Fire Protection and Prevention Amendment Act (Retrofitting of Retirement Homes with Automatic Sprinklers), 2012 Miller, Paul — Bill 54 (40th Parliament, 1st Session)

Bill 54, 40-1

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Bill 54, Fire Protection and Prevention Amendment Act (Retrofitting of Retirement Homes with Automatic Sprinklers), 2012

Miller, Paul

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Bill 54 2012

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

retrofitting of retirement homes with automatic sprinklers

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:

"retirement home" means a retirement home as defined in subsection 2

(1) of the Retirement Homes Act, 2010 ; ("maison de

retraite")

2. The

Act is amended by adding the following Part:

Part

III.1

FIRE SprinklerS in Retirement homes

Requirement

to retrofit retirement homes

Application

11.1

(1) This

section applies to the owner and the operator of a building or a part of a

building that is used as a retirement home and that is not otherwise required

under this Act or the Building Code Act, 1992 to

be equipped with a system of automatic sprinklers.

Requirement

(2) The owner and the operator of a building or a part of

a building described in subsection (1) shall ensure that,

(

a) the

building or the part of the building is equipped with a system of automatic

sprinklers that is installed in accordance with the regulations made under the Building Code Act, 1992 ; or

(

b) if

a system of automatic sprinklers is already installed in the building or the

part of the building on the day the Fire Protection and

Prevention Amendment Act (Retrofitting of Retirement Homes with Automatic Sprinklers),

2012 receives Royal Assent, the installed system has been

approved by the Chief Fire Official as providing protection equivalent to the

protection provided by a system mentioned in clause (a).

Commencement

3. This

Act comes into force on January 1, 2018.

Short

title

4. The

short title of this Act is the Fire Protection and

Prevention Amendment Act (Retrofitting of Retirement Homes with Automatic Sprinklers),

2012 .

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill amends the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 to

require that all retirement homes be retrofitted with a system of automatic

sprinklers.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

September 20, 2012

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on Justice Policy

September 20, 2012

Second Reading

Carried

September 20, 2012

Second Reading

Debate

March 26, 2012

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

March 26, 2012

Committee

Second Reading

September 20, 2012

Mr. Paul Miller, Mr. Mario Sergio, Mr. John Yakabuski, Ms. Teresa J. Armstrong, Mr. Joe Dickson, Ms. Laurie Scott, M me France Gélinas, Mr. John O'Toole

September 20, 2012

Declared carried. Referred to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy.

Committee

Standing Committee on Justice Policy

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 54

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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Document details

Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 54, 40-1
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p40 s1 bill 54 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	cf98b0136190b263de54b48b16bbe23ef861789f

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