E-3.3 - Election Act

Section 495.1 Disposition versions

2016-06-10

495.1. Subject to the first paragraph of section 488.1, sections 489, 489.1, 490, 516, 525, 542 and 542.2 and the first paragraph of section 550, the Chief Electoral Officer may entrust the exercise of any power or function conferred on him by this Act or the regulations to a member of his personnel.

The Chief Electoral officer or a member of his personnel authorized under the first paragraph may also designate any person to make inquiries or carry out inspections with regard to any matter relating to the application of this Act or the regulations. In such a case, the designated person may exercise any inspection or inquiry powers or functions conferred on the Chief Electoral Officer. Such a person must, on request, identify himself and produce a document attesting his authority.

The first paragraph does not prevent the Chief Electoral Officer from entrusting to any person the functions referred to in the first paragraph of section 59, the third paragraph of section 335.2, section 370.4, the second paragraph of section 370.11, the first paragraph of section 494, or sections 499 and 509.

2016, c. 18, s. 33.