2019 Legislative Session: 4th Session, 41st Parliament

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MR. ANDREW WEAVER

BILL M 202 – 2019

ELECTION AMENDMENT ACT, 2019

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

SECTION 1: [Election Act,

section 52] adds limits on the qualification of an individual for nomination as a candidate if the individual was a member of the Legislative Assembly for a total of 12 or more years or was Premier for a total of 8 or more years.

Section 52 of the Election Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 106, is amended

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a) in subsection (1) by striking out " and " at the end of paragraph (

c) and by adding the following paragraphs:

(c.1) subject to paragraph (c.2), not have held office as a member of the Legislative Assembly for a total of 12 or more years of service,

(c.2) not have served as Premier for a total of 8 or more years of service, and , and

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b) by adding the following subsection:

(3) For the purposes of this section, "years of service" has the same meaning as,

(

a) in respect of a member of the Legislative Assembly, the definition in

section 1 (1) of the Members' Remuneration and Pensions Act that applies to a member of the Legislative Assembly, and

(

b) in respect of a Premier, the definition in

section 1 (1) of the Members' Remuneration and Pensions Act that applies to a minister,

and includes any length of service acquired before the coming into force of this subsection.

Commencement

2 This Act comes into force on the date of Royal Assent.

Explanatory Note

SECTION 1: [Election Act,

section 52] adds limits on the qualification of an individual for nomination as a candidate if the individual was a member of the Legislative Assembly for a total of 12 or more years or was Premier for a total of 8 or more years.

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