19 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY AND EXECUTIVE COUNCIL BILL No. 211 of

An Act to amend The Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act (Free Votes) (Assented to , 1999) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows:

Short title This Act may be cited as The Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Amendment Act, 1999 (FREE VOTES) . S.S. 1979, c.L-11.1,

section amended

Section of The Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act is amended by: (

a) renumbering it as subsection 3(1); and (

b) adding the following subsections: “

(2) No vote taken on any Act, order or resolution of the Assembly shall be deemed to be a vote of confidence in the Executive Council unless, prior to the taking of such vote, the vote has been designated as one of confidence in the Executive Council by resolution of the Assembly. “

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), no Assembly shall continue to sit or meet from the time a vote of confidence, as referred to in subsection (2), has been lost. “

(4) The Assembly shall be dissolved when a vote of confidence has been lost and the Lieutenant Governor may cause a new assembly to be chosen ”. Coming into force This Act comes into force on assent. 19 99LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY AND EXECUTIVE COUNCIL REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN Printed by the authority of THE QUEEN’S PRINTER Copyright'1999