Acts and Regulations

E-1.12 - Education Act

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District Education Council elections
2000, c.52, s.30
36.3(1)District Education Council elections shall be held on the same day as general elections under the Local Governance Act.
36.3(2)Where a first District Education Council election is held in accordance with section 36.8 within one year before the date fixed under subsection (1) for a regular District Education Council election, the second election for that District Education Council shall be held at the second subsequent regular District Education Council election.
36.3(3)Except for provisions inconsistent with this Act or the regulations under this Act and for provisions relating to by-elections, the provisions of the Municipal Elections Act and the regulations under the Municipal Elections Act, excluding Part 2 of that Act and the regulations made under that Part, are adopted for the purposes of and apply with the necessary modifications to District Education Council elections.
36.3(4)Repealed: 2007, c.79, s.65
36.3(5)Notwithstanding subsection 17(1) of the Municipal Elections Act, a person is not eligible to nominate and shall not nominate a candidate for the office of councillor unless that person is a parent of a pupil enrolled in a school in the school district for which the candidate is offering.
36.3(6)Repealed: 2004, c.1, s.37
36.3(7)Where in a provision of the Municipal Elections Act or the regulations under that Act, as adopted under subsection (3), the word “council” or “municipality” is found, for the purposes of this Act the words “District Education Council” or “school district” respectively shall be substituted.
36.3(7.1)Despite subsection (7), the word “municipality” in section 22.1 of the Municipal Elections Act shall be substituted with the words “electoral zone” or, if an electoral zone has not been established, the word “subdistrict”.
36.3(8)The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may authorize the Municipal Electoral Officer to designate persons to act on behalf of the Municipal Electoral Officer for the purposes of this Act.
36.3(9)A person who violates or fails to comply with an adopted provision that is listed in Column I of Schedule A of the Municipal Elections Act commits an offence under this Act.
36.3(10)For the purposes of Part II of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act, each offence referred to in subsection (9) is punishable as an offence of the category listed in Column II of Schedule A of the Municipal Elections Act beside the section number of the adopted provision to which the offence relates.
36.3(11)For the purposes of subsections (9) and (10), “adopted provision” means a provision of the Municipal Elections Act that is adopted with the necessary modifications under this section, or is adopted as modified under this section, as the case may be.
2000, c.52, s.30; 2004, c.1, s.37; 2004, c.2, s.16; 2007, c.79, s.65; 2017, c.20, s.54; 2018, c.10, s.6; 2021, c.10, s.1
District Education Council elections
2000, c.52, s.30
36.3(1)District Education Council elections shall be held on the same day as general elections under the Local Governance Act.
36.3(2)Where a first District Education Council election is held in accordance with section 36.8 within one year before the date fixed under subsection (1) for a regular District Education Council election, the second election for that District Education Council shall be held at the second subsequent regular District Education Council election.
36.3(3)Except for provisions inconsistent with this Act or the regulations under this Act and for provisions relating to by-elections, the provisions of the Municipal Elections Act and the regulations under the Municipal Elections Act, excluding Part 2 of that Act and the regulations made under that Part, are adopted for the purposes of and apply with the necessary modifications to District Education Council elections.
36.3(4)Repealed: 2007, c.79, s.65
36.3(5)Notwithstanding subsection 17(1) of the Municipal Elections Act, a person is not eligible to nominate and shall not nominate a candidate for the office of councillor unless that person is a parent of a pupil enrolled in a school in the school district for which the candidate is offering.
36.3(6)Repealed: 2004, c.1, s.37
36.3(7)Where in a provision of the Municipal Elections Act or the regulations under that Act, as adopted under subsection (3), the word “council” or “municipality” is found, for the purposes of this Act the words “District Education Council” or “school district” respectively shall be substituted.
36.3(8)The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may authorize the Municipal Electoral Officer to designate persons to act on behalf of the Municipal Electoral Officer for the purposes of this Act.
36.3(9)A person who violates or fails to comply with an adopted provision that is listed in Column I of Schedule A of the Municipal Elections Act commits an offence under this Act.
36.3(10)For the purposes of Part II of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act, each offence referred to in subsection (9) is punishable as an offence of the category listed in Column II of Schedule A of the Municipal Elections Act beside the section number of the adopted provision to which the offence relates.
36.3(11)For the purposes of subsections (9) and (10), “adopted provision” means a provision of the Municipal Elections Act that is adopted with the necessary modifications under this section, or is adopted as modified under this section, as the case may be.
