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P-9.2 - Police Act

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Definitions
1In this Act
“auxiliary police constable” means a person appointed under subsection 13(1.1); (constable auxiliaire)
“auxiliary police officer” means a person appointed pursuant to subsection 13(1);(agent de police auxiliaire)
“board” means a board of police commissioners as established under subsection 7(1);(comité)
“chief of police” includes a police officer in charge of a police force, an acting chief of police and a police officer designated by the chief of police to act on behalf of the chief of police;(chef de police)
“civic authority” means a board, a joint board or, where a board or joint board has not been established, a council, and includes any person designated by the civic authority to act on the civic authority’s behalf;(autorité municipale)
“code” means the code of professional conduct prescribed by regulation;(code)
“Commission” means the New Brunswick Police Commission as established by subsection 18(1);(Commission)
“complainant” means a person who files a service or policy complaint or a conduct complaint;(plaignant)
“conduct complaint” means (plainte pour inconduite)
(a) in Part III, a complaint concerning the conduct of a member of a police force;
(b) in Part III.1, a complaint concerning the conduct of an appointee while performing police duties in the Province; and
(c) in Part III.2, a complaint concerning the conduct of a member of a police force while performing police duties in another province or territory of Canada;
“corrective and disciplinary measures” means the corrective and disciplinary measures prescribed by regulation;(mesures correctives et disciplinaires)
“council” means the council of a municipality and includes, unless the context requires otherwise, the council of a rural community or regional municipality; (conseil)
“councillor” means a councillor of a municipality and includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a councillor of a rural community or regional municipality; (conseiller)
“disciplinary and corrective measures” Repealed: 2021, c.25, s.1
“Fund” means the Municipal Police Assistance Fund established under section 5.01, unless the context otherwise indicates;(Fonds)
“interim policing authority” Repealed: 2000, c.38, s.1
“interim regional police force” Repealed: 2000, c.38, s.1
“joint board” means a board of police commissioners established pursuant to section 17.1;(comité mixte)
“major violation” Repealed: 2005, c.21, s.2
“mayor” includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a mayor of a municipality, rural community or regional municipality;(maire)
“member of an interim regional police force” Repealed: 2000, c.38, s.1
“member of a police force” includes a chief of police and a police officer;(membre d’un corps de police)
“member of the New Brunswick Highway Patrol” Repealed: 1988, c.67, s.8
“member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police” means a member as defined in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act (Canada);(membre de la Gendarmerie royale du Canada)
“Minister” means the Minister of Public Safety and includes a person designated by the Minister to act on the Minister’s behalf;(Ministre)
“minor violation” Repealed: 2005, c.21, s.2
“municipality” means a city, town or village and includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a rural community or regional municipality; (municipalité)
“New Brunswick Highway Patrol” Repealed: 1988, c.67, s.8
“personnel file” means a file containing employment information about a member of a police force;(dossier personnel)
“police commission” means any municipal police commission existing prior to the coming into force of this Act;(commission de police)
“police force” means a police force established for a municipality or for a region but does not include the Royal Canadian Mounted Police;(corps de police)
“police officer” means a police officer appointed pursuant to section 10, 11 or 17.3 and an auxiliary police officer, but does not include a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or an auxiliary police constable;(agent de police)
“police oversight body” means the person, board, agency, commission or other body responsible for processing complaints concerning police conduct in another province or territory of Canada;(organisme de surveillance de la police)
“police services” Repealed: 2021, c.25, s.1
“police services” or “policing” means the provision of police protection by means of(maintien de l’ordre) or(services de police)
(a) entering into an agreement under section 4, 17.01 or 17.1 in respect of the provision of police protection, or
(b) the provision and maintenance of a police force;
“region” means a region defined under an agreement entered into under section 17.01 or 17.1;(région)
“regional police service” Repealed: 2005, c.21, s.2
“regional policing authority” means a regional policing authority established under section 17.01;(autorité régionale responsable du maintien de l’ordre)
“representative” means(représentant)
(a) a lawyer who is a member of the Law Society of New Brunswick entitled to practise law in the courts of New Brunswick,
(b) the president of the police officer’s local trade union, or the president’s designate,
(c) if the member of a police force is not a member of a local trade union, a member of a police force designated by the member to represent the member, or
(d) any other person designated by the member of a police force to represent the member;
“service or policy complaint” means a complaint concerning (plainte relative aux services ou aux politiques)
(a) the general direction, management or operation of a police force,
(b) the policies and internal procedures of a police force,
(c) the staffing or relocation practices of a police force,
(d) the training programs or resources of a police force, or
(e) the ability of a police force to respond to requests for assistance;
“service record of discipline” means a record containing details of corrective and disciplinary measures agreed to by the parties to a settlement conference or imposed by an arbitrator;(dossier de service concernant la discipline)
“support person” means the person of the complainant’s choice who attends a settlement conference with the complainant.(personne de confiance)
1981, c.59, s.1; 1986, c.64, s.1; 1987, c.41, s.1; 1987, c.N-5.2, s.25; 1988, c.11, s.24; 1988, c.64, s.10; 1988, c.67, s.8; 1991, c.26, s.1; 1996, c.18, s.1; 1997, c.60, s.1; 1998, c.42, s.1; 2000, c.26, s.241; 2000, c.38, s.1; 2005, c.7, s.62; 2005, c.21, s.2; 2008, c.32, s.1; 2016, c.37, s.142; 2017, c.20, s.137; 2019, c.2, s.108; 2020, c.25, s.85; 2021, c.25, s.1; 2021, c.46, s.1; 2022, c.28, s.40
Definitions
1In this Act
“auxiliary police constable” means a person appointed under subsection 13(1.1); (constable auxiliaire)
“auxiliary police officer” means a person appointed pursuant to subsection 13(1);(agent de police auxiliaire)
“board” means a board of police commissioners as established under subsection 7(1);(comité)
“chief of police” includes a police officer in charge of a police force, an acting chief of police and a police officer designated by the chief of police to act on behalf of the chief of police;(chef de police)
“civic authority” means a board, a joint board or, where a board or joint board has not been established, a council, and includes any person designated by the civic authority to act on the civic authority’s behalf;(autorité municipale)
“code” means the code of professional conduct prescribed by regulation;(code)
“Commission” means the New Brunswick Police Commission as established by subsection 18(1);(Commission)
“complainant” means a person who files a service or policy complaint or a conduct complaint;(plaignant)
“conduct complaint” means (plainte pour inconduite)
(a) in Part III, a complaint concerning the conduct of a member of a police force;
(b) in Part III.1, a complaint concerning the conduct of an appointee while performing police duties in the Province; and
(c) in Part III.2, a complaint concerning the conduct of a member of a police force while performing police duties in another province or territory of Canada;
