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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF TILLSONBURG
BY-LAW 2025-008
A BY-LAW to appoint a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer for the Town of
Tillsonburg.
WHEREAS pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, as amended, the
Council of a Municipality has the capacity, rights, powers and privileges of a natural
person for the purpose of exercising its authority under this or any other Act, to enable
them to govern their affairs as they consider appropriate and to enhance their ability to
respond to municipal issues;
AND WHEREAS pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended,
requires that a municipality’s capacity, rights, powers and privileges, shall be exercised
by by-law;
AND WHEREAS Section 55 of the Community Safety and Policing Act, S.O. 2019, c 1,
Sch 1, as amended, municipalities may appoint persons to enforce the by-laws of the
municipality, and municipal by-law enforcement officers appointed under this section are
peace officers for the purposes of enforcing municipal by-laws;
AND WHEREAS pursuant to the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997, c. 4, as
amended, provides that a municipality may appoint officers to enter upon land and into
structures at any reasonable time to inspect the land and structures to determine
whether by-laws enacted in accordance with the Act are being complied with;
AND WHEREAS the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Tillsonburg considers it
desirable to appoint a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer;
BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Council of the Corporation of the Town of
Tillsonburg as follows:
1. That Matthew MacAusland be and is hereby appointed as a Municipal Law
Enforcement Officer for the Town of Tillsonburg.
2. That this by-law shall come into force and take effect on the date it is passed.
By-Law 2025-008
READ A First,Second,Third and Final time and passed this 27th of January,
2025.
MAYOR -Deb
DEPUTY CLERK -Amelia Jaggard
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