BILL NO. 116

(as introduced)

3rd Session, 61st General Assembly
Nova Scotia
60 Elizabeth II, 2011

Government Bill

Elections Act
(amended)

The Honourable Ross Landry
Minister of Justice and Attorney General

First Reading: November 28, 2011

(Explanatory Notes)

Second Reading: November 29, 2011

Third Reading: December 9, 2011 (LINK TO BILL AS PASSED)

Clause 1 replaces the requirement for the Chief Electoral Officer to disclose the year of birth of an elector with the requirement to provide the age category of the elector.

Clause 2 provides that any held assets not divested of by a registered party by March 31st, 2012, are forfeited to the Crown.

1 (1) Subsection 44(1) of Chapter 5 of the Acts of 2011, the Elections Act, is amended by

(a) striking out "year of birth of the elector" in the third line of clause (a) and substituting "age category of the elector as of January 1st of the calendar year in which the disclosure is made"; and

(b) striking out "year of birth of the elector for" in the third line of clause (b) and substituting "age category of the elector as of January 1st of the calendar year in which the disclosure is made for the electors in".

(2) Section 44 of Chapter 5 is further amended by adding immediately after subsection (1) the following subsection:

(1A) The age categories for the purpose of subsection (1) are:
(a) 18 to 24 years;

(b) 25 to 34 years;

(c) 35 to 44 years;

(d) 45 to 54 years;

(e) 55 to 64 years;

(f) 65 to 74 years;

(g) 75 years and over.

(5) A registered party shall divest itself of all its held assets on or before March 31st, 2012.

(6) Where a registered party has not divested itself as required by subsection (5), any held assets become the property of Her Majesty in right of the Province.