Public Institutions Inspection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.42

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Public Institutions Inspection Act

R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER P.42

Note: This Act was repealed on December 9, 1994. See: 1994, c. 27, s. 53.

Amended by: 1994, c. 27, s. 53.

Definitions

1. In this Act,

“judge” means a judge of the Ontario Court (General Division); (“juge”)

“panel” means the public institutions inspection panel. (“comité”) R.S.O. 1990, c. P.42, s. 1.

Convening of public institutions inspection panel

2. (1) In every county or district a judge shall, on the first Monday in May and November in each year, or so soon thereafter as is practicable, convene in open court a public institutions inspection panel composed of seven persons selected from the jury roll prepared under the Juries Act for the county or district and for this purpose the sheriff shall provide the panel.

Application

(2) The Juries Act applies to the selection, recording, summoning, attendance and service of the persons for service on a public institutions inspection panel in the same manner as to the selection, recording, summoning, attendance and service of persons for service on a panel of jurors selected for a sittings of a court.

Service counts as jury service

(3) Payment of fees to a member of a panel shall be deemed to be payment of fees to a person for attending sittings of a court as a juror for the purposes of subsection 3(4) of the Juries Act.

Chair

(4) The panel shall appoint one of its members to be the chair of the panel.

Duty of judge

(5) The judge shall instruct the panel in its duties and powers. R.S.O. 1990, c. P.42, s. 2.

Excusing from duty

3. (1) The judge may excuse any person summoned to serve on a panel from attending on grounds of illness or hardship.

Exclusion for interest

(2) The judge may exclude any person summoned to serve on the panel or excuse a panel member from participating in any inspection where the judge believes that the duty of the person under this Act is or may be in conflict with another interest of such person.

Reduced panel

(3) Where, after the panel is convened, any person on the panel dies or becomes incapacitated from any cause or is excluded or excused from serving by the judge under subsection (1) or (2), the judge may authorize the remainder of the panel to proceed with its duties under this Act. R.S.O. 1990, c. P.42, s. 3.

Duties of panel

4. (1) The panel may inspect all or any of the institutions in the county or district that are maintained in whole or in part by public money.

Lock-ups

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