Bill C-36

1st Session, 38th Parliament,

53 Elizabeth II, 2004

house of commons of canada

BILL C-36

An Act to change the boundaries of the Acadie–Bathurst and Miramichi electoral districts

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

1. Paragraph 1 of the part relating to New Brunswick in the representation order declared in force by proclamation of August 25, 2003 under the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act is replaced by the paragraph 1 set out in Schedule 1.

2. Paragraph 6 of the part relating to New Brunswick in the representation order declared in force by proclamation of August 25, 2003 under the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act is replaced by the paragraph 6 set out in Schedule 2.

3. For the purpose of subsection 403.22(1) of the Canada Elections Act, the changes made by this Act to the boundaries of the Acadie–Bathurst and Miramichi electoral districts are deemed to have been made by a representation order made under the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, and the day on which this Act receives royal assent is deemed to be the day on which that representation order comes into force under subsection 25(1) of that Act.

4. (1) Subject to subsection (2), sections 1 and 2 come into force on the first dissolution of Parliament that occurs at any time after the expiry of three months after the day on which this Act receives royal assent.

(2) If, before the day on which sections 1 and 2 would otherwise come into force under subsection (1), the Chief Electoral Officer publishes a notice in the Canada Gazette indicating that the necessary preparations for bringing them into operation have been made and that they may come into force accordingly, sections 1 and 2 come into force on the first dissolution of Parliament that occurs after the notice is published.