C-64.1 - Referendum Act

Section 1 Disposition versions

1992-06-23

1. In this Act,

(1)  “authorized entity”, “authorized party” and “official representative of an authorized political party” have the same meaning as in the Election Act (chapter E-3.3) where used in connection with a referendum;

(2)  “referendum period” means, for the purposes of regulated expenses, the period beginning on the day of the writ instituting the holding of a referendum and ending on polling day.

For purposes of the interpretation of this Act, the Election Act applies.

1978, c. 6, s. 1; 1981, c. 4, s. 5; 1984, c. 51, s. 530; 1989, c. 1, s. 584; 1992, c. 38, s. 78.

1989-04-24

1. In this Act,

(1)  “authorized party” and “official representative of an authorized political party” have the same meaning as in the Election Act (chapter E-3.3) where used in connection with a referendum;

(2)  “referendum period” means, for the purposes of regulated expenses, the period beginning on the day of the writ instituting the holding of a referendum and ending on polling day.

For purposes of the interpretation of this Act, the Election Act applies.

1978, c. 6, s. 1; 1981, c. 4, s. 5; 1984, c. 51, s. 530; 1989, c. 1, s. 584.

1985-03-13

1. In this Act,

(1)  “authorized party” and “official representative of an authorized political party” have the same meaning as in the Election Act (chapter E-3.2) where used in connection with a referendum;

(2)  “referendum period” means, for the purposes of regulated expenses, the period beginning on the day of the writ instituting the holding of a referendum and ending on polling day.

For purposes of the interpretation of this Act, the Election Act applies.

1978, c. 6, s. 1; 1981, c. 4, s. 5; 1984, c. 51, s. 530.

1981-06-12

1. In this Act,

(1)  “authorized party” and “official representative of a political party” have the same meaning as in the Act to govern the financing of political parties (chapter F-2) where used in connection with a referendum;

(2)  “referendum period” means, for the purposes of regulated expenses, the period beginning on the day of the writ instituting the holding of a referendum and ending on polling day.

For purposes of the interpretation of this Act, the Election Act (chapter E-3.1) applies.

1978, c. 6, s. 1; 1981, c. 4, s. 5.

1978-06-23

1. In this act, unless otherwise required by the context,

(a)  “Conseil du référendum” means the Conseil established by section 2;

(b)  “referendum” means a referendum ordered and held under this act;

(c)  “writ” means a writ of referendum issued in accordance with section 13;

(d)  “national committee” means a committee established in accordance with Division I of Chapter VIII;

(e)  “official agent” means a person appointed in accordance with section 30;

(f)  “local agent” means a person appointed by the official agent in accordance with section 31;

(g)  “referendum period” means the period beginning on the day fixed for issuing a writ and ending on the day for its return;

(h)  “ballot-paper” means the ballot-paper described in section 20;

(i)  “elector”, “polling-subdivision”, “urban polling-subdivision”, “rural polling-subdivision”, “list”, “annual electoral list”, “second revision”, “revisors”, “period of the annual enumeration”, “official delegate”, “electoral district”, “election”, “general elections”, “domicile”, “to be domiciled”, “polling”, “director general of elections”, “returning-officer”, “election-clerk”, “assistant election clerk” and “election officer” have the same meaning as in the Election Act (chapter E-3) as it applies to a referendum;

(j)  “director general of the financing of political parties”, “authorized party” and “official representative of a political party” have the same meaning as in the Act to govern the financing of political parties (chapter F-2) as it applies to a referendum.

1978, c. 6, s. 1.