2000, c.52, s.30; 2004, c.1, s.37; 2004, c.2, s.16; 2007, c.79, s.65; 2017, c.20, s.54; 2018, c.10, s.6
District Education Council elections
2000, c.52, s.30
36.3(1)District Education Council elections shall be held on the same day as general elections under the Local Governance Act.
36.3(2)Where a first District Education Council election is held in accordance with section 36.8 within one year before the date fixed under subsection (1) for a regular District Education Council election, the second election for that District Education Council shall be held at the second subsequent regular District Education Council election.
36.3(3)Except for provisions inconsistent with this Act or the regulations under this Act and for provisions relating to by-elections, the provisions of the Municipal Elections Act and the regulations under that Act are adopted for the purposes of and apply with the necessary modifications to District Education Council elections.
36.3(4)Repealed: 2007, c.79, s.65
36.3(5)Notwithstanding subsection 17(1) of the Municipal Elections Act, a person is not eligible to nominate and shall not nominate a candidate for the office of councillor unless that person is a parent of a pupil enrolled in a school in the school district for which the candidate is offering.
36.3(6)Repealed: 2004, c.1, s.37
36.3(7)Where in a provision of the Municipal Elections Act or the regulations under that Act, as adopted under subsection (3), the word “council” or “municipality” is found, for the purposes of this Act the words “District Education Council” or “school district” respectively shall be substituted.
36.3(8)The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may authorize the Municipal Electoral Officer to designate persons to act on behalf of the Municipal Electoral Officer for the purposes of this Act.
36.3(9)A person who violates or fails to comply with an adopted provision that is listed in Column I of Schedule A of the Municipal Elections Act commits an offence under this Act.
36.3(10)For the purposes of Part II of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act, each offence referred to in subsection (9) is punishable as an offence of the category listed in Column II of Schedule A of the Municipal Elections Act beside the section number of the adopted provision to which the offence relates.
36.3(11)For the purposes of subsections (9) and (10), “adopted provision” means a provision of the Municipal Elections Act that is adopted with the necessary modifications under this section, or is adopted as modified under this section, as the case may be.
2000, c.52, s.30; 2004, c.1, s.37; 2004, c.2, s.16; 2007, c.79, s.65; 2017, c.20, s.54
District Education Council elections
2000, c.52, s.30
36.3(1)District Education Council elections shall be held on the same day as quadrennial elections under the Municipalities Act.
36.3(2)Where a first District Education Council election is held in accordance with section 36.8 within one year before the date fixed under subsection (1) for a regular District Education Council election, the second election for that District Education Council shall be held at the second subsequent regular District Education Council election.
36.3(3)Except for provisions inconsistent with this Act or the regulations under this Act and for provisions relating to by-elections, the provisions of the Municipal Elections Act and the regulations under that Act are adopted for the purposes of and apply with the necessary modifications to District Education Council elections.
36.3(4)Repealed: 2007, c.79, s.65
36.3(5)Notwithstanding subsection 17(1) of the Municipal Elections Act, a person is not eligible to nominate and shall not nominate a candidate for the office of councillor unless that person is a parent of a pupil enrolled in a school in the school district for which the candidate is offering.
36.3(6)Repealed: 2004, c.1, s.37
36.3(7)Where in a provision of the Municipal Elections Act or the regulations under that Act, as adopted under subsection (3), the word “council” or “municipality” is found, for the purposes of this Act the words “District Education Council” or “school district” respectively shall be substituted.
36.3(8)The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may authorize the Municipal Electoral Officer to designate persons to act on behalf of the Municipal Electoral Officer for the purposes of this Act.
36.3(9)A person who violates or fails to comply with an adopted provision that is listed in Column I of Schedule A of the Municipal Elections Act commits an offence under this Act.
36.3(10)For the purposes of Part II of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act, each offence referred to in subsection (9) is punishable as an offence of the category listed in Column II of Schedule A of the Municipal Elections Act beside the section number of the adopted provision to which the offence relates.
36.3(11)For the purposes of subsections (9) and (10), “adopted provision” means a provision of the Municipal Elections Act that is adopted with the necessary modifications under this section, or is adopted as modified under this section, as the case may be.
2000, c.52, s.30; 2004, c.1, s.37; 2004, c.2, s.16; 2007, c.79, s.65
District Education Council elections
2000, c.52, s.30
36.3(1)District Education Council elections shall be held on the same day as quadrennial elections under the Municipalities Act.
