AI-assisted research summary: Police departments, certain chief officers, and the Atlantic Police Academy must adopt a current approved use of force model, share it with the relevant members/officers, notify the Minister, and comply with the model.
c t POLICE ACT USE OF FORCE REGULATIONS PLEASE NOTE This document, prepared by the Legislative Counsel Office, is an office consolidation of this regulation, current to November 8, 2025. 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 Use of Force Regulations Section 1 c POLICE ACT Chapter P-11.1 USE OF FORCE 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. Act, defined In these regulations “Act” means the Police Act R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. P-11.1. (EC1028/25) 2. Use of force model – police department (1) Every police department shall adopt the most recent version of one of the following use of force models: (a) the Incident Management/Intervention Model utilized by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police; (b) the National Use of Force Framework approved by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police. Provision of copy of adopted use of force model (2) On adopting a use of force model in accordance with subsection (1), the chief officer of a police department shall (a) provide a copy of the model adopted to each member of the police department; and (b) advise the Minister of the model adopted. Compliance with use of force model (3) Every member of a police department shall comply with the provisions of the specified use of force model that is adopted by the police department. (EC1028/25) 3. Use of force model – officers appointed under subsection 14.4(2) of Act (1) The chief officer appointed under subsection 14.4(2) of the Act shall adopt the most recent version of one of the following use of force models: (a) the Incident Management/Intervention Model utilized by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police; (b) the National Use of Force Framework approved by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police. c t Current to: November 8, 2025 Page 3 Section 4 Use of Force Regulations Provision of copy of adopted use of force model (2) On adopting a use of force model in accordance with subsection (1), the chief officer shall (a) provide a copy of the model adopted to each police officer appointed under section 14.4 of the Act; and (b) advise the Minister of the model adopted. Compliance with use of force model (3) Every police officer appointed under section 14.4 of the Act shall comply with the provisions of the specified use of force model that is adopted by the chief officer appointed under subsection 14.4(2) of the Act. (EC1028/25) 4. Use of force model – Atlantic Police Academy (1) The Atlantic Police Academy shall adopt the most recent version of one of the following use of force models: (a) the Incident Management/Intervention Model utilized by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police; (b) the National Use of Force Framework approved by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police. Provision of copy of adopted use of force model (2) On adopting a use of force model in accordance with subsection (1), the Director of the Atlantic Police Academy shall (a) provide a copy of the model adopted to each instructing officer of the Atlantic Police Academy; and (b) advise the Minister of the model adopted. Compliance with use of force model (3) The Director of the Atlantic Police Academy and every instructing officer shall comply with the provisions of the specified use of force model that is adopted by the Atlantic Police Academy. (EC1028/25) 5. Revocation The Police Act Use of Force Regulations (EC144/10) are revoked. (EC1028/25) Page 4 Current to: November 8, 2025 t c