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| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
the rave protocal made it virtually impossible to hold events outside of licenced nightclubs. That coupled with the refusal to rent space led to the end of the parties that used to attract literally 10s of thousands of people per event.
I used to be excited about and happy to be in Toronto. That all changed about 5 years ago.
You should also look up pupatello's rave bill that was passed. |
well i guess this is our 'legal' definition of what a rave is:
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Explanatory Note
The purpose of this Bill is to regulate parties known as raves. The Bill defines a rave as a dance event occurring between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., for which admission is charged. The Bill prohibits anyone from holding a rave unless the local municipality has issued a permit. No one may promote or organize a rave or sell tickets to a rave unless a permit has been issued. As well, the Bill prohibits anyone from allowing the use of property for the holding of raves unless a permit has been issued for the rave.
Municipalities may issue or renew permits subject to conditions. They may also suspend or revoke permits. Permits may be granted for one or many raves. If a permit is issued for raves on an ongoing basis, it expires one year from the date it is issued, unless a shorter period appears on the permit. Circumstances are also prescribed where permits are not to be issued.
The Bill requires that permit holders ensure that a person attending a rave leaves if the person is on the premises for an unlawful purpose. The permit holder and the agents and employees of the permit holder may request that such persons leave immediately, and if the request is not complied with, they may forcibly remove the person.
The Bill gives police officers the authority to enter any place where they reasonably believe a rave is being held in violation of the Act or a by–law made under it. Police officers may also require all persons to vacate the premises, if they have reasonable grounds to believe that the Act or a by–law is being violated, or that a disturbance or breach of the peace sufficient to constitute a threat to public safety is being caused.
Municipalities may restrict the geographic areas in the municipality where raves may be held, prescribe standards for the holding of raves, require applicants to provide local residents with notice of an application, and fix fees for applications.
The Bill provides for two types of offences. First, persons who promote or hold a rave without a permit, allow their property to be used for the purposes of holding a rave without a permit, knowingly provide false information in an application, or fail to meet specific obligations imposed by the Act, by a by–law or by a permit. For such offences, corporations can be fined up to $50,000, individuals face up to a $10,000 fine or up to six months imprisonment or to both. Second, persons who attend a rave and fail to abide by a direction to vacate the premises. For this offence, individuals can be fined up to $5,000.
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the protocol in it's entirety can be found here:
http://www.ontla.on.ca/library/bills/73371.htm
so basically we can still have parties in large public venues... as long as they end by 2 AM. oh joy!
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