“corrective and disciplinary measures” means the corrective and disciplinary measures prescribed by regulation;(mesures correctives et disciplinaires)
“council” means the council of a municipality and includes, unless the context requires otherwise, the council of a rural community or regional municipality; (conseil)
“councillor” means a councillor of a municipality and includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a councillor of a rural community or regional municipality; (conseiller)
“disciplinary and corrective measures” Repealed: 2021, c.25, s.1
“Fund” means the Municipal Police Assistance Fund established under section 5.01, unless the context otherwise indicates;(Fonds)
“interim policing authority” Repealed: 2000, c.38, s.1
“interim regional police force” Repealed: 2000, c.38, s.1
“joint board” means a board of police commissioners established pursuant to section 17.1;(comité mixte)
“major violation” Repealed: 2005, c.21, s.2
“mayor” includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a mayor of a municipality, rural community or regional municipality;(maire)
“member of an interim regional police force” Repealed: 2000, c.38, s.1
“member of a police force” includes a chief of police and a police officer;(membre d’un corps de police)
“member of the New Brunswick Highway Patrol” Repealed: 1988, c.67, s.8
“member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police” means a person employed or appointed pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, chapter R-9 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970;(membre de la Gendarmerie royale du Canada)
“Minister” means the Minister of Public Safety and includes a person designated by the Minister to act on the Minister’s behalf;(Ministre)
“minor violation” Repealed: 2005, c.21, s.2
“municipality” means a city, town or village and includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a rural community or regional municipality; (municipalité)
“New Brunswick Highway Patrol” Repealed: 1988, c.67, s.8
“personnel file” means a file containing employment information about a member of a police force;(dossier personnel)
“police commission” means any municipal police commission existing prior to the coming into force of this Act;(commission de police)
“police force” means a police force established for a municipality or for a region but does not include the Royal Canadian Mounted Police;(corps de police)
“police officer” means a police officer appointed pursuant to section 10, 11 or 17.3 and an auxiliary police officer, but does not include a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or an auxiliary police constable;(agent de police)
“police oversight body” means the person, board, agency, commission or other body responsible for processing complaints concerning police conduct in another province or territory of Canada;(organisme de surveillance de la police)
“police services” Repealed: 2021, c.25, s.1
“police services” or “policing” means the provision of police protection by means of(maintien de l’ordre) or(services de police)
(a) entering into an agreement under section 4, 17.01 or 17.1 in respect of the provision of police protection, or
(b) the provision and maintenance of a police force;
“region” means a region defined under an agreement entered into under section 17.01 or 17.1;(région)
“regional police service” Repealed: 2005, c.21, s.2
“regional policing authority” means a regional policing authority established under section 17.01;(autorité régionale responsable du maintien de l’ordre)
“representative” means(représentant)
(a) a lawyer who is a member of the Law Society of New Brunswick entitled to practise law in the courts of New Brunswick,
(b) the president of the police officer’s local trade union, or the president’s designate,
(c) if the member of a police force is not a member of a local trade union, a member of a police force designated by the member to represent the member, or
(d) any other person designated by the member of a police force to represent the member;
“service or policy complaint” means a complaint concerning (plainte relative aux services ou aux politiques)
(a) the general direction, management or operation of a police force,
(b) the policies and internal procedures of a police force,
(c) the staffing or relocation practices of a police force,
(d) the training programs or resources of a police force, or
(e) the ability of a police force to respond to requests for assistance;
“service record of discipline” means a record containing details of corrective and disciplinary measures agreed to by the parties to a settlement conference or imposed by an arbitrator;(dossier de service concernant la discipline)
“support person” means the person of the complainant’s choice who attends a settlement conference with the complainant.(personne de confiance)
1981, c.59, s.1; 1986, c.64, s.1; 1987, c.41, s.1; 1987, c.N-5.2, s.25; 1988, c.11, s.24; 1988, c.64, s.10; 1988, c.67, s.8; 1991, c.26, s.1; 1996, c.18, s.1; 1997, c.60, s.1; 1998, c.42, s.1; 2000, c.26, s.241; 2000, c.38, s.1; 2005, c.7, s.62; 2005, c.21, s.2; 2008, c.32, s.1; 2016, c.37, s.142; 2017, c.20, s.137; 2019, c.2, s.108; 2020, c.25, s.85; 2021, c.25, s.1; 2022, c.28, s.40
Definitions
1In this Act
“auxiliary police constable” means a person appointed under subsection 13(1.1); (constable auxiliaire)
“auxiliary police officer” means a person appointed pursuant to subsection 13(1);(agent de police auxiliaire)
“board” means a board of police commissioners as established under subsection 7(1);(comité)
“chief of police” includes a police officer in charge of a police force, an acting chief of police and a police officer designated by the chief of police to act on behalf of the chief of police;(chef de police)
“civic authority” means a board, a joint board or, where a board or joint board has not been established, a council, and includes any person designated by the civic authority to act on the civic authority’s behalf;(autorité municipale)
“code” means the code of professional conduct prescribed by regulation;(code)
“Commission” means the New Brunswick Police Commission as established by subsection 18(1);(Commission)
“complainant” means a person who files a service or policy complaint or a conduct complaint;(plaignant)
“conduct complaint” means (plainte pour inconduite)
(a) in Part III, a complaint concerning the conduct of a member of a police force;
(b) in Part III.1, a complaint concerning the conduct of an appointee while performing police duties in the Province; and
(c) in Part III.2, a complaint concerning the conduct of a member of a police force while performing police duties in another province or territory of Canada;
“corrective and disciplinary measures” means the corrective and disciplinary measures prescribed by regulation;(mesures correctives et disciplinaires)
“council” means the council of a municipality and includes, unless the context requires otherwise, the council of a rural community or regional municipality; (conseil)
“councillor” means a councillor of a municipality and includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a councillor of a rural community or regional municipality; (conseiller)
“disciplinary and corrective measures” Repealed: 2021, c.25, s.1
“Fund” means the Municipal Police Assistance Fund established under section 5.01, unless the context otherwise indicates;(Fonds)
“interim policing authority” Repealed: 2000, c.38, s.1
“interim regional police force” Repealed: 2000, c.38, s.1
“joint board” means a board of police commissioners established pursuant to section 17.1;(comité mixte)
“major violation” Repealed: 2005, c.21, s.2
“mayor” includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a mayor of a municipality, rural community or regional municipality;(maire)
“member of an interim regional police force” Repealed: 2000, c.38, s.1
“member of a police force” includes a chief of police and a police officer;(membre d’un corps de police)
“member of the New Brunswick Highway Patrol” Repealed: 1988, c.67, s.8
“member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police” means a person employed or appointed pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, chapter R-9 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970;(membre de la Gendarmerie royale du Canada)
