AI-assisted research summary: Communities or municipalities may apply to the Minister to incorporate a fire company; if approved, the Minister must file the application, and the Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations for the Act.
c t RURAL COMMUNITY FIRE COMPANIES ACT PLEASE NOTE This document, prepared by the Legislative Counsel Office, is an office consolidation of this Act, current to December 2, 2015. It is intended for information and reference purposes only. This document is not the official version of the Act. The Act and the amendments as printed under the authority of the King’s Printer for the province should be consulted to determine the authoritative statement of the law. For more information concerning the history of this Act, please see the Table of Public Acts 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 Rural Community Fire Companies Act Section 1 c RURAL COMMUNITY FIRE COMPANIES ACT CHAPTER R-16 1. Definitions In this Act (a) “community” means an area other than a municipality; (b) “Minister” means the Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General. R.S.P.E.I. 1974, Cap. R-16, s.1; 1980, c.2, s.3; 1983, c.1, s.6; 1983, c.33, s.66; 1993, c.29, s.4; 1997,c.20,s.3; 2004,c.36,s.3; 2009,c.73,s.2; 2010,c.31,s.3; 2010,c.14,s.3; 2012,c.17,s.2; 2015,c.28,s.3. 2. Application for fire company Any one or more communities or municipalities may apply to the Minister, on a prescribed form, for the incorporation of a fire company to serve a designated area. R.S.P.E.I. 1974, Cap. R- 16, s.2. 3. Incorporation If the application meets with the approval of the Minister, the Minister shall file the application with the Director of Corporations and thereupon the company becomes a body corporate and has all the powers of a company incorporated under the Companies Act R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. C-14. R.S.P.E.I. 1974, Cap. R-16, s.3; 1980, c.2, s.3. 4. Regulations The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make such regulations as are considered necessary to carry out this Act. R.S.P.E.I. 1974, Cap. R-16, s.4. c t Current to: December 2, 2015 Page 3