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Second Session, 48th General Assembly

67 Elizabeth II, 2018

BILL 31

AN ACT TO AMEND THE ORDER of Newfoundland and Labrador Act

Received and Read the First Time................................................................

Second Reading............................................................................................

Committee.....................................................................................................

Third Reading...............................................................................................

Royal Assent.................................................................................................

HONOURABLE ANDREW PARSONS, Q.C.

Government House Leader

Ordered to be printed by the Honourable House of Assembly

 

EXPLANATORY NOTES

       This Bill would amend the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador Act to change the structure of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador Advisory Council by

·         expanding who is a member of the council by virtue of his or her office;

·         decreasing the number of individuals who are not members of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador appointed to the council; and

·         removing the appointment of the chairperson of the council and providing that the Clerk of the Executive Council is the chairperson.

       This Bill would also clarify a sidenote and amend Schedule C of the Public Service Commission Act to add a reference to the appointment of individuals who are not members of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador to the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador Advisory Council.


A BILL

AN ACT TO AMEND THE ORDER OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR ACT

Analysis


        1.   S.12 Amdt.
Council established

        2.   S.15 Amdt.
Resignation and termination from Order

        3.   Transitional

        4.   RSNL1990 cP-43 Amdt.


Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor and House of Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows:

SNL2001 cO-7.1
as amended

        1. Subsections 12(1) and (2) of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador Act are repealed and the following substituted:

Council established

      12. (1) The Order of Newfoundland and Labrador Advisory Council is established consisting of

             (a)  the following 4 individuals, each of whom is a member by virtue of his or her office:

                      (i)  the Clerk of the Executive Council,

                     (ii)  the Chancellor of Memorial University of Newfoundland,

                    (iii)  the Chief Justice of Newfoundland and Labrador or, where he or she is unable to serve on the council for any reason, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, and

                    (iv)  the Speaker of the House of Assembly;

             (b)  2 individuals who are members of the Order who shall be appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, each for a term of 3 years; and

             (c)  not more than 2 individuals appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, each for a term of 3 years.

             (2)  The Clerk of the Executive Council shall be the chairperson of the council.

 

        2. Subsection 15(1) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Resignation and termination from Order

      15. (1) A member of the Order may resign from the Order by giving written notice of intention to resign, signed by the member, to the Chancellor.

Transitional

        3. The members of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador Advisory Council holding office immediately before the coming into force of this Act shall continue to hold office until the expiry of their terms.

RSNL1990 cP-43 Amdt.

        4. Schedule C of the Public Service Commission Act is amended by inserting immediately after the statutory appointment reference "Optometry Act, 2012, subsections 9(1) and 27(4) with respect to ministerial appointments" the statutory appointment reference "Order of Newfoundland and Labrador Act, paragraph 12(1)(c)".