Third

Session, 47th General Assembly

Elizabeth II, 2014

BILL 10

AN ACT TO AMEND THE

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HONOURABLE

DAN CRUMMELL

Minister

of Service Newfoundland and Labrador

Ordered

to be printed by the Honourable House of Assembly

EXPLANATORY NOTES

Lieutenant-Governor in Council to

appoint a vice-chairperson of

the advisory board;

require the vice-chairperson to

act as the chairperson in the event of the chairpersons absence; and

appoint replacement members to

the advisory board and appeal tribunal when a vacancy occurs.

A BILL

ACT

Analysis

S.18 Amdt.

Advisory board

S.20 Amdt.

Appeal tribunal

Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor and

House of Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows:

RSNL1990 cB-10 as

amended

subsection (1) the following:

(1.1) The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may appoint

a person as the vice-chairperson of the board.

(1.2) In the absence of the chairperson, the vice-chairperson shall act

as the chairperson.

(2) Section 18 of the Act is amended by adding

immediately after subsection (2.1) the following:

(2.2) Where a vacancy occurs in the membership of

the board, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council may appoint a person to replace that

member and that person shall be a member for the unexpired term of the person

he or she is replacing.

Section 20 of the Act is amended by adding

immediately after subsection (3.1) the following:

(3.2) Where a vacancy occurs in the membership of

the tribunal, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council shall appoint a person to replace

that member and that person shall be a member for the unexpired term of the

person he or she is replacing.

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