Revised Statutes of Ontario

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The Revised Statutes of Ontario (RSO; Quebec French : Lois refondues de l'Ontario, LRO) is the name of several consolidations of public acts in the Canadian province of Ontario, promulgated approximately decennially from 1877 to 1990. [1] [2]

Each revision contains a consolidated version of all non-obsolete statutes of general application, incorporating amendments enacted before the consolidation date. Revisions are defined and published according to acts of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The last edition of the RSO was dated 1990 pursuant to the Statutes Revision Act, 1989, consolidating the statutes in force prior to January 1, 1991. [3]

More recently, acts have been consolidated on the e-Laws website, organized by reference to their existing citations in the Statutes of Ontario or Revised Statutes of Ontario. [4]

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References

  1. "About This Collection", Ontario: Revised Statutes collection (at Osgoode Digital Commons website), archived from the original on 2022-07-01, retrieved 2023-02-27, This is a collection of Revised Statutes of Ontario, from the first revision of the statutes in 1877 to the last in 1990, as officially published by the Queen's Printer and reproduced in PDF format. In these (generally) decennial revisions, all statutes in force at the time of the revision are collected, consolidated and printed in an "official" version to replace previous versions.
  2. Government Publications Library Guides Ontario - Statutes
  3. "Statutes Revision Act, 1989, SO 1989, c. 81.", Ontario: Annual Statutes collection (at Osgoode Digital Commons website), archived from the original on 2021-06-29, retrieved 2023-02-27
  4. "About e-Laws", Ontario e-Laws website, 2022-01-21, archived from the original on 2023-02-27, retrieved 2023-02-27, Under current consolidated law, you can find the most recent versions of all consolidated public statutes and regulations.
  5. The revised statutes of Ontario: Being a consolidation of the public general acts of the Legislature of Ontario, with such of the public general acts of the late province of Canada as relate to matters within the authority of the Legislature of Ontario. Laws, etc. Printed by J. Notman. 1877.
  6. The revised statutes of Ontario, 1887.
  7. The revised statutes of Ontario, 1897.
  8. The revised statutes of Ontario, 1914.
  9. "Ontario: Revised Statutes | Vol 1914".
  10. The revised statutes of Ontario, 1927.
  11. "Ontario: Revised Statutes | Vol 1927".
  12. "Ontario: Revised Statutes | Vol 1937".
  13. "Ontario: Revised Statutes | Vol 1950".
  14. "Ontario: Revised Statutes | Vol 1960".
  15. "Ontario: Revised Statutes | Vol 1970".
  16. "Ontario: Revised Statutes | Vol 1980".
  17. "Ontario: Revised Statutes | Vol 1990".