S-40.1 - Act respecting the Québec correctional system

Section 75 Disposition versions

2007-02-05

75. The functions of a fund shall be to establish each year, on the date fixed by the Minister, and within the framework determined by regulation, a program of activities for offenders, and see to its implementation. The program and any modification to the program must be approved by the Minister.

A further function of a fund is to assist offenders financially, in accordance with the conditions prescribed by regulation.

For those purposes, a fund shall be made up of

(1)  the sums deducted from the remuneration owed to offenders, according to the percentage fixed by regulation;

(2)  the gifts made for the benefit of offenders, subject to the conditions attached thereto;

(3)  any revenues generated within the framework of a program of activities;

(4)  other sums of money from sources that may be determined by regulation; and

(5)  the interest earned on the sums of money making up the fund.

2002, c. 24, s. 75; 2005, c. 44, s. 28.