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P-9.2 - Police Act

Section 17.05
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Regional policing authority
17.05(1)The parties to an agreement under section 17.01 establishing a regional policing authority shall budget the necessary money in accordance with the agreement to provide adequate police service within the region.
17.05(2)A regional policing authority shall provide
(a) to the parties to the agreement under section 17.01, at intervals set by the agreement or on the request of one of the parties to the agreement after reasonable notice, or
(b) to the Minister of Local Government on request after reasonable notice,
a report showing the current financial position of the police service as compared with its budget.
17.05(3)A regional policing authority shall establish an accounting system for revenues and expenditures and shall annually appoint an auditor and the provisions of section 79 of the Local Governance Act respecting audits apply with the necessary modifications to a regional policing authority and an auditor appointed by a regional policing authority.
17.05(4)An appointment to a regional policing authority shall be for a term not exceeding four years.
17.05(4.1)If a member ceases to be a mayor or a councillor or ceases to maintain the member’s ordinary residence within the municipality for which the member was appointed, the regional policing authority shall declare the position to be vacant and a new appointment shall be made, as the case may be.
17.05(5)A member of a regional policing authority may be reappointed but a member shall not serve in that capacity for more than a total of ten years.
17.05(6)A vacancy on a regional policing authority shall not affect its power to act.
17.05(7)Where a member of a regional policing authority is unable to carry out the duties of a member by reason of illness or absence of the member, the Minister, in the case of a person appointed by the Minister, or the mayor of the municipality in the case of a person appointed to represent the municipality, may designate another person to act as a member of the regional policing authority during the illness or absence of the member.
17.05(8)A member of a regional policing authority may be dismissed for cause
(a) by the Minister, where the Minister has appointed the member or where the member is a mayor or councillor, or
(b) by the civic authority which the member represents.
17.05(9)A regional policing authority may provide a reasonable remuneration for members of the regional policing authority who are not members of a council and may provide for the payment of an allowance to members of the regional policing authority who are members of a council.
17.05(10)A regional policing authority, on behalf of the parties to the agreement for which it is established and within its budget, may acquire, deal with and dispose of real and personal property, may enter into contracts and may sue and be sued, and the parties to the agreement under which the regional policing authority is established are liable jointly and severally for the debts of the regional policing authority arising out of any matter coming within the scope of this Act.
17.05(11)Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act relating to the budget of a regional policing authority, a regional policing authority may, on the guarantee of the municipalities which are parties to the agreement for which it is established, borrow money.
17.05(12)A member of a regional policing authority shall not be personally liable for acts performed in good faith in the performance or intended performance of the member’s duties.
17.05(13)A regional policing authority may make rules consistent with this Act and the regulations for the purpose of performing its responsibilities under this Act and shall file each rule with the Minister.
17.05(14)Any rule made under subsection (13) may be inspected at and a copy obtained from the office of the regional policing authority or of the Minister.
17.05(15)A meeting of a regional policing authority shall be open to the public except where, in the opinion of the regional policing authority, it is not in the public interest.
1997, c.60, s.8; 1998, c.41, s.95; 2000, c.26, s.241; 2006, c.16, s.137; 2011, c.6, s.2; 2012, c.39, s.112; 2017, c.20, s.137; 2020, c.25, s.85; 2021, c.25, s.1; 2023, c.40, s.27
Regional policing authority
17.05(1)The parties to an agreement under section 17.01 establishing a regional policing authority shall budget the necessary money in accordance with the agreement to provide adequate police service within the region.
17.05(2)A regional policing authority shall provide
(a) to the parties to the agreement under section 17.01, at intervals set by the agreement or on the request of one of the parties to the agreement after reasonable notice, or
(b) to the Minister of Local Government and Local Governance Reform on request after reasonable notice,
a report showing the current financial position of the police service as compared with its budget.
17.05(3)A regional policing authority shall establish an accounting system for revenues and expenditures and shall annually appoint an auditor and the provisions of section 79 of the Local Governance Act respecting audits apply with the necessary modifications to a regional policing authority and an auditor appointed by a regional policing authority.
17.05(4)An appointment to a regional policing authority shall be for a term not exceeding four years.
17.05(4.1)If a member ceases to be a mayor or a councillor or ceases to maintain the member’s ordinary residence within the municipality for which the member was appointed, the regional policing authority shall declare the position to be vacant and a new appointment shall be made, as the case may be.
17.05(5)A member of a regional policing authority may be reappointed but a member shall not serve in that capacity for more than a total of ten years.
