Peace Officers' Memorial Day and Memorial Act, 2010 Levac, Dave — Bill 27 (39th Parliament, 2nd Session)

Bill 27, 39-2

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Bill 27, Peace Officers' Memorial Day and Memorial Act, 2010

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Bill 27 2010

An Act to

proclaim Peace Officers' Memorial Day and to honour peace officers who have

died in the line of duty

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Definition

1. In

this Act,

"peace

officer" includes,

(

a) a

sheriff, deputy sheriff, sheriff's officer and a court bailiff,

(

b) a

justice of the peace,

(

c) an

employee in a ministry of the Government of Ontario, appointed under

Part III

of the Public Service Act of Ontario, 2006 or any predecessor of that Act,

whose duties include maintaining the public peace,

(

d) any

person employed to maintain the public peace.

Peace Officers' Memorial Day

2. The

third Sunday in September in each year is proclaimed Peace Officers' Memorial

Day.

Peace Officers' Memorial

3. A

memorial shall be established in or adjacent to the legislative precincts of

the Legislative Assembly to honour the memory of peace officers who have died

in the line of duty.

Role of Board of Internal Economy

(1) The

Board of Internal Economy of the Legislative Assembly shall take such actions

as it considers appropriate to establish and provide for the maintenance of the

peace officers' memorial, including consulting with experts in the design of

memorials.

Delegation of functions

(2) The Board may delegate its functions to a committee of

the Legislative Assembly made up of such members of the Assembly as may be

named by the Board.

Report

(1) The

Board of Internal Economy or the committee, if any, to whom its functions have

been delegated shall report back to the Legislative Assembly within six months

after the coming into force of this Act or, if the Assembly is not in session

at the end of that period, then at the first opportunity thereafter.

Contents

(2) The report shall recommend a site for the memorial,

make design recommendations and contain an estimate of the costs and may make

such recommendations as the Board or committee considers appropriate.

Role of Ontario Peace Officers' Memorial Association

6. The

names of the peace officers to be inscribed on the memorial shall be determined

by the Ontario Peace Officers' Memorial Association.

Commencement

7. This Act comes into force on the day it

receives Royal Assent.

Short title

8. The

short title of this Act is the Peace Officers' Memorial Day and

Memorial Act, 2010 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The

Bill establishes the third Sunday in September in each year as Peace Officers'

Memorial Day. The Bill also requires that a memorial be established in or

adjacent to the legislative precincts of the Legislative Assembly to honour the

memory of peace officers who have died in the line of duty.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

April 1, 2010

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

April 1, 2010

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 27, 39-2
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p39 s2 bill 27 html
Language	en
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Source	PROVINCIAL
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