Provision by Crown of adequate police services
2021, c.25, s.1
17.7(1)On the recommendation of the Commission, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council may take action to provide what the Lieutenant-Governor in Council considers to be adequate police services within a region if the Lieutenant-Governor in Council determines that
(a)
a joint board is not discharging its obligations pursuant to an agreement, or
(b)
the police services provided within a region are inadequate for any reason.
17.7(1.1)The cost of providing police services under subsection (1) is a debt owed to the Crown in right of the Province that shall be charged to the parties to the agreement, for which they are liable jointly and severally, and may be deducted from any funds payable from the Province to the parties to the agreement or may be recovered by action in any court of competent jurisdiction.
17.7(2)No action shall be taken under subsection (1) until reasonable notice has been given to the joint board and the joint board has been given reasonable time to answer the allegation.
1981, c.59, s.14; 1988, c.64, s.10; 2005, c.21, s.9; 2021, c.25, s.1