Gravesites of Former Premiers Act, 2003 Peters, Steve — Bill 67 (37th Parliament, 4th Session)

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Bill 67, Gravesites of Former Premiers Act, 2003

Peters, Steve

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Bill 67 2003

An Act to preserve

the gravesites of former

premiers of Ontario

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative

Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Definitions

1. In this Act,

"gravesites" means the gravesites listed in the

Schedule to this Act;

("lieux de sépulture")

"Minister" means the Minister of Culture or such other member of the

Executive Council to whom administration of this Act is assigned under the

Executive Council Act . ("ministre")

Purpose

2. The purpose of this Act is to preserve the

gravesites of former premiers of Ontario.

Power of Minister

(1) The Minister may, by means

of flags of Ontario and of Canada, plaques, signs and other suitable

markings, mark the gravesites of former premiers of Ontario.

Same

(2) In exercising his or her powers under subsection (1), the

Minister,

(

a) shall ensure that the plaques, signs and other markings conform with

the by-laws that are approved or prescribed under the Cemeteries Act

(Revised) of the cemetery where the gravesite is located; and

(

b) shall consult with the family of the deceased premier and respect the

wishes of the family in determining how to appropriately mark the

gravesite.

Same

(3) The Minister may,

(

a) make agreements with any person for marking or commemorating the

gravesites and for the care and preservation of such gravesites; and

(

b) by order, add additional gravesites to the

Schedule to this Act.

Commencement

4. This Act comes into force on the day it receives

Royal Assent.

Short title

5. The

short title of this Act is the Gravesites of

Former Premiers Act, 2003 .

SCHEDULE

Premier

Gravesite

John Sandfield MacDonald

St. Andrew's West Cemetery, Cornwall (Ontario Heritage

Foundation)

Edward Blake

St. James' Cemetery, Toronto

Sir Oliver Mowat