French Language Services Amendment Act, 2012 Gélinas, France — Bill 49 (40th Parliament, 1st Session)

Bill 49, 40-1

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Bill 49, French Language Services Amendment Act, 2012

Gélinas, France

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Bill 49 2012

Act to amend the French Language Services Act with respect to the French

Language Services Commissioner's reporting requirements

Note:

This Act amends the French Language Services Act .

For the legislative history of the Act, see the Table of Consolidated Public

Statutes – Detailed Legislative History at www.e-Laws.gov.on.ca.

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Section

12.5 of the French Language Services Act is repealed and the following

substituted:

Annual

and special reports

12.5

(1) The

Commissioner shall prepare and subm it to the Speaker of the Assembly an

annual report on his or her activities, which may include recommendations for

improving the provision of French language services.

Special

report

(2) The Commissioner may at any time make a special report

to the Speaker of the Assembly on any matter related to this Act that, in the

opinion of the Commissioner, should not be deferred until the annual report.

Tabling

of report

(3) The Speaker shall lay any report received from the

Commissioner under this

section before the Assembly as soon as reasonably

possible.

Section

12.6 of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Publication

of report

12.6 The

Commissioner may publish, in any manner he or she considers appropriate, a

report mentioned in this Act after the report has been laid before the

Assembly, unless the Speaker consents to the report's earlier publication.

Commencement

3. This

Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

4. The

short title of this Act is the French Language Services

Amendment Act, 2012 .

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

Currently,

the French Language Services Act requires the French Language

Services Commissioner to submit annual and special reports to the Minister

responsible for Francophone Affairs. The Bill amends the Act to require that

these reports be submitted to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

March 20, 2012

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

March 20, 2012

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 49

Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-laws

French Language Services Act

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 49, 40-1
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p40 s1 bill 49 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	b3c81a51234adfef4ef17a839f7a638301424189

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