The Referendum and Plebiscite Amendment Act, 1996 — Bill 52 (2022) [First Reading Bills]
Bill 52 (Bill052-1996)
Saskatchewan — Debates (Hansard)
, 1996 - .m. B I L L No. of
An Act to amend The Referendum and Plebiscite Act (Canadian Wheat Board) ( Assented to , 1996) HE R MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows: Sh ort title This Act may be cited as The Referendum and Plebiscite Amendment Act, 1996. S .S. 1990-91, c.R-8.01,
section amended Subsection 9(1) of The Referendum and Plebiscite Act is repealed and the following substituted therefor: A9(1) Subject to subsection (2), a referendum or plebiscite is to be conducted throughout Saskatchewan unless the Lieutenant Governor in Council or the Assembly, as the case may be: (
a) directs that a local or regional referendum or plebiscite be conduct ed and specifies the area in which the referendum or plebiscite is to be conducted; or (
b) directs that a referendum or plebiscite be conducted with respect to a certain class of electors including, but not necessarily limited to, farmers who produce or market wheat through the Canadian Wheat Board, or such other class of electors as the Lieutenant Governor in Council or the Assembly may specify. @ C oming into force This Act comes into force on assent. 52