1 (1) In this Act, “certificate” means a certificate of offence issued under Part I or a certificate of parking infraction issued under Part II; (“procès-verbal”) “court” means the Ontario Court of Justice; (“tribunal”) “electronic” and “electronically” have the meanings set out in the Electronic Commerce Act, 2000; (“électronique”, “par voie électronique”) “judge” means a provincial judge; (“juge provincial”) “justice” means a provincial judge or a justice of the peace; (“juge”) “offence” means an offence under an Act of the Legislature or under a regulation or by-law made under the authority of an Act of the Legislature; (“infraction”) “police officer” means a chief of police or other police officer but does not include a special constable or by-law enforcement officer; (“agent de police”) “prescribed” means prescribed by the rules of court; (“prescrit”) “prosecutor” means, in respect of a proceeding, the following person, and includes an agent acting on that person’s behalf: 1.  The Attorney General, subject to paragraphs 2 and 3. 2.  In the case of a proceeding to which a transfer agreement made under Part X applies and in which the Attorney General does not intervene, a person acting on behalf of a municipality in accordance with the agreement. 3.  The person who issues a certificate or lays an information, if neither the Attorney General nor a person referred to in paragraph 2, or an agent of either of them, acts as prosecutor; (“poursuivant”) “provincial offences officer” means, (a)  a police officer, (b)  a constable appointed pursuant to any Act, (c)  a municipal law enforcement officer referred to in subsection 101 (4) of the Municipal Act, 2001 or in subsection 79 (1) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, while in the discharge of his or her duties, (d)  a by-law enforcement officer of any municipality or of any local board of any municipality, while in the discharge of his or her duties, (e)  an officer, employee or agent of any municipality or of any local board of any municipality whose responsibilities include the enforcement of a by-law, an Act or a regulation under an Act, while in the discharge of his or her duties, or (f)  a person designated under subsection (3); (“agent des infractions provinciales”) “representative” means, in respect of a proceeding to which this Act applies, a person authorized under the Law Society Act to represent a person in that proceeding; (“représentant”) “set fine” means the amount specified for an offence under section 91.1 by the Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice or by a regional senior judge of that court for the purpose of proceedings under Part I or II. (“amende fixée”)  R.S.O. 1990, c. P.33, s. 1 (1); 2000, c. 26, Sched. A, s. 13 (6); 2002, c. 18, Sched. A, s. 15 (6); 2006, c. 21, Sched. C, s. 131 (1, 2); 2009, c. 33, Sched. 4, s. 1 (1); 2015, c. 27, Sched. 1, s. 3 (1); 2017, c. 34, Sched. 35, s. 1; 2020, c. 18, Sched. 18, s. 1. (2) Repealed:  2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table. Designation of provincial offences officers (3) A minister of the Crown may designate in writing any person or class of persons as a provincial offences officer for the purposes of all or any class of offences.  R.S.O. 1990, c. P.33, s. 1 (3). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2000, c. 26, Sched. A, s. 13 (6) - 6/12/2000 2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table - 01/01/2003; 2002, c. 18, Sched. A, s. 15 (6) - 26/11/2002 2006, c. 21, Sched. C, s. 131 (1, 2) - 01/05/2007 2009, c. 33, Sched. 4, s. 1 (1) - 15/12/2009 2015, c. 27, Sched. 1, s. 3 (1) - 3/06/2016 2017, c. 34, Sched. 35, s. 1 (1-2) - 14/12/2017 2020, c. 18, Sched. 18, s. 1 - 21/07/2020 General