Extraordinary Gazette December 17, 2015 1 THE NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

Part I PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY ST. JOHN'S, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2015 PROCLAMATION ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom, Canada and Her Other Realms and Territories QUEEN, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. FRANK F. FAGAN Lieutenant Governor TO: SANDRA BARNES ELIZABETH MURPHY Clerk of the House of Assembly Clerk Assistant of the House of Assembly GREETING; A PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS under

section 128 of the Constitution Act, 1867, I, as Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, am authorized to admini ster the Oaths or Affirmations of Allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to those persons elected to be Members of the House of Assembly in the General Election held on November 30th, 2015;

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WHEREAS under

section 5 of the House of Assembly Accou ntability, Integrity and Administration Act, I, as Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, am authorized to administer an Oath or Affirmation of Office to those persons elected to be Members of the House of Assembly in the said General Election; AND

WHEREAS the said sections of the Constitution Act, 1867 and the House of Assembly Accountability, Integrity and Administration Act further require that the persons declared elected as Members during the General Election held on the sai d date must take their Oaths or Affirmations of Allegiance and Oaths or Affirmations of Office before they can take their seats in the House of Assembly;

NOW THEREFORE, I, the Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, do authorize and direct you, the said Sandra Barnes and Elizabeth Murphy, or either of you, to request that the Members Elect gather in the House of Assembly Chamber on Friday, December 18 th, 2015 at 10 o'clock in the morning in order to take their Oaths or Affirmations of Allegiance and Oaths or Affirmations of Office before me. WITNESS: Our trusty and well-beloved the Honourable Frank F.

Fagan, Member of the Order of Canada, Chancellor of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador, Lieutenant Governor in and for Our Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. AT OUR GOVERNMENT HOUSE, in Our City of St. John's, this 17 th day of December in the year of Our Lord two thousand and fifteen, in the sixty -fourth year of Our Reign. BY COMMAND, EDWARD JOYCE Registrar General

Extraordinary Gazette December 17, 2015 3 PROCLAMATION ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom, Canada and Her Other Realms and Territories QUEEN, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. FRANK F. FAGAN Lieutenant Governor TO: SANDRA BARNES ELIZABETH MURPHY Clerk of the House of Assembly Clerk Assistant of the House of Assembly GREETING; A PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS a General Election of the Members of the General Asse mbly of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador was held on November 30th, 2015; AND

WHEREAS the Office of the Speaker of the House of Assembly is vacant and it is expedient to call together the Forty -Eighth General Assembly for the Members of the House of Assembly to proceed to elect their choice of Speaker;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, the Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, do authorize and direct you, the said Sandra Barnes and Elizabeth Murphy, or either of you, to signify to the Members of the said House of Assembly to assemble for the dispatch of business on Friday, December 18th, 2015, at 2 o’clock in the afternoon, and that it is my pleasure that they should proceed to choose some person to be their Speaker and to present suc h person for my approbation when I call the House of Assembly together in session.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF we have caused the Great Seal of Our province to be hereunto affixed. WITNESS: Our trusty and well-beloved the Honourable Frank F. Fagan, Member of t he Order of Canada, Chancellor of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador, Lieutenant Governor in and for Our Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. AT OUR GOVERNMENT HOUSE, in Our City of St. John's, this 17th day of December in the year of Our Lord two thousand and fifteen, in the sixty -fourth year of Our Reign. BY COMMAND, EDWARD JOYCE

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Extraordinary Gazette December 17, 2015 5 ST. JOHN'S, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2015 Index Proclamation – Notice re: Requesting Members Elect to gather in the House of Assembly Chamber to take Oaths or Affirmations of Allegiance and Oaths or Affirmations of Office ……………………………… 1 Proclamation – Notice re: Calling together the Members of the House of Assembly to elect their choice of Speaker ……………………………… 3