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1st Session, 43rd Legislature

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Bill 14

THE MINOR AMENDMENTS AND CORRECTIONS ACT, 2024


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section

PART 1
GENERAL

1 The Adults Living with an Intellectual Disability Act

2 The Advanced Education Administration Act

3 The Department of Agriculture and Resource Development Act

4 The Manitoba Assistance Act

5 The Auditor General Act

6 The Beneficiary Designation Act (Retirement, Savings and Other Plans)

7 The Building and Electrical Permitting Improvement Act (Various Acts Amended and Permit Dispute Resolution Act Enacted)

8 The City of Winnipeg Charter

9 The City of Winnipeg Charter Amendment and Planning Amendment Act

10 The Commodity Futures Act

11 The Conflict of Interest (Members and Ministers) and Related Amendments Act

12 The Cross-Border Policing Act

13 The Disability Support Act

14 The Disability Support Act and Amendments to The Manitoba Assistance Act

15 The Drivers and Vehicles Act

16 The Manitoba Evidence Act

17 The Fires Prevention and Emergency Response Act

18 The Manitoba Hydro Act

19 The Insurance Act

20 The Department of Justice Act

21 The Landlord and Tenant Act

22 The Medical Laboratory Technologists Act

23 The Municipal Act

24 The Naturopathic Act

25 The Pension Benefits Act

26 The Police Services Act

27 The Private Vocational Institutions Act

28 The Provincial Offences Act

29 The Public Health Amendment Act (Food Safety and Other Amendments)

30 The Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation Act

31 The Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation Amendment Act

32 The Public Schools Act

33 The Regulated Health Professions Act

34 The Residential Tenancies Act

35 The Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act

36 The Statutes and Regulations Act

37 The Technical Safety Act

38 The Veterinary Services Act

39 The Water Resources Administration Act

40 The Wills Act

41 The Workers Compensation Act

PART 2
CORRECTIONS RESPECTING THE TERM "ASSOCIATE JUDGE"

42 The Adoption Act

43 The Child and Family Services Act

44 An Act respecting Child and Family Services (Indigenous Jurisdiction and Related Amendments)

45 The Court of King's Bench Act

46 The Emergency Measures Act

47 The Family Support Enforcement Act

48 Amendments in Schedule A

PART 3
AMENDMENTS RESPECTING THE FRENCH NAME OF THE LAW SOCIETY OF MANITOBA

49 The King's Counsel Act

50 The Law Reform Commission Act

51 The Legal Aid Manitoba Act

52 The Legal Profession Act

53 Amendments in Schedule B

PART 4
COMING INTO FORCE

54 Coming into force

Schedules


(Assented to                                         )

HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as follows:

PART 1
GENERAL

THE ADULTS LIVING WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY ACT

C.C.S.M. c. A6.1 amended

1(1)   The English version of The Adults Living with an Intellectual Disability Act is amended by this section.

1(2)   Subsection 166(2) is amended by striking out "from the date" and substituting "after the date".

1(3)   Clause 167(a) is amended by striking out "from the date" and substituting "after the date".

THE ADVANCED EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION ACT

C.C.S.M. c. A6.3 amended

2   The Advanced Education Administration Act is amended by adding the following after section 9.5:

Application

9.5.1   Sections 9.1 to 9.5 apply only to a university or college that is within the government reporting entity as defined in section 1 of The Financial Administration Act.

THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ACT

C.C.S.M. c. A40 amended

3(1)   The Department of Agriculture and Resource Development Act is amended by this section.

3(2)   The title is replaced with "The Department of Agriculture Act".

3(3)   The following provisions are amended by striking out "and Resource Development":

(a) section 1 in the definitions "department" and "minister";

(b) section 2 wherever it occurs.

THE MANITOBA ASSISTANCE ACT

C.C.S.M. c. A150 amended

4(1)   The Manitoba Assistance Act is amended by this section.

4(2)   Subsection 9(13) is amended by striking out "the Court of Appeal Rules" and substituting "The Court Services Fees Act".

4(3)   Clause 19(1)(g.2) of the English version is amended by striking out "employability" wherever it occurs and substituting "employment".

