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Bill 117, Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act (Interim Period), 2019

Jones, Hon. Sylvia Solicitor General

Royal Assent received. Statutes of Ontario 2019,

chapter 11

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

This Explanatory Note was written as a reader’s

aid to Bill 117 and does not form part of the law.

Bill 117 has been enacted as

Chapter 11 of the Statutes of Ontario, 2019.

The

Bill amends the Ontario Society for the Prevention of

Cruelty to Animals Act by adding

section 21.1, which provides for the

application of certain rules during an interim period ending on January 1, 2020

or on such other date as may be prescribed by regulations made by the

Lieutenant Governor in Council.

The

rules permit the Solicitor General to appoint any person as the Chief Inspector

during the interim period. They further provide that, during the interim period,

the Chief Inspector may appoint any person as an inspector for the purposes of

the Act. The Solicitor General is provided with regulation-making authority to

prescribe classes of persons who may exercise the powers of inspectors during

the interim period and more generally for the purpose of carrying out

section

21.1.

Bill 117 2019

Act to amend the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

The Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to

Animals Act is amended by adding the following section:

Special

provisions during the interim period

Appointment

of Chief Inspector

21.1

(1) The Solicitor

General may appoint any person as the Chief Inspector for the interim period.

Appointment

of inspectors

(2) The

Chief Inspector appointed under this

section may appoint any person as an

inspector for the interim period.

Application

of s. 6.1 (2)

(3) Subsection

6.1 (2) applies with necessary modifications to the Chief Inspector appointed

under this

section with respect to the inspectors appointed under this section.

Inspectors

(4) During

the interim period, this Act applies with respect to an inspector appointed

under this

section as though the inspector were an inspector of the Society.

Prescribed

classes

(5) A

member of a prescribed class of persons may exercise the same powers as an

inspector of the Society during the interim period.

Regulations

(6) The

Solicitor General may make regulations for the purpose of carrying out this

section, including prescribing classes of persons for the purpose of subsection

(5) and deeming references to the Society in sections 11.4 to 18.3 to be

references to persons or entities specified in the regulations.

Definition

(7) In

this section,

“interim

period” means the period beginning on the day the Ontario

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act (Interim Period),

2019 receives Royal Assent and ending on January 1, 2020 or such other

date as may be prescribed.

Subsection 22 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following clause:

(

d) prescribing

a date for the purposes of the definition of “interim period” in subsection

21.1 (7).

Commencement

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

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Ontario Society for the

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act (Interim Period), 2019 .

Bill 117 Original (PDF)

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill amends the Ontario Society for the Prevention of

Cruelty to Animals Act by adding

section 21.1, which provides for the

application of certain rules during an interim period ending on January 1, 2020

or on such other date as may be prescribed by regulations made by the

Lieutenant Governor in Council.

The

rules permit the Solicitor General to appoint any person as the Chief Inspector

during the interim period. They further provide that, during the interim period,

the Chief Inspector may appoint any person as an inspector for the purposes of

the Act. The Solicitor General is provided with regulation-making authority to

prescribe classes of persons who may exercise the powers of inspectors during

the interim period and more generally for the purpose of carrying out

section

21.1.

Bill 117 2019

Act to amend the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

The Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to

Animals Act is amended by adding the following section:

Special

provisions during the interim period

Appointment

of Chief Inspector

21.1

(1) The Solicitor

General may appoint any person as the Chief Inspector for the interim period.

Appointment

of inspectors

(2) The

Chief Inspector appointed under this

section may appoint any person as an

inspector for the interim period.

Application

of s. 6.1 (2)

(3) Subsection

6.1 (2) applies with necessary modifications to the Chief Inspector appointed

under this

section with respect to the inspectors appointed under this section.

Inspectors

(4) During

the interim period, this Act applies with respect to an inspector appointed

under this

section as though the inspector were an inspector of the Society.

Prescribed

classes

(5) A

member of a prescribed class of persons may exercise the same powers as an

inspector of the Society during the interim period.

Regulations

(6) The

Solicitor General may make regulations for the purpose of carrying out this

section, including prescribing classes of persons for the purpose of subsection

(5) and deeming references to the Society in sections 11.4 to 18.3 to be

references to persons or entities specified in the regulations.

Definition

(7) In

this section,

“interim

period” means the period beginning on the day the Ontario

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act (Interim Period),

2019 receives Royal Assent and ending on January 1, 2020 or such other

date as may be prescribed.

Subsection 22 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following clause:

(

d) prescribing

a date for the purposes of the definition of “interim period” in subsection

21.1 (7).

Commencement

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

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Ontario Society for the

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act (Interim Period), 2019 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

June 6, 2019

Royal Assent

Royal Assent received

June 5, 2019

Third Reading

Vote

Carried

June 5, 2019

Third Reading

Debated

June 4, 2019

Second Reading

Ordered for Third Reading pursuant to the Order of the House

June 4, 2019

Second Reading

Discharge the Order of referral to Committee

June 4, 2019

Second Reading

Time allocated

June 2, 2019

Second Reading

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on Justice Policy

June 2, 2019

Second Reading

Vote

Carried

June 2, 2019

Second Reading

Debated

May 30, 2019

Second Reading

Debated

May 27, 2019

First Reading

Vote

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

May 27, 2019

Minister's Statement and Mr. Kevin Yarde

Committee

Second Reading

May 30, 2019

Principal Debaters :

Hon. Sylvia Jones, Hon. Ernie Hardeman, Mr. Prabmeet Singh Sarkaria, Mr. Randy Pettapiece

Questions and Comments :

Mr. Joel Harden, Ms. Christine Hogarth, Mr. Tom Rakocevic, Mr. Michael Parsa

June 2, 2019

Principal Debaters :

Mr. Kevin Yarde, Mr. John Vanthof

Questions and Comments :

Mr. Mike Harris, Mme France Gélinas, Ms. Andrea Khanjin

Carried on division. Referred to the Standing Committee on Social Policy.

Time Allocation

June 3, 2019

Hon. Bill Walker, Mr. Will Bouma, Mr. Kevin Yarde, Mr. Stephen Crawford, Mme France Gélinas, Mr. Rick Nicholls

Vote deferred.

June 4, 2019

Carried on recorded division. Order of referral to the Standing Committee on Social Policy discharged. Ordered for third reading pursuant to the order of the House.

Committee

Standing Committee on Social Policy

Third Reading

June 5, 2019

Principal Debaters :

Hon. Sylvia Jones, Mr. Kevin Yarde, Mr. Mike Schreiner, Mr. Prabmeet Singh Sarkaria

Declared carried.

Royal Assent

Thursday, June 6, 2019

Acts affected - Bill 117

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