176.2(1)An election for a rural district advisory committee shall be held in conjunction with a general election under subsection 54(1).

176.2(2)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 the election of a rural district advisory committee.

176.2(3)If in a provision of the Municipal Elections Act or the regulations under that Act, as adopted under subsection (2), the word “council” or “municipality” is found, for the purposes of this section the words “rural district advisory committee” or “rural district” respectively shall be substituted.

176.2(4)A person who is resident in a rural district is qualified to vote in an election for the rural district advisory committee for that rural district if the person is entitled to vote under section 13 of the Municipal Elections Act.

176.2(5)Subject to subsection (6), a person who is qualified to vote in an election for a rural district advisory committee is qualified to be a candidate in that election.

176.2(6)The following persons are not qualified to be candidates in an election for a rural district advisory committee or to hold office as a member of a rural district advisory committee: 

176.2(7)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.

176.2(8)For the purposes of Part 2 of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act, each offence referred to in subsection (7) is punishable as an offence of the category listed in Column 2 of Schedule A of the Municipal Elections Act beside the section number of the adopted provision to which the offence relates.

176.2(9)For the purposes of subsections (7) and (8), “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.

176.2(1)An election for a rural district advisory committee shall be held in conjunction with a general election under subsection 54(1).

176.2(2)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 the election of a rural district advisory committee.

176.2(3)If in a provision of the Municipal Elections Act or the regulations under that Act, as adopted under subsection (2), the word “council” or “municipality” is found, for the purposes of this section the words “rural district advisory committee” or “rural district” respectively shall be substituted.

176.2(4)A person who is resident in a rural district is qualified to vote in an election for the rural district advisory committee for that rural district if the person is entitled to vote under section 13 of the Municipal Elections Act.

176.2(5)Subject to subsection (6), a person who is qualified to vote in an election for a rural district advisory committee is qualified to be a candidate in that election.

176.2(6)The following persons are not qualified to be candidates in an election for a rural district advisory committee or to hold office as a member of a rural district advisory committee: 

176.2(7)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.

176.2(8)For the purposes of Part 2 of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act, each offence referred to in subsection (7) is punishable as an offence of the category listed in Column 2 of Schedule A of the Municipal Elections Act beside the section number of the adopted provision to which the offence relates.

176.2(9)For the purposes of subsections (7) and (8), “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.