THE AUDITOR GENERAL ACT

C.C.S.M. c. A180 amended

5   The centred heading before section 29 of the French version of The Auditor General Act is replaced with "IMMUNITÉ".

THE BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION ACT (RETIREMENT, SAVINGS AND OTHER PLANS)

C.C.S.M. c. B30 amended

6   Clause 2.1(1)(c) of The Beneficiary Designation Act (Retirement, Savings and Other Plans) is amended by striking out "The Vulnerable Persons Living with a Mental Disability Act" and substituting "The Adults Living with an Intellectual Disability Act".

THE BUILDING AND ELECTRICAL PERMITTING IMPROVEMENT ACT (VARIOUS ACTS AMENDED AND PERMIT DISPUTE RESOLUTION ACT ENACTED)

S.M. 2021, c. 37, Schedule A (unproclaimed Act amended)

7   Clauses 17(a) and (b) of The Permit Dispute Resolution Act, S.M. 2021, c. 37, Schedule A, are amended by striking out "this section" and substituting "the relevant provision of section 2 or 3".

THE CITY OF WINNIPEG CHARTER

S.M. 2002, c. 39 amended

8(1)   The French version of The City of Winnipeg Charter, S.M. 2002, c. 39, is amended by this section.

8(2)   Subsections 11(2) and 14(2) are amended by striking out "de la ville" and substituting "municipal".

8(3)   The following provisions are amended by adding "municipal" after "greffier":

(a) clause (b) of the definition "période de campagne électorale" in subsection 31(1);

(b) subsection 47(3).

8(4)   Section 49 is amended by adding "municipal" after "au greffier".

8(5)   Subsections 50(1), 75(3) and 79(1) are amended by adding "municipal" after "greffier".

8(6)   Subsection 84(1) is amended, in the part before clause (a), by adding "ou en leur nom" at the end.

8(7)   Clause 465(4)(c) is amended by striking out "ou d'un sous-comité du conseil" and substituting "du conseil ou d'un sous-comité".

THE CITY OF WINNIPEG CHARTER AMENDMENT AND PLANNING AMENDMENT ACT

S.M. 2022, c. 27 amended

9(1)   The City of Winnipeg Charter Amendment and Planning Amendment Act, S.M. 2022, c. 27, is amended by this section.

9(2)   Section 35 is repealed.

9(3)   Clause 52(c) is replaced with the following:

(c) by striking out "subsection 82.1(2)" and substituting "subsection 82.1(2) or 125(4.1)".

THE COMMODITY FUTURES ACT

C.C.S.M. c. C152 amended

10   Section 40 of The Commodity Futures Act is amended, in the part before clause (a), by striking out "the trade is a trade referred to in clause 34(c) or".

THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST (MEMBERS AND MINISTERS) AND RELATED AMENDMENTS ACT

S.M. 2021, c. 23 amended

11   Section 64 of the French version of The Conflict of Interest (Members and Ministers) and Related Amendments Act, S.M. 2021, c. 23, is amended by striking out "fonctionnaire de l'Assemblée" and substituting "haut fonctionnaire de l'Assemblée".

THE CROSS-BORDER POLICING ACT

C.C.S.M. c. C325 amended

12   Section 17 of The Cross-Border Policing Act is amended by striking out "appointing official" and substituting "local commander".

THE DISABILITY SUPPORT ACT

C.C.S.M. c. D76 amended

13   Section 12 of The Disability Support Act is amended by striking out "the Court of Appeal Rules" and substituting "The Court Services Fees Act".

THE DISABILITY SUPPORT ACT AND AMENDMENTS TO THE MANITOBA ASSISTANCE ACT

S.M. 2021, c. 60, Schedule A (unproclaimed provisions repealed)

14   Section 20 and clause 24(1)(k) of The Disability Support Act, S.M. 2021, c. 60, Schedule A, are repealed.

THE DRIVERS AND VEHICLES ACT

C.C.S.M. c. D104 amended

15(1)   The Drivers and Vehicles Act is amended by this section.

15(2)   Subsection 1(1) of the French version is amended in clauses (b) and (c) of the definition "commerçant" by striking out "les loue" and substituting "en loue".

15(3)   Clause 123(1)(l) is amended

(a) by adding "or other security" after "governing bonds"; and

(b) by adding "or other security" after "of the bond".

THE MANITOBA EVIDENCE ACT

C.C.S.M. c. E150 amended

16   Clause 62(1)(f) of The Manitoba Evidence Act is replaced with the following:

(f) An associate judge or the Registrar or a deputy registrar of the Court of King's Bench.

