance with a permit authorising the giving out, distributing or affixing of the handbill.
Penalty: $3 000.
(2) A person commits an offence if the person affixes or causes to be affixed a handbill to or against a structure on land adjoining a public place unless the person:
(a) does so in accordance with a permit authorising the affixing of the handbill; and
has the consent of the owner or occupier of the land to do so.
Penalty: $3 000.
(3) It is a condition of a permit to affix a handbill that the person to whom the permit is granted is to:
(a) ensure that the handbill is preserved in a clean and tidy condition;
remove the handbill if it becomes worn, torn or detached; and
(c) remove from a public place any litter caused by the affixing, tearing, detachment or discarding of the handbill.
(4) If an authorised person is of the opinion that a handbill that is affixed to a structure in, on or adjoining a public place is dirty, untidy, worn, torn or detached, the authorised person may, whether or not a permit has been granted or the consent of the owner or occupier of the land obtained in relation to affixing the handbill, serve a notice under by-law 11 on:
(a) the owner or occupier of the building where the handbill is posted; or
(b) the person responsible for authorising the production of the handbill,
requiring remedial action or the removal of the handbill.
(5) A person who is served with a notice referred to in clause (4) must comply with the notice.
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