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Bill C-9

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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
AN ACT RESPECTING THE ELECTION AND TERM OF OFFICE OF CHIEFS AND COUNCILLORS OF CERTAIN FIRST NATIONS AND THE COMPOSITION OF COUNCIL OF THOSE FIRST NATIONS
SHORT TITLE
1.       First Nations Elections Act
INTERPRETATION
2.       Definitions
ADDING TO THE SCHEDULE
3.       Order
4.       Change of name
ELECTION DATES
5.       First election
6.       Subsequent elections
COUNCIL
7.       Composition
8.       Statutory Instruments Act
CANDIDATES
9.       Eligibility
10.       Prohibition
11.       Candidacy fee
12.       Prohibition
13.       Order to leave
BALLOTS
14.       Prohibition
VOTING
15.       Elector entitled to vote
16.       Prohibition — any person
17.       Prohibition — elector
18.       Secrecy of voting
19.       Prohibition — elector
POLLING STATIONS
20.       Prohibition
21.       Order to leave
22.       Prohibition
AWARDING OF POSITIONS
23.       Chief and councillor positions
24.       Tied vote
BY-ELECTIONS
25.       By-elections
OBSTRUCTION OF ELECTIONS
26.       Prohibition
27.       Prohibition
TERM OF OFFICE
28.       Term of office
29.       Term of office after by-election
CONTESTED ELECTIONS
30.       Means of contestation
31.       Contestation of election
32.       Time limit
33.       Competent courts
34.       Service of application
35.       Court may set aside election
PETITION FOR REMOVAL FROM OFFICE
36.       Prohibition
OFFENCES
37.       Offences
38.       Offences
PENALTIES
39.       Dual procedure
40.       Additional penalty
REGULATIONS
41.       Regulations
REMOVAL FROM SCHEDULE
42.       Removing a participating First Nation from the schedule
CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE INDIAN ACT
43.       Amendment
COMING INTO FORCE
44.       Order in council
SCHEDULE