THE FIRES PREVENTION AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACT

C.C.S.M. c. F80 amended

17   Subsection 1(1) of the French version of The Fires Prevention and Emergency Response Act is amended in the definition "commissaire aux incendies" by striking out "Commissaire" and substituting "Le commissaire".

THE MANITOBA HYDRO ACT

C.C.S.M. c. H190 amended

18   The following provisions of the English version of The Manitoba Hydro Act are amended by striking out "chairman" wherever it occurs and substituting "chair", with necessary grammatical changes:

(a) subsections 5(3) and (4);

(b) sections 6 and 10;

(c) subsections 11(1) and (2) and 12(2);

(d) section 13;

(e) subsections 20(2) and 33(5).

THE INSURANCE ACT

C.C.S.M. c. I40 amended

19   Clause 396.1(7)(h) of the French version of The Insurance Act is amended by striking out "de procédure" and substituting "régissant sa procédure".

THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ACT

C.C.S.M. c. J35 amended

20   Section 3 of The Department of Justice Act is amended by adding "may be appointed under section 33 of The Public Service Act" after "deputy minister".

THE LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT

C.C.S.M. c. L70 amended

21   The Schedule to The Landlord and Tenant Act is amended in Form 2 by striking out ", Defender of the Faith".

THE MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS ACT

C.C.S.M. c. M100 amended

22(1)   The Medical Laboratory Technologists Act is amended by this section.

22(2)   Clause 50(1)(d) is amended by striking out "subject to subsection (2), respecting" and substituting "respecting".

22(3)   Subsection 50(2) is repealed.

THE MUNICIPAL ACT

C.C.S.M. c. M225 amended

23(1)   The French version of The Municipal Act is amended by this section.

23(2)   Subsection 93.16(3) is amended by striking out "membre du conseil" and substituting "conseiller".

23(3)   Subsection 403(1) is amended by striking out "membres du conseil et de ses comités" and substituting "conseillers, les membres d'un comité d'un conseil".

THE NATUROPATHIC ACT

C.C.S.M. c. N80 amended

24   Section 23 of The Naturopathic Act is repealed.

THE PENSION BENEFITS ACT

C.C.S.M. c. P32 amended

25   Subsection 26.1(13) of the French version of The Pension Benefits Act is amended by striking out "de retraite".

THE POLICE SERVICES ACT

C.C.S.M. c. P94.5 amended

26   Section 77.18 of The Police Services Act is replaced with the following:

Enforcement of First Nation laws

77.18   If authorized by a First Nation, First Nation safety officers may enforce the following, as applicable:

(a) the by-laws of the First Nation;

(b) a law enacted by the First Nation under a land code pursuant to the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management reached with the Government of Canada;

(c) a law enacted by the First Nation under a self-government agreement implemented by an Act of Parliament.

THE PRIVATE VOCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ACT

C.C.S.M. c. P137 amended

27   Clause 2(c) of the French version of The Private Vocational Institutions Act is amended by striking out "privées" and substituting "indépendantes".

THE PROVINCIAL OFFENCES ACT

C.C.S.M. c. P160 amended

28   Subsection 31(6) of the French version of The Provincial Offences Act is amended by adding the section heading "Nullité de la citation à comparaître en l'absence de dénonciation".

THE PUBLIC HEALTH AMENDMENT ACT (FOOD SAFETY AND OTHER AMENDMENTS)

S.M. 2021, c. 35 (unproclaimed provision amended)

29   Subsection 10(1) of The Public Health Amendment Act (Food Safety and Other Amendments), S.M. 2021, c. 35, is amended by striking out "The Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Act" and substituting "The Department of Agriculture Act".

THE MANITOBA PUBLIC INSURANCE CORPORATION ACT

C.C.S.M. c. P215 amended

30(1)   The Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation Act is amended by this section.

30(2)   Subsection 1(1) of the English version is amended

(a) by repealing the definition "chairman"; and

(b) by adding the following definition:

"chairperson" means the chair of the corporation appointed under this Act; (« président »)

30(3)   The following provisions of the English version are amended by striking out "chairman" wherever it occurs and substituting "chairperson":

(a) subsections 2(3) and (13);

(b) subsection 10(4).

