Conservation Authorities Amendment Act, 2016 Forster, Cindy — Bill 86 (41st Parliament, 2nd Session)

Bill 86, 41-2

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Bill 86, Conservation Authorities Amendment Act, 2016

Forster, Cindy

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Bill 86 2016

Act to amend the Conservation Authorities Act

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province

of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Section

14 of the Conservation Authorities Act is amended by adding the

following subsections:

Same

(3.1) At least half of the members of an

authority shall have significant training, experience or employment history in

an environmental or natural resource field.

. . . .

Termination

of existing appointments

(4.1) Despite subsection (1), within six

months after the appointment requirement in subsection (3.1) comes into force, the

respective councils of the participating municipalities shall terminate all

existing appointments and make new appointments in accordance with this

section.

Eligibility

for reappointment

(4.2) A member whose appointment is

terminated in accordance with subsection (4.1) is eligible for reappointment to

fill the vacancy created by the termination if they meet the qualifications in

this section.

Deemed

to be continuously appointed

(4.3) For the purpose of the term limit in

subsection (4), a member whose appointment is terminated in accordance with

subsection (4.1) and who is reappointed to fill the vacancy created by the

termination is deemed to have been continuously appointed from the time the

terminated appointment began, minus the time between the termination and reappointment.

Commencement

2. This

Act comes into force six months after the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

3. The

short title of this Act is the Conservation Authorities

Amendment Act, 2016 .

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill amends the Conservation Authorities Act to

require that at least half the members of a conservation authority have

significant training, experience or employment history in an environmental or

natural resource field. The Bill also requires that all existing appointments

be terminated and allows those members whose appointments are terminated in

this manner to be reappointed if they meet the new qualifications.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

December 7, 2016

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

December 7, 2016

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 86

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

Conservation Authorities Act

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 86, 41-2
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p41 s2 bill 86 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	c06a2b10779df20ea7f02e1ee4bcd1b90f10ee92

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