17.05(6)A vacancy on a regional policing authority shall not affect its power to act.
17.05(7)Where a member of a regional policing authority is unable to carry out the duties of a member by reason of illness or absence of the member, the Minister, in the case of a person appointed by the Minister, or the mayor of the municipality in the case of a person appointed to represent the municipality, may designate another person to act as a member of the regional policing authority during the illness or absence of the member.
17.05(8)A member of a regional policing authority may be dismissed for cause
(a) by the Minister, where the Minister has appointed the member or where the member is a mayor or councillor, or
(b) by the civic authority which the member represents.
17.05(9)A regional policing authority may provide a reasonable remuneration for members of the regional policing authority who are not members of a council and may provide for the payment of an allowance to members of the regional policing authority who are members of a council.
17.05(10)A regional policing authority, on behalf of the parties to the agreement for which it is established and within its budget, may acquire, deal with and dispose of real and personal property, may enter into contracts and may sue and be sued, and the parties to the agreement under which the regional policing authority is established are liable jointly and severally for the debts of the regional policing authority arising out of any matter coming within the scope of this Act.
17.05(11)Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act relating to the budget of a regional policing authority, a regional policing authority may, on the guarantee of the municipalities which are parties to the agreement for which it is established, borrow money.
17.05(12)A member of a regional policing authority shall not be personally liable for acts performed in good faith in the performance or intended performance of the member’s duties.
17.05(13)A regional policing authority may make rules consistent with this Act and the regulations for the purpose of performing its responsibilities under this Act and shall file each rule with the Minister.
17.05(14)Any rule made under subsection (13) may be inspected at and a copy obtained from the office of the regional policing authority or of the Minister.
17.05(15)A meeting of a regional policing authority shall be open to the public except where, in the opinion of the regional policing authority, it is not in the public interest.
1997, c.60, s.8; 1998, c.41, s.95; 2000, c.26, s.241; 2006, c.16, s.137; 2011, c.6, s.2; 2012, c.39, s.112; 2017, c.20, s.137; 2020, c.25, s.85; 2021, c.25, s.1
Regional policing authority
17.05(1)The parties to an agreement under section 17.01 establishing a regional policing authority shall budget the necessary money in accordance with the agreement to provide adequate police service within the region.
17.05(2)A regional policing authority shall provide
(a) to the parties to the agreement under section 17.01, at intervals set by the agreement or on the request of one of the parties to the agreement after reasonable notice, or
(b) to the Minister of Local Government and Local Governance Reform on request after reasonable notice,
a report showing the current financial position of the police service as compared with its budget.
17.05(3)A regional policing authority shall establish an accounting system for revenues and expenditures and shall annually appoint an auditor and the provisions of section 79 of the Local Governance Act respecting audits apply with the necessary modifications to a regional policing authority and an auditor appointed by a regional policing authority.
17.05(4)An appointment to a regional policing authority shall be for a period not exceeding four years, but when a person appointed to a regional policing authority ceases to maintain his or her ordinary residence within the municipality or region in respect of which he or she has been appointed, or, if a mayor or a councillor, ceases to be a mayor or a councillor, the regional policing authority shall declare his or her position to be vacant, in which case a new appointment shall be made.
17.05(5)A member of a regional policing authority may be reappointed but a member shall not serve in that capacity for more than a total of ten years.
17.05(6)A vacancy on a regional policing authority shall not affect its power to act.
17.05(7)Where a member of a regional policing authority is unable to carry out the duties of a member by reason of illness or absence, the Minister, in the case of a person appointed by the Minister, or the mayor of the municipality in the case of a person appointed to represent the municipality, may designate another person to act as a member of the regional policing authority during the illness or absence of the member.
17.05(8)A member of a regional policing authority may be dismissed for cause
(a) by the Minister, where the Minister has appointed the member or where the member is a mayor or councillor, or
(b) by the mayor of the municipality which the member represents.
17.05(9)A regional policing authority may provide a reasonable remuneration for members of the regional policing authority who are not members of a council and may provide for the payment of an allowance to members of the regional policing authority who are members of a council.
17.05(10)A regional policing authority, on behalf of the parties to the agreement for which it is established and within its budget, may acquire, deal with and dispose of real and personal property, may enter into contracts and may sue and be sued, and the parties to the agreement under which the regional policing authority is established are liable jointly and severally for the debts of the regional policing authority arising out of any matter coming within the scope of this Act.
17.05(11)Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act relating to the budget of a regional policing authority, a regional policing authority may, on the guarantee of the municipalities which are parties to the agreement for which it is established, borrow money.
