Public Officials Security Act, P-41

1 PUBLIC OFFICIALS SECURITY c P-41 The Public Officials Security Act being Chapter P‑41 of The Revised Statutes of Saskatchewan, 1978 (effective February 26, 1979) as amended by the Statutes of Saskatchewan, 2004, c 10; 2019, c 25; and 2022, c 41. NOTE: This consolidation is not official. Amendments have been incorporated for convenience of reference and the original statutes and regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpretation and application of the law. In order to preserve the integrity of the original statutes and regulations, errors that may have appeared are reproduced in this consolidation. 2 c P-41 PUBLIC OFFICIALS SECURITY Table of Contents 1 Short title 2 Interpretation 3 Public officials to furnish security 4 Blanket bonds 5 Form and terms of bond 6 Deposit of bond 7 Interim receipt 3 PUBLIC OFFICIALS SECURITY c P-41 CHAPTER P-41 An Act to provide for Security by Public Officials Short title 1 This Act may be cited as The Public Officials Security Act. Interpretation 2 In this Act “public official” means a person appointed to an office or employment by or under the Government of Saskatchewan, wherein the person is concerned in the collection, receipt, disbursement or expenditure of public money. RSS 1978, c P‑41, s 2 ; 2019, c 25, s 22. Public officials to furnish security 3(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, every public official shall, within one month after notice of the public official’s appointment if the public official is then in Saskatchewan or within three months if the public official is absent from Saskatchewan, unless the public official sooner arrives in Saskatchewan, and in that case within one month after arrival, give and enter into a bond or other security for the due performance of the trust reposed in the public official and for the public official’s duly accounting for all public moneys entrusted to the public official or placed under the public official’s control or that may come into the public official’s hands. (2) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may direct that the bond or policy of guarantee of any incorporated joint stock company empowered to grant guarantees, bonds, covenants or policies for the integrity and faithful accounting of public officers or for other like purpose, or the bond or policy of guarantee of Saskatchewan Government Insurance, if that corporation is so empowered, shall be accepted as such security upon such terms as the Lieutenant Governor in Council deems advisable. RSS 1978, c P‑41, s 3 ; 2019, c 25, s 22. Blanket bonds 4 The Lieutenant Governor in Council may accept the bond or guarantee policy of any such company or of Saskatchewan Government Insurance as a guarantee for the due accounting and due performance of the duties of their respective offices by all public officials, or by the members of any class or classes of public officials; and in such case, unless otherwise directed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, it shall not be necessary for an official whose conduct in office has been so guaranteed to comply with the requirements of section 3. RSS 1978, c P‑41, s 4 ; 2019, c 25, s 22. 4 c P-41 PUBLIC OFFICIALS SECURITY Form and terms of bond 5 Every bond, policy or other security furnished pursuant to this Act shall be in such form and terms as are approved by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, and shall provide that the officials covered thereby shall faithfully discharge the duties of their respective offices, and duly account for all moneys and property that come into their custody by virtue of those offices. RSS 1978, c P‑41, s 5. Deposit of bond 6(1) Every bond, policy or other security furnished pursuant to this Act shall be deposited with the Provincial Secretary and shall remain in the Provincial Secretary’s custody. (2) Copies of all bonds, policies or securities furnished pursuant to this Act and deposited with the Provincial Secretary shall, when certified by the Provincial Secretary, be received in all courts of civil jurisdiction in Saskatchewan as prima facie evidence of the due execution and the contents thereof; and for every certified copy a fee of $1 shall be payable to the general revenue fund. RSS 1978, c P‑41, s 6; 2004, c 10, s 17; 2022, c 41, s 13. Interim receipt 7 The interim receipt of a guarantee company or of Saskatchewan Government Insurance may be accepted in lieu of a formal security, but the formal security shall be completed within one month from the date of the receipt. RSS 1978, c P‑41, s 7 ; 2019, c 25, s 22. REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN Printed by the authority of THE QUEEN’S PRINTER Copyright©2022