Fire Protection and Prevention Amendment Act (Fire Sprinkler Retrofitting), 2009 Sergio, Mario — Bill 214 (39th Parliament, 1st Session)

Bill 214, 39-1

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Bill 214, Fire Protection and Prevention Amendment Act (Fire Sprinkler Retrofitting), 2009

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Bill 214 2009

An Act to amend the Fire Protection and Prevention Act,

1997 with respect to fire sprinkler retrofitting

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:

1. Subsection 1 (1) of the Fire Protection and Prevention

Act, 1997 is amended by adding the following definition:

"care occupancy" means a care occupancy as defined in the regulations;

("établissement de soins")

2. The Act is amended by adding the following

Part:

Part III.1

Sprinkler Retrofitting

Requirement to retrofit

11.1

(1) A

building described in subsection (2) that exists on the day this

section comes

into force shall be equipped with,

(

a) a

system of automatic sprinklers that is designed, constructed, installed and

tested in conformance with NFPA 13 R, "Standard for the Installation of

Sprinkler Systems in Residential Occupancies up to and Including Four Stories

in Height"; or

(

b) a

system of automatic sprinklers that is already installed in the building on the

day this

section comes into force and that has been approved by the Chief Fire

Official as providing protection equivalent to the protection provided by a

system mentioned in clause (a).

Same

(2) Subject to subsection (3), subsection (1) applies to a

care occupancy that,

(

a) has

a resident capacity of more than 10; and

(

b) has

existed since before March 16, 1998.

Same

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a private hospital

regulated under the Private

Hospitals Act or a public hospital regulated under the Public Hospitals Act .

Commencement

3. This Act comes into force on January 1,

Short title

4. The

short title of this Act is the Fire Protection and Prevention

Amendment Act (Fire Sprinkler Retrofitting), 2009 .

______________

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The

Bill amends the Fire

Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 to require that specified

care occupancies that have been in existence since before March 16, 1998 be

equipped with a system of automatic sprinklers.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

December 3, 2009

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on General Government

December 3, 2009

Second Reading

Carried

December 3, 2009

Second Reading

Debate

October 28, 2009

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

October 28, 2009

Committee

Second Reading

December 3, 2009

Mr. Mario Sergio, Mr. Frank Klees, Mr. Gilles Bisson, Mrs. Linda Jeffrey, Mr. Ernie Hardeman, Mr. Paul Miller, Mr. Khalil Ramal, Mr. Mike Colle

December 3, 2009

Declared carried. Referred to the Standing Committee on General Government.

Committee

Standing Committee on General Government

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :

3. This Act comes into force on January 1, 2015.

Acts affected - Bill 214

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

Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 214, 39-1
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p39 s1 bill 214 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	71d0dd5f9e99ff8569e0bf83df0292def6a16895

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