P-23 - Fire Prevention Act

Section 4 Disposition versions

1999-10-22

4. The Government, by regulation, may,

(a)  determine the training and improvement programs in matters of fire prevention to be given in the schools established by municipalities for the members of their fire-brigades and the persons who wish to become members thereof;

(a.1)  determine the training requirements and the other qualifications required of members of fire departments, according to determined classes;

(b)  subject to the provisions of the Public Buildings Safety Act (chapter S-3), prescribe the minimum measures of fire protection which must be taken by the owners and occupants of buildings in the categories which it designates, including appliances for fire-alarms, fire protection and fire-fighting which must be installed therein and their characteristics, determine the steps to be taken for keeping such appliances in good condition at all times and the tests they must undergo;

(c)  prescribe the minimum standards of efficiency for appliances for fire-alarms, fire protection and fire-fighting which may be manufactured, sold or otherwise distributed in Québec, their characteristics and the notices which must accompany the same, and prohibit the manufacture, sale and distribution of appliances that are not in conformity with such standards;

(d)  subject to the provisions of the Fuel Tax Act (chapter T-1), and of the Public Buildings Safety Act (chapter S-3), determine the minimum standards of safety under which inflammable substances must be transported, kept and stored;

(e)  determine the form and tenor of the notices and of the returns which it may require under this Act or the regulations made thereunder, and the time within which such notices and returns must be furnished to it.

They shall have effect notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of the charter or by-laws of a municipality.

1968, c. 52, s. 4; 1984, c. 40, s. 25; 1997, c. 48, s. 1; 1999, c. 40, s. 217.

1997-06-19

4. The Government, by regulation, may,

(a)  determine the training and improvement programs in matters of fire prevention to be given in the schools established by municipalities for the members of their fire-brigades and the persons who wish to become members thereof;

(a.1)  determine the training requirements and the other qualifications required of members of fire departments, according to determined classes;

(b)  subject to the provisions of the Public Buildings Safety Act (chapter S-3), prescribe the minimum measures of fire protection which must be taken by the owners and occupants of buildings in the categories which it designates, including appliances for fire-alarms, fire protection and fire-fighting which must be installed therein and their characteristics, determine the steps to be taken for keeping such appliances in good condition at all times and the tests they must undergo;

(c)  prescribe the minimum standards of efficiency for appliances for fire-alarms, fire protection and fire-fighting which may be manufactured, sold or otherwise distributed in Québec, their characteristics and the notices which must accompany the same, and prohibit the manufacture, sale and distribution of appliances that are not in conformity with such standards;

(d)  subject to the provisions of the Fuel Tax Act (chapter T-1), and of the Public Buildings Safety Act (chapter S-3), determine the minimum standards of safety under which inflammable substances must be transported, kept and stored;

(e)  determine the form and tenor of the notices and of the returns which it may require under this Act or the regulations made thereunder, and the delay within which such notices and returns must be furnished to it.

They shall have effect notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of the charter or by-laws of a municipality.

1968, c. 52, s. 4; 1984, c. 40, s. 25; 1997, c. 48, s. 1.

1985-01-01

4. The Minister, by regulation, may,

(a)  determine the training and improvement programs in matters of fire prevention to be given in the schools established by municipalities for the members of their fire-brigades and the persons who wish to become members thereof;

(b)  subject to the provisions of the Public Buildings Safety Act (chapter S-3), prescribe the minimum measures of fire protection which must be taken by the owners and occupants of buildings in the categories which he designates, including appliances for fire-alarms, fire protection and fire-fighting which must be installed therein and their characteristics, determine the steps to be taken for keeping such appliances in good condition at all times and the tests they must undergo;

(c)  prescribe the minimum standards of efficiency for appliances for fire-alarms, fire protection and fire-fighting which may be manufactured, sold or otherwise distributed in Québec, their characteristics and the notices which must accompany the same, and prohibit the manufacture, sale and distribution of appliances that are not in conformity with such standards;

(d)  subject to the provisions of the Fuel Tax Act (chapter T-1), and of the Public Buildings Safety Act (chapter S-3), determine the minimum standards of safety under which inflammable substances must be transported, kept and stored;

(e)  determine the form and tenor of the notices and of the returns which he may require under this Act or the regulations made thereunder, and the delay within which such notices and returns must be furnished to him.

Such regulations shall be published in the Gazette officielle du Québec and in at least one daily newspaper published in the French language and one daily newspaper published in the English language, with a notice that at the expiration of thirty days following the publication, they will be submitted for approval to the Government.

If they receive such approval, they shall be published in the Gazette officielle du Québec and shall come into force on the day of their publication or on such later date as is fixed therein for such purpose.

They shall have effect notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of the charter or by-laws of a municipality.

1968, c. 52, s. 4; 1984, c. 40, s. 25.

1977-12-31

4. The Minister of Municipal Affairs, by regulation made upon the recommendation of the Director General, may:

(a)  determine the training and improvement programs in matters of fire prevention to be given in the schools established by municipalities for the members of their fire-brigades and the persons who wish to become members thereof;

(b)  subject to the provisions of the Public Buildings Safety Act (chapter S-3), prescribe the minimum measures of fire protection which must be taken by the owners and occupants of buildings in the categories which he designates, including appliances for fire-alarms, fire protection and fire-fighting which must be installed therein and their characteristics, determine the steps to be taken for keeping such appliances in good condition at all times and the tests they must undergo;

(c)  prescribe the minimum standards of efficiency for appliances for fire-alarms, fire protection and fire-fighting which may be manufactured, sold or otherwise distributed in Québec, their characteristics and the notices which must accompany the same, and prohibit the manufacture, sale and distribution of appliances that are not in conformity with such standards;

(d)  subject to the provisions of the Fuel Tax Act (chapter T-1), and of the Public Buildings Safety Act (chapter S-3), determine the minimum standards of safety under which inflammable substances must be transported, kept and stored;

(e)  determine the form and tenor of the notices and of the returns which the Director General may require under this act or the regulations made thereunder, and the delay within which such notices and returns must be furnished to him.

Such regulations shall be published in the Gazette officielle du Québec and in at least one daily newspaper published in the French language and one daily newspaper published in the English language, with a notice that at the expiration of thirty days following the publication, they will be submitted for approval to the Government.

If they receive such approval, they shall be published in the Gazette officielle du Québec and shall come into force on the day of their publication or on such later date as is fixed therein for such purpose.

They shall have effect notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of the charter or by-laws of a municipality.

1968, c. 52, s. 4.