Statutes of Newfoundland and Labrador 2010 Chapter 29

Important Information
(Includes details about the availability of printed and electronic versions of the Statutes.)

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

RSNL1990 cJ-4
as amended

1. Subsection 43.9(4) of the Judicature Act is amended by deleting the number "740" and substituting the number "733.1".

2. Section 60 of the Act is amended by adding immediately after subsection (4) the following:

(5) A person appointed as a clerk of the Supreme Court under subsection (1) is, for the purpose of performing his or her administrative duties, a justice of the peace.

(6) A person ceases to be a justice of the peace on the termination of his or her appointment as a clerk.

(7) A person is not entitled to additional remuneration, or to charge a fee, only because he or she is a justice of the peace.

(8) The Justices Act applies, with the necessary changes, to a person who is a justice of the peace by virtue of this section.

3. Section 109 of the Act is repealed.

SNL1991 c15 Amdt.

4. Subsection 26(4) of the Provincial Court Act, 1991 is repealed and the following substituted:

(4) A person appointed as a clerk of the court under subsection (1) is, for the purpose of performing his or her administrative duties, a justice of the peace.

(5) A person ceases to be a justice of the peace on the termination of his or her appointment as a clerk.

(6) A person is not entitled to additional remuneration, or to charge a fee, only because he or she is a justice of the peace.

(7) The Justices Act applies, with the necessary changes, to a person who is a justice of the peace by virtue of this section.