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O. Reg. 131/23: OCCUPATION OF PUBLIC LANDS UNDER SECTION 21.1 OF THE ACT
filed June 20, 2023 under Public Lands Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.43
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made under the
Public Lands Act
Made: June 1, 2023
Filed: June 20, 2023
Published on e-Laws: June 20, 2023
Published in The Ontario Gazette: July 8, 2023
Amending O. Reg. 161/17
(OCCUPATION OF PUBLIC LANDS UNDER SECTION 21.1 OF THE ACT)
1. (1) The definition of “camping unit” in section 1 of Ontario Regulation 161/17 is revoked and the following substituted:
“camping unit” means a structure or vehicle that may be used for camping purposes or as an outdoor accommodation and includes a tent, trailer, tent-trailer, recreational vehicle, camper-back and any watercraft equipped for overnight accommodation but does not include a floating accommodation; (“unité de camping”)
(2) Section 1 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following definitions:
“floating accommodation” means a floating building, structure or thing, or a combination of floating buildings, structures or things, equipped or useable for overnight accommodation and not primarily designed to be used for navigation, and includes a floating building, structure or thing, or a combination of floating buildings, structures or things that,
(a) is primarily designed for or able to be used for residential purposes,
(b) is a raft, barge or floating platform that has on top of it a building, structure, vehicle or thing that may be used for overnight accommodation, for camping purposes or as an outdoor accommodation,
(c) would reasonably be expected to require towing to be placed on public lands or is placed on public lands by means of towing or any other type of assistance,
(d) is equipped with jack-up technology or a similar mechanism used to anchor or rise above the surface of the water, with or without spud cans, or
(e) has a floating foundation or a floatation platform which may include floats constructed of polystyrene, plastic, concrete or logs and stringers; (“hébergement flottant”)
“watercraft equipped for overnight accommodation” means a watercraft that is,
(a) equipped for overnight accommodation,
(b) primarily designed for and able to be used for navigation, and
(c) self-propelled and steered independently; (“embarcation équipée pour l’hébergement de nuit”)
Commencement
2. This Regulation comes into force on the later of July 1, 2023 and the day this Regulation is filed.