Bill 29 explained in plain English
Clandestine Drug Operation Prevention Act, 2013
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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The Clandestine Drug Operation Prevention Act, 2013, amends several Ontario laws to define and address clandestine drug operations, empowering inspectors and municipalities, and allowing landlords entry to rental units for inspections.
This bill, the Clandestine Drug Operation Prevention Act, 2013, introduces changes to several Ontario laws to help prevent illegal drug operations. It defines a 'clandestine drug operation' as an illegal activity where substances listed in Schedules I to IV of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada) can be obtained. The Act gives inspectors under the Building Code Act more power to order the remediation of buildings found to contain such operations and to register these orders against the property title. It also amends the City of Toronto Act, 2006, and the Municipal Act, 2001, to broaden the definition of operations that municipalities must inspect when notified by police. Additionally, it allows landlords, with proper notice, to enter rental units to check for clandestine drug operations.
- Defines "clandestine drug operation" to include illegal activities involving substances listed in Schedules I to IV of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada).
- Amends the Building Code Act, 1992, to allow building inspectors to declare a building unsafe if it contains a clandestine drug operation and to issue orders for remedial action, which are then registered on the property title.
- Amends the City of Toronto Act, 2006, and the Municipal Act, 2001, to change the focus of required municipal inspections from "marijuana grow operations" to "clandestine drug operations" when notified by police.
- Amends the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, to permit landlords to enter rental units with at least 24 hours' notice to determine if a clandestine drug operation is present.
- Amends the Land Titles Act and the Registry Act to ensure that orders made under the Building Code Act regarding clandestine drug operations, and their discharges, are not refused for registration.
- Specifies when different parts of the Act come into force.
- Building inspectors
- Municipal officials responsible for inspections
- Police forces
- Landlords
- Tenants
- Property owners
- Land registrars
- Building inspectors have the right to enter property, declare buildings unsafe due to clandestine drug operations, issue orders for remediation, and register these orders on title.
- Landlords have the right to enter a rental unit with notice to inspect for clandestine drug operations.
- Municipalities have an obligation to inspect buildings for clandestine drug operations when notified by police.
- Land registrars must register orders and discharges related to clandestine drug operations under the Building Code Act.
- The Act generally comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Section 3(2) comes into force on the later of the day section 53 of Schedule 28 to the Strong Action for Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2012 comes into force, and the day this Act receives Royal Assent.
- Section 5(2) comes into force on the later of the day section 13 of Schedule 51 to the Strong Action for Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2012 comes into force, and the day this Act receives Royal Assent.
- Costs associated with carrying out remedial steps ordered by building inspectors.
- Costs associated with registering orders and discharges on property titles.
- The Act specifies that inspectors may require orders to be carried out within a specified time and in accordance with prescribed requirements.
- The specific 'remedial steps' to be taken in a building are determined by the inspector, and the 'requirements that are prescribed' are not detailed in this bill text.
- The exact date of Royal Assent for the bill is not provided in the text, which affects the commencement date.
- The commencement dates of specific sections of the Strong Action for Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2012, are not provided, which impacts the commencement of certain sections of this bill.
Adds a definition for "clandestine drug operation" and allows inspectors to order remedial action and register these orders on property titles for buildings found to contain such operations. Also permits inspectors to require orders to be carried out within a specified time.
Source: Section 1
Changes the term "marijuana grow operation" to "clandestine drug operation" within the context of municipal inspections.
Source: Section 2
Ensures that orders made under the Building Code Act concerning clandestine drug operations, and their discharges, cannot be refused for registration.
Source: Section 3
Adds a definition for "clandestine drug operation" and changes the focus of municipal inspections from "marijuana grow operations" to "clandestine drug operations" when notified by police.
Source: Section 4
Ensures that orders made under the Building Code Act concerning clandestine drug operations, and their discharges, cannot be refused for registration.
Source: Section 5
Allows landlords to enter a rental unit with at least 24 hours' notice to inspect for a clandestine drug operation.
Source: Section 6
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