“Minister” means the Minister of Justice and Public Safety and includes a person designated by the Minister to act on the Minister’s behalf;(Ministre)
“minor violation” Repealed: 2005, c.21, s.2
“municipality” means a city, town or village and includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a rural community or regional municipality; (municipalité)
“New Brunswick Highway Patrol” Repealed: 1988, c.67, s.8
“personnel file” means a file containing employment information about a member of a police force;(dossier personnel)
“police commission” means any municipal police commission existing prior to the coming into force of this Act;(commission de police)
“police force” means a police force established for a municipality or for a region but does not include the Royal Canadian Mounted Police;(corps de police)
“police officer” means a police officer appointed pursuant to section 10, 11 or 17.3 and an auxiliary police officer, but does not include a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or an auxiliary police constable;(agent de police)
“police oversight body” means the person, board, agency, commission or other body responsible for processing complaints concerning police conduct in another province or territory of Canada;(organisme de surveillance de la police)
“police services” Repealed: 2021, c.25, s.1
“police services” or “policing” means the provision of police protection by means of(maintien de l’ordre) or(services de police)
(a) entering into an agreement under section 4, 17.01 or 17.1 in respect of the provision of police protection, or
(b) the provision and maintenance of a police force;
“region” means a region defined under an agreement entered into under section 17.01 or 17.1;(région)
“regional police service” Repealed: 2005, c.21, s.2
“regional policing authority” means a regional policing authority established under section 17.01;(autorité régionale responsable du maintien de l’ordre)
“representative” means(représentant)
(a) a lawyer who is a member of the Law Society of New Brunswick entitled to practise law in the courts of New Brunswick,
(b) the president of the police officer’s local trade union, or the president’s designate,
(c) if the member of a police force is not a member of a local trade union, a member of a police force designated by the member to represent the member, or
(d) any other person designated by the member of a police force to represent the member;
“service or policy complaint” means a complaint concerning (plainte relative aux services ou aux politiques)
(a) the general direction, management or operation of a police force,
(b) the policies and internal procedures of a police force,
(c) the staffing or relocation practices of a police force,
(d) the training programs or resources of a police force, or
(e) the ability of a police force to respond to requests for assistance;
“service record of discipline” means a record containing details of corrective and disciplinary measures agreed to by the parties to a settlement conference or imposed by an arbitrator;(dossier de service concernant la discipline)
“support person” means the person of the complainant’s choice who attends a settlement conference with the complainant.(personne de confiance)
1981, c.59, s.1; 1986, c.64, s.1; 1987, c.41, s.1; 1987, c.N-5.2, s.25; 1988, c.11, s.24; 1988, c.64, s.10; 1988, c.67, s.8; 1991, c.26, s.1; 1996, c.18, s.1; 1997, c.60, s.1; 1998, c.42, s.1; 2000, c.26, s.241; 2000, c.38, s.1; 2005, c.7, s.62; 2005, c.21, s.2; 2008, c.32, s.1; 2016, c.37, s.142; 2017, c.20, s.137; 2019, c.2, s.108; 2020, c.25, s.85; 2021, c.25, s.1
Definitions
1In this Act
“auxiliary police constable” means a person appointed under subsection 13(1.1); (constable auxiliaire)
“auxiliary police officer” means a person appointed pursuant to subsection 13(1);(agent de police auxiliaire)
“board” means a board of police commissioners as established under subsection 7(1), and when used in section 1.1, subsections 6(1) and 13(1) and section 22 includes a joint board;(comité)
“chief of police” includes a police officer in charge of a police force, an acting chief of police and a police officer designated by the chief of police to act on his or her behalf;(chef de police)
“civic authority” means a board, a joint board or, where a board or joint board has not been established, a council, and includes any person designated by the civic authority to act on the civic authority’s behalf;(autorité municipale)
“code” means the code of professional conduct prescribed by regulation;(code)
“Commission” means the New Brunswick Police Commission as established by subsection 18(1);(Commission)
“complainant” means a person who files a service or policy complaint or a conduct complaint;(plaignant)
“conduct complaint” means (plainte pour inconduite)
(a) in Part III, a complaint concerning the conduct of a member of a police force;
(b) in Part III.1, a complaint concerning the conduct of an appointee while performing police duties in the Province; and
(c) in Part III.2, a complaint concerning the conduct of a member of a police force while performing police duties in another province or territory of Canada;
“council” means the council of a municipality and includes, unless the context requires otherwise, the council of a rural community or regional municipality; (conseil)
“councillor” means a councillor of a municipality and includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a councillor of a rural community or regional municipality; (conseiller)
“disciplinary and corrective measures” means the disciplinary and corrective measures prescribed by regulation;(mesures disciplinaires et correctives)
“interim policing authority” Repealed: 2000, c.38, s.1
“interim regional police force” Repealed: 2000, c.38, s.1
“joint board” means a board of police commissioners established pursuant to section 17.1;(comité mixte)
“major violation” Repealed: 2005, c.21, s.2
“mayor” includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a mayor of a rural community or regional municipality;(maire)
“member of an interim regional police force” Repealed: 2000, c.38, s.1
“member of a police force” includes a chief of police and a police officer;(membre d’un corps de police)
“member of the New Brunswick Highway Patrol” Repealed: 1988, c.67, s.8
“member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police” means a person employed or appointed pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, chapter R-9 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970;(membre de la Gendarmerie royale du Canada)
“Minister” means the Minister of Justice and Public Safety and includes a person designated by the Minister to act on the Minister’s behalf;(Ministre)
“minor violation” Repealed: 2005, c.21, s.2
“municipality” means a city, town or village and includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a rural community or regional municipality; (municipalité)
“New Brunswick Highway Patrol” Repealed: 1988, c.67, s.8
“personnel file” means a file containing employment information about a member of a police force;(dossier personnel)
“police commission” means any municipal police commission existing prior to the coming into force of this Act;(commission de police)
“police force” means a police force established for a municipality or for a region but does not include the Royal Canadian Mounted Police;(corps de police)
“police officer” means a police officer appointed pursuant to section 10, 11 or 17.3 and an auxiliary police officer, but does not include a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or an auxiliary police constable;(agent de police)
“police oversight body” means the person, board, agency, commission or other body responsible for processing complaints concerning police conduct in another province or territory of Canada;(organisme de surveillance de la police)
“police services” means the provision of police protection by means of(services de police)
(a) entering into an arrangement or agreement, as the case may be, under section 4, section 17.01 or 17.1 in respect of the provision of police protection, or