17.05(12)A member of a regional policing authority shall not be personally liable for acts performed in good faith in the performance or intended performance of the member’s duties.
17.05(13)A regional policing authority may make rules consistent with this Act and the regulations for the purpose of performing its responsibilities under this Act and shall file each rule with the Commission.
17.05(14)Any rule made under subsection (13) may be inspected at and a copy obtained from the office of the regional policing authority or of the Commission.
17.05(15)A meeting of a regional policing authority shall be open to the public except where, in the opinion of the regional policing authority, it is not in the public interest.
1997, c.60, s.8; 1998, c.41, s.95; 2000, c.26, s.241; 2006, c.16, s.137; 2011, c.6, s.2; 2012, c.39, s.112; 2017, c.20, s.137; 2020, c.25, s.85
Regional policing authority
17.05(1)The parties to an agreement under section 17.01 establishing a regional policing authority shall budget the necessary money in accordance with the agreement to provide adequate police service within the region.
17.05(2)A regional policing authority shall provide
(a) to the parties to the agreement under section 17.01, at intervals set by the agreement or on the request of one of the parties to the agreement after reasonable notice, or
(b) to the Minister of Environment and Local Government on request after reasonable notice,
a report showing the current financial position of the police service as compared with its budget.
17.05(3)A regional policing authority shall establish an accounting system for revenues and expenditures and shall annually appoint an auditor and the provisions of section 79 of the Local Governance Act respecting audits apply with the necessary modifications to a regional policing authority and an auditor appointed by a regional policing authority.
17.05(4)An appointment to a regional policing authority shall be for a period not exceeding four years, but when a person appointed to a regional policing authority ceases to maintain his or her ordinary residence within the municipality or region in respect of which he or she has been appointed, or, if a mayor or a councillor, ceases to be a mayor or a councillor, the regional policing authority shall declare his or her position to be vacant, in which case a new appointment shall be made.
17.05(5)A member of a regional policing authority may be reappointed but a member shall not serve in that capacity for more than a total of ten years.
17.05(6)A vacancy on a regional policing authority shall not affect its power to act.
17.05(7)Where a member of a regional policing authority is unable to carry out the duties of a member by reason of illness or absence, the Minister, in the case of a person appointed by the Minister, or the mayor of the municipality in the case of a person appointed to represent the municipality, may designate another person to act as a member of the regional policing authority during the illness or absence of the member.
17.05(8)A member of a regional policing authority may be dismissed for cause
(a) by the Minister, where the Minister has appointed the member or where the member is a mayor or councillor, or
(b) by the mayor of the municipality which the member represents.
17.05(9)A regional policing authority may provide a reasonable remuneration for members of the regional policing authority who are not members of a council and may provide for the payment of an allowance to members of the regional policing authority who are members of a council.
17.05(10)A regional policing authority, on behalf of the parties to the agreement for which it is established and within its budget, may acquire, deal with and dispose of real and personal property, may enter into contracts and may sue and be sued, and the parties to the agreement under which the regional policing authority is established are liable jointly and severally for the debts of the regional policing authority arising out of any matter coming within the scope of this Act.
17.05(11)Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act relating to the budget of a regional policing authority, a regional policing authority may, on the guarantee of the municipalities which are parties to the agreement for which it is established, borrow money.
17.05(12)A member of a regional policing authority shall not be personally liable for acts performed in good faith in the performance or intended performance of the member’s duties.
17.05(13)A regional policing authority may make rules consistent with this Act and the regulations for the purpose of performing its responsibilities under this Act and shall file each rule with the Commission.
17.05(14)Any rule made under subsection (13) may be inspected at and a copy obtained from the office of the regional policing authority or of the Commission.
17.05(15)A meeting of a regional policing authority shall be open to the public except where, in the opinion of the regional policing authority, it is not in the public interest.
1997, c.60, s.8; 1998, c.41, s.95; 2000, c.26, s.241; 2006, c.16, s.137; 2011, c.6, s.2; 2012, c.39, s.112; 2017, c.20, s.137
Regional policing authority
17.05(1)The parties to an agreement under section 17.01 establishing a regional policing authority shall budget the necessary money in accordance with the agreement to provide adequate police service within the region.
17.05(2)A regional policing authority shall provide
(a) to the parties to the agreement under section 17.01, at intervals set by the agreement or on the request of one of the parties to the agreement after reasonable notice, or
(b) to the Minister of Environment and Local Government on request after reasonable notice,
a report showing the current financial position of the police service as compared with its budget.
