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DÉPOUILLEMENT JUDICIAIRE |
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568. (1) Subsections 29(1) and (2) of the
Act are replaced by the following:
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| Application
by Her
Majesty in
right in
Canada
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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.
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| Application
by Her
Majesty in
right of a
province or an
elector
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(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.
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(2) Subsections 29(5) and (6) of the
French version of the Act are replaced by
the following:
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| Dépouille- ment judiciaire
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(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.
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(6) La date du dépouillement judiciaire ne
peut être postérieure au quatrième jour suivant
celui de l'ordonnance de dépouillement.
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569. Section 30 of the French version of
the Act is replaced by the following:
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| Présence des
électeurs
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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.
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| 1996, c. 35,
s. 91
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570. The definition ``referendum officer''
in subsection 32(1) of the Act is replaced by
the following:
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| ``referendum
officer'' « fonction- naire référendaire »
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``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.
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571. Section 38 of the Act is replaced by
the following:
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| References in
offence
provisions
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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''.
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| R.S., c. S-26
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Supreme Court Act
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572. Subsection 59(3) of the Supreme
Court Act is replaced by the following:
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on to election
cases
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(3) This section does not apply to appeals
under section 532 of the Canada Elections
Act.
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Repeals |
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| Repeal of
R.S., c. C-39
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573. The Dominion Controverted
Elections Act is repealed.
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| Repeal of
R.S., c. C-45
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574. The Corrupt Practices Inquiries Act
is repealed.
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| Repeal of
R.S., c. D-3
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575. The Disfranchising Act is repealed.
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| Repeal of
R.S., c. E-2
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576. The Canada Elections Act is
repealed.
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Coming into Force |
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| Coming into
force
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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.
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