(b) the provision and maintenance of a police force;
“region” means a region defined under an agreement entered into under section 17.01 or 17.1;(région)
“regional police service” Repealed: 2005, c.21, s.2
“regional policing authority” means a regional policing authority established under section 17.01;(autorité régionale responsable du maintien de l’ordre)
“representative” means(représentant)
(a) a lawyer who is a member of the Law Society of New Brunswick entitled to practise law in the courts of New Brunswick,
(b) the president of the police officer’s local trade union, or his or her designate, or
(c) if the member of a police force is not a member of a local trade union, a member of a police force designated by the member of a police force to represent him or her;
“service or policy complaint” means a complaint concerning the services provided by or the policies of a police force;(plainte relative aux services ou aux politiques)
“service record of discipline” means a record containing details of disciplinary and corrective measures agreed to by the parties to a settlement conference or imposed by an arbitrator;(dossier de service concernant la discipline)
“support person” means the person of the complainant’s choice who attends a settlement conference with him or her.(personne de confiance)
1981, c.59, s.1; 1986, c.64, s.1; 1987, c.41, s.1; 1987, c.N-5.2, s.25; 1988, c.11, s.24; 1988, c.64, s.10; 1988, c.67, s.8; 1991, c.26, s.1; 1996, c.18, s.1; 1997, c.60, s.1; 1998, c.42, s.1; 2000, c.26, s.241; 2000, c.38, s.1; 2005, c.7, s.62; 2005, c.21, s.2; 2008, c.32, s.1; 2016, c.37, s.142; 2017, c.20, s.137; 2019, c.2, s.108; 2020, c.25, s.85
Definitions
1In this Act
“auxiliary police constable” means a person appointed under subsection 13(1.1); (constable auxiliaire)
“auxiliary police officer” means a person appointed pursuant to subsection 13(1);(agent de police auxiliaire)
“board” means a board of police commissioners as established under subsection 7(1), and when used in section 1.1, subsections 6(1) and 13(1) and section 22 includes a joint board;(comité)
“chief of police” includes a police officer in charge of a police force, an acting chief of police and a police officer designated by the chief of police to act on his or her behalf;(chef de police)
“civic authority” means a board, a joint board or, where a board or joint board has not been established, a council, and includes any person designated by the civic authority to act on the civic authority’s behalf;(autorité municipale)
“code” means the code of professional conduct prescribed by regulation;(code)
“Commission” means the New Brunswick Police Commission as established by subsection 18(1);(Commission)
“complainant” means a person who files a service or policy complaint or a conduct complaint;(plaignant)
“conduct complaint” means (plainte pour inconduite)
(a) in Part III, a complaint concerning the conduct of a member of a police force;
(b) in Part III.1, a complaint concerning the conduct of an appointee while performing police duties in the Province; and
(c) in Part III.2, a complaint concerning the conduct of a member of a police force while performing police duties in another province or territory of Canada;
“council” means the council of a municipality and includes, unless the context requires otherwise, the council of a rural community or regional municipality; (conseil)
“councillor” means a councillor of a municipality and includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a councillor of a rural community or regional municipality; (conseiller)
“disciplinary and corrective measures” means the disciplinary and corrective measures prescribed by regulation;(mesures disciplinaires et correctives)
“interim policing authority” Repealed: 2000, c.38, s.1
“interim regional police force” Repealed: 2000, c.38, s.1
“joint board” means a board of police commissioners established pursuant to section 17.1;(comité mixte)
“major violation” Repealed: 2005, c.21, s.2
“mayor” includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a mayor of a rural community or regional municipality;(maire)
“member of an interim regional police force” Repealed: 2000, c.38, s.1
“member of a police force” includes a chief of police and a police officer;(membre d’un corps de police)
“member of the New Brunswick Highway Patrol” Repealed: 1988, c.67, s.8
“member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police” means a person employed or appointed pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, chapter R-9 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970;(membre de la Gendarmerie royale du Canada)
“Minister” means the Minister of Public Safety and includes a person designated by the Minister to act on the Minister’s behalf;(Ministre)
“minor violation” Repealed: 2005, c.21, s.2
“municipality” means a city, town or village and includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a rural community or regional municipality; (municipalité)
“New Brunswick Highway Patrol” Repealed: 1988, c.67, s.8
“personnel file” means a file containing employment information about a member of a police force;(dossier personnel)
“police commission” means any municipal police commission existing prior to the coming into force of this Act;(commission de police)
“police force” means a police force established for a municipality or for a region but does not include the Royal Canadian Mounted Police;(corps de police)
“police officer” means a police officer appointed pursuant to section 10, 11 or 17.3 and an auxiliary police officer, but does not include a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or an auxiliary police constable;(agent de police)
“police oversight body” means the person, board, agency, commission or other body responsible for processing complaints concerning police conduct in another province or territory of Canada;(organisme de surveillance de la police)
“police services” means the provision of police protection by means of(services de police)
(a) entering into an arrangement or agreement, as the case may be, under section 4, section 17.01 or 17.1 in respect of the provision of police protection, or
(b) the provision and maintenance of a police force;
“region” means a region defined under an agreement entered into under section 17.01 or 17.1;(région)
“regional police service” Repealed: 2005, c.21, s.2
“regional policing authority” means a regional policing authority established under section 17.01;(autorité régionale responsable du maintien de l’ordre)
“representative” means(représentant)
(a) a lawyer who is a member of the Law Society of New Brunswick entitled to practise law in the courts of New Brunswick,
(b) the president of the police officer’s local trade union, or his or her designate, or
(c) if the member of a police force is not a member of a local trade union, a member of a police force designated by the member of a police force to represent him or her;
“service or policy complaint” means a complaint concerning the services provided by or the policies of a police force;(plainte relative aux services ou aux politiques)
“service record of discipline” means a record containing details of disciplinary and corrective measures agreed to by the parties to a settlement conference or imposed by an arbitrator;(dossier de service concernant la discipline)
“support person” means the person of the complainant’s choice who attends a settlement conference with him or her.(personne de confiance)
1981, c.59, s.1; 1986, c.64, s.1; 1987, c.41, s.1; 1987, c.N-5.2, s.25; 1988, c.11, s.24; 1988, c.64, s.10; 1988, c.67, s.8; 1991, c.26, s.1; 1996, c.18, s.1; 1997, c.60, s.1; 1998, c.42, s.1; 2000, c.26, s.241; 2000, c.38, s.1; 2005, c.7, s.62; 2005, c.21, s.2; 2008, c.32, s.1; 2016, c.37, s.142; 2017, c.20, s.137; 2019, c.2, s.108
Definitions
1In this Act
“auxiliary police constable” means a person appointed under subsection 13(1.1); (constable auxiliaire)
“auxiliary police officer” means a person appointed pursuant to subsection 13(1);(agent de police auxiliaire)
“board” means a board of police commissioners as established under subsection 7(1), and when used in section 1.1, subsections 6(1) and 13(1) and section 22 includes a joint board;(comité)
