BILL 17

An Act to Amend the Police Act

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, enacts as follows:

1 Section 7 of the Police Act, chapter P-9.2 of the Acts of New Brunswick, 1977, is amended

(a)  in subsection (6) by striking out “three years” and substituting “four years”;

(b)  by repealing subsection (6.1) and substituting the following:

7(6.1) A member of a board may be reappointed but a member shall not serve in that capacity for more than a total of ten years.

2 Section 17.05 of the Act is amended

(a)  in subsection (4) by striking out “three years” and substituting “four years”;

(b)  by repealing subsection (5) and substituting the following:

17.05(5) A member of a regional policing authority may be reappointed but a member shall not serve in that capacity for more than a total of ten years.

3 Section 17.2 of the Act is amended

(a)  in subsection (5) by striking out “three years” and substituting “four years”;

(b)  by repealing subsection (5.1) and substituting the following:

17.2(5.1) A member of a joint board may be reappointed but a member shall not serve in that capacity for more than a total of ten years.