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SNL2010 CHAPTER T-0.02

TEMPORARY VARIATION OF STATUTORY DEADLINES ACT

Amended:

2020 c8

CHAPTER T-4.02

AN ACT RESPECTING THE TEMPORARY VARIATION OF DEADLINES AND TIME PERIODS PRESCRIBED IN ACTS OF THE PROVINCE

(Assented to March 26, 2020)

Analysis



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

Short title

        1. This Act may be cited as the Temporary Variation of Statutory Deadlines Act.

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Definitions

        2. In this Act, "Act" includes subordinate legislation as defined in the Statutes and Subordinate Legislation Act .

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Acts administered by ministers

        3. A minister may, on the advice of the Attorney General, temporarily vary a deadline or time period prescribed in an Act administered by that minister for a period not exceeding 6 months.

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Acts administered by Executive Council

        4. The Premier may, on the advice of the Attorney General, temporarily vary a deadline or time period prescribed in an Act listed in Schedule A of the Executive Council Notice, 2019 for a period not exceeding 6 months.

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Other Acts

        5. (1) The Speaker of the House of Assembly may temporarily vary a deadline or time period prescribed in an Act listed in the Schedule for a period not exceeding 6 months.

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             (2)  A deadline or time period varied under subsection (1) may be varied with retroactive effect but the variation shall not have an effective date earlier than March 14, 2020.

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Variation by Lieutenant-Governor in Council

        6. (1) Notwithstanding sections 3 and 4, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council may by order and on the advice of the Attorney General, vary a deadline or time period prescribed in any Act of the province administered by a minister or the Executive Council for a period not exceeding 6 months.

             (2)  A deadline or time period varied under subsection (1) may be varied with retroactive effect but the variation shall not have an effective date earlier than March 14, 2020.

             (3)  An order made under subsection (1) is subordinate legislation for the purposes of the Statutes and Subordinate Legislation Act .

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Publication of variation

        7. (1) Where a deadline or time period is varied under section 3, 4 or 6, notice of the variation shall be published

             (a)  on a government website; and

             (b)  in the Gazette .

             (2)  Where a deadline or time period is varied under section 5, notice of the variation shall be published

             (a)  on the House of Assembly website; and

             (b)  in the Gazette.

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Compliance with variation

        8. Where a deadline or time period is varied under the authority of this Act, a person who complies with the varied deadline or time period is considered to have complied with the Act in which the deadline or time period is prescribed.

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Expiry

        9. This Act shall cease to have effect on September 30, 2020.

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SCHEDULE

Auditor General Act

Child and Youth Advocate Act

Citizens' Representative Act

Elections Act, 1991

House of Assembly Accountability, Integrity and Administration Act

House of Assembly Act

Seniors' Advocate Act

Statutes Act

2020 cT-4.02 Sch.