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Bill C-83

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Repeals

Repeal of R.S., c. C-39

569. The Dominion Controverted Elections Act is repealed.

Repeal of R.S., c. C-45

570. The Corrupt Practices Inquiries Act is repealed.

Repeal of R.S., c. D-3

571. The Disfranchising Act is repealed.

Repeal of R.S., c. E-2

572. The Canada Elections Act is repealed.

Conditional Amendments

Bill C-67

573. If Bill C-67, introduced in the first session of the thirty-sixth Parliament and entitled An Act to amend the Bank Act, the Winding up and Restructuring Act and other Acts relating to financial institutions and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, is assented to, then, on the later of the day on which that Act is assented to and the day on which section 437 of this Act comes into force, subsection 437(1) of this Act is replaced by the following:

Election account

437. (1) An official agent of a candidate shall open a separate election account in a Canadian financial institution, as defined in section 2 of the Bank Act, or in an authorized foreign bank as defined in that section, that is not subject to the restrictions and requirements referred to in subsection 524(2) of that Act.

Account holder and date of opening

(1.1) The election account must indicate the date on which it was opened and name the account holder as follows: ``(name of official agent), official agent for (name of candidate, year)''.

Bill C-67

574. If Bill C-67, introduced in the first session of the thirty-sixth Parliament and entitled An Act to amend the Bank Act, the Winding up and Restructuring Act and other Acts relating to financial institutions and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, is assented to, then, on the later of the day on which that Act is assented to and the day on which section 557 of this Act comes into force, subsection 127(3.2) of the Income Tax Act, as amended by this Act, is replaced by the following:

Deposit of amounts contributed

(3.2) If a monetary contribution has been provided to an official agent of a candidate whose nomination has been confirmed, other than a candidate whose nomination has been confirmed in an electoral district referred to in Schedule 3 to the Canada Elections Act, the official agent shall without delay deposit the amount of the monetary contribution in an account standing to the credit of the official agent in the agent's capacity as such in the records of a branch or other office in Canada of a Canadian financial institution, as defined in section 2 of the Bank Act, or in an authorized foreign bank, as defined in that section, that is not subject to the restrictions and requirements referred to in subsection 524(2) of that Act.

Coming into Force

Coming into force

575. This Act comes into force six months after the day on which it is assented to unless, before that time, the Chief Electoral Officer has published a notice in the Canada Gazette that the necessary preparations for the bringing into operation of this Act have been made and that this Act may come into force accordingly.