Appointments by joint board, powers of chief of police, present police officers
17.3(1)Where a joint board has been established for a region, the joint board, subject to its budget,
(a)
shall appoint a chief of police,
(b)
shall provide the police force with such accommodation, arms, equipment, clothing and other items as the joint board considers necessary, and
(c)
shall appoint police officers to the police force from candidates recommended by the chief of police pursuant to paragraph (2)(
a) or may by resolution authorize the chief of police to appoint police officers.
17.3(2)The chief of police on behalf of the joint board
(a)
shall recommend to the joint board candidates for appointment as police officers, or, where authorized by the joint board, may appoint police officers, and
(b)
may employ for the police force such employees as the joint board considers adequate.
17.3(3)Repealed: 1997, c.55, s.11
17.3(4)Where a police force for a region is established, persons who, immediately prior to the establishment of the police force, were
(a)
members of a police force, or
(b)
employed to serve a police force,
of a municipality that is a party to the agreement under which the police force for the region is established shall be deemed to be, respectively,
(c)
members of the police force for the region and appointed as police officers under this Act, or
(d)
employed to serve the police force for the region.
17.3(5)Repealed: 2000, c.38, s.16 1981, c.59, s.14; 1984, c.54, s.9; 1987, c.41, s.8; 1991, c.26, s.8; 1997, c.55, s.11; 1997, c.60, s.11; 2000, c.38, s.16