Security for Electricity Generating Facilities and Nuclear Facilities Act, 2014

1. (1) In this Act, “nuclear facility” means a facility referred to in the definition of “nuclear facility” in the Nuclear Safety and Control Act (Canada); (“installation nucléaire”) “premises where a restricted access facility is located” means, with respect to a particular restricted access facility, any real property relating to the restricted access facility that is under the direct control of its operator, including any buildings and structures on that property; (“lieux où est située une installation à accès restreint”) “prescribed” means prescribed by the regulations; (“prescrit”) “regulations” means the regulations made under this Act; (“règlements”) “restricted access facility” means, (a) a prescribed electricity generating facility, and (b) a prescribed nuclear facility; (“installation à accès restreint”) “security services” includes, without limitation, guarding or patrolling f…

2. A person may be appointed in accordance with the regulations to provide security services in relation to premises where a restricted access facility is located. Appointee is peace officer

3. Subject to the regulations, a person appointed under section 2 to provide security services in relation to premises where a restricted access facility is located is a peace officer while engaged in providing those services. Powers relating to security services for restricted access facilities

4. A peace officer may exercise the following powers if it is reasonable to do so for the purpose of providing security services in relation to premises where a restricted access facility is located: 1. Require a person who wishes to enter the premises or who is on the premises, i. to produce identification, and ii. to provide information for the purpose of assessing whether the person poses a security risk. 2. Search, without warrant, i. a person who wishes to enter the premises or who is on the premises, ii. any vehicle that the person is driving, or in which the person is a passenger, while the person is on, entering or attempting to enter the premises, and iii. any property in the custody or care of the person. 3. Refuse to allow a person to enter the premises or bring property onto the premises, and use reasonable force if necessary to prevent the person from doing so. 4. Demand tha…

5. (1) A peace officer may arrest, without warrant, any person who, (a) after being required to produce identification or provide information under paragraph 1 of section 4, enters or attempts to enter premises where a restricted access facility is located without producing the identification or providing the information; (b) after being directed to submit to a search under paragraph 2 of section 4, enters or attempts to enter premises where a restricted access facility is located without submitting to the search; (c) enters or attempts to enter premises where a restricted access facility is located, or brings or attempts to bring property onto such premises, after a refusal under paragraph 3 of section 4; (d) enters, attempts to enter or is found on premises where a restricted access facility is located even though he or she knows, or ought to know, that entry to the premises is prohibi…

6. (1) A person is guilty of an offence if, (a) after being required to produce identification or provide information under paragraph 1 of section 4, the person enters or attempts to enter premises where a restricted access facility is located without producing the identification or providing the information; (b) after being directed to submit to a search under paragraph 2 of section 4, the person enters or attempts to enter premises where a restricted access facility is located without submitting to the search; (c) the person enters or attempts to enter premises where a restricted access facility is located, or brings or attempts to bring property onto such premises, after a refusal under paragraph 3 of section 4; (d) the person enters, attempts to enter or is found on premises where a restricted access facility is located even though he or she knows, or ought to know, that entry to the…

7. (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations, (a) prescribing electricity generating facilities for the purposes of clause (a) of the definition of “restricted access facility” in subsection 1 (1); (b) prescribing nuclear facilities for the purposes of clause (b) of the definition of “restricted access facility” in subsection 1 (1); (c) governing the appointment of persons under section 2, including providing different appointment processes for different classes of persons, different restricted access facilities or different circumstances, and governing the revocation of appointments; (d) governing the qualifications and training of persons appointed under section 2; (e) governing the exercise by persons appointed under section 2 of the powers of a peace officer; (f) imposing duties on persons appointed under section 2 and governing those duties; (g) providing for overs…

8. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Act).

9. Omitted (enacts short title of this Act). ______________