Bill 184 2005

An Act to require the Building Code and the Fire Code to provide for fire detectors, interconnected fire alarms and non-combustible fire escapes

Note: This Act amends or repeals more than one Act. For the legislative history of these Acts, see Public Statutes - Detailed Legislative History on www.e-Laws.gov.on.ca.

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Building Code Act, 1992

1.  Section 34 of the Building Code Act, 1992 is amended by adding the following subsections:

Same - fire alarms

(2.1)  Regulations made under subsections (1) and (2) shall ensure that every residential building in which there are two or more dwelling units is equipped with,

(a) fire detectors installed in all public corridors and common areas of the building; and

(b) fire alarms interconnected such that the activation of a fire detector in a public or common area of the building will sound an alarm that is audible throughout the building.

Same - fire escapes

(2.2)  Regulations made under subsections (1) and (2) shall ensure that fire escapes, where permitted, are constructed of non-combustible material.

Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997

2.  Section 12 of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 is amended by adding the following subsections:

Same - fire alarms

(1.1)  Regulations made under subsection (1) shall ensure that every residential building in which there are two or more dwelling units is equipped with,

(a) fire detectors installed in all public corridors and common areas of the building; and

(b) fire alarms interconnected such that the activation of a fire detector in a public or common area of the building will sound an alarm that is audible throughout the building.

Same - fire escapes

(1.2)  Regulations made under subsection (1) shall ensure that fire escapes, where permitted, are constructed of non-combustible material.

Commencement

3.  This Act comes into force six months after the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title

4.  The short title of this Act is the Fire Protection Statute Law Amendment Act, 2005.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill amends the Building Code Act, 1992 and the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 to provide that regulations made under each of those Acts, known respectively as the Building Code and the Fire Code, ensure that:

1. Every residential building with two or more dwelling units is equipped with fire detectors in all public corridors and common areas of the building and interconnected fire alarms that are audible throughout the building.

2. Every fire escape is constructed of non-combustible material.