CONSTITUTION ACT AMENDMENT ACT 1934

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2 ss. 1-3 CONSTITUTION ACT AMENDMENT ACT 1934

And whereas, pursu

And whereas it is also desirable that the provisions of “The the Constitution, shall not be amen

e said period of time-namely, three years- the duration of the present Legislative Assembly or any Legislative embly to be hereafter summonled and chosen, except subjezt to the dlonstituEioiz Act

any olther Act or direction of extend

~ ~ nAct ~of ~1890,” hereinbefore refelr e n ~

provisions hereinafter set forth- e it therefore enacteld by the th the advice and consent of the

ost Excellent

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and by the authority of the same, as fol1Iows:- This Act may be cited as “The ct of 1934,” and shall be read and

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In this Act the term construed with and as an amendment of the Constitution of

uelen Victoria dateld the Sixth da

and fifty-nine. referred to in the preamble to the

“‘ConSEittation Act of 1867” and the “Constitution Act of 1867,” and each and every Act amending, altering, or repealing or purporting to

er, or repeal any of the provisions of the a b o v ~ ~ ~ n t i o n e d ouncil and Act, or either of them.

be altered in the direction of providing for the restoration and/or constitultion and/oir establishment of another legislative body (whether called the “Legislative Council,” OF by any other name or designation, in addition to thse Legislative Assembly) except in the manner provided in this section.

11 for any purpose within subsection one of this section resented ,to ithe Governor for the reservation tbereof for r the Governor’s Assent, 11 has been approved by the significatilon of His Majesty’s pleasure, or

or be in any other way assented to, until the the electors in accordance with this section.

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two months af’ter the passage of the he question for the

to the electors quali grsdative Assembly acco

915 to 1932,” or any Act amending overnor in Council.

ectors the vote shall be taken ( 5 ) If a majority 01f the electors voting approve the

presented to the Governor for the reservation thereof for ajesty’s pleasure.

( 6 j The provisions of this section shall extend to repeal or amendment of this section.

e ex le provisions of

A c t of 1890” (referred to in the preamble to this Act) shall not be a r n e d e d in the direction of extending the period of three years, which, as provided by the said section two, is the period for which any Legislative Assembly, now or hereafter summoned and chosen, shall continue from the ay appointed for the return of the writs for choosing the same an no longer (subject, nevertheless, to be soon’er dissolved by the Go m o r ) , nor shall any other Act or law relating to the Constitutimon be passed extending such period of three years as aforesaid, except in the manner provided 11 for any purpose within subsection one of this section shall not be prese the Governor for the reservation thereof for the signification of ajesty’s pleasure, or fo he Governor’s Assent, o r be in any oth’e assented to, until the 11 has been approved by the electors in accordance with this section.

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a day not sooner than two months after the passage of sgislative Assembly, the question for the approval ill shall be submitbed to the electors qualified to vote for the election of members of the Legislative ssembly according to the provisions of “The Elections Acts, 1915 to 1932,” or any Act amending the saixe or in substitution therefor.

Such day shall be appointed by the Governor in Council.

(4) When the taken in such niann

( 5 j If a majority of the electors vo’ting approve the

be presented to the Governor for the reservation thereof for the signification of ajesty’s pleasure.

( 6 ) The provisions of this section shall extend to any Bill for the repeal or amendment of this section.

ill is submitted to the electors the vote shall be as the Legislature prescribes.