Bill: Draft Illegal Advertising Revert Act

[xXTheoryXx]

CONGRESS OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT
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A BILL TO
RESTORE THE ILLEGAL ADVERTISING OFFENCE TO ITS ORIGINAL FORM
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The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:
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PART I — PRELIMINARIES

1. Short Title and Enactment

(1) This Act may be cited as the 'Illegal Advertising Restoration Act'.
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its assent.
(3) This Act has been authored by Speaker of the House xXTheoryXx.
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by Representative Spyders_Crypt.
(5) This Act amends the following Acts:

(a) Criminal Code Act

2. Reasons and Intent

(1) A previous amendment restructured Part X §7 of the Criminal Code Act in a manner that introduced ambiguity and removed the existing prohibition on advertising illicit services, as well as the Black Market channel exception.
(2) This Act restores the offence to its original and intended form.

PART II — AMENDMENT

3. Restoration of Part X §7

(1) Part X, Section 7 of the Criminal Code Act shall be amended as follows:

"7 - Illegal Advertising
Offence Type: Summary
Penalty:
First Offence - 5 Penalty Units.
Second Offence - 10 Penalty Units.
Subsequent Offences - 25 Penalty Units.
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) advertises in a public chat not designated for advertising:
(i) a business, goods, or a political campaign; or in a public chat not designated for advertising.
(ii) advertises a gaming institution or gambling in a public chat designated for advertising.
Relevant Law:

7 - Illegal Advertising
Offence Type: Summary
Penalty:
First Offence - 5 Penalty Units.
Second Offence - 10 Penalty Units.
Subsequent Offences - 25 Penalty Units.
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) advertises a business, goods, or a political campaign in a public chat not designated for advertising; or
(b) advertises a gaming institution or gambling in a public chat designated for advertising.
(c) advertises an illicit service, item, or other form of transaction that is deemed criminal by this act.
(i) This offence shall not occur when it is advertising specifically for a BM's (Black Market's) services in a proper channel.
Relevant Law:"