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O. Reg. 416/23: OATHS AND AFFIRMATIONS
filed December 18, 2023 under Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019, S.O. 2019, c. 1, Sched. 1
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made under the
Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019
Made: November 23, 2023
Filed: December 18, 2023
Published on e-Laws: December 18, 2023
Published in The Ontario Gazette: January 6, 2024
Oaths and Affirmations
Board members
1. The following is the oath or affirmation of office for the members of police service boards, O.P.P. detachment boards and First Nation O.P.P. boards:
I solemnly swear (affirm) that I will uphold the Constitution of Canada, which recognizes and affirms Aboriginal and treaty rights of Indigenous peoples, and that I will, to the best of my ability, discharge my duties as a member of the (insert name of police service board, OPP detachment board, or First Nation OPP board as applicable) faithfully, impartially and according to the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019, any other Act, and any regulation, rule or by-law.
So help me God. (Omit this line in an affirmation.)
Police officers, First Nation Officers and special constables
2. The following is the oath or affirmation of office for police officers, First Nation Officers and special constables:
I solemnly swear (affirm) that I will uphold the laws of Ontario and Canada, including the Constitution of Canada, which recognizes and affirms Aboriginal and treaty rights of Indigenous peoples, and that I will, to the best of my ability, discharge my duties as (a police officer, a First Nation Officer or a special constable, as applicable) faithfully, impartially and according to law.
So help me God. (Omit this line in an affirmation.)
Auxiliary members of police services
3. The following is the oath or affirmation of office for auxiliary members of a police service:
I solemnly swear (affirm) that I will uphold the laws of Ontario and Canada, including the Constitution of Canada, which recognizes and affirms Aboriginal and treaty rights of Indigenous peoples, and that, when authorized to perform police duties by the chief of police, I will discharge my duties as an auxiliary member of the (insert name of police service) faithfully, impartially and according to law.
So help me God. (Omit this line in an affirmation.)
Oath or affirmation of secrecy
4. The following is the oath or affirmation of secrecy for police officers, First Nation Officers, special constables and auxiliary members of a police service:
I solemnly swear (affirm) that I will not disclose any information obtained by or made available to me in the course of my duties as (a police officer, a First Nation Officer, a special constable or an auxiliary member of a police service, as applicable), except as I may be authorized or required by law.
So help me God. (Omit this line in an affirmation.)
Commencement
5. This Regulation comes into force on the later of the day paragraph 1 of subsection 261 (2) of Schedule 1 (Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019) to the Comprehensive Ontario Police Services Act, 2019 comes into force and the day this Regulation is filed.
Made by:
Pris par :
Le solliciteur général,
Michael Kerzner
Solicitor General
Date made: November 23, 2023
Pris le : 23 novembre 2023