Acts and Regulations

P-9.2 - Police Act

Section 1.1
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Power of the Minister
2021, c.25, s.1
1.1(1)The Minister shall
(a) promote the preservation of peace, the prevention of crime, the efficiency of police services and the development of effective policing,
(b) co-ordinate the work and efforts of police forces and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police within the Province,
(c) assess the adequacy of each police force and the detachments of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police policing municipalities under agreements with the municipalities, and
(d) determine whether each municipality is maintaining an adequate level of policing.
1.1(2)For the purposes of subsection (1), the Minister may
(a) consult with and advise boards, joint boards, councils, police forces, a regional policing authority and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on matters relating to policing,
(b) provide to boards, joint boards, councils, police forces, a regional policing authority and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
(i) information and advice respecting the management and operation of police forces and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in handling special problems, and
(ii) such other information as the Minister considers to be of assistance,
(c) establish a system of inspection and review of police forces,
(d) establish and maintain a central information and statistics service and perform research for the purposes of aiding police forces and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police,
(e) promote and assist in the development and installation of a communication system for all or any police force,
(f) promote and assist in the development of police education at the post secondary school level,
(g) establish programs and methods designed to promote public understanding of police functions, and
(h) perform other functions and establish other programs that are conducive to the development of effective police services.
1.1(3)Subject to this Act and the regulations, the Minister may issue guidelines and directives to any police force within the Province for the attainment of the purposes of subsection (1).
1991, c.26, s.2; 1997, c.60, s.2; 2000, c.38, s.2; 2005, c.21, s.3; 2021, c.25, s.1
Power of the Minister
1.1(1)The Minister shall
(a) promote the preservation of peace, the prevention of crime, the efficiency of police services and the development of effective policing, and
(b) co-ordinate the work and efforts of police forces and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police within the Province.
1.1(2)For the purposes of subsection (1), the Minister may
(a) consult with and advise boards, councils, police forces, a regional policing authority and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on matters relating to policing,
(b) provide to boards, councils, police forces, a regional policing authority and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
(i) information and advice respecting the management and operation of police forces and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in handling special problems, and
(ii) such other information as the Minister considers to be of assistance,
(c) establish a system of inspection and review of police forces,
(d) establish and maintain a central information and statistics service and perform research for the purposes of aiding police forces and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police,
(e) promote and assist in the development and installation of a communication system for all or any police force,
(f) promote and assist in the development of police education at the post secondary school level,
(g) establish programs and methods designed to promote public understanding of police functions, and
(h) perform other functions and establish other programs that are conducive to the development of effective police services.
1.1(3)Subject to this Act and the regulations, the Minister may issue guidelines and directives to any police force within the Province for the attainment of the purposes of subsection (1).
1991, c.26, s.2; 1997, c.60, s.2; 2000, c.38, s.2; 2005, c.21, s.3
Power of the Minister
1.1(1)The Minister shall
(a) promote the preservation of peace, the prevention of crime, the efficiency of police services and the development of effective policing, and
(b) co-ordinate the work and efforts of police forces and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police within the Province.
1.1(2)For the purposes of subsection (1), the Minister may
(a) consult with and advise boards, councils, police forces, a regional policing authority and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on matters relating to policing,
(b) provide to boards, councils, police forces, a regional policing authority and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
(i) information and advice respecting the management and operation of police forces and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in handling special problems, and
(ii) such other information as the Minister considers to be of assistance,
(c) establish a system of inspection and review of police forces,
(d) establish and maintain a central information and statistics service and perform research for the purposes of aiding police forces and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police,
(e) promote and assist in the development and installation of a communication system for all or any police force,
(f) promote and assist in the development of police education at the post secondary school level,
(g) establish programs and methods designed to promote public understanding of police functions, and
(h) perform other functions and establish other programs that are conducive to the development of effective police services.
1.1(3)Subject to this Act and the regulations, the Minister may issue guidelines and directives to any police force within the Province for the attainment of the purposes of subsection (1).
1991, c.26, s.2; 1997, c.60, s.2; 2000, c.38, s.2