Bill C-9

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

AN ACT RESPECTING THE ELECTION AND TERM OF OFFICE OF CHIEFS AND COUNCILLORS OF CERTAIN FIRST NATIONS AND THE COMPOSITION OF COUNCIL OF THOSE FIRST NATIONS

SHORT TITLE

1.       First Nations Elections Act

INTERPRETATION

2.       Definitions

ADDING TO THE SCHEDULE

3.       Order

4.       Change of name

ELECTION DATES

5.       First election

6.       Subsequent elections

COUNCIL

7.       Composition

8.       Statutory Instruments Act

CANDIDATES

9.       Eligibility

10.       Prohibition

11.       Candidacy fee

12.       Prohibition

13.       Order to leave

BALLOTS

14.       Prohibition

VOTING

15.       Elector entitled to vote

16.       Prohibition — any person

17.       Prohibition — elector

18.       Secrecy of voting

19.       Prohibition — elector

POLLING STATIONS

20.       Prohibition

21.       Order to leave

22.       Prohibition

AWARDING OF POSITIONS

23.       Chief and councillor positions

24.       Tied vote

BY-ELECTIONS

25.       By-elections

OBSTRUCTION OF ELECTIONS

26.       Prohibition

27.       Prohibition

TERM OF OFFICE

28.       Term of office

29.       Term of office after by-election

CONTESTED ELECTIONS

30.       Means of contestation

31.       Contestation of election

32.       Time limit

33.       Competent courts

34.       Service of application

35.       Court may set aside election

PETITION FOR REMOVAL FROM OFFICE

36.       Prohibition

OFFENCES

37.       Offences

38.       Offences

PENALTIES

39.       Dual procedure

40.       Additional penalty

REGULATIONS

41.       Regulations

REMOVAL FROM SCHEDULE

42.       Removing a participating First Nation from the schedule

CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE INDIAN ACT

43.       Amendment

COMING INTO FORCE

44.       Order in council

SCHEDULE