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- Official Languages Act
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Chapter
Title
85-165
Documents
86-2
Interpreters
2002-63
Services and Communications
2011-48
Interdepartmental Working Group
2015-67
General
2021-26
Interdepartmental Working Group
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Official Languages Act
1
Definitions
 PURPOSE
1.1
Purpose
 INTERPRETATION
2
Minister responsible
3
Act prevails, exception
4
Distinct institutions
5
Authority of Legislature
 SECRETARIAT OF OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
5.01
Secretariat of Official Languages
 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
5.1
Implementation plan
 PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
6
Language of the Legislature
7
Interpretation of proceedings of the Legislative Assembly
8
Records and journals of the Legislative Assembly
 LEGISLATIVE AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS
9
Language of legislation
10
Equal authority of both language versions
11
Introduction of bills
12
Acts of the Legislature
13
Required publication in The Royal Gazette
14
Official documents
15
Documents published under an Act of the Province
 THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
16
Language of the courts
17
Right to use language of choice
18
Person not to be disadvantaged by choice
19
Obligation placed on the court to understand language chosen
20
Accused’s right to be heard in the language of choice
21
Rights of the witness
22
Obligation on the Crown to use language of the parties
23
Disagreement between parties as to language of use
24
Publication of decisions
25
Publication of Court of Appeal decisions
26
Rendering of a judgment
 COMMUNICATION WITH THE PUBLIC
27
Communications with government and its institutions
28
Obligations of institutions
28.1
An institution shall...
29
Posting of signs and publications intended for the public
30
Services provided by third parties
 POLICING SERVICES
31
Services provided by a peace officer
32
Application of section 31
 HEALTH SERVICES
33
Health services
34
Effect of section 33
 MUNICIPALITIES
35
By-laws, minutes of council
36
Communications and services
37
Opting-in by municipalities
38
Effect of opting-in
 REGIONAL SERVICE COMMISSIONS
39
Regional Service Commissions
40
Cities and Municipalities
41
Communications and services
 PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
41.1
Professional associations
 REVIEW OF ACT
42
Review of Act
 COMMISSIONER OF OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
43
Mandate and responsibilities of Commissioner
43.01
Delegation of authority
 PROTECTION FROM REPRISAL
43.1
Protection from reprisal
 IMMUNITY
43.2
Immunity
 APPOINTMENT OF OFFICIAL TRANSLATORS
44
Appointment of Official Translators
 REGULATION-MAKING AUTHORITY
45
Regulation-making authority
 REPEAL
46
Repeal
 COMMENCEMENT
47
Commencement
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