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MR. ANDREW WEAVER
HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:
SECTION 1: [Election Act, section 52] adds limits on the qualification of an individual for nomination as a candidate if the individual was a member of the Legislative Assembly for a total of 12 or more years or was Premier for a total of 8 or more years.
1 Section 52 of the Election Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 106, is amended
(a) in subsection (1) by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (c) and by adding the following paragraphs:
(c.1) subject to paragraph (c.2), not have held office as a member of the Legislative Assembly for a total of 12 or more years of service,
(c.2) not have served as Premier for a total of 8 or more years of service, and , and
(b) by adding the following subsection:
(3) For the purposes of this section, "years of service" has the same meaning as,
(a) in respect of a member of the Legislative Assembly, the definition in section 1 (1) of the Members' Remuneration and Pensions Act that applies to a member of the Legislative Assembly, and
(b) in respect of a Premier, the definition in section 1 (1) of the Members' Remuneration and Pensions Act that applies to a minister,
and includes any length of service acquired before the coming into force of this subsection.
2 This Act comes into force on the date of Royal Assent.
SECTION 1: [Election Act, section 52] adds limits on the qualification of an individual for nomination as a candidate if the individual was a member of the Legislative Assembly for a total of 12 or more years or was Premier for a total of 8 or more years.