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S.M. 1986-87, c. 26

An Act to amend The Northern Affairs Act

(Assented to September 10, 1986)

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

Sec. 1 am.

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Section 1 of The Northern Affairs Act, being chapter N100 of the Continuing Consolidation of the Statutes of Manitoba, is amended by adding thereto, at the end of clause (g) thereof, the words "elected under this Act and includes the chairperson thereof".

Subsec. 9(2) am.

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Subsection 9(2) of the Act is amended

(a) by striking out the words "five miles" in the 2nd line thereof and substituting therefor the figure and word "8 kilometres"; and

(b) by adding thereto, immediately after the word "council" where it appears for the 1st time in the 4th line thereof, the words "the local committee".

Subsecs. 15(1) and (2) rep. and sub.

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Subsections 15(1) and (2) of the Act are repealed and the following subsections are substituted therefor:

Elections of community councils and local committees.

15(1)

The election of members of community councils and members of local committees shall be held in accordance with the regulations.

Terms of office of community councils and local committees.

15(2)

Each member of a community council or local committee shall be elected for a term of 3 years.

Sec. 17 rep. and sub.

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Section 17 of the Act is repealed and the following section is substituted therefor:

Meetings, disclosures and translation.

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Subsections 41(1) to (3), clauses 50(f), (g) and (i) and section 54 apply mutatis mutandis to community councils and local committees.

Sec. 28 rep. and sub.

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Section 28 of the Act is repealed and the following section is substituted therefor:

Continuation of actions against councils and committees.

28(1)

Where section 23 applies and an action is pending against the former community council or local committee, the action may be continued against the incorporated community as the successor of the community council or local committee, as the case may be.

Continuation of actions by councils and committees.

28(2)

Where section 23 applies and an action commenced by the former community council or local committee is pending, the action may be continued by the incorporated community as the successor of the community council or local committee, as the case may be; but the law and procedure applicable to the action immediately before the former community council or local committee ceased to exist remains applicable until completion of the action.

Sec. 109 am.

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Section 109 of the Act is amended by striking out clauses (k) to (s) thereof and substituting therefor the following clauses:

(k) the manner, time and place of nomination of the candidates for election as members of an incorporated community council, community council or local committee;

(l) the qualifications of candidates for election as members of incorporated community councils, community councils or local committees;

(m) the manner and time of holding elections of the members of incorporated community councils, community councils or local committees;

(n) persons entitled to be electors and the qualifications of electors to vote at elections of members of incorporated community councils, community councils or local committees;

(o) the preparation, publication and revision of lists of electors eligible to vote for members of incorporated community councils, community councils or local committees, including the appointment, remuneration, powers and duties of and oaths of office and declarations of secrecy to be taken by returning officers, deputy returning officers, enumerators, revising officers and assistants to them or any one or more of them;

(p) the appointment, remuneration, powers and duties of and oaths of office and declarations of secrecy to be taken by interpreters in connection with the election of members of incorporated community councils, community councils or local committees;

(q) the bringing into application to the elections of incorporated community councils, community councils and local committees of such provisions of The Local Authorities Election Act as the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers appropriate;

(r) making such other provisions for the election of members of incorporated community councils, community councils or local committees as the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers appropriate;

(s) the determination as to which of the members of an incorporated community council, community council or local committee, other than the mayor if subsection 34(2) applies, first elected will hold office for a term of one year and which will hold office for a term of 2 years;.

Commencement of Act.

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This Act comes into force on the day it receives the royal assent.