BILL NO. 94

(as introduced)

4th Session, 61st General Assembly
Nova Scotia
61 Elizabeth II, 2012



Government Bill



House of Assembly Act
(amended)



The Honourable Ross Landry
Attorney General



First Reading: October 25, 2012

(Explanatory Note)

Second Reading: November 5, 2012

Third Reading: December 6, 2012 (LINK TO BILL AS PASSED)

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Explanatory Note

This Bill implements the changes in the electoral boundaries recommended September 24, 2012, by the Electoral Boundaries Commission appointed pursuant to the House of Assembly Act.

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An Act to Amend Chapter 1
(1992 Supplement)
of the Revised Statutes, 1989,
the House of Assembly Act

Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:

1 Section 4 of Chapter 1 (1992 Supplement) of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the House of Assembly Act, is repealed and the following Section substituted:

2 Subsection 5(5) of Chapter 1 is amended by adding immediately after clause (a) the following clause:

3 (1) Subsection 7(1) of Chapter 1 is amended by

(a) striking out "city" in clause (a) and substituting "regional municipality";

(b) striking out "service commission;" in clause (e) and substituting a period; and

(c) striking out clause (f).

(2) Subsection 7(2) of Chapter 1 is amended by striking out "The" in the first line and substituting "Subject to subsection (3), the".

(3) Subsection 7(3) of Chapter 1 is repealed and the following subsections substituted:

(3) Where an electoral boundary as described in Section 4 is uncertain, the Chief Electoral Officer may determine the boundary to the extent necessary to remove the uncertainty for the purpose of conducting an election.

(4) Where the description of the boundaries of an electoral district refers to or incorporates a county boundary, municipal boundary or community boundary, the county boundary, municipal boundary or community boundary is the boundary as it existed on the twenty-fourth day of September, 2012.

4 (1) Notwithstanding Section 5, on, from and after the day this Act receives Royal Assent all necessary steps may be taken to establish constituency organizations based on the electoral districts contained in this Act including, for greater certainty, the appointment of officials and committees and the transfer of assets from the constituency organizations that existed before this Act received Royal Assent.

(2) When a constituency organization is established in accordance with subsection (1), the Chief Electoral Officer shall, notwithstanding Section 5, recognize and deal with the new constituency organization for the purpose of performing the functions of the Chief Electoral Officer.

(3) All actions taken pursuant to subsection (1) are effective on, from and after the date they are taken but not before January 1, 2013.

5 Sections 1 and 3 have effect on and after the dissolution or the determination by the effluxion of time of the present House of Assembly or on and after the first day of March, 2013, whichever is later.

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