30(4)   Clause 33(1)(f) is replaced with the following:

(f) defining a word or expression used and not defined in this Act;

30(5)   Subsection 65(1) is amended by striking out "either in person or by letter addressed to the corporation".

30(6)   The following is added after subsection 65(1):

Manner for filing protest

65(1.1)   The corporation must make the manner in which a person may file a protest under subjection (1) public, including by publishing the information on a website maintained by the corporation.

30(7)   Subsections 67(1), (2) and (4) of the English version are amended by striking out "chairman" wherever it occurs and substituting "chairperson".

THE MANITOBA PUBLIC INSURANCE CORPORATION AMENDMENT ACT

S.M. 2023, c. 5 amended

31   Subsection 4(1) of The Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation Amendment Act, S.M. 2023, c. 5, is amended, insofar as it enacts subsection 158(1) of The Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation Act, by striking out "The Vulnerable Persons Living with a Mental Disability Act" and substituting "The Adults Living with an Intellectual Disability Act".

THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACT

C.C.S.M. c. P250 amended

32   Subsection 17(5) of The Public Schools Act is amended by striking out "clauses 22(a)" and substituting "clauses 22(1)(a)".

THE REGULATED HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACT

C.C.S.M. c. R117 amended

33(1)   The Regulated Health Professions Act is amended by this section.

33(2)   Clause 166(2)(b) is amended

(a) in subclause (i), by striking out "under this Act and" and substituting "under this Act or"; and

(b) in subclause (ii), by striking out "its mandate, powers and duties under this Act and" and substituting "of its mandate, powers and duties under this Act or".

33(3)   The definition "association" in subsection 223(1) of the English version is amended by adding "or a corporation" after "an association".

THE RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT

C.C.S.M. c. R119 amended

34   The definition "public utility" in subsection 1(1) of the English version of The Residential Tenancies Act is amended by striking out "The Public Utilities Act" and substituting "The Public Utilities Board Act".

THE SAFER COMMUNITIES AND NEIGHBOURHOODS ACT

C.C.S.M. c. S5 amended

35   The definition "investigator" in subsection 1(1) of The Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act is amended by adding "or designated" after "appointed".

THE STATUTES AND REGULATIONS ACT

C.C.S.M. c. S207 amended

36   Subsection 34.10(4) of The Statutes and Regulations Act is replaced with the following:

Exceptions

34.10(4)   This section does not apply to

(a) The Regulated Health Professions Act or an Act or part of an Act set out in Schedule 2 of that Act; or

(b) The Technical Safety Act.

THE TECHNICAL SAFETY ACT

S.M. 2015, c. 17 (unproclaimed Act amended)

37(1)   The Technical Safety Act, S.M. 2015, c. 17, is amended by this section.

37(2)   Section 108 is repealed.

37(3)   Clause 112(f) is amended by striking out "Part II of".

THE VETERINARY SERVICES ACT

C.C.S.M. c. V50 amended

38(1)   The Veterinary Services Act is amended by this section.

38(2)   Section 1 is amended in the definition "district" by adding "and the regulations" at the end.

38(3)   Subsection 3(3) is replaced with the following:

Establishment of district

3(3)   On receipt of the approval by the commission, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may, by regulation, establish the district.

Name of district

3(3.1)   The name of a district must include the words "Veterinary Services District".

38(4)   Subsection 3(4) is repealed.

38(5)   Subsection 14(4) of the English version is amended by striking out "chairman" and substituting "chairperson" in the section heading and in the section, with necessary grammatical changes.

38(6)   Subsection 17(4) is replaced with the following:

Withdrawal

17(4)   On receipt of the report of the commission, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may, by regulation, withdraw the municipality from the district.

38(7)   Subsection 18(1) is repealed.

38(8)   Subsection 20(2) is amended by replacing the part after clause (b) with the following:

may, by regulation, disestablish a district and dissolve its board or alter a district by including or withdrawing any municipality or part of a municipality.

38(9)   Section 22 is amended

(a) by renumbering it as subsection 22(2); and

(b) by replacing the section heading with "Regulations — minister".

38(10)   Section 22 is further amended by adding the following as subsection 22(1):

Regulations — LG in C

22(1)   The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations

(a) establishing a district under subsection 3(3);

(b) withdrawing a municipality from a district under subsection 17(4);

(c) disestablishing a district and dissolving its board or altering a district under subsection 20(2);

(d) respecting any matter that the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers necessary or advisable to carry out the purposes of this Act.

