Municipal Residential and Commercial Surge Protector Act, 2009 Lalonde, Jean-Marc — Bill 176 (39th Parliament, 1st Session)

Bill 176, 39-1

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Bill 176, Municipal Residential and Commercial Surge Protector Act, 2009

Lalonde, Jean-Marc

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Bill 176 2009

An Act to amend

the Building Code Act,

1992, the City

of Toronto Act, 2006 and the Municipal Act, 2001 with respect to

surge protectors in new residential and commercial buildings

Note: This Act amends or repeals more than one Act.

For the legislative history of these Acts, see the Table of Consolidated Public

Statutes – Detailed Legislative History on 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:

Building Code Act, 1992

(1) Section 8 of the Building Code Act, 1992

is amended by adding the following subsection:

By-law, surge protectors

(2.0.1) The chief building official shall refuse to issue

a permit to construct a building if,

(

a) the municipality in which the proposed building will be

erected has passed a by-law under,

(

i) paragraph 12 of subsection 8

(2) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 ,

(ii) paragraph 12 of

subsection 10 (2) of the Municipal

Act, 2001 , or

(iii) paragraph 9 of subsection 11

(2) of the Municipal Act,

2001 ; and

(

b) the proposed building does not comply with the by-law.

(2) Section 35 of the Act is

amended by adding the following subsection:

Exception

(2.1) Despite subsections (1) and (2) and despite any

provision in any Act or regulation, a municipal by-law prevails over any Act or

regulation with respect to the requirement to install a surge protector in

residential and commercial buildings for which a building permit application is

made on or after September 1, 2010.

City of Toronto Act, 2006

2. (1) Subsection

8 (2) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 is amended by adding the following paragraph:

12. Installation of

surge protectors in residential and commercial buildings for which a building

permit application is made on or after September 1, 2010.

(2) Section 8 of the Act is

amended by adding the following subsection:

Surge protectors

(2.1) Any surge protector required to be installed in a

residential or commercial building by a by-law passed pursuant to paragraph 12

of subsection (2) shall comply with the standards in the building code made

under the Building Code

Act, 1992 .

Municipal Act, 2001

3. (1) Subsection

10 (2) of the Municipal

Act, 2001 is amended by adding the following paragraph:

12. Installation of

surge protectors in residential and commercial buildings for which a building

permit application is made on or after September 1, 2010.

(2) Section 10 of the Act is

amended by adding the following subsection:

Surge protectors

(2.1) Any surge protector required to be installed in a

residential or commercial building by a by-law passed pursuant to paragraph 12

of subsection (2) shall comply with the standards in the building code made

under the Building Code

Act, 1992 .

(3) Subsection 11 (2) of the

Act is amended by adding the following paragraph:

9. Installation of surge

protectors in residential and commercial buildings for which a building permit

application is made on or after September 1, 2010.

(4) Section 11 of the Act is

amended by adding the following subsection:

Surge protectors

(2.1) Any surge protector required to be installed in a

residential or commercial building by a by-law passed pursuant to paragraph 9

of subsection (2) shall comply with the standards in the building code made

under the Building Code

Act, 1992 .

Commencement and

Short Title

Commencement

4. This Act comes into force on the day it

receives Royal Assent.

Short title

5. The

short title of this Act is the Municipal Residential and Commercial Surge Protector Act, 2009 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The

Bill amends the Building

Code Act, 1992 , the City of Toronto Act, 2006 and the Municipal Act, 2001 to authorize

municipalities to pass by-laws requiring the installation of surge protectors

in new residential and commercial buildings. The chief building official shall

refuse to issue a building permit if a proposed building does not comply with

such a by-law.

The

by-laws, which may be passed with respect to residential and commercial

buildings for which building permit applications are made on or after September

1, 2010, prevail over any Act or regulation.

Surge

protectors that are required to be installed by the by-laws must comply with

standards specified in the building code.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

May 28, 2009

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on General Government

May 28, 2009

Second Reading

Carried

May 28, 2009

Second Reading

Debate

May 5, 2009

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

May 5, 2009

Committee

Second Reading

May 28, 2009

Mr. Jean-Marc Lalond, Mr. Peter Shurman, Mr. Michael Prue, Hon. Kathleen O. Wynne, Mr. Ted Chudleigh, Mr. Bob Delaney, Mr. Tony Ruprecht

May 28, 2009

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

Committee

Standing Committee on General Government.

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :

Royal Assent.

Acts affected - Bill 176

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

Building Code Act, 1992

City of Toronto Act, 2006

Municipal Act, 2001

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 176, 39-1
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p39 s1 bill 176 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	fc887787867a53b0b096fac601dfea3d61c51cf4

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