Vol. 150, No. 8 — April 20, 2016

Registration

SOR/2016-57 March 29, 2016

FIRST NATIONS ELECTIONS ACT

Order Amending the Schedule to the First Nations Elections Act (Stswecemc Xgattem First Nation)

Whereas the council of the Stswecemc Xgattem First Nation adopted a resolution, dated December 4, 2015, requesting that the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development add the name of the First Nation to the schedule to the First Nations Elections Act (see footnote a);

Therefore, the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, pursuant to section 3 of the First Nations Elections Act, (see footnote b) makes the annexed Order