THE WATER RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION ACT

C.C.S.M. c. W70 amended

39   Subsection 26(1) of The Water Resources Administration Act is amended by adding the following after clause (l):

(m) respecting any matter the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers necessary or advisable to carry out the purposes of this Act.

THE WILLS ACT

C.C.S.M. c. W150 amended

40(1)   The Wills Act is amended by this section.

40(2)   Section 48 is amended by repealing the definitions "registrar" and "registration system".

40(3)   Section 58 is repealed.

THE WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT

C.C.S.M. c. W200 amended

41   Subsection 70(1) of The Workers Compensation Act is amended, in the part before clause (a), by striking out "By April 30" and substituting "Not later than May 31".

PART 2
CORRECTIONS RESPECTING THE TERM "ASSOCIATE JUDGE"

THE ADOPTION ACT

C.C.S.M. c. A2 amended

42(1)   The French version of The Adoption Act is amended by this section.

42(2)   Subsection 1(1) is amended

(a) by repealing the definition "juge puîné"; and

(b) by adding the following definition:

« juge adjoint » S'entend au sens de la Loi sur la Cour du Banc du Roi. ("associate judge")

42(3)   The following provisions are amended by striking out "juge puîné" and substituting "juge adjoint":

(a) section 18;

(b) subsection 26(4) in the part before clause (a);

(c) section 27 in the part before clause (a);

(d) subsection 65(2);

(e) clauses 66(d), 74(c) and 82(d);

(f) section 89, wherever it occurs;

(g) subsections 102(1) and (2).

THE CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES ACT

C.C.S.M. c. C80 amended

43(1)   The Child and Family Services Act is amended by this section.

43(2)   Subsection 1(1) of the French version is amended

(a) by repealing the definition "juge puîné"; and

(b) by adding the following definition:

« juge adjoint » S'entend au sens de la Loi sur la Cour du Banc du Roi. ("associate judge")

43(3)   Subsections 2.8(1) and (2) are amended by striking out "master" and substituting "an associate judge".

43(4)   The following provisions of the French version are amended by striking out "juge puîné" and substituting "juge adjoint":

(a) subsection 15(3.2);

(b) subsection 21(3) in the part before clause (a);

(c) subsection 27(1);

(d) subsections 28(1) and (2);

(e) subsections 29(1) and (2);

(f) subsections 30(1.2), (3) and (4);

(g) subsection 31(2) in the part before clause (a);

(h) subsections 33(1) and (2);

(i) subsections 34(1), (2) and (3);

(j) section 36.

43(5)   Subsection 37(1) is amended

(a) in the part before clause (a) of the French version, by striking out "juge puîné" and substituting "juge adjoint"; and

(b) in clause (a) of the English version, by striking out "master's" and substituting "associate judge's".

43(6)   Subsections 37(2) and (3) of the French version are amended by striking out "juge puîné" wherever it occurs and substituting "juge adjoint".

43(7)   The following provisions of the French version are amended by striking out "juge puîné" and substituting "juge adjoint":

(a) subsections 38(2) and (6);

(b) subsections 39(1), (2), (5) and (7);

(c) subsection 40(3.1);

(d) section 42;

(e) subsection 43(1), wherever it occurs;

(f) subsections 45(4.1) and 53(2).

AN ACT RESPECTING CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES (INDIGENOUS JURISDICTION AND RELATED AMENDMENTS)

S.M. 2023, c. 26 (unproclaimed provision amended)

44   Section 21 of An Act respecting Child and Family Services (Indigenous Jurisdiction and Related Amendments), S.M. 2023, c. 26, is amended, insofar as it enacts clause 13.6(b) of The Child and Family Services Act, by striking out "master" and substituting "an associate judge".

THE COURT OF KING'S BENCH ACT

C.C.S.M. c. C280 amended

45(1)   The French version of The Court of King's Bench Act is amended by this section.

45(2)   Section 1 is amended

(a) by repealing the definition "juge puîné"; and

(b) by adding the following definition:

« juge adjoint » Juge adjoint du tribunal nommé en vertu de l'article 11.1. La présente définition vise notamment le juge adjoint principal. ("associate judge")

45(3)   The heading for Part IV is amended by striking out "JUGES PUÎNÉS" and substituting "JUGES ADJOINTS".

