BILL 54

An Act to Amend the Court Security Act

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

1 Section 1 of the Court Security Act, chapter C-30.5 of the Acts of New Brunswick, 2008, is amended in the definition “court” by striking out “the Provincial Court” and substituting “the Provincial Court of New Brunswick”.

2 Section 5 of the Act is repealed and the following is substituted:

5 A court security officer may refuse entry to a court area to any of the following persons and use as much force as is reasonably necessary to prevent that person’s entry:

(a)  a person who does not satisfy the court security officer as to his or her identity;

(b)  a person who refuses to be screened for weapons;

(c)  a person who is carrying or bringing a weapon with him or her; and

(d)  a person whom the court security officer reasonably believes may be a threat to the safety of the court area or a person within the court area.