17.05(3)A regional policing authority shall establish an accounting system for revenues and expenditures and shall annually appoint an auditor and the provisions of section 82 of the Municipalities Act respecting municipal audits apply with the necessary modifications to a regional policing authority and an auditor appointed by a regional policing authority.
17.05(4)An appointment to a regional policing authority shall be for a period not exceeding four years, but when a person appointed to a regional policing authority ceases to maintain his or her ordinary residence within the municipality or region in respect of which he or she has been appointed, or, if a mayor or a councillor, ceases to be a mayor or a councillor, the regional policing authority shall declare his or her position to be vacant, in which case a new appointment shall be made.
17.05(5)A member of a regional policing authority may be reappointed but a member shall not serve in that capacity for more than a total of ten years.
17.05(6)A vacancy on a regional policing authority shall not affect its power to act.
17.05(7)Where a member of a regional policing authority is unable to carry out the duties of a member by reason of illness or absence, the Minister, in the case of a person appointed by the Minister, or the mayor of the municipality in the case of a person appointed to represent the municipality, may designate another person to act as a member of the regional policing authority during the illness or absence of the member.
17.05(8)A member of a regional policing authority may be dismissed for cause
(a) by the Minister, where the Minister has appointed the member or where the member is a mayor or councillor, or
(b) by the mayor of the municipality which the member represents.
17.05(9)A regional policing authority may provide a reasonable remuneration for members of the regional policing authority who are not members of a council and may provide for the payment of an allowance to members of the regional policing authority who are members of a council.
17.05(10)A regional policing authority, on behalf of the parties to the agreement for which it is established and within its budget, may acquire, deal with and dispose of real and personal property, may enter into contracts and may sue and be sued, and the parties to the agreement under which the regional policing authority is established are liable jointly and severally for the debts of the regional policing authority arising out of any matter coming within the scope of this Act.
17.05(11)Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act relating to the budget of a regional policing authority, a regional policing authority may, on the guarantee of the municipalities which are parties to the agreement for which it is established, borrow money.
17.05(12)A member of a regional policing authority shall not be personally liable for acts performed in good faith in the performance or intended performance of the member’s duties.
17.05(13)A regional policing authority may make rules consistent with this Act and the regulations for the purpose of performing its responsibilities under this Act and shall file each rule with the Commission.
17.05(14)Any rule made under subsection (13) may be inspected at and a copy obtained from the office of the regional policing authority or of the Commission.
17.05(15)A meeting of a regional policing authority shall be open to the public except where, in the opinion of the regional policing authority, it is not in the public interest.
1997, c.60, s.8; 1998, c.41, s.95; 2000, c.26, s.241; 2006, c.16, s.137; 2011, c.6, s.2; 2012, c.39, s.112
Regional policing authority
17.05(1)The parties to an agreement under section 17.01 establishing a regional policing authority shall budget the necessary money in accordance with the agreement to provide adequate police service within the region.
17.05(2)A regional policing authority shall provide
(a) to the parties to the agreement under section 17.01, at intervals set by the agreement or on the request of one of the parties to the agreement after reasonable notice, or
(b) to the Minister of Local Government on request after reasonable notice,
a report showing the current financial position of the police service as compared with its budget.
17.05(3)A regional policing authority shall establish an accounting system for revenues and expenditures and shall annually appoint an auditor and the provisions of section 82 of the Municipalities Act respecting municipal audits apply with the necessary modifications to a regional policing authority and an auditor appointed by a regional policing authority.
17.05(4)An appointment to a regional policing authority shall be for a period not exceeding four years, but when a person appointed to a regional policing authority ceases to maintain his or her ordinary residence within the municipality or region in respect of which he or she has been appointed, or, if a mayor or a councillor, ceases to be a mayor or a councillor, the regional policing authority shall declare his or her position to be vacant, in which case a new appointment shall be made.
17.05(5)A member of a regional policing authority may be reappointed but a member shall not serve in that capacity for more than a total of ten years.
17.05(6)A vacancy on a regional policing authority shall not affect its power to act.
17.05(7)Where a member of a regional policing authority is unable to carry out the duties of a member by reason of illness or absence, the Minister, in the case of a person appointed by the Minister, or the mayor of the municipality in the case of a person appointed to represent the municipality, may designate another person to act as a member of the regional policing authority during the illness or absence of the member.
17.05(8)A member of a regional policing authority may be dismissed for cause
(a) by the Minister, where the Minister has appointed the member or where the member is a mayor or councillor, or
(b) by the mayor of the municipality which the member represents.