“chief of police” includes a police officer in charge of a police force, an acting chief of police and a police officer designated by the chief of police to act on his or her behalf;(chef de police)
“civic authority” means a board, a joint board or, where a board or joint board has not been established, a council, and includes any person designated by the civic authority to act on the civic authority’s behalf;(autorité municipale)
“code” means the code of professional conduct prescribed by regulation;(code)
“Commission” means the New Brunswick Police Commission as established by subsection 18(1);(Commission)
“complainant” means a person who files a service or policy complaint or a conduct complaint;(plaignant)
“conduct complaint” means (plainte pour inconduite)
(a) in Part III, a complaint concerning the conduct of a member of a police force;
(b) in Part III.1, a complaint concerning the conduct of an appointee while performing police duties in the Province; and
(c) in Part III.2, a complaint concerning the conduct of a member of a police force while performing police duties in another province or territory of Canada;
“council” means the council of a municipality and includes, unless the context requires otherwise, the council of a rural community or regional municipality; (conseil)
“councillor” means a councillor of a municipality and includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a councillor of a rural community or regional municipality; (conseiller)
“disciplinary and corrective measures” means the disciplinary and corrective measures prescribed by regulation;(mesures disciplinaires et correctives)
“interim policing authority” Repealed: 2000, c.38, s.1
“interim regional police force” Repealed: 2000, c.38, s.1
“joint board” means a board of police commissioners established pursuant to section 17.1;(comité mixte)
“major violation” Repealed: 2005, c.21, s.2
“mayor” includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a mayor of a rural community or regional municipality;(maire)
“member of an interim regional police force” Repealed: 2000, c.38, s.1
“member of a police force” includes a chief of police and a police officer;(membre d’un corps de police)
“member of the New Brunswick Highway Patrol” Repealed: 1988, c.67, s.8
“member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police” means a person employed or appointed pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, chapter R-9 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970;(membre de la Gendarmerie royale du Canada)
“Minister” means the Minister of Justice and Public Safety and includes a person designated by the Minister to act on the Minister’s behalf;(Ministre)
“minor violation” Repealed: 2005, c.21, s.2
“municipality” means a city, town or village and includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a rural community or regional municipality; (municipalité)
“New Brunswick Highway Patrol” Repealed: 1988, c.67, s.8
“personnel file” means a file containing employment information about a member of a police force;(dossier personnel)
“police commission” means any municipal police commission existing prior to the coming into force of this Act;(commission de police)
“police force” means a police force established for a municipality or for a region but does not include the Royal Canadian Mounted Police;(corps de police)
“police officer” means a police officer appointed pursuant to section 10, 11 or 17.3 and an auxiliary police officer, but does not include a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or an auxiliary police constable;(agent de police)
“police oversight body” means the person, board, agency, commission or other body responsible for processing complaints concerning police conduct in another province or territory of Canada;(organisme de surveillance de la police)
“police services” means the provision of police protection by means of(services de police)
(a) entering into an arrangement or agreement, as the case may be, under section 4, section 17.01 or 17.1 in respect of the provision of police protection, or
(b) the provision and maintenance of a police force;
“region” means a region defined under an agreement entered into under section 17.01 or 17.1;(région)
“regional police service” Repealed: 2005, c.21, s.2
“regional policing authority” means a regional policing authority established under section 17.01;(autorité régionale responsable du maintien de l’ordre)
“representative” means(représentant)
(a) a lawyer who is a member of the Law Society of New Brunswick entitled to practise law in the courts of New Brunswick,
(b) the president of the police officer’s local trade union, or his or her designate, or
(c) if the member of a police force is not a member of a local trade union, a member of a police force designated by the member of a police force to represent him or her;
“service or policy complaint” means a complaint concerning the services provided by or the policies of a police force;(plainte relative aux services ou aux politiques)
“service record of discipline” means a record containing details of disciplinary and corrective measures agreed to by the parties to a settlement conference or imposed by an arbitrator;(dossier de service concernant la discipline)
“support person” means the person of the complainant’s choice who attends a settlement conference with him or her.(personne de confiance)
1981, c.59, s.1; 1986, c.64, s.1; 1987, c.41, s.1; 1987, c.N-5.2, s.25; 1988, c.11, s.24; 1988, c.64, s.10; 1988, c.67, s.8; 1991, c.26, s.1; 1996, c.18, s.1; 1997, c.60, s.1; 1998, c.42, s.1; 2000, c.26, s.241; 2000, c.38, s.1; 2005, c.7, s.62; 2005, c.21, s.2; 2008, c.32, s.1; 2016, c.37, s.142; 2017, c.20, s.137
Definitions
1In this Act
“auxiliary police constable” means a person appointed under subsection 13(1.1); (constable auxiliaire)
“auxiliary police officer” means a person appointed pursuant to subsection 13(1);(agent de police auxiliaire)
“board” means a board of police commissioners as established under subsection 7(1), and when used in section 1.1, subsections 6(1) and 13(1) and section 22 includes a joint board;(comité)
“chief of police” includes a police officer in charge of a police force, an acting chief of police and a police officer designated by the chief of police to act on his or her behalf;(chef de police)
“civic authority” means a board, a joint board or, where a board or joint board has not been established, a council, and includes any person designated by the civic authority to act on the civic authority’s behalf;(autorité municipale)
“code” means the code of professional conduct prescribed by regulation;(code)
“Commission” means the New Brunswick Police Commission as established by subsection 18(1);(Commission)
“complainant” means a person who files a service or policy complaint or a conduct complaint;(plaignant)
“conduct complaint” means (plainte pour inconduite)
(a) in Part III, a complaint concerning the conduct of a member of a police force;
(b) in Part III.1, a complaint concerning the conduct of an appointee while performing police duties in the Province; and
(c) in Part III.2, a complaint concerning the conduct of a member of a police force while performing police duties in another province or territory of Canada;
“council” means the council of a municipality and includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a rural community council;(conseil)
“councillor” includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a rural community councillor;(conseiller)
“disciplinary and corrective measures” means the disciplinary and corrective measures prescribed by regulation;(mesures disciplinaires et correctives)
“interim policing authority” Repealed: 2000, c.38, s.1
“interim regional police force” Repealed: 2000, c.38, s.1
“joint board” means a board of police commissioners established pursuant to section 17.1;(comité mixte)
“major violation” Repealed: 2005, c.21, s.2
“mayor” includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a rural community mayor;(maire)
“member of an interim regional police force” Repealed: 2000, c.38, s.1
“member of a police force” includes a chief of police and a police officer;(membre d’un corps de police)
