Hawkins Gignac Act (Carbon Monoxide Detectors), 2013 Hardeman, Ernie — Bill 18 (40th Parliament, 2nd Session)

Bill 18, 40-2

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Bill 18, Hawkins Gignac Act (Carbon Monoxide Detectors), 2013

Hardeman, Ernie

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Bill 18 2013

Act to amend the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 to require carbon

monoxide detectors in certain residential buildings

Note:

This Act amends the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 .

For the legislative history of the Act, see the Table of Consolidated Public

Statutes – Detailed Legislative History at www.e-Laws.gov.on.ca.

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Part

IV of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 is amended by adding

the following section:

Carbon

monoxide detectors

12.1

(1) In

this section,

"appliance", "building", "residential occupancy", "service room" and

"suite" have the same meaning as in the fire code; ("appareil", "bâtiment",

"habitation", "local technique", "suite")

"storage garage" has the same meaning as in the building code as defined

in the Building Code Act, 1992 . ("garage de

stationnement")

Application

(2) This

section applies to a building only if,

(

a) the

building contains one or more suites designed for residential occupancy; and

(

b) a

fuel-burning appliance is installed in the building or the building contains a

storage garage.

Installation

and maintenance

(3) The owner of a building shall ensure that carbon

monoxide detectors are installed in the building in accordance with this

section and are maintained in operating condition.

Location

(4) If a building contains only one suite designed for

residential occupancy, a carbon monoxide detector shall be installed adjacent

to each sleeping area in the suite.

Same,

more than one suite

(5) If a building contains more than one suite designed

for residential occupancy, a carbon monoxide detector shall be installed,

(

a) adjacent

to each sleeping area in a suite in the building if,

(

i) a

fuel-burning appliance is installed in the suite,

(ii) a

fuel-burning appliance is installed in a service room that is adjacent to the

suite, or

(iii) a

storage garage contained in the building is located adjacent to the suite; and

(

b) in

the service room, if a fuel-burning appliance is installed in a service room

that is not located in any of the suites.

Installation

requirements

(6) A carbon monoxide detector required by this

section

shall,

(

a) be

permanently connected to an electrical circuit and shall have no disconnect

switch between the overcurrent device and the carbon monoxide detector;

(

b) be

wired so that its activation will activate all carbon monoxide detectors in the

suite, if the detector is located in a suite that is used for residential

occupancy; and

(

c) conform

to document number CAN/CSA-6.19 issued by the Canadian Standards Association

and entitled "Residential Carbon Monoxide Alarming Devices", as it is amended

from time to time, and whatever other standards are prescribed.

Pre-2001

buildings

(7) In the case of a building that existed on August 6,

2001 or for which a permit was issued under the Building Code Act, 1992

on or before that day, a battery operated carbon monoxide detector or a carbon

monoxide detector that is plugged into an electrical circuit in the building is

deemed to comply with clauses (6) (

a) and (b).

Instructions

for tenants

(8) If a building contains rental units, the landlord

shall provide a copy of the maintenance instructions from the manufacturer of

the carbon monoxide detector, or a prescribed alternative, to the tenant in

each of the rental units.

Disabling

not permitted

(9) No person shall intentionally disable a carbon

monoxide detector required by this

section so as to make it inoperable.

Conflict

(10) In the event of a conflict between this

section and

any other Act, any regulation made under any Act or any municipal by-law, this

section prevails.

2. Subsection

78 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following clauses:

(i.1) specifying

standards for carbon monoxide detectors;

(i.2) specifying

alternatives for the purpose of subsection 12.1 (8);

Commencement

3. This

Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

4. The

short title of this Act is the Hawkins Gignac Act (Carbon

Monoxide Detectors), 2013 .

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill amends the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 to require

owners of residential buildings in which a fuel-burning appliance is installed

or a storage garage is located to install carbon monoxide detectors in the

buildings and to maintain them in operating condition. The Bill sets out

installation requirements and requires the detectors to conform to the

standards that are prescribed by the regulations made under the Act.

Intentionally disabling a carbon monoxide detector required by the Act is

prohibited.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

February 28, 2013

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

February 28, 2013

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 18

Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-laws

Building Code Act, 1992

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 18, 40-2
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p40 s2 bill 18 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	0789bccccd90dff328120dbeab45799affe9bdd1

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