45(4)   Section 11 is amended

(a) in the definitions "Conseil", "incapacité" and "inconduite", by striking out "juge puîné" wherever it occurs and substituting "juge adjoint", with necessary grammatical changes;

(b) by repealing the definition "juge puîné principal"; and

(c) by adding the following definition:

« juge adjoint principal » La personne nommée juge adjoint principal du tribunal en vertu de la présente loi. ("senior associate judge")

45(5)   The following provisions are amended by striking out "juge puîné" wherever it occurs and substituting "juge adjoint", with necessary grammatical changes:

(a) the heading for Division 2 of Part IV;

(b) sections 11.1 and 11.2;

(c) subsection 11.3(1);

(d) clause 11.3(2)(c);

(e) subsection 11.4(1);

(f) clause 11.4(4)(b);

(g) subsections 11.4(6) and (7);

(h) subsection 11.5(1);

(i) the centred heading before section 11.6.

45(6)   Subsection 11.6(1) is amended by striking out "juge puîné" wherever it occurs and substituting "juge adjoint".

45(7)   Subsection 11.6(3) is amended

(a) in the part before clause (a), by striking out "conseiller-maître" and substituting "juge adjoint"; and

(b) in clause (b), by striking out "juges puînés" and substituting "juges adjoints".

45(8)   The following provisions are amended by striking out "juge puîné" and substituting "juge adjoint", with necessary grammatical changes:

(a) subsection 11.6(4);

(b) clauses 11.6(5)(a) and (b);

(c) subsection 11.6(6).

45(9)   The following provisions are amended by striking out "juge puîné" wherever it occurs and substituting "juge adjoint", with necessary grammatical changes:

(a) sections 11.7 to 11.15 and 11.17;

(b) the heading for Division 4 of Part IV;

(c) subsections 11.18(1) and (5);

(d) sections 11.19 to 11.23;

(e) the centred heading before section 11.24;

(f) subsection 11.24(1);

(g) clause 11.24(2)(c);

(h) subsections 11.24(4) and (10);

(i) the centred heading before section 11.25;

(j) subsection 11.25(3);

(k) section 11.26;

(l) the centred heading before section 11.27;

(m) section 11.27;

(n) clause 11.28(1)(a);

(o) sections 11.29 and 11.30;

(p) subsections 13(1) and (2);

(q) section 14 in the part before clause (a);

(r) subsections 20(1), 47(1) and 49(1);

(s) clauses 91(1)(e) and 92(l);

(t) Column 2 of the Table in section 101.

THE EMERGENCY MEASURES ACT

C.C.S.M. c. E80 amended

46   Clause (c) of the definition "administrative tribunal" in section 12.4 of The Emergency Measures Act is amended by striking out "master" and substituting "an associate judge".

THE FAMILY SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT ACT

C.C.S.M. c. F26 amended

47(1)   The French version of The Family Support Enforcement Act is amended by this section.

47(2)   Section 1 is amended

(a) by repealing the definition "juge puîné"; and

(b) by adding the following definition:

« juge adjoint » Juge adjoint de la Cour du Banc du Roi. ("associate judge")

47(3)   The following provisions are amended by striking out "juge puîné" wherever it occurs and substituting "juge adjoint":

(a) clauses 40(k) and 41(4)(c);

(b) subsection 41(5) in the part before clause (a);

(c) subsection 53(3);

(d) subsections 58(2) and (3);

(e) subsections 67(1), (2), (6) to (8) and (10);

(f) sections 69 and 70;

(g) the definition "juge" in subsection 71(1).

AMENDMENTS IN SCHEDULE A

Amendments in Schedule A

48   The French version of an Act listed in the table in Schedule A is amended as described in the table.

PART 3
AMENDMENTS RESPECTING THE FRENCH NAME OF THE LAW SOCIETY OF MANITOBA

THE KING'S COUNSEL ACT

C.C.S.M. c. K10 amended

49(1)   The French version of The King's Counsel Act is amended by this section.