“member of the New Brunswick Highway Patrol” Repealed: 1988, c.67, s.8
“member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police” means a person employed or appointed pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, chapter R-9 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970;(membre de la Gendarmerie royale du Canada)
“Minister” means the Minister of Justice and Public Safety and includes a person designated by the Minister to act on the Minister’s behalf;(Ministre)
“minor violation” Repealed: 2005, c.21, s.2
“municipality” means a city, town or village and includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a rural community;(municipalité)
“New Brunswick Highway Patrol” Repealed: 1988, c.67, s.8
“personnel file” means a file containing employment information about a member of a police force;(dossier personnel)
“police commission” means any municipal police commission existing prior to the coming into force of this Act;(commission de police)
“police force” means a police force established for a municipality or for a region but does not include the Royal Canadian Mounted Police;(corps de police)
“police officer” means a police officer appointed pursuant to section 10, 11 or 17.3 and an auxiliary police officer, but does not include a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or an auxiliary police constable;(agent de police)
“police oversight body” means the person, board, agency, commission or other body responsible for processing complaints concerning police conduct in another province or territory of Canada;(organisme de surveillance de la police)
“police services” means the provision of police protection by means of(services de police)
(a) entering into an arrangement or agreement, as the case may be, under section 4, section 17.01 or 17.1 in respect of the provision of police protection, or
(b) the provision and maintenance of a police force;
“region” means a region defined under an agreement entered into under section 17.01 or 17.1;(région)
“regional police service” Repealed: 2005, c.21, s.2
“regional policing authority” means a regional policing authority established under section 17.01;(autorité régionale responsable du maintien de l’ordre)
“representative” means(représentant)
(a) a lawyer who is a member of the Law Society of New Brunswick entitled to practise law in the courts of New Brunswick,
(b) the president of the police officer’s local trade union, or his or her designate, or
(c) if the member of a police force is not a member of a local trade union, a member of a police force designated by the member of a police force to represent him or her;
“service or policy complaint” means a complaint concerning the services provided by or the policies of a police force;(plainte relative aux services ou aux politiques)
“service record of discipline” means a record containing details of disciplinary and corrective measures agreed to by the parties to a settlement conference or imposed by an arbitrator;(dossier de service concernant la discipline)
“support person” means the person of the complainant’s choice who attends a settlement conference with him or her.(personne de confiance)
1981, c.59, s.1; 1986, c.64, s.1; 1987, c.41, s.1; 1987, c.N-5.2, s.25; 1988, c.11, s.24; 1988, c.64, s.10; 1988, c.67, s.8; 1991, c.26, s.1; 1996, c.18, s.1; 1997, c.60, s.1; 1998, c.42, s.1; 2000, c.26, s.241; 2000, c.38, s.1; 2005, c.7, s.62; 2005, c.21, s.2; 2008, c.32, s.1; 2016, c.37, s.142
Definitions
1In this Act
“auxiliary police constable” means a person appointed under subsection 13(1.1); (constable auxiliaire)
“auxiliary police officer” means a person appointed pursuant to subsection 13(1);(agent de police auxiliaire)
“board” means a board of police commissioners as established under subsection 7(1), and when used in section 1.1, subsections 6(1) and 13(1) and section 22 includes a joint board;(comité)
“chief of police” includes a police officer in charge of a police force, an acting chief of police and a police officer designated by the chief of police to act on his or her behalf;(chef de police)
“civic authority” means a board, a joint board or, where a board or joint board has not been established, a council, and includes any person designated by the civic authority to act on the civic authority’s behalf;(autorité municipale)
“code” means the code of professional conduct prescribed by regulation;(code)
“Commission” means the New Brunswick Police Commission as established by subsection 18(1);(Commission)
“complainant” means a person who files a service or policy complaint or a conduct complaint;(plaignant)
“conduct complaint” means (plainte pour inconduite)
(a) in Part III, a complaint concerning the conduct of a member of a police force;
(b) in Part III.1, a complaint concerning the conduct of an appointee while performing police duties in the Province; and
(c) in Part III.2, a complaint concerning the conduct of a member of a police force while performing police duties in another province or territory of Canada;
“council” means the council of a municipality and includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a rural community council;(conseil)
“councillor” includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a rural community councillor;(conseiller)
“disciplinary and corrective measures” means the disciplinary and corrective measures prescribed by regulation;(mesures disciplinaires et correctives)
“interim policing authority” Repealed: 2000, c.38, s.1
“interim regional police force” Repealed: 2000, c.38, s.1
“joint board” means a board of police commissioners established pursuant to section 17.1;(comité mixte)
“major violation” Repealed: 2005, c.21, s.2
“mayor” includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a rural community mayor;(maire)
“member of an interim regional police force” Repealed: 2000, c.38, s.1
“member of a police force” includes a chief of police and a police officer;(membre d’un corps de police)
“member of the New Brunswick Highway Patrol” Repealed: 1988, c.67, s.8
“member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police” means a person employed or appointed pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, chapter R-9 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970;(membre de la Gendarmerie royale du Canada)
“Minister” means the Minister of Public Safety and includes a person designated by the Minister to act on the Minister’s behalf;(Ministre)
“minor violation” Repealed: 2005, c.21, s.2
“municipality” means a city, town or village and includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a rural community;(municipalité)
“New Brunswick Highway Patrol” Repealed: 1988, c.67, s.8
“personnel file” means a file containing employment information about a member of a police force;(dossier personnel)
“police commission” means any municipal police commission existing prior to the coming into force of this Act;(commission de police)
“police force” means a police force established for a municipality or for a region but does not include the Royal Canadian Mounted Police;(corps de police)
“police officer” means a police officer appointed pursuant to section 10, 11 or 17.3 and an auxiliary police officer, but does not include a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or an auxiliary police constable;(agent de police)
“police oversight body” means the person, board, agency, commission or other body responsible for processing complaints concerning police conduct in another province or territory of Canada;(organisme de surveillance de la police)
“police services” means the provision of police protection by means of(services de police)
(a) entering into an arrangement or agreement, as the case may be, under section 4, section 17.01 or 17.1 in respect of the provision of police protection, or
(b) the provision and maintenance of a police force;
“region” means a region defined under an agreement entered into under section 17.01 or 17.1;(région)
“regional police service” Repealed: 2005, c.21, s.2
“regional policing authority” means a regional policing authority established under section 17.01;(autorité régionale responsable du maintien de l’ordre)
