4th Session, 42nd Parliament

(2023) FIRST READING

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MR. DAN DAVIES

BILL M 209 – 2023

ELECTORAL DISTRICTS (RENAMING)

AMENDMENT ACT, 2023

HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

CLAUSE 1: [Electoral Districts Act,

Schedule 1] renames the electoral district of Peace River North to "Peace River-Northern Rockies".

Schedule 1 of the Electoral Districts Act, S.B.C. 2015, c. 39, is amended by striking out " Peace River North " and substituting " Peace River-Northern Rockies ".

CLAUSE 2: This provision provides that a reference in any Act, other than this Act, or in any regulation, rule, order, by-law, agreement, or other instrument or document to the electoral district named "Peace River North" shall be read, unless the context otherwise requires, as a reference to the electoral district named "Peace River-Northern Rockies".

2 A reference in any Act, other than this Act, or in any regulation, rule, order, by-law, agreement, or other instrument or document to the electoral district named " Peace River North " shall be read, unless the context otherwise requires, as a reference to the electoral district named " Peace River-Northern Rockies ".

Transitional Provisions

CLAUSE 3: [Transition] deems a registration, before the commencement of this Act, under the Election Act for or in relation to the electoral district Peace River North a registration for or in relation to the electoral district of Peace River-Northern Rockies.

Transition – registration under Election Act

3 A registration under the Election Act before the commencement of this Act for or in relation to the electoral district named " Peace River North " shall be deemed to be a registration for or in relation to the electoral district named " Peace River-Northern Rockies ", and the Chief Electoral Officer shall change the registry accordingly.

CLAUSE 4: [Transition] deems a publication, before the commencement of this Act, under the Election Act for or in relation to the electoral district Peace River North a registration for or in relation to the electoral district of Peace River-Northern Rockies.

Transition – publication under Election Act

4 A publication under the Election Act before the commencement of this Act for or in relation to the electoral district named " Peace River North " shall be deemed to be a publication for or in relation to the electoral district named " Peace River-Northern Rockies ".

Explanatory Notes

CLAUSE 1: [Electoral Districts Act,

Schedule 1] renames the electoral district of Peace River North to "Peace River-Northern Rockies".

CLAUSE 2: This provision provides that a reference in any Act, other than this Act, or in any regulation, rule, order, by-law, agreement, or other instrument or document to the electoral district named "Peace River North" shall be read, unless the context otherwise requires, as a reference to the electoral district named "Peace River-Northern Rockies".

CLAUSE 3: [Transition] deems a registration, before the commencement of this Act, under the Election Act for or in relation to the electoral district Peace River North a registration for or in relation to the electoral district of Peace River-Northern Rockies.

CLAUSE 4: [Transition] deems a publication, before the commencement of this Act, under the Election Act for or in relation to the electoral district Peace River North a registration for or in relation to the electoral district of Peace River-Northern Rockies.

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