C-65 - Act respecting provincial controverted elections

Section 2 Disposition versions

1979-06-01

2. In this act, unless the context indicates a different meaning,

(1)  “candidate” means a person nominated as a candidate at an election of a member of the Assemblée nationale;

(2)  “member” means a person elected to the Assemblée nationale;

(3)  “electoral district” means any territorial division formed under the Territorial Division Act (chapter D-11) for the purposes of representation in the Assemblée nationale;

(4)  “election” means an election of a member to serve in the Assemblée nationale;

(5)  “clerk” means the clerk of the Provincial Court and includes any deputy-clerk of such court;

(6)  “judge” means a judge of the Provincial Court or the Provincial Court presided over by a single judge thereof;

(7)  “court” means three judges of the Provincial Court sitting together for the purposes of the trial of a petition;

(8)  “President of the Assemblée nationale” means the President of the Assemblée nationale and, when the office of President is vacant or when the President is absent from Québec or unable to act, the Secretary General of the Assemblée nationale;

(9)  “petition” means a petition in contestation of an election;

(10)  “corrupt practice” means any act declared to be such by section 398 or section 413 of the Election Act (chapter E-3) or by any other act of the Legislature.

R. S. 1964, c. 8, s. 2; 1965 (1st sess.), c. 17, s. 2; 1968, c. 9, s. 90.

1977-12-31

2. In this act, unless the context indicates a different meaning,

(1)  “candidate” means a person nominated as a candidate at an election of a member of the Assemblée nationale;

(2)  “member” means a person elected to the Assemblée nationale;

(3)  “electoral district” means any territorial division formed under the Territorial Division Act (chapter D-11) for the purposes of representation in the Assemblée nationale;

(4)  “election” means an election of a member to serve in the Assemblée nationale;

(5)  “clerk” means the clerk of the Provincial Court and includes any deputy-clerk of such court;

(6)  “judge” means a judge of the Provincial Court or the Provincial Court presided over by a single judge thereof;

(7)  “court” means three judges of the Provincial Court sitting together for the purposes of the trial of a petition;

(8)  “President of the Assemblée nationale” means the President of the Assemblée nationale and, when the office of President is vacant or when the President is absent from Québec or unable to act, the Secretary of the Assemblée nationale;

(9)  “petition” means a petition in contestation of an election;

(10)  “corrupt practice” means any act declared to be such by section 398 or section 413 of the Election Act (chapter E-3) or by any other act of the Legislature.

R. S. 1964, c. 8, s. 2; 1965 (1st sess.), c. 17, s. 2; 1968, c. 9, s. 90.