17.05(9)A regional policing authority may provide a reasonable remuneration for members of the regional policing authority who are not members of a council and may provide for the payment of an allowance to members of the regional policing authority who are members of a council.
17.05(10)A regional policing authority, on behalf of the parties to the agreement for which it is established and within its budget, may acquire, deal with and dispose of real and personal property, may enter into contracts and may sue and be sued, and the parties to the agreement under which the regional policing authority is established are liable jointly and severally for the debts of the regional policing authority arising out of any matter coming within the scope of this Act.
17.05(11)Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act relating to the budget of a regional policing authority, a regional policing authority may, on the guarantee of the municipalities which are parties to the agreement for which it is established, borrow money.
17.05(12)A member of a regional policing authority shall not be personally liable for acts performed in good faith in the performance or intended performance of the member’s duties.
17.05(13)A regional policing authority may make rules consistent with this Act and the regulations for the purpose of performing its responsibilities under this Act and shall file each rule with the Commission.
17.05(14)Any rule made under subsection (13) may be inspected at and a copy obtained from the office of the regional policing authority or of the Commission.
17.05(15)A meeting of a regional policing authority shall be open to the public except where, in the opinion of the regional policing authority, it is not in the public interest.
1997, c.60, s.8; 1998, c.41, s.95; 2000, c.26, s.241; 2006, c.16, s.137; 2011, c.6, s.2
Regional policing authority
17.05(1)The parties to an agreement under section 17.01 establishing a regional policing authority shall budget the necessary money in accordance with the agreement to provide adequate police service within the region.
17.05(2)A regional policing authority shall provide
(a) to the parties to the agreement under section 17.01, at intervals set by the agreement or on the request of one of the parties to the agreement after reasonable notice, or
(b) to the Minister of Local Government on request after reasonable notice,
a report showing the current financial position of the police service as compared with its budget.
17.05(3)A regional policing authority shall establish an accounting system for revenues and expenditures and shall annually appoint an auditor and the provisions of section 82 of the Municipalities Act respecting municipal audits apply with the necessary modifications to a regional policing authority and an auditor appointed by a regional policing authority.
17.05(4)An appointment to a regional policing authority shall be for a period not exceeding three years, but when a person appointed to a regional policing authority ceases to maintain his or her ordinary residence within the municipality or region in respect of which he or she has been appointed, or, if a mayor or a councillor, ceases to be a mayor or a councillor, the regional policing authority shall declare his or her position to be vacant, in which case a new appointment shall be made.
17.05(5)A member of a regional policing authority may be reappointed for one additional term not exceeding three years.
17.05(6)A vacancy on a regional policing authority shall not affect its power to act.
17.05(7)Where a member of a regional policing authority is unable to carry out the duties of a member by reason of illness or absence, the Minister, in the case of a person appointed by the Minister, or the mayor of the municipality in the case of a person appointed to represent the municipality, may designate another person to act as a member of the regional policing authority during the illness or absence of the member.
17.05(8)A member of a regional policing authority may be dismissed for cause
(a) by the Minister, where the Minister has appointed the member or where the member is a mayor or councillor, or
(b) by the mayor of the municipality which the member represents.
17.05(9)A regional policing authority may provide a reasonable remuneration for members of the regional policing authority who are not members of a council and may provide for the payment of an allowance to members of the regional policing authority who are members of a council.
17.05(10)A regional policing authority, on behalf of the parties to the agreement for which it is established and within its budget, may acquire, deal with and dispose of real and personal property, may enter into contracts and may sue and be sued, and the parties to the agreement under which the regional policing authority is established are liable jointly and severally for the debts of the regional policing authority arising out of any matter coming within the scope of this Act.
17.05(11)Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act relating to the budget of a regional policing authority, a regional policing authority may, on the guarantee of the municipalities which are parties to the agreement for which it is established, borrow money.
17.05(12)A member of a regional policing authority shall not be personally liable for acts performed in good faith in the performance or intended performance of the member’s duties.
17.05(13)A regional policing authority may make rules consistent with this Act and the regulations for the purpose of performing its responsibilities under this Act and shall file each rule with the Commission.
17.05(14)Any rule made under subsection (13) may be inspected at and a copy obtained from the office of the regional policing authority or of the Commission.
17.05(15)A meeting of a regional policing authority shall be open to the public except where, in the opinion of the regional policing authority, it is not in the public interest.
1997, c.60, s.8; 1998, c.41, s.95; 2000, c.26, s.241; 2006, c.16, s.137