S-3.1 - Act respecting safety in recreation and sports

Section 55 Disposition versions

2024-06-07

55. The Minister may, by regulation,

(1)  establish standards to ensure the safety and integrity of persons during the practice of a recreational activity or a sport; such standards may pertain, in particular, to behaviours that are prohibited;

(2)  (paragraph repealed);

(3)  establish standards relating to the equipment a person must use to practise a sport;

(4)  prohibit the use, sale or distribution of equipment used to practise a sport if safety so requires;

(5)  (paragraph repealed);

(5.1)  (paragraph repealed);

(6)  (paragraph repealed);

(7)  establish a health committee or any other committee necessary for the application of this Act and determine its composition and functions;

(8)  establish rules of procedure applicable to the examination of questions falling within the Minister’s jurisdiction;

(9)  determine the form, time and the terms and conditions prescribed for sending an application contemplated in sections 27 and 47;

(10)  (paragraph repealed);

(11)  prescribe the filing and processing procedures for complaints made to the recreation and sports integrity ombudsman.

1979, c. 86, s. 55; 1984, c. 47, s. 160; 1986, c. 50, s. 17; 1988, c. 26, s. 20; 1997, c. 43, s. 688; 1997, c. 79, s. 32; 2024, c. 25, s. 22.

1998-04-01

55. The Minister may, by regulation,

(1)  adopt standards to ensure the safety of participants and spectators during the practice of a sport;

(2)  (paragraph repealed);

(3)  establish standards relating to the equipment a person must use to practise a sport;

(4)  prohibit the use, sale or distribution of equipment used to practise a sport if safety so requires;

(5)  (paragraph repealed);

(5.1)  (paragraph repealed);

(6)  (paragraph repealed);

(7)  establish a health committee or any other committee necessary for the application of this Act and determine its composition and functions;

(8)  establish rules of procedure applicable to the examination of questions falling within the Minister’s jurisdiction;

(9)  determine the form, time and the terms and conditions prescribed for sending an application contemplated in sections 27 and 47;

(10)  (paragraph repealed);

(11)  prescribe the form and content of the form provided for in section 30.

1979, c. 86, s. 55; 1984, c. 47, s. 160; 1986, c. 50, s. 17; 1988, c. 26, s. 20; 1997, c. 43, s. 688; 1997, c. 79, s. 32.

1988-06-17

55. The board may, by regulation,

(1)  adopt standards to ensure the safety of participants and spectators during the practice of a sport when safety regulations of a sports federation or an unaffiliated sports body do not exist;

(2)  establish standards relating to the use, layout and maintenance of a sports centre and to the equipment used there;

(3)  establish standards relating to the equipment a person must use to practise a sport;

(4)  prohibit the use, sale or distribution of equipment used to practise a sport if safety so requires;

(5)  establish standards respecting the organization and holding of a sports event contemplated in Chapter V;

(5.1)  establish standards respecting the tenor of contracts entered into by the persons contemplated in section 41, in particular with respect to their duration and the respective obligations of the parties, including those related to the purse and the remuneration;

(6)  prescribe the nature and frequency of the medical examination required of contestants in combat sports and of their training partners;

(7)  establish a health committee or any other committee necessary for the application of this Act and determine its composition and functions;

(8)  establish rules of procedure for any appeal brought before it or for any hearing it may hold;

(9)  determine the form, time and the terms and conditions prescribed for sending an application contemplated in section 27;

(10)  determine the cases in which a person authorized by the board under section 25 may take breath or urine samples from contestants participating in a sports event, and the procedure according to which the sample may be taken;

(11)  prescribe the form and content of the form provided for in section 30.

1979, c. 86, s. 55; 1984, c. 47, s. 160; 1986, c. 50, s. 17; 1988, c. 26, s. 20.

1987-06-23

55. The board may, by regulation,

(1)  adopt standards to ensure the safety of participants and spectators during the practice of a sport when safety regulations of a sports federation or an unaffiliated sports body do not exist;

(2)  establish standards relating to the use, layout and maintenance of a sports centre and to the equipment used there;

(3)  establish standards relating to the equipment a person must use to practise a sport;

(4)  prohibit the use, sale or distribution of equipment used to practise a sport if safety so requires;

(5)  establish standards respecting the organization and holding of a sports event contemplated in Chapter V;

(5.1)  establish standards respecting the tenor of contracts entered into by the persons contemplated in section 41, in particular with respect to their duration and the respective obligations of the parties, including those related to the purse and the remuneration;

(6)  prescribe the nature and frequency of the medical examination required of contestants in combat sports and of their training partners;

(7)  establish a health committee or any other committee necessary for the application of this Act and determine its composition and functions;

(8)  establish rules of procedure for any appeal brought before it or for any hearing it may hold;

(9)  determine the form, time and the terms and conditions prescribed for sending an application for approval contemplated in section 27.

1979, c. 86, s. 55; 1984, c. 47, s. 160; 1986, c. 50, s. 17.

1984-12-21

55. The board may, by regulation,

(1)  adopt standards to ensure the safety of participants and spectators during the practice of a sport when safety regulations of a sports federation or an unaffiliated sports body do not exist;

(2)  establish standards relating to the use, layout and maintenance of a sports centre and to the equipment used there;

(3)  establish standards relating to the equipment a person must use to practise a sport;

(4)  prohibit the use, sale or distribution of equipment used to practise a sport if safety so requires;

(5)  establish standards respecting the organization and holding of a sports event contemplated in Chapter V;

(6)  prescribe the nature and frequency of the medical examination required of contestants in combat sports;

(7)  establish a health committee or any other committee necessary for the application of this act and determine its composition and functions;

(8)  establish rules of procedure for any appeal brought before it;

(9)  determine the form, time and the terms and conditions prescribed for sending an application for approval contemplated in section 27.

1979, c. 86, s. 55; 1984, c. 47, s. 160.

1980-06-25

55. The board may, by regulation,

(1)  adopt standards to ensure the safety of participants and spectators during the practice of a sport when safety regulations of a sports federation or an unaffiliated sports body do not exist;

(2)  establish standards relating to the use, layout and maintenance of a sports centre and to the equipment used there;

(3)  establish standards relating to the equipment a person must use to practise a sport;

(4)  prohibit the use, sale or distribution of equipment used to practise a sport if safety so requires;

(5)  establish standards respecting the organization and holding of a sports event contemplated in Chapter V;

(6)  prescribe the nature and frequency of the medical examination required of contestants in combat sports;

(7)  establish a health committee or any other committee necessary for the application of this act and determine its composition and functions;

(8)  establish rules of procedure for any appeal brought before it.

1979, c. 86, s. 55.