Temporary Variation of Statutory Deadlines Act
S.N.L. 2010, c. T-0.02
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CHAPTER T-0.02
TEMPORARY VARIATION OF STATUTORY DEADLINES ACT
Amended:
2020 c8
CHAPTER T-4.02
AN ACT RESPECTING THE TEMPORARY VARIATION OF DEADLINES AND TIME PERIODS PRESCRIBED IN ACTS OF THE PROVINCE
(Assented to March 26, 2020)
Analysis
Short title
Definitions
Acts administered by ministers
Acts administered by Executive Council
Other Acts
Variation by Lieutenant-Governor in Council
Publication of variation
Compliance with variation
Expiry
Schedule
Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor and House of Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows:
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Temporary Variation of Statutory Deadlines Act.
2020 cT-4.02 s1
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Definitions
In this Act, "Act" includes subordinate legislation as defined in the Statutes and Subordinate Legislation Act
2020 cT-4.02 s2
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Acts administered by ministers
A minister may, on the advice of the Attorney General, temporarily vary a deadline or time period prescribed in
an Act administered by that minister for a period not exceeding 6 months.
2020 cT-4.02 s3
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Acts administered by Executive Council
The Premier may, on the advice of the Attorney General, temporarily vary a deadline or time period prescribed in
an Act listed in
Schedule A of the Executive Council Notice, 2019
for a period not exceeding 6 months.
2020 cT-4.02 s4
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Other Acts
(1) The Speaker of the House of Assembly may temporarily vary a deadline or time period prescribed in
an Act listed in the
Schedule for a period not exceeding 6 months.
2020 cT-4.02 s5
(2) A deadline or time period varied under subsection (1) may be varied with retroactive effect but the variation shall not have an effective date earlier than March 14, 2020.
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Variation by Lieutenant-Governor in Council
(1) Notwithstanding sections 3 and 4, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council may by order and on the advice of the Attorney General, vary a deadline or time period prescribed in any Act of the province administered by a minister or the Executive Council for a period not exceeding 6 months.
(2) A deadline or time period varied under subsection (1) may be varied with retroactive effect but the variation shall not have an effective date earlier than March 14, 2020.
(3) An order made under subsection (1) is subordinate legislation for the purposes of the Statutes and Subordinate Legislation Act
2020 cT-4.02 s6
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Publication of variation
(1) Where
a deadline or time period is varied under
section 3, 4 or 6, notice of the variation shall be published
(
a) a government website; and
(
b) the Gazette
(2) Where a deadline or time period is varied under
section 5, notice of the variation shall be published
(
a) the House of Assembly website; and
(
b) the Gazette.
2020 cT-4.02 s7
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Compliance with variation
Where a deadline or time period is varied under the authority of this Act, a person who complies with the varied deadline or time period is considered to have complied with the Act in which the deadline or time period is prescribed.
2020 cT-4.02 s8
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Expiry
This Act shall cease to have effect on September 30, 2020.
2020 cT-4.02 s9 ; 2020 c8 s1
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SCHEDULE
Auditor General Act
Child and Youth Advocate Act
Citizens' Representative Act
Elections Act, 1991
House of Assembly Accountability, Integrity and Administration Act
House of Assembly Act
Seniors' Advocate Act
Statutes Act
2020 cT-4.02 Sch.
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