Acts and Regulations

O-1.5 - Off-Road Vehicle Act

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Appointment of off-road vehicle enforcement officers
2.1(1)The Minister may appoint any person employed under the Civil Service Act to be an off-road vehicle enforcement officer for the purposes of this Act.
2.1(2)A document in writing signed by the Minister stating that the person named in the document has been appointed as an off-road vehicle enforcement officer shall, without proof of the authority, appointment or signature of the Minister, be accepted by all courts as conclusive proof that the person has been appointed to the office that he or she is stated to hold and the person in possession of such document shall, upon proof that his or her name is the same as the person named therein, be deemed to be the person named therein.
2.1(3)Every off-road vehicle enforcement officer in carrying out his or her duties under this Act and the regulations is a person employed for the preservation and maintenance of the public peace and has and may exercise all the powers, authorities and immunities of a peace officer as defined in the Criminal Code (Canada).
2007, c.53, s.2
Appointment of off-road vehicle enforcement officers
2.1(1)The Minister may appoint any person employed under the Civil Service Act to be an off-road vehicle enforcement officer for the purposes of this Act.
2.1(2)A document in writing signed by the Minister stating that the person named in the document has been appointed as an off-road vehicle enforcement officer shall, without proof of the authority, appointment or signature of the Minister, be accepted by all courts as conclusive proof that the person has been appointed to the office that he or she is stated to hold and the person in possession of such document shall, upon proof that his or her name is the same as the person named therein, be deemed to be the person named therein.
2.1(3)Every off-road vehicle enforcement officer in carrying out his or her duties under this Act and the regulations is a person employed for the preservation and maintenance of the public peace and has and may exercise all the powers, authorities and immunities of a peace officer as defined in the Criminal Code (Canada).
2007, c.53, s.2