The Referendum and Plebiscite Amendment Act, 2000 — Bill 215 (2005) [First Reading Bills]
Bill 215 (120821)
Saskatchewan — Debates (Hansard)
1 999-2000 REFERENDUM AND PLEBISCITE BILL No. 215 of 1999-2000
An Act to amend The Referendum and Plebiscite Act (Assented to , 2000) 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 Referendum and Plebiscite Amendment Act, 2000. S.S. 1990-91, c.R-8.01,
section amended The Referendum and Plebiscite Act is amended by adding the following subsection after subsection 3(2): “
(3) Where any amendment proposed to the constitution of Canada requires a resolution of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, the Lieutenant Governor in Council shall order that a referendum be conducted to obtain an expression of public opinion thereon in accordance with this Act and the regulations”. Coming into force This Act comes into force on assent. 1 999-2000REFERENDUM AND PLEBISCITE REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN Printed by the authority of THE QUEEN’S PRINTER Copyright©2000