1. These rules may be cited as the "Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission
for the Province of Prince Edward Island (Hearing of Representations) Rules
2004".
2. In these rules:
(a) "Act" means the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act,
R.S.C. 1985, c. E-3;
(b) "advertisement" means the advertisement published in accordance
with subsection 19(2) of the Act giving notice of the times and places of
sittings to be held for the hearing of representations;
(c) "Chairman" includes the deputy chairman;
(d) "Commission" means the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission
for the Province of Prince Edward Island as established by proclamation
on April 16, 2002;
(e) "map" means the map published with the advertisement showing
the proposed division of the province into electoral districts;
(f) "representation" means a representation made in accordance with
section 19 of the Act by an interested person as to the division of the
province into electoral districts and the name proposed to be given to each
electoral district;
(g) "secretary" means the secretary of the Commission; and
(h) "sitting" means a sitting held for the hearing of a representation
in accordance with section 19 of the Act.
3. Sittings shall be held and representations shall be made in a manner
established by the Commission from time to time.
4. (1) All persons wishing to make a representation to the Commission
at any sitting should notify the secretary of the Commission in writing within
fifty-three (53) days from the date of the publication of the last advertisement,
stating:
(a) the name and address of the person by whom the representation
is sought, and
(b) the concise statement of the nature of the representation and
of the interest of such person.
(2) The person signing the notice shall also state at which one of the places
named in the advertisement he or she wishes his or her representation to be
heard.
5. If, when the notice in writing of a representation is received by the
secretary, the person signing the notice has not stated the place at which
he or she wishes his or her representation to be heard, the secretary shall,
in writing, ask that person at which one of the places set out in the advertisement
he or she wishes to be heard.
6. (1) Two members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the
holding of a sitting to hear representations.
(2) If it appears to the Chairman of the Commission that a quorum cannot
be present at a sitting at any place named in the advertisement, or for
any other valid reason, the Chairman may postpone that sitting to a later
date and the secretary shall advise any person who has given notice of his
or her intention to make representations to the Commission that the Commission
will hear his or her representation at the later date named.
7. If the hearing of a representation cannot be completed within the time
allowed, the Chairman may adjourn the sitting to a later date.
8. The Commission shall have the power to waive any requirement that it
deems necessary in the public interest.
