Acts and Regulations

E-3 - Elections Act

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Calculation of time and oaths, affirmations, affidavits and statuary declarations
124(1)Where anything is required by this Act to be done on or by a particular day, and such day falls on a holiday, such proceeding shall be sufficiently done if it is done on or by the first day following that is not a holiday.
124(2)When this Act authorizes or directs that an oath, affirmation, affidavit or statutory declaration be made, taken or administered, the oath, affirmation or declaration shall be made before and administered by the person who this Act or the regulations expressly requires administer it, and if no particular person is required to administer it, then by the judge of any court, the returning officer, an election clerk, a poll supervisor, a ballot issuing officer, a voters list officer, a special voting officer, a poll revision officer, a notary public or a commissioner of oaths.
124(3)If a person is required to take an oath, that person may make a solemn affirmation instead.
124(4)Any person before whom an oath may be taken or any affirmation made has power to administer it, and shall administer it gratuitously.
1967, c.9, s.124; 1984, c.27, s.7; 1998, c.32, s.79; 2006, c.6, s.52; 2010, c.6, s.123
Calculation of time
124(1)Where anything is required by this Act to be done on or by a particular day, and such day falls on a holiday, such proceeding shall be sufficiently done if it is done on or by the first day following that is not a holiday.
Taking of oaths
124(2)Where in this Act any oath, affirmation, affidavit or statutory declaration is authorized or directed to be made, taken or administered, the oath, affirmation or declaration shall be made before and administered by the person who by this Act or the regulations is expressly required to administer it, and if no particular person is required to administer it, then by the judge of any court, the returning officer, the election clerk, a supervisory deputy returning officer, a deputy returning officer, a poll clerk, a special ballot officer, an information officer, a notary public or a commissioner of oaths.
Oaths of conscientious objectors
124(3)Persons having conscientious objections to the taking of an oath may affirm in any case where an oath is required.
Oaths to be administered free
124(4)Any person before whom an oath may be taken or any affirmation made has power to administer it, and shall administer it gratuitously.
1967, c.9, s.124; 1984, c.27, s.7; 1998, c.32, s.79; 2006, c.6, s.52