Bill 18 explained in plain English
Hawkins Gignac Act (Carbon Monoxide Detectors), 2013
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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This bill requires owners of certain residential buildings to install and maintain functioning carbon monoxide detectors, with specific installation standards and prohibition of disabling them.
Bill 18, the Hawkins Gignac Act (Carbon Monoxide Detectors), 2013, amends the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997. It requires owners of certain residential buildings to install and maintain carbon monoxide detectors. These detectors must meet specific installation and operational standards, including being permanently connected to an electrical circuit and conforming to Canadian Standards Association guidelines. The bill also prohibits intentionally disabling these detectors. It specifies different installation requirements based on whether the building has one or more residential suites and includes provisions for buildings constructed before August 6, 2001. Landlords must provide maintenance instructions to tenants in rental units. If there is a conflict with other laws, regulations, or municipal by-laws, this Act will prevail.
- Amends the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997.
- Requires owners of residential buildings with fuel-burning appliances or storage garages to install and maintain carbon monoxide detectors.
- Specifies installation requirements for carbon monoxide detectors, including electrical connection and conformity to Canadian Standards Association standards.
- Prohibits the intentional disabling of required carbon monoxide detectors.
- Provides for different installation locations based on the number of residential suites and the presence of fuel-burning appliances or storage garages.
- Includes provisions for buildings existing before August 6, 2001, allowing battery-operated or plug-in detectors to meet certain requirements.
- Requires landlords to provide carbon monoxide detector maintenance instructions to tenants in rental units.
- States that this Act prevails over other conflicting laws, regulations, or municipal by-laws.
- Owners of residential buildings in Ontario that contain one or more suites designed for residential occupancy and have a fuel-burning appliance installed or a storage garage.
- Tenants in rental units within these buildings.
- Landlords of rental units.
- Owners have the obligation to install and maintain carbon monoxide detectors.
- Individuals are prohibited from intentionally disabling carbon monoxide detectors.
- Landlords must provide maintenance instructions to tenants.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The specific standards prescribed by regulations for carbon monoxide detectors are not detailed in this bill text.
- The text does not specify penalties for non-compliance.
This bill amends the Act to introduce new requirements for carbon monoxide detectors in certain residential buildings.
Source: Preamble and Section 1
Adds a new section (12.1) to Part IV concerning the installation and maintenance of carbon monoxide detectors.
Source: Section 1
Adds clauses to allow for specifying standards for carbon monoxide detectors and prescribing alternative maintenance instructions for tenants.
Source: Section 2
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