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RTA Residential Tenancies Act

RTA CPA

Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act

Chapter S-0.5 · Office consolidation current to 2026-04-16 · Official PDF

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1 Definitions 2 Delegation

Part 1 — Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods

3 Interpretation 4 Complaint to Director 5 Director's actions after receiving complaint 6 Application for community safety order 7 When Court may make community safety order 8 Director may apply to vary order 9 Court may set aside or vary order 10 Application for Variation by Resident of Residential Property Interpretation 11 Application for variation by resident 12 When Court may vary community safety order 13 Application by Complainant for Community Safety Order Application by complainant for order 14 When Court may make community safety orders 15 Service on the Director 16 Discontinuance of application by complainant 17 Director may appear in application 18 SAFER COMMUNITIES AND Costs on frivolous or vexatious applications 19 General Court must consider merits 20 Variation applications 21 Service 22 Registration of a caveat based on a community safety order 23 SAFER COMMUNITIES AND Appeals Appeal 24 Limitation on other actions and proceedings 25 Closure of Property by Director Director may enter property 26 Occupants required to leave property 27 Respondent must pay cost of closing property 28 Recovery of Director's costs - filing of certificate 29 SAFER COMMUNITIES AND Appeal to Court re certificate 30 Role of the Director Director's authority 31 Confidentiality of Complaint Complaint confidential 32 Non-compellability 33 General Effect of transfer of property 34 Offences and penalties 35 Relationship to other Acts 36 Crown bound

Part 2 — Fortified Buildings

37 Interpretation 38 Inspectors Appointment of inspectors 39 Identification card 40 Investigation 41 Copies of records 42 Warrant authorizing entry 43 Designation and Orders Respecting Fortified Buildings Designating fortified building a threat to public safety 44 Removal order 45 Closure order 46 Service 47 Registration of a caveat based on a removal order or closure order 48 Appeals Appeal of removal order 49 Decision by Court 50 No further appeal 51 Appeal stays operation of removal order 52 No appeal of closure order 53 Closure of Building by Director Director may enter building 54 Director to close building 55 Responsibility for cost of closure and removal 56 Recovery of Director's costs - filing of certificate 57 Appeal to Court re certificate 58 General Offences and penalties

Part 3 — General

59 Assistance of peace officer 60 Presumption re offences 61 Limitation on prosecution 62 Other remedies preserved 63 SAFER COMMUNITIES AND Immunity 64 Regulations

Part 4 — 65 to 66 (These sections amend other Acts; the amendments have

67 Consequential Amendments and Coming into Force been incorporated into those Acts.) Coming into force

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