p42 s2 bill 78 b078rep e.pdf

Ontario — Bills

2ND SESSION, 42ND LEGISLATURE, ONTARIO ELIZABETH II, 2022 Bill

An Act to amend the Police Services Act Mr. M. Harris Private Member’s Bill 1st Reading December 8, 2021 2nd Reading February 24, 2022 3rd Reading Royal Assent (Reprinted as amended by the Standing Committee on Justice Policy and as reported to the Legislative Assembly April 13, 2022) (The provisions in this Bill will be renumbered after 3rd Reading) This reprint of the Bill is marked to indicate the changes that were made in Committee.

The changes are indicated by underlines for new text and a strikethrough for deleted text. ______________ EXPLANATORY NOTE The Police Services Act is amended to provide that municipal police officers and First Nations Constables may be named to the rank of commissioned officers. The Police Services Act is amended to allow the Lieutenant Governor in Council to authorize the issue of a commission under the Great Seal to municipal police officers and First Nations Constables. Bill

An Act to amend the Police Services Act

Preamble The Queen’s Commission is an award of recognition granted to police officers for exemplary performance of their duties. Under existing legislation, only police officers serving with the Ontario Provincial Police qualify for the Queen’s Commission.

The Police Services Amendment Act, 2022 will provide that the Queen’s Commission may be granted to exceptional municipal police officers and First Nations Constables, thereby honouring those officers who demonstrate leadership consistent with seeking justice, applying the law, respecting human dignity, and upholding the democratic principles which sustain our society. Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows: 1

Section of the Police Services Act is amended by adding the following subsection: Commissioned officers

(2) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may name municipal police officers to the rank of commissioned officers and may authorize the issue of commissions to them under the Great Seal. 1 The Police Services Act is amended by adding the following section: Commissioned municipal police officers 45.1 The Lieutenant Governor in Council may authorize the issue of a commission under the Great Seal to a municipal police officer who has achieved a prescribed rank. 2

Section of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection: Commissioned officers

(9) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may name First Nations Constables to the rank of commissioned officers and may authorize the issue of commissions to them under the Great Seal. 2

Section of the Act is amended by adding the following subsections: Commissioned First Nations Constable officers

(9) Subject to subsection (10), the Lieutenant Governor in Council may authorize the issue of a commission under the Great Seal to a First Nations Constable who has achieved a prescribed rank. Consultation

(10) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may not authorize the issue of a commission under the Great Seal to a First Nations Constable whose specified duties relate to a reserve without first consulting with the police governing authority or band council that approved the Constable’s appointment. Commencement This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent. Commencement This Act comes into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor.

Short title The

short title of this Act is the Police Services Amendment Act, 2022.

Document details

Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	p42 s2 bill 78 b078rep e.pdf
Type	bill
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Language	en
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Source	PROVINCIAL
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