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Rules
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These rules may be cited as "The Rules of the Federal Electoral
Boundaries Commission for Saskatchewan, 2002."
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In these rules:
(a) "Act" means the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act,
R.S.C. 1985, c. E-3;
(b) "advertisement" means the advertisement published by the Commission
pursuant to subsection 19(2) of the Act;
(c) "Commission" means the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission
for Saskatchewan established for the 2001 decennial census;
(d) "notice of intention to make a representation" means notice
in writing given to the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to
subsection 19(5) of the Act;
(e) "Secretary" means the Commission's Secretary;
(f) "sitting" means a sitting held for the hearing of representations
in accordance with section 19 of the Act.
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Only one person shall be heard in the presentation of any single
representation at a sitting unless the Commission, in its discretion,
decides otherwise.
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A person giving notice of intention to make a representation
shall state in the notice at which of the places, named in the
advertisement as a place of sitting, she or he wishes the representation
to be heard. Such person may elect to make her or his submission
in writing only, provided that such election is made in writing
and delivered to the Secretary within the time limited for giving
notice of intention to make a representation and the written submission
is delivered to the Secretary at the time of making such election
or within 30 days thereafter.
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If a person giving notice of intention to make a representation
fails to comply with the provisions of Rule 4, the Secretary shall
forthwith ascertain from such person the place at which she or
he wishes to make the representation.
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If it appears to the Commission that no one will make a representation
at any place designated by the advertisement as a place of sitting,
the Commission, or the Chairman of the Commission, may cancel
the sitting at such place.
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Two members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for
the holding of a sitting to hear representations.
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If a quorum cannot be present at a place of sitting on the date
set out in the advertisement, the Commission, or the Chairman
of the Commission, may postpone that sitting to a later date.
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(a) In the event of the cancellation of a sitting for reasons
other than that set forth in Rule 6 or in the event of the postponement
of a sitting, the Secretary shall forthwith notify any person
who has given notice of intention to make a representation that
the sitting has been cancelled or postponed. In such an event,
the Secretary shall advise such person at which other sitting
the person may make her or his representation.
(b) In the event of the cancellation or postponement of a sitting,
the Commission, or the Chairman of the Commission, shall give
public notice of such postponement or cancellation by such means
as the Commission, or the Chairman of the Commission, considers
adequate in the circumstances.
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If it appears at a sitting of the Commission that the Commission
cannot complete hearing representations within the time allowed
for the sitting, the Commission may adjourn the sitting to a later
date at the same place or may, taking into account the convenience
of persons whose representations have not been heard or have been
only partly heard, adjourn the sitting to a sitting of the Commission
elsewhere.
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Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, a person
who has given notice of intention to make a representation and
who has indicated a desire to be heard at one of the places specified
in the advertisement where the Commission will sit for the hearing
of presentations may, with the consent of the Commission, or the
Chairman of the Commission, be heard at any other sitting specified
in the advertisement.
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At each sitting the Commission shall decide the order in which
representations are heard. |
Dated at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, this 24th day of
May, 2002
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE
GEORGE BAYNTON
Chairman
Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the
Province of Saskatchewan
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