S.M. 2019, c. 7
Bill 8, 4th Session, 41st Legislature
The Referendum Act
INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS | ||
1 | (1) | Definitions |
(2) | When is a referendum held concurrently with a general election? | |
(3) | Definitions in election laws apply | |
(4) | "Act" includes regulations | |
REFERENDUMS | ||
2 | (1) | Required referendum |
(2) | Optional referendum | |
3 | Effect of referendum | |
THE QUESTION | ||
4 | (1) | Question to be approved by Assembly |
(2) | Wording for referendum question | |
(3) | Proposed question referred to Standing Committee | |
(4) | Referring question when Assembly not sitting | |
(5 | Standing Committee to complete its work within 30 days | |
(6) | Reporting to Assembly | |
(7) | Motion to approve question | |
CALLING A REFERENDUM | ||
5 | (1) | Order calling a referendum |
(2) | Timing of referendum | |
(3) | No by-election during a referendum | |
CONDUCTING A REFERENDUM | ||
Official Committees | ||
6 | (1) | Reasons to become an official committee |
(2) | Who is not eligible to be an official committee | |
7 | (1) | Registration precondition to recognition |
(2) | How to register | |
(3) | Application | |
(4) | Registration | |
(5) | Effect of registration | |
8 | (1) | How to apply to be an official committee |
(2) | Content of application | |
(3) | Recognition of official committee | |
(4) | Limit on number of official committees | |
(5) | Effect when not recognized | |
(6) | Actions by CEO | |
9 | (1) | What an official committee cannot do |
(2) | What an official committee must do | |
10 | (1) | Regulations |
(2) | Consistency with Election Financing Act | |
PARTICIPATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES, | ||
CANDIDATES AND THIRD PARTIES | ||
Political Parties | ||
11 | (1) | Political parties |
(2) | Limits on expenses and advertising for concurrent referendum | |
(3) | Limits on expenses and advertising for stand-alone referendum | |
(4) | Regulations | |
(5) | Consistency with other election laws | |
Candidates and Constituency Associations | ||
12 | (1) | Limits on expenses and advertising for concurrent referendum |
(2) | Third party rules apply to constituency association in stand-alone referendum | |
Third Parties | ||
13 | (1) | When registration is required |
(2) | Who need not register | |
(3) | Applicants previously registered | |
14 | Third party spending limit | |
15 | (1) | Regulations |
(2) | Consistency of regulations | |
RESTRICTIONS ON GOVERNMENT ADVERTISING | ||
16 | (1) | Government advertising restricted |
(2) | Exceptions | |
(3) | Complaints | |
VOTING | ||
17 | Entitlement to vote | |
18 | Election officials | |
19 | (1) | Results to be announced by CEO |
(2) | CEO to notify the Speaker | |
APPLICATION OF ELECTION LAWS AND CEO DIRECTIONS | ||
20 | Regulations re application of election laws | |
21 | (1) | Matters not provided for |
(2) | Notice of directions | |
OFFENCES | ||
22 | (1) | Offences re contraventions of this Act |
(2) | Other offences | |
(3) | False statement | |
23 | Penalties | |
OTHER MATTERS | ||
24 | Confidentiality | |
25 | Referendum costs paid out of Consolidated Fund | |
REGULATIONS | ||
26 | Regulations | |
CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS | ||
27 | Consequential amendment, C.C.S.M. c. F84 | |
28 | Consequential amendment, C.C.S.M. c. H190 | |
29 | Consequential amendment, C.C.S.M. c. P215 | |
30 | C.C.S.M. reference | |
31 | Coming into force |