“representative” means(représentant)
(a) a lawyer who is a member of the Law Society of New Brunswick entitled to practise law in the courts of New Brunswick,
(b) the president of the police officer’s local trade union, or his or her designate, or
(c) if the member of a police force is not a member of a local trade union, a member of a police force designated by the member of a police force to represent him or her;
“service or policy complaint” means a complaint concerning the services provided by or the policies of a police force;(plainte relative aux services ou aux politiques)
“service record of discipline” means a record containing details of disciplinary and corrective measures agreed to by the parties to a settlement conference or imposed by an arbitrator;(dossier de service concernant la discipline)
“support person” means the person of the complainant’s choice who attends a settlement conference with him or her.(personne de confiance)
1981, c.59, s.1; 1986, c.64, s.1; 1987, c.41, s.1; 1987, c.N-5.2, s.25; 1988, c.11, s.24; 1988, c.64, s.10; 1988, c.67, s.8; 1991, c.26, s.1; 1996, c.18, s.1; 1997, c.60, s.1; 1998, c.42, s.1; 2000, c.26, s.241; 2000, c.38, s.1; 2005, c.7, s.62; 2005, c.21, s.2; 2008, c.32, s.1
Definitions
1In this Act
“auxiliary police constable” means a person appointed under subsection 13(1.1); (constable auxiliaire)
“auxiliary police officer” means a person appointed pursuant to subsection 13(1);(agent de police auxiliaire)
“board” means a board of police commissioners as established under subsection 7(1), and when used in section 1.1, subsections 6(1) and 13(1) and section 22 includes a joint board;(comité)
“chief of police” includes a police officer in charge of a police force, an acting chief of police and a police officer designated by the chief of police to act on his or her behalf;(chef de police)
“civic authority” means a board, a joint board or, where a board or joint board has not been established, a council, and includes any person designated by the civic authority to act on the civic authority’s behalf;(autorité municipale)
“code” means the code of professional conduct prescribed by regulation;(code)
“Commission” means the New Brunswick Police Commission as established by subsection 18(1);(Commission)
“complainant” means a person who files a service or policy complaint or a conduct complaint;(plaignant)
“conduct complaint” means (plainte pour inconduite)
(a) in Part III, a complaint concerning the conduct of a member of a police force;
(b) in Part III.1, a complaint concerning the conduct of an appointee while performing police duties in the Province; and
(c) in Part III.2, a complaint concerning the conduct of a member of a police force while performing police duties in another province or territory of Canada;
“council” means the council of a municipality and includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a rural community council;(conseil)
“councillor” includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a rural community councillor;(conseiller)
“disciplinary and corrective measures” means the disciplinary and corrective measures prescribed by regulation;(mesures disciplinaires et correctives)
“interim policing authority” Repealed: 2000, c.38, s.1
“interim regional police force” Repealed: 2000, c.38, s.1
“joint board” means a board of police commissioners established pursuant to section 17.1;(comité mixte)
“major violation” Repealed: 2005, c.21, s.2
“mayor” includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a rural community mayor;(maire)
“member of an interim regional police force” Repealed: 2000, c.38, s.1
“member of a police force” includes a chief of police and a police officer;(membre d’un corps de police)
“member of the New Brunswick Highway Patrol” Repealed: 1988, c.67, s.8
“member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police” means a person employed or appointed pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, chapter R-9 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970;(membre de la Gendarmerie royale du Canada)
“Minister” means the Minister of Public Safety and includes a person designated by the Minister to act on the Minister’s behalf;(Ministre)
“minor violation” Repealed: 2005, c.21, s.2
“municipality” means a city, town or village and includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a rural community;(municipalité)
“New Brunswick Highway Patrol” Repealed: 1988, c.67, s.8
“personnel file” means a file containing employment information about a member of a police force;(dossier personnel)
“police commission” means any municipal police commission existing prior to the coming into force of this Act;(commission de police)
“police force” means a police force established for a municipality or for a region but does not include the Royal Canadian Mounted Police;(corps de police)
“police officer” means a police officer appointed pursuant to section 10, 11 or 17.3 and an auxiliary police officer, but does not include a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or an auxiliary police constable;(agent de police)
“police oversight body” means the person, board, agency, commission or other body responsible for processing complaints concerning police conduct in another province or territory of Canada;(organisme de surveillance de la police)
“police services” means the provision of police protection by means of(services de police)
(a) entering into an arrangement or agreement, as the case may be, under section 4, section 17.01 or 17.1 in respect of the provision of police protection, or
(b) the provision and maintenance of a police force;
“region” means a region defined under an agreement entered into under section 17.01 or 17.1;(région)
“regional police service” Repealed: 2005, c.21, s.2
“regional policing authority” means a regional policing authority established under section 17.01;(autorité régionale responsable du maintien de l’ordre)
“representative” means(représentant)
(a) a lawyer who is a member of the Law Society of New Brunswick entitled to practise law in the courts of New Brunswick,
(b) the president of the police officer’s local trade union, or his or her designate, or
(c) if the member of a police force is not a member of a local trade union, a member of a police force designated by the member of a police force to represent him or her;
“service or policy complaint” means a complaint concerning the services provided by or the policies of a police force;(plainte relative aux services ou aux politiques)
“service record of discipline” means a record containing details of disciplinary and corrective measures agreed to by the parties to a settlement conference or imposed by an arbitrator;(dossier de service concernant la discipline)
“support person” means the person of the complainant’s choice who attends a settlement conference with him or her.(personne de confiance)
1981, c.59, s.1; 1986, c.64, s.1; 1987, c.41, s.1; 1987, c.N-5.2, s.25; 1988, c.11, s.24; 1988, c.64, s.10; 1988, c.67, s.8; 1991, c.26, s.1; 1996, c.18, s.1; 1997, c.60, s.1; 1998, c.42, s.1; 2000, c.26, s.241; 2000, c.38, s.1; 2005, c.7, s.62; 2005, c.21, s.2; 2008, c.32, s.1
Definitions
1In this Act
“auxiliary police constable” means a person appointed under subsection 13(1.1); (constable auxiliaire)
“auxiliary police officer” means a person appointed pursuant to subsection 13(1);(agent de police auxiliaire)
“board” means a board of police commissioners as established under subsection 7(1), and when used in section 1.1, subsections 6(1) and 13(1) and section 22 includes a joint board;(comité)
“chief of police” includes a police officer in charge of a police force, an acting chief of police and a police officer designated by the chief of police to act on his or her behalf;(chef de police)
“civic authority” means a board, a joint board or, where a board or joint board has not been established, a council, and includes any person designated by the civic authority to act on the civic authority’s behalf;(autorité municipale)
“code” means the code of professional conduct prescribed by regulation;(code)
“Commission” means the New Brunswick Police Commission as established by subsection 18(1);(Commission)