36.3(2)Where a first District Education Council election is held in accordance with section 36.8 within one year before the date fixed under subsection (1) for a regular District Education Council election, the second election for that District Education Council shall be held at the second subsequent regular District Education Council election.
36.3(3)Except for provisions inconsistent with this Act or the regulations under this Act and for provisions relating to by-elections, the provisions of the Municipal Elections Act and the regulations under that Act are adopted for the purposes of and apply with the necessary modifications to District Education Council elections.
36.3(4)Repealed: 2007, c.79, s.65
36.3(5)Notwithstanding subsection 17(1) of the Municipal Elections Act, a person is not eligible to nominate and shall not nominate a candidate for the office of councillor unless that person is a parent of a pupil enrolled in a school in the school district for which the candidate is offering.
36.3(6)Repealed: 2004, c.1, s.37
36.3(7)Where in a provision of the Municipal Elections Act or the regulations under that Act, as adopted under subsection (3), the word “council” or “municipality” is found, for the purposes of this Act the words “District Education Council” or “school district” respectively shall be substituted.
36.3(8)The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may authorize the Municipal Electoral Officer to designate persons to act on behalf of the Municipal Electoral Officer for the purposes of this Act.
36.3(9)A person who violates or fails to comply with an adopted provision that is listed in Column I of Schedule A of the Municipal Elections Act commits an offence under this Act.
36.3(10)For the purposes of Part II of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act, each offence referred to in subsection (9) is punishable as an offence of the category listed in Column II of Schedule A of the Municipal Elections Act beside the section number of the adopted provision to which the offence relates.
36.3(11)For the purposes of subsections (9) and (10), “adopted provision” means a provision of the Municipal Elections Act that is adopted with the necessary modifications under this section, or is adopted as modified under this section, as the case may be.
2000, c.52, s.30; 2004, c.1, s.37; 2004, c.2, s.16; 2007, c.79, s.65
District Education Council elections
2000, c.52, s.30
36.3(1)District Education Council elections shall be held on the same day as quadrennial elections under the Municipalities Act.
36.3(2)Where a first District Education Council election is held in accordance with section 36.8 within one year before the date fixed under subsection (1) for a regular District Education Council election, the second election for that District Education Council shall be held at the second subsequent regular District Education Council election.
36.3(3)Except for provisions inconsistent with this Act or the regulations under this Act and for provisions relating to by-elections, the provisions of the Municipal Elections Act and the regulations under that Act are adopted for the purposes of and apply with the necessary modifications to District Education Council elections.
36.3(4)For the purpose of the nomination of candidates for the office of councillor,
(a) the reference to “twenty-five or more persons” in subsection 17(1) of the Municipal Elections Act, as adopted under subsection (3), shall be read as “ten or more persons”;
(b) the reference to “twenty-five of the nominators” in paragraph 17(2)(c) of the Municipal Elections Act, as adopted under subsection (3), shall be read as “ten of the nominators”; and
(c) the references to “twenty-five of the nominators” and “less than twenty-five” in subsection 17(3) of the Municipal Elections Act, as adopted under subsection (3), shall be read as “ten of the nominators” and “less than ten”, respectively.
36.3(5)Notwithstanding subsection 17(1) of the Municipal Elections Act, a person is not eligible to nominate and shall not nominate a candidate for the office of councillor unless that person is a parent of a pupil enrolled in a school in the school district for which the candidate is offering.
36.3(6)Repealed: 2004, c.1, s.37
36.3(7)Where in a provision of the Municipal Elections Act or the regulations under that Act, as adopted under subsection (3), the word “council” or “municipality” is found, for the purposes of this Act the words “District Education Council” or “school district” respectively shall be substituted.
36.3(8)The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may authorize the Municipal Electoral Officer to designate persons to act on behalf of the Municipal Electoral Officer for the purposes of this Act.
36.3(9)A person who violates or fails to comply with an adopted provision that is listed in Column I of Schedule A of the Municipal Elections Act commits an offence under this Act.
36.3(10)For the purposes of Part II of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act, each offence referred to in subsection (9) is punishable as an offence of the category listed in Column II of Schedule A of the Municipal Elections Act beside the section number of the adopted provision to which the offence relates.
36.3(11)For the purposes of subsections (9) and (10), “adopted provision” means a provision of the Municipal Elections Act that is adopted with the necessary modifications under this section, or is adopted as modified under this section, as the case may be.
2000, c.52, s.30; 2004, c.1, s.37; 2004, c.2, s.16