Statutes Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. S.21, Statutes Act

Statutes Act

R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER S.21

Note: This Act was repealed on July 25, 2007. See: 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, ss. 134, 143 (1).

Amended by: 1999, c. 12, Sched. B, s. 15; 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, s. 134.

Citation of Acts

1.An Act may be cited and referred to for all purposes by its title, or by its short title, or by a reference to the number of the particular chapter in the revised statutes or in the annual volume of statutes printed by the Queen’s Printer. R.S.O. 1990, c. S.21, s. 1.

Enacting clause

2.The following words in an Act indicate the authority by virtue of which it is passed: “Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows”. R.S.O. 1990, c. S.21, s. 2; 1999, c. 12, Sched. B, s. 15.

Amendment or repeal during same session

3.Any Act may be amended, altered or repealed by an Act passed in the same session of the Legislature. R.S.O. 1990, c. S.21, s. 3.

Endorsements on Acts

4.The Clerk of the Assembly shall endorse on every Act, immediately after the title of the Act, the day, month and year when it was assented to, or reserved by the Lieutenant Governor, and, where the Act is reserved, the Clerk shall also endorse thereon the day, month and year when the Lieutenant Governor has signified, either by speech or message to the Assembly or by proclamation, that it was laid before the Governor General in Council and that the Governor General was pleased to assent thereto, and such endorsements shall be taken to be a part of the Act. R.S.O. 1990, c. S.21, s. 4.

Commencement of Acts

5.(1)Unless otherwise provided therein, every Act comes into force and takes effect on the sixtieth day after the prorogation of the session of the Legislature at which it was passed or on the sixtieth day after the day of signification, whichever is the later date.

Where Legislature dissolved

(2)Where a session of the Legislature is ended by the dissolution of the Legislature, the date of the dissolution shall for the purposes of this section be deemed to be the date of the prorogation.

Proclamations

(3)Where an Act provides that it is to come into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, or that it is not to come into force until a day to be so named, any such proclamation may apply to the whole or any part or parts or portion or portions or section or sections of the Act, and proclamations may be issued at different times as to any part or parts or portion or portions or section or sections of the Act. R.S.O. 1990, c. S.21, s. 5.

Printing and distribution

6.The statutes shall be printed, published and distributed by the Queen’s Printer in such manner as is from time to time prescribed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council and approved by resolution of the Assembly. R.S.O. 1990, c. S.21, s. 6.

Clerk to furnish copies of Acts to Queen’s Printer

7.The Clerk of the Assembly shall furnish the Queen’s Printer with a certified copy of every Act of the Legislature as soon as it has been assented to, or, if the Act has been reserved, as soon as the assent thereto has been signified. R.S.O. 1990, c. S.21, s. 7.