AI-assisted research summary: Only a blind person may carry or use a white cane in public places; other persons who violate the Act commit an offence and can be fined $25.
c t WHITE CANE ACT PLEASE NOTE This document, prepared by the Legislative Counsel Office, is an office consolidation of this Act, current to November 1, 2003. It is intended for information and reference purposes only. This document is not the official version of the Act. The Act and the amendments as printed under the authority of the King’s Printer for the province should be consulted to determine the authoritative statement of the law. For more information concerning the history of this Act, please see the Table of Public Acts on the Prince Edward Island Government web site (www.princeedwardisland.ca). If you find any errors or omissions in this consolidation, please contact: Legislative Counsel Office Tel: (902) 368-4292 Email: legislation@gov.pe.ca White Cane Act Section 1 c WHITE CANE ACT CHAPTER W-4 1. Definitions In this Act (a) “blind person” means a person who (i) is registered as blind with the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, a corporation incorporated under the Canada Corporations Act R.S.C. 1970, Chap. C-32, (ii) having been in receipt of a pension on account of blindness under a statute of Canada or this province, is in receipt of an old age pension, or (iii) is certified as blind by the Chief Health Officer for the province; (b) “white cane” means a cane or walking stick the major portion of which is white. R.S.P.E.I. 1974, Cap. W-6, s.1. 2. Application of Act (1) This Act applies only in respect of persons who are resident in the province. Prosecution, proof of residence (2) In any prosecution under this Act it shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, that the person charged is resident in the province. R.S.P.E.I. 1974, Cap. W-6, s.2. 3. Use of white cane No person not being a blind person shall carry or use a white cane in any public thoroughfare, public conveyance or public place. R.S.P.E.I. 1974, Cap. W-6, s.3. 4. Offence & penalty Any person who violates this Act is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of $25. R.S.P.E.I. 1974, Cap. W-6, s.4. c t Current to: November 1, 2003 Page 3