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Elizabeth II, 2007 |
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE
COMMISSIONERS FOR OATHS ACT |
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Received and Read the First Time................................................................................................... |
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Second |
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Committee............................................................................................................................................ |
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Third |
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Royal Assent...................................................................................................................................... |
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HONOURABLE
Minister of Justice |
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Ordered
to be printed by the Honourable House of Assembly |
EXPLANATORY NOTE This Bill would amend the Commissioners for Oaths Act to revise
the manner of referring to certain employees of the government and health care
bodies who are, by virtue of the positions they occupy, commissioners for
oaths. |
A AN ACT TO AMEND THE COMMISSIONERS FOR OATHS
ACT Analysis 1.
S.7 R&S Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor and
House of Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows: RSNL1990 cC-25 1. Section 7 of the Commissioners for Oaths Act is repealed and the following
substituted: Other commissioners 7. (1)
While they hold office and by virtue of their office, all employees employed by
the government and designated by a minister, or employed by a board established
under the Health and Community Services
Act or the Hospitals Act and designated
by the chief executive officer of the board are commissioners for oaths and
shall be so styled and may exercise within the province the powers conferred by
this Act. (2) A person described in subsection (1) shall
write or stamp below his or her signature on an affidavit, declaration,
affirmation or certificate made before or given by the person as a commissioner
the words "A Commissioner for Oaths in and for ŠEarl G. Tucker, Queen's Printer |