Training Regulations

c t POLICE ACT TRAINING REGULATIONS PLEASE NOTE This document, prepared by the Legislative Counsel Office, is an office consolidation of this regulation, current to March 13, 2010. It is intended for information and reference purposes only. This document is not the official version of these regulations. The regulations and the amendments printed in the Royal Gazette should be consulted on the Prince Edward Island Government web site to determine the authoritative text of these regulations. For more information concerning the history of these regulations, please see the Table of Regulations on the Prince Edward Island Government web site (www.princeedwardisland.ca). If you find any errors or omissions in this consolidation, please contact: Legislative Counsel Office Tel: (902) 368-4292 Email: legislation@gov.pe.ca Police Act Training Regulations Section 1 c POLICE ACT Chapter P-11.1 TRAINING REGULATIONS Pursuant to section 58 of the Police Act R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. P-11.1, Council made the following regulations: 1. Definitions In these regulations (a) “Act” means the Police Act R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. P-11.1; (b) “security police officer” means a security police officer appointed under clause 46(3)(a) of the Act. (EC143/10) 2. Police officers, prescribed areas of training (1) Each of the following is prescribed, for the purpose of subsection 10(9) of the Act, as an area in which a police officer of a police department must be given an opportunity to take training: (a) the Criminal Code (Canada); (b) the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms; (c) the use of (i) firearms, (ii) conducted energy weapons, (iii) oleoresin capsicum spray, (iv) batons, and (v) physical control techniques; (d) motor vehicle pursuits; (e) non-violent crisis intervention; (f) domestic violence intervention; (g) the administration of first aid, including cardio-pulmonary resuscitation; (h) recent changes in the law; (i) the preparation and presentation of evidence in court. Idem (2) The chief officer of a police department shall ensure that an opportunity to take training in each area prescribed in subsection (1) is provided, or has been provided, to a police officer of c t Updated March 13, 2010 Page 3 Section 3 Police Act Training Regulations the police department before the police officer is assigned to a duty that may require the police officer to (a) use a firearm or other weapon or technique referred to in clause (1)(c); (b) engage in an activity specified in clauses (1)(d) to (f); (c) provide first aid to any person; or (d) prepare and present evidence in court. Frequency of training (3) The chief officer of a police department shall ensure that an opportunity to take an area or type of training prescribed in subsection (1) is provided to each police officer of the police department as frequently as is necessary for the police officer to remain current in the subject matter of those prescribed areas or types of training. (EC143/10) 3. Security police officer, prescribed areas and types of training (1) Each of the following is prescribed, for the purposes of subsection 46(15) of the Act, as an area in which a security police officer must be given an opportunity to take training: (a) the Criminal Code (Canada); (b) the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms; (c) the use of (i) oleoresin capsicum spray, and (ii) physical control techniques; (d) non-violent crisis intervention; (e) domestic violence intervention; (f) the administration of first aid, including cardio-pulmonary resuscitation; (g) recent changes in the law; (h) the preparation and presentation of evidence in court. Idem (2) The employer of a security police officer shall ensure that an opportunity to take training in each area prescribed in subsection (1) is provided, or has been provided, to the security police officer before the security police officer is assigned to a duty that may require the security police officer to (a) use a weapon or technique referred to in clause (1)(c); (b) engage in an activity specified in clause (1)(d) or (e); (c) provide first aid to any person; or (d) prepare and present evidence in court. Frequency of training (3) The employer of a security police officer shall ensure that an opportunity to take training in an area of training prescribed in subsection (1) is provided to the security police officer as frequently as is necessary for the security police officer to remain current in the subject matter of those prescribed areas of training. (EC143/10) 4. Instructing officers, prescribed areas of training (1) Each of the following is prescribed, for the purposes of subsection 52(3) of the Act, as an area in which an instructing officer must be given an opportunity to take training: Page 4 Updated March 13, 2010 t c Police Act Training Regulations Section 4 (a) the Criminal Code (Canada); (b) the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms; (c) the use of (i) firearms, (ii) conducted energy weapons, (iii) oleoresin capsicum spray, (iv) batons, and (v) physical control techniques; (d) motor vehicle pursuits; (e) non violent crisis intervention; (f) domestic violence intervention; (g) the administration of first aid, including cardio-pulmonary resuscitation; (h) recent changes in the law; (i) the preparation and presentation of evidence in court. Idem (2) The Director of the Atlantic Police Academy shall ensure that an opportunity to take training in each area prescribed in subsection (1) is provided or, has been provided, to each instructing officer of the Academy before the instructing officer is assigned to a duty that may require the instructing officer to (a) use a firearm or other weapon or technique referred to in clause (1)(c); (b) engage in an activity specified in clauses (1)(d) to (f); (c) provide first aid to any person; or (d) prepare and present evidence in court. Frequency of training (3) The Director of the Atlantic Police Academy shall ensure that an opportunity to take training in each area prescribed in subsection (1) is provided to each instructing officer of the Academy as frequently as is necessary for the instructing officer to remain current in the subject matter of those prescribed areas of training. (EC143/10) c t Updated March 13, 2010 Page 5