51
In forceSale of certain publications to minors
Part 5Publications—sale, delivery etc
51 Sale of certain publications to minors
(1)
A person must not sell or deliver to a minor a publication classified
RC or Category 2 restricted.
Maximum penalty: $20 000.
(2)
A person must not sell or deliver to a minor a publication classified
Category 1 restricted unless the person is a parent or guardian of the minor.
Maximum penalty: $5 000.
(3)
It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) or (2) to prove that the minor produced to the defendant acceptable proof of age before the defendant sold or delivered the publication to the minor and the defendant believed on reasonable grounds that the minor was an adult.
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