Bill S-34
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49-50-51 ELIZABETH II |
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CHAPTER 15 |
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An Act respecting royal assent to bills passed
by the Houses of Parliament
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[Assented to 4th June, 2002]
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| Preamble
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Whereas royal assent is the constitutional
culmination of the legislative process;
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Whereas the customary ceremony of royal
assent, which assembles the three constituent
entities of Parliament, is an important
legislative tradition to be preserved;
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And whereas it is desirable to facilitate the
work of Parliament and the process of
enactment by enabling royal assent to be
signified by written declaration;
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Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate and
House of Commons of Canada, enacts as
follows:
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| Short title
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1. This Act may be cited as the Royal Assent
Act.
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| Form and
manner of
royal assent
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2. Royal assent to a bill passed by the
Houses of Parliament may be signified, during
the session in which both Houses pass the bill,
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| Use of
customary
form and
manner
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3. (1) Royal assent shall be signified in
Parliament assembled at least twice in each
calendar year.
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| Minimum
requirement
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(2) Royal assent shall be signified in
Parliament assembled in the case of the first
bill of the session appropriating sums for the
public service of Canada based upon main or
supplementary estimates.
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| Witness of
assent
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(3) The signification of royal assent by
written declaration may be witnessed by more
than one member from each House of
Parliament.
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| Notification in
Parliament
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4. Each House of Parliament shall be
notified of a written declaration of royal assent
by the Speaker of that House or by the person
acting as Speaker.
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| Date of assent
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5. Where royal assent is signified by written
declaration, the Act is deemed to be assented
to on the day on which the two Houses of
Parliament have been notified of the
declaration.
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| Declaration
not a statutory
instrument
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6. A written declaration of royal assent is
not a statutory instrument for the purposes of
the Statutory Instruments Act.
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| Saving
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7. No royal assent is invalid only because
section 3 is not complied with.
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