20. The Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports is responsible for seeing that the safety and integrity of persons in recreation and sports is ensured.
The Minister shall supervise the carrying out of this Act and the regulations and, for that purpose, shall, in particular,(1) gather, analyze and disseminate information on the safety and integrity of persons in recreation and sports;
(2) conduct or cause others to conduct studies and research on the safety and integrity of persons in recreation and sports;
(3) participate in educating the public on the safety and integrity of persons in recreation and sports;
(4) participate in preparing methods for training persons who work in recreation and sports with respect to the safety and integrity of persons;
(5) give technical assistance to a sports federation or unaffiliated sports body, toward preparing and disseminating safety regulations;
(6) advise any person requesting advice on means of ensuring the safety and integrity of persons in recreation and sports;
(7) (subparagraph repealed);
(8) encourage and promote non-violence in recreation and sports and raise public awareness on the matter.
1979, c. 86, s. 20; 1986, c. 50, s. 3; 1988, c. 26, s. 6; 1997, c. 79, s. 6; 1999, c. 43, s. 15; 2003, c. 19, s. 250; 2005, c. 28, s. 196; 2024, c. 252024, c. 25, s. 411b.