DÉPOUILLEMENT JUDICIAIRE

568. (1) Subsections 29(1) and (2) of the Act are replaced by the following:

Application by Her Majesty in right in Canada

29. (1) Her Majesty in right of Canada may, not later than ten days after the validation of results has been completed in an electoral district, apply for a recount of the votes cast in the electoral district on a referendum question to a judge to whom an application for a recount may be made under the Canada Elections Act in respect of the electoral district.

Application by Her Majesty in right of a province or an elector

(2) Her Majesty in right of a province or any elector ordinarily resident in a province may, not later than ten days after the validation of results has been completed in an electoral district in the province, apply for a recount of the votes cast in the electoral district on a referendum question to a judge to whom an application for a recount may be made under the Canada Elections Act in respect of the electoral district.

(2) Subsections 29(5) and (6) of the French version of the Act are replaced by the following:

Dépouille-
ment judiciaire

(5) Le juge ordonne le dépouillement et en fixe la date lorsqu'il est convaincu que les voix exprimées dans la circonscription ont pu être mal comptées ou additionnées, rejetées par erreur ou faire l'objet d'un relevé inexact et qu'il y a une possibilité raisonnable que le dépouillement change le résultat du référendum dans la circonscription.

Délai

(6) La date du dépouillement judiciaire ne peut être postérieure au quatrième jour suivant celui de l'ordonnance de dépouillement.

569. Section 30 of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

Présence des électeurs

30. Si le juge est convaincu que soit les électeurs qui favorisent la question, soit ceux qui s'y opposent, ne sont pas représentés au dépouillement, trois électeurs qui le demandent ont le droit d'être présents au nom du groupe d'électeurs non représenté; toutefois, aucune autre personne que celles qui sont visées au présent article ne peut, sans l'autorisation du juge, être présente.

1996, c. 35, s. 91

570. The definition ``referendum officer'' in subsection 32(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

``referendum officer''
« fonction-
naire référendaire
»

``referendum officer'' means returning officers, assistant returning officers, additional assistant returning officers, persons authorized by a returning officer to perform duties under this Act, revising agents, deputy returning officers, poll clerks, registration officers, information officers, persons responsible for maintaining order at a central polling place, central poll supervisors, persons appointed to collect ballot boxes, the special voting rules administrator, special ballot officers, liaison officers for correctional institutions and deputy returning officers and poll clerks for correctional institutions.

571. Section 38 of the Act is replaced by the following:

References in offence provisions

38. For the purposes of a prosecution or proceeding under this Act, the references in section 508, subsection 510(1), section 511 and subsections 512(1), 514(1) and 515(1) and (3) of the Canada Elections Act to ``this Act'' shall be construed as references to ``the Referendum Act''.

R.S., c. S-26

Supreme Court Act

572. Subsection 59(3) of the Supreme Court Act is replaced by the following:

Non-applicati on to election cases

(3) This section does not apply to appeals under section 532 of the Canada Elections Act.

Repeals

Repeal of R.S., c. C-39

573. The Dominion Controverted Elections Act is repealed.

Repeal of R.S., c. C-45

574. The Corrupt Practices Inquiries Act is repealed.

Repeal of R.S., c. D-3

575. The Disfranchising Act is repealed.

Repeal of R.S., c. E-2

576. The Canada Elections Act is repealed.

Coming into Force

Coming into force

577. This Act comes into force six months after the day on which it is assented to unless, before that time, the Chief Electoral Officer has published a notice in the Canada Gazette that the necessary preparations for the bringing into operation of this Act have been made and that this Act may come into force accordingly.