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January 19, 2006

Document Number 2006-04

AMENDMENTS TO THE
FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION ACT, 1997
 

(External Distribution)

On December 15, 2005, Bill 128 received Royal Assent and became the Law Enforcement and Forfeited Property Management Statute Law Amendment Act, 2005. The Act amends seven different Acts in relation to law enforcement matters, namely: 

  1. Building Code Act, 1992
  2. Crown Attorneys Act
  3. Electricity Act, 1998
  4. Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 (FPPA)
  5. Municipal Act, 2001
  6. Prohibiting Profiting from Recounting Crimes Act, 2002
  7. Remedies for Organized Crime and Other Unlawful Activities Act, 2001

Amendments to the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997, (FPPA) have resulted in a doubling of the maximum fines for all offences described in Sections 28, 29 and 30 of the FPPA. The relevant section of the Law Enforcement and Forfeited Property Management Statute Law Amendment Act, 2005 is attached for your information.

Most sections of the Law Enforcement and Forfeited Property Management Statute Law Amendment Act, 2005, including the amendments to the FPPA, came into force on Royal Assent, that is on December 15, 2005. However, amendments to the Crown Attorneys Act and some of the amendments to the Electricity Act, 1998, and the Municipal Act, 2001, do not come into force until proclamation by the Lieutenant Governor. The proclamation dates have not yet been determined.

The Law Enforcement and Forfeited Property Management Statute Law Amendment Act, 2005 can be viewed in its entirety on the Government of Ontario e-Laws Web site at www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/DBLaws/Source/Statutes/English/2005/S05033_e.htm.
 

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Excerpt from the Law Enforcement and Forfeited Property Management Statute Law Amendment Act, 2005 (HTML) (PDF 97K)

 

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