P-13 - Police Act

Section 1 Disposition versions

1996-05-08

1. In this Act, unless the context indicates a different meaning, the following expressions and words mean:

(a)  (paragraph repealed);

(b)  “Police Force” : the Sûreté du Québec constituted under section 38;

(c)  “Director General” : the officer mentioned in paragraph 1 of section 43 and appointed Director General of the Police Force under section 44;

(d)  “members of the Police Force” : the persons holding the appointments mentioned in subparagraphs 1 to 5 of section 43;

(e)  (paragraph repealed);

(f)  “municipality” other than a “local municipality” or a “regional municipality” : in addition to its ordinary meaning, the Communauté urbaine de Montréal in respect of its police services and the members thereof;

(g)  “municipal police force” : a police force established by a municipality and the Police Department of the Communauté urbaine de Montréal, as if it had been established by the municipality;

(h)  “chief” : the chief of a municipal police force;

(i)  “municipal policeman” : any member of a municipal police force, including the chief;

(j)  “special constable” : any person appointed a special constable under section 80 or 81;

(k)  (paragraph repealed).

1968, c. 17, s. 1; 1969, c. 22, s. 1; 1970, c. 12, s. 1; 1977, c. 5, s. 14; 1979, c. 67, s. 1, s. 47; 1988, c. 75, s. 205; 1990, c. 85, s. 122; 1996, c. 2, s. 765.

1991-01-01

1. In this Act, unless the context indicates a different meaning, the following expressions and words mean:

(a)  (paragraph repealed);

(b)  “Police Force” : the Sûreté du Québec constituted under section 38;

(c)  “Director General” : the officer mentioned in paragraph 1 of section 43 and appointed Director General of the Police Force under section 44;

(d)  “members of the Police Force” : the persons holding the appointments mentioned in subparagraphs 1 to 5 of section 43;

(e)  (paragraph repealed);

(f)  “municipality” : any municipal corporation, by whatever law governed, and an urban community;

(g)  “municipal police force” : a police force established by a municipality;

(h)  “chief” : the chief of a municipal police force;

(i)  “municipal policeman” : any member of a municipal police force, including the chief;

(j)  “special constable” : any person appointed a special constable under section 80 or 81;

(k)  (paragraph repealed).

1968, c. 17, s. 1; 1969, c. 22, s. 1; 1970, c. 12, s. 1; 1977, c. 5, s. 14; 1979, c. 67, s. 1, s. 47; 1988, c. 75, s. 205; 1990, c. 85, s. 122.

1990-09-01

1. In this Act, unless the context indicates a different meaning, the following expressions and words mean:

(a)  (paragraph repealed);

(b)  “Police Force” : the Sûreté du Québec constituted under section 38;

(c)  “Director General” : the officer mentioned in paragraph 1 of section 43 and appointed Director General of the Police Force under section 44;

(d)  “members of the Police Force” : the persons holding the appointments mentioned in subparagraphs 1 to 5 of section 43;

(e)  (paragraph repealed);

(f)  “municipality” : any municipal corporation, by whatever law governed, and an urban or regional community;

(g)  “municipal police force” : a police force established by a municipality;

(h)  “chief” : the chief of a municipal police force;

(i)  “municipal policeman” : any member of a municipal police force, including the chief;

(j)  “special constable” : any person appointed a special constable under section 80 or 81;

(k)  (paragraph repealed).

1968, c. 17, s. 1; 1969, c. 22, s. 1; 1970, c. 12, s. 1; 1977, c. 5, s. 14; 1979, c. 67, s. 1, s. 47; 1988, c. 75, s. 205.

1980-06-01

1. In this act, unless the context indicates a different meaning, the following expressions and words mean:

(a)  “Commission” : the Commission de police du Québec constituted under section 8;

(b)  “Police Force” : the Sûreté du Québec constituted under section 38;

(c)  “Director General” : the officer mentioned in paragraph 1 of section 43 and appointed Director General of the Police Force under section 44;

(d)  “members of the Police Force” : the persons holding the appointments mentioned in subparagraphs 1 to 5 of section 43;

(e)  “Police Force cadets” : the persons mentioned in the second to last paragraph of section 43;

(f)  “municipality” : any municipal corporation, by whatever law governed, and an urban or regional community;

(g)  “municipal police force” : a police force established by a municipality;

(h)  “chief” : the chief of a municipal police force;

(i)  “municipal policeman” : any member of a municipal police force, including the chief but not a municipal cadet;

(j)  “special constable” : any person appointed a special constable under section 80 or 81;

(k)  “municipal cadet” : any member of a municipal police force who is a member thereof in such capacity.

1968, c. 17, s. 1; 1969, c. 22, s. 1; 1970, c. 12, s. 1; 1977, c. 5, s. 14; 1979, c. 67, s. 1, s. 47.

1977-12-31

1. In this act, unless the context indicates a different meaning, the following expressions and words mean:

(a)  “Commission” : the Commission de police du Québec constituted under section 8;

(b)  “Police Force” : the Sûreté du Québec constituted under section 38;

(c)  “Director General” : the officer mentioned in paragraph 1 of section 43 and appointed Director General of the Police Force under section 44;

(d)  “members of the Police Force” : the persons holding the appointments mentioned in sub-paragraphs 1 to 5 of section 43;

(e)  “Police Force cadets” : the persons mentioned in the second to last paragraph of section 43;

(f)  “municipality” : any municipal corporation, by whatever law governed;

(g)  “municipal police force” : a police force established by a municipality;

(h)  “director or chief” : the director or chief of a municipal police force;

(i)  “municipal policeman” : any member of a municipal police force, including the director or chief but not a municipal cadet;

(j)  “special constable” : any person appointed a special constable under section 81 or 82;

(k)  “municipal cadet” : any member of a municipal police force who is a member thereof in such capacity.

1968, c. 17, s. 1; 1969, c. 22, s. 1; 1970, c. 12, s. 1; 1977, c. 5, s. 14.