49(2)   Section 1 is amended

(a) in the definition "avocat", by striking out "de la Société" and substituting "du Barreau";

(b) by repealing the definition "Société"; and

(c) by adding the following definition:

« Barreau » Le Barreau du Manitoba maintenu en vertu de la Loi sur la profession d'avocat. ("society")

49(3)   The following provisions are amended by striking out "de la Société" and substituting "du Barreau":

(a) clauses 2(2)(a) and (c);

(b) section 3 in the part before clause (a);

(c) section 4.

THE LAW REFORM COMMISSION ACT

C.C.S.M. c. L95 amended

50   Clause 3(4)(b) of the French version of The Law Reform Commission Act is amended by striking out "de l'Association".

THE LEGAL AID MANITOBA ACT

C.C.S.M. c. L105 amended

51(1)   The French version of The Legal Aid Manitoba Act is amended by this section.

51(2)   Section 1 is amended

(a) by adding the following definition:

« Barreau » Le Barreau du Manitoba. ("Law Society")

(b) in the definition "procureur", by striking out "de la Société"; and

(c) by repealing the definition "Société du Barreau".

51(3)   Subsections 5(4) and (5) are amended by striking out "la Société du Barreau" wherever it occurs and substituting "le Barreau".

51(4)   Subsections 20(1) and (2) are amended by striking out "de la Société du Barreau" wherever it occurs and substituting "du Barreau".

THE LEGAL PROFESSION ACT

C.C.S.M. c. L107 amended

52(1)   The French version of The Legal Profession Act is amended by this section.

52(2)   Section 1 is amended

(a) in the definitions "avocat en exercice", "conseiller", "membre", "praticien à exercice restreint" and "président", by striking out "Société" and substituting "Barreau", with necessary grammatical changes;

(b) by repealing the definition "Société";

(c) by adding the following definition:

« Barreau » Le Barreau du Manitoba. ("society")

(d) in the definition "stagiaire", by striking out "au Barreau de la Société" and substituting "au barreau du Barreau".

52(3)   The heading for Part 2 is amended by striking out "SOCIÉTÉ DU".

52(4)   Subsection 2(1) is amended

(a) in the section heading, by striking out "de la Société" and substituting "du Barreau"; and

(b) by striking out "La Société du Barreau du Manitoba est maintenue" and substituting "Le Barreau du Manitoba est maintenu".

52(5)   Subsections 2(2) and (3) are amended by striking out "Société" and substituting "Barreau", with necessary grammatical changes.

52(6)   The following provisions are amended by striking out "Société" and substituting "Barreau", with necessary grammatical changes:

(a) subsection 3(1);

(b) subsection 3(2) in the part before clause (a);

(c) subsections 4(1), (2), (5) and (6);

(d) clause 5(e);

(e) subsection 7(1) in the part before clause (a);

(f) subsections 12(1) and (3);

(g) clause 15(2)(a);

(h) the centred heading before subsection 17(1);

(i) subsection 17(1) in the part before clause (a) and in clause (a);

(j) clause 17(3)(c);

(k) subsection 18(2);

(l) subsection 19(2) in the part before clause (a);

(m) clauses 19(4)(d) and 24.1(b) to (d);

(n) subsections 25.1(1) and 29(1);

(o) clause 37(2)(d) in the part before subclause (i);

(p) subclause 43(d)(iii);

(q) subsection 45(2);

(r) clauses 45(4)(a) to (c);

(s) subsection 45(5);

(t) subsection 45(6) in the part before clause (a) and in clause (d);

(u) clauses 46(3)(a) to (c);

(v) subsection 47(3);

(w) subsection 47(4) in the part before clause (a);

(x) subsection 51(1) in the part before clause (a);

(y) subsection 51(2);

(z) subsection 51(3) wherever it occurs;

(aa) subsections 51(4) to (6);

(bb) subsection 57(1) in the part before clause (a);

(cc) subsection 57(4) in the part before clause (a);

(dd) sections 60 to 62;

(ee) subsection 64(1) in the part before clause (a);

(ff) subsection 71(1) in items 1 and 4;

(gg) clauses 72(1)(a), (e) and (g) and 72(2)(a), (e) and (g);

(hh) subsection 76(2) in the section heading and in the section;

(ii) section 80;

(jj) clause 84(1)(g);

(kk) section 86.

52(7)   Subsection 90(1) is amended

(a) in the section heading, by striking out "à la Société du Barreau" and substituting "au Barreau"; and

(b) in clause (b),

(i) by striking out "à la Société du Barreau" and substituting "au Barreau", and

(ii) by striking out "de la Société" and substituting "du Barreau".

