2nd Session, 40th Legislature
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Bill 26
THE ACCESSIBILITY FOR MANITOBANS ACT
Section |
Table of Contents |
| INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS | |
| 1 | Definitions |
| 2(1) | Purpose |
| (2) | Principles |
| (3) | Recognition of existing legal obligations |
| 3(1) | What is a barrier? |
| (2) | Examples of barriers |
| 4 | Crown bound |
| 5(1) | Mandate of the minister |
| (2) | Minister's annual plan |
| (3) | Timing of minister's plan |
| (4) | Minister's plan available to the public |
| ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS | |
| 6(1) | Accessibility standards established by regulation |
| (2) | Content of standards |
| (3) | Application |
| (4) | Private residences excluded |
| (5) | Classes |
| (6) | Adjustments to classes |
| (7) | Several accessibility standards may apply |
| (8) | Scope |
| 7 | Prerequisite for recommending a standard be made |
| PROCESS FOR DEVELOPING ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS | |
| 8(1) | Minister to prepare terms of reference |
| (2) | Scope of accessibility standard to be identified |
| (3) | Terms to be given to council and made public |
| 9(1) | Objectives, measures and time periods |
| (2) | Considerations — time periods |
| (3) | Advisory council must consult |
| (4) | Council's recommendations |
| (5) | Recommendations to be by consensus |
| 10(1) | Minister to prepare proposed standard |
| (2) | Proposed standard and recommendations to be made public |
| (3) | Comments |
| (4) | Finalizing proposed accessibility standard |
| 11(1) | Accessibility standards to be updated regularly |
| (2) | Application — updating standards |
| 12 | Withdrawal of terms of reference completes process |
| ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY COUNCIL | |
| 13 | Accessibility Advisory Council |
| 14 | Role of the council |
| 15(1) | Appointment of members |
| (2) | Criteria |
| (3) | Term of office |
| (4) | Appointment continues |
| (5) | Chair and vice-chair |
| (6) | Meetings |
| (7) | Activities to be made public |
| 16(1) | Establishing committees |
| (2) | Mandate and guidelines |
| (3) | Committee membership |
| 17(1) | Remuneration and expenses |
| (2) | Departmental support |
| RECORDS AND REPORTING | |
| 18 | Accessibility records |
| 19(1) | Annual report of the minister |
| (2) | Tabling report in Assembly |
| COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT | |
| 20 | Compliance with accessibility standard |
| 21 | Conflict |
| 22(1) | Appointment of director |
| (2) | Authority of director |
| (3) | Delegation |
| 23(1) | Appointment of inspectors |
| (2) | Designation |
| 24(1) | General inspection powers |
| (2) | Right of entry |
| (3) | Entry into dwelling only with consent or warrant |
| (4) | Identification |
| (5) | Assistance |
| (6) | Electronic records |
| (7) | Copies may be made |
| (8) | Records may be removed to make copies |
| 25 | Copies as evidence |
| 26(1) | Warrant to enter and inspect |
| (2) | Application without notice |
| 27(1) | Order to remedy contravention |
| (2) | Content of order |
| 28(1) | Requesting review by director |
| (2) | Time limit for requesting review |
| (3) | No hearing required |
| (4) | Stay pending review |
| (5) | Decision on review |
| (6) | Serving the decision and notice of right to appeal |
| 29(1) | Administrative penalty |
| (2) | When penalty may be imposed |
| (3) | Notice |
| (4) | Serving the notice |
| 30(1) | Appeal to court |
| (2) | Grounds for appeal |
| (3) | Time to appeal |
| (4) | Director is a party |
| (5) | Stay pending appeal |
| (6) | Decision of court |
| 31(1) | Payment |
| (2) | Debt due to government |
| (3) | Certificate registered in court |
| (4) | No offence to be charged if penalty is paid |
| 32 | Public disclosure of orders and administrative penalties |
| ACCESSIBILITY REPORTS BY PUBLIC SECTOR BODIES | |
| 33(1) | Definition of "public sector body" |
| (2) | Public sector body to prepare annual accessibility plan |
| (3) | Content of accessibility plan |
| (4) | Consultation required |
| (5) | Plans available to the public |
| (6) | Combined municipal plan |
| OFFENCES | |
| 34(1) | Offences |
| (2) | Corporate officers and directors |
| (3) | Penalty |
| REGULATIONS | |
| 35(1) | Regulations |
| (2) | Amendments to standards |
| GENERAL | |
| 36 | Protection from liability |
| 37(1) | Review of this Act |
| (2) | LG in C approval required |
| (3) | Consultation |
| (4) | Contents of report |
| (5) | Tabling report in Assembly |
| (6) | Further review |
| (7) | Application |
| TRANSITIONAL, REPEAL, C.C.S.M. REFERENCE AND COMING INTO FORCE | |
| 38 | Transitional |
| 39 | Repeal |
| 40 | C.C.S.M. reference |
| 41 | Coming into force |