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P-13 - Police Act

Section 3
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3. To become a member of the Police Force, a municipal policeman or a special constable, a person must
(1)  be a Canadian citizen;
(2)  be of good moral character;
(3)  not have been found guilty following an information for an offence under the Criminal Code (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter C-46) which, according to the information, was prosecuted by way of indictment;
(4)  have successfully undergone a medical examination, in accordance with the standards prescribed by regulation of the Government, performed by a physician selected by the Minister of Public Security, by the municipality or by the person who employs the special constable;
(5)  fulfil the other requirements prescribed by regulation of the Government.
A person who is appointed as a special constable for less than 30 days is not required to comply with subparagraphs 4 and 5 of the first paragraph.
1968, c. 17, s. 3; 1970, c. 12, s. 2; 1986, c. 95, s. 212; 1988, c. 75, s. 207; 1990, c. 4, s. 963.
3. To become a member of the Police Force, a municipal policeman or a special constable, a person must
(1)  be a Canadian citizen;
(2)  be of good moral character;
(3)  not have been found guilty or pleaded guilty following an information for an offence under the Criminal Code (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter C-46) which, according to the information, was prosecuted by way of indictment;
(4)  have successfully undergone a medical examination, in accordance with the standards prescribed by regulation of the Government, performed by a physician selected by the Minister of Public Security, by the municipality or by the person who employs the special constable;
(5)  fulfil the other requirements prescribed by regulation of the Government.
A person who is appointed as a special constable for less than 30 days is not required to comply with subparagraphs 4 and 5 of the first paragraph.
1968, c. 17, s. 3; 1970, c. 12, s. 2; 1986, c. 95, s. 212; 1988, c. 75, s. 207.
3. To become a Police Force cadet, a member of the Police Force or a municipal cadet or policeman, a person must
(a)  be a Canadian citizen;
(b)  be of good moral character;
(c)  not have been found guilty or pleaded guilty of an offence under the Criminal Code (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter C-46) upon prosecution by way of indictment, or have pleaded guilty upon an information for an offence under the Criminal Code which, according to the information, should be prosecuted by way of indictment;
(d)  have successfully undergone a medical examination, in accordance with the standards prescribed by the by-laws of the Commission, before a physician selected by the Police Force or, in the case of a municipal cadet or policeman, by the municipality concerned;
(e)  fulfil the other conditions prescribed by the by-laws of the Commission contemplated in paragraph a of section 18.
A person must also comply with the provisions of the preceding paragraph to become a special constable, but he shall not be required to comply with subparagraphs d and e if appointed a special constable for less than thirty days.
1968, c. 17, s. 3; 1970, c. 12, s. 2; 1986, c. 95, s. 212.
3. To become a Police Force cadet, a member of the Police Force or a municipal cadet or policeman, a person must
(a)  be a Canadian citizen;
(b)  be of good moral character;
(c)  not have been found guilty or pleaded guilty of an offence under the Criminal Code upon prosecution by way of indictment, or have pleaded guilty upon an information for an offence under the Criminal Code which, according to the information, should be prosecuted by way of indictment;
(d)  have successfully undergone a medical examination, in accordance with the standards prescribed by the by-laws of the Commission, before a physician selected by the Police Force or, in the case of a municipal cadet or policeman, by the municipality concerned;
(e)  fulfil the other conditions prescribed by the by-laws of the Commission contemplated in paragraph a of section 18.
A person must also comply with the provisions of the preceding paragraph to become a special constable, but he shall not be required to comply with subparagraphs d and e if appointed a special constable for less than thirty days.
1968, c. 17, s. 3; 1970, c. 12, s. 2; 1986, c. 95, s. 212.
3. To become a Police Force cadet, a member of the Police Force or a municipal cadet or policeman, a person must
(a)  be a Canadian citizen;
(b)  be of good moral character;
(c)  never have been found guilty or pleaded guilty of an offence under the Criminal Code upon prosecution by way of indictment, or have pleaded guilty upon an information for an offence under the Criminal Code which, according to the information, should be prosecuted by way of indictment;
(d)  have successfully undergone a medical examination, in accordance with the standards prescribed by the by-laws of the Commission, before a physician selected by the Police Force or, in the case of a municipal cadet or policeman, by the municipality concerned;
(e)  fulfil the other conditions prescribed by the by-laws of the Commission contemplated in paragraph a of section 18.
A person must also comply with the provisions of the preceding paragraph to become a special constable, but he shall not be required to comply with subparagraphs d and e if appointed a special constable for less than thirty days.
1968, c. 17, s. 3; 1970, c. 12, s. 2.
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