p42 s2 bill 78 b078ra e.pdf

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2ND SESSION, 42ND LEGISLATURE, ONTARIO ELIZABETH II, 2022 Bill 78 (Chapter of the Statutes of Ontario, 2022)

An Act to amend the Police Services Act Mr. M. Harris 1st Reading December 8, 2021 2nd Reading February 24, 2022 3rd Reading April 28, 2022 Royal Assent April 28, 2022 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, 202 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 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 subsections: Commissioned First Nations Constable officers

(9) Subject to subsection (10), t he Lieutenant Governor in Council may authorize the issue of a commiss ion 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 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. ______________ EXPLANATORY NOTE This Explanatory Note was written as a reader’s aid to Bill and does not form part of the law. Bill has been enacted as

Chapter of the Statutes of Ontario, 2022. 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.

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	p42 s2 bill 78 b078ra e.pdf
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Language	en
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