52(8)   Subsection 90(3) is amended by striking out "Société du Barreau" wherever it occurs and substituting "Barreau", with necessary grammatical changes.

52(9)   Clause 94(b) is amended by striking out "de la Société" and substituting "du Barreau".

Continuation

52(10)   On the coming into force of this section, the society as defined in section 1 of The Legal Profession Act is continued as a body corporate under the same name in English and the name "Barreau du Manitoba" in French.

AMENDMENTS IN SCHEDULE B

Amendments in Schedule B

53   The French version of an Act listed in a table in Schedule B is amended as described in the table.

PART 4
COMING INTO FORCE

Coming into force — royal assent

54(1)   Subject to subsections (2) to (6), this Act comes into force on the day it receives royal assent.

Coming into force — March 1, 2024

54(2)   Section 7 is deemed to have come into force on March 1, 2024.

Coming into force — September 1, 2023

54(3)   Section 9 is deemed to have come into force on September 1, 2023.

Coming into force — October 4, 2023

54(4)   Section 11 is deemed to have come into force on October 4, 2023.

Coming into force — February 26, 2022

54(5)   Section 20 is deemed to have come into force on February 26, 2022.

Coming into force — April 1, 2024

54(6)   Section 31 is deemed to have come into force on April 1, 2024.

SCHEDULE A

(Section 48)

1   The French version of the following Acts are amended in the provisions listed opposite to the name of the Act by striking out "juge puîné" wherever it occurs and substituting "juge adjoint", with necessary grammatical changes:

Name of Act Provision(s) amended
The Administrative Tribunal Jurisdiction Act section 1 — in clause (c) of "tribunal administratif"
The Builders' Liens Act section 78
The Child Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking Act clause 7(2)(b)
subsection 7(3)
The Provincial Court Act subsection 10(5)
clause 32(1)(c)
The Court Security Act subsections 8(1) and (2)
The Domestic Violence and Stalking Act subclause 7(1.1)(b)(i)
subsection 7(1.2)
The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act subsection 1(1) — "document judiciaire"
clause 4(a)
The Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Act section 5
The Jury Act clause 3(b)
The Law of Property Act subsection 17.3(9)
subsection 30(2)
subsection 33(1)
The Mental Health Act subsection 75(10)
The Ombudsman Act clause 18(b)
The Trustee Act subsections 87(1), (7), (8) and (10)
subsection 90(1)

SCHEDULE B

(Section 53)

1   The French version of the following Acts are amended in the provisions listed opposite to the name of the Act by striking out "Société du Barreau du Manitoba" and substituting "Barreau du Manitoba", with necessary grammatical changes:

Name of Act Provision(s) amended
The Provincial Court Act clause 3(2)(a)
clause 3.3(2)(d)
clause 37(2)(b)
The Court of King's Bench Act clause 11.2(a)
clause 11.3(2)(d)
clause 11.24(2)(b)
clause 91(1)(d)
The Fair Registration Practices in Regulated Professions Act Schedule — item 6 under the heading "Autres professions"
The Fatality Inquiries Act section 27
The Insurance Act section 1 — ""expert" ou "expert en sinistres""
The Jury Act clause 3(c)
The Department of Justice Act subsection 10(2)
The Legislative Assembly Act clause 17(1)(f)
The Mortgage Brokers Act subsection 3(3)
The Public Guardian and Trustee Act section 3
The Real Property Act section 12.2
subsection 13(4)
The Wills Act section 52
The Worker Recruitment and Protection Act clause 23(2)(a)

2   The French version of the following Acts are amended in the provisions listed opposite to the name of the Act by striking out "membre de la Société" and substituting "membre du Barreau":

Name of Act Provision(s) amended
The Provincial Court Act clause 3.3(2)(d)
clause 37(2)(b)
The Court of King's Bench Act clause 11.3(2)(d)
clause 11.24(2)(b)

Explanatory Note

The Minor Amendments and Corrections Act, 2024 makes the following amendments.

Part 1 amends various Acts to correct typographical, numbering and other drafting errors. Minor amendments are also made.

Part 2 makes amendments to various Acts respecting the term "associate judge".

Part 3 amends various Acts respecting the French name of the Law Society of Manitoba.