“complainant” means a person who files a service or policy complaint or a conduct complaint;(plaignant)
“conduct complaint” means a complaint concerning the conduct of a member of a police force;(plainte pour inconduite)
“council” means the council of a municipality and includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a rural community council;(conseil)
“councillor” includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a rural community councillor;(conseiller)
“disciplinary and corrective measures” means the disciplinary and corrective measures prescribed by regulation;(mesures disciplinaires et correctives)
“interim policing authority” Repealed: 2000, c.38, s.1
“interim regional police force” Repealed: 2000, c.38, s.1
“joint board” means a board of police commissioners established pursuant to section 17.1;(comité mixte)
“major violation” Repealed: 2005, c.21, s.2
“mayor” includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a rural community mayor;(maire)
“member of an interim regional police force” Repealed: 2000, c.38, s.1
“member of a police force” includes a chief of police and a police officer;(membre d’un corps de police)
“member of the New Brunswick Highway Patrol” Repealed: 1988, c.67, s.8
“member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police” means a person employed or appointed pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, chapter R-9 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970;(membre de la Gendarmerie royale du Canada)
“Minister” means the Minister of Public Safety and includes a person designated by the Minister to act on the Minister’s behalf;(Ministre)
“minor violation” Repealed: 2005, c.21, s.2
“municipality” means a city, town or village and includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a rural community;(municipalité)
“New Brunswick Highway Patrol” Repealed: 1988, c.67, s.8
“personnel file” means a file containing employment information about a member of a police force;(dossier personnel)
“police commission” means any municipal police commission existing prior to the coming into force of this Act;(commission de police)
“police force” means a police force established for a municipality or for a region but does not include the Royal Canadian Mounted Police;(corps de police)
“police officer” means a police officer appointed pursuant to section 10, 11 or 17.3 and an auxiliary police officer, but does not include a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or an auxiliary police constable;(agent de police)
“police services” means the provision of police protection by means of(services de police)
(a) entering into an arrangement or agreement, as the case may be, under section 4, section 17.01 or 17.1 in respect of the provision of police protection, or
(b) the provision and maintenance of a police force;
“region” means a region defined under an agreement entered into under section 17.01 or 17.1;(région)
“regional police service” Repealed: 2005, c.21, s.2
“regional policing authority” means a regional policing authority established under section 17.01;(autorité régionale responsable du maintien de l’ordre)
“representative” means(représentant)
(a) a lawyer who is a member of the Law Society of New Brunswick entitled to practise law in the courts of New Brunswick,
(b) the president of the police officer’s local trade union, or his or her designate, or
(c) if the member of a police force is not a member of a local trade union, a member of a police force designated by the member of a police force to represent him or her;
“service or policy complaint” means a complaint concerning the services provided by or the policies of a police force;(plainte relative aux services ou aux politiques)
“service record of discipline” means a record containing details of disciplinary and corrective measures agreed to by the parties to a settlement conference or imposed by an arbitrator;(dossier de service concernant la discipline)
“support person” means the person of the complainant’s choice who attends a settlement conference with him or her.(personne de confiance)
1981, c.59, s.1; 1986, c.64, s.1; 1987, c.41, s.1; 1987, c.N-5.2, s.25; 1988, c.11, s.24; 1988, c.64, s.10; 1988, c.67, s.8; 1991, c.26, s.1; 1996, c.18, s.1; 1997, c.60, s.1; 1998, c.42, s.1; 2000, c.26, s.241; 2000, c.38, s.1; 2005, c.7, s.62; 2005, c.21, s.2
Definitions
1In this Act
“auxiliary police constable” means a person appointed under subsection 13(1.1); (constable auxiliaire)
“auxiliary police officer” means a person appointed pursuant to subsection 13(1);(agent de police auxiliaire)
“board” means a board of police commissioners as established by subsection 7(1), and when used in section 1.1, subsections 6(1), 13(1), section 22, subsections 25(3), 25.01(2), 25.02(1), 26(3), 26(7), 26(8), 26(9), 26(10), sections 27, 28, 29, subsections 30(5), 33(1) and section 34 includes a joint board;(comité)
“chief of police” includes a police officer in charge of a police force and an acting chief of police;(chef de police)
“code” means the code of discipline prescribed by regulation;(code)
“Commission” means the New Brunswick Police Commission as established by subsection 18(1);(Commission)
“council” means the council of a municipality and includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a rural community council;(conseil)
“councillor” includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a rural community councillor;(conseiller)
“interim policing authority” Repealed: 2000, c.38, s.1
“interim regional police force” Repealed: 2000, c.38, s.1
“joint board” means a board of police commissioners established pursuant to section 17.1;(comité mixte)
“major violation” means a major violation of the code as set out by regulation;(violation majeure)
“mayor” includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a rural community mayor;(maire)
“member of an interim regional police force” Repealed: 2000, c.38, s.1
“member of a police force” includes a chief of police and a police officer;(membre d’un corps de police)
“member of the New Brunswick Highway Patrol” Repealed: 1988, c.67, s.8
“member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police” means a person employed or appointed pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, chapter R-9 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970;(membre de la Gendarmerie royale du Canada)
“Minister” means the Minister of Public Safety and includes a person designated by the Minister to act on the Minister’s behalf;(Ministre)
“minor violation” means a minor violation of the code as set out by regulation;(violation mineure)
“municipality” means a city, town or village and includes, unless the context requires otherwise, a rural community;(municipalité)
“New Brunswick Highway Patrol” Repealed: 1988, c.67, s.8
“police commission” means any municipal police commission existing prior to the coming into force of this Act;(commission de police)
“police force” means a police force established for a municipality or for a region but does not include the Royal Canadian Mounted Police;(corps de police)
“police officer” means a police officer appointed pursuant to section 10, 11 or 17.3 and an auxiliary police officer, but does not include a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or an auxiliary police constable;(agent de police)
“police services” means the provision of police protection by means of(services de police)
(a) entering into an arrangement or agreement, as the case may be, under section 4, section 17.01 or 17.1 in respect of the provision of police protection, or
(b) the provision and maintenance of a police force;
“region” means a region defined under an agreement entered into under section 17.01 or 17.1;(région)
“regional police service” means the provision of police services for a region; (service de police régional)
“regional policing authority” means a regional policing authority established under section 17.01.(autorité régionale responsable du maintien de l’ordre)
1981, c.59, s.1; 1986, c.64, s.1; 1987, c.41, s.1; 1987, c.N-5.2, s.25; 1988, c.11, s.24; 1988, c.64, s.10; 1988, c.67, s.8; 1991, c.26, s.1; 1996, c.18, s.1; 1997, c.60, s.1; 1998, c.42, s.1; 2000, c.26, s.241; 2000, c.38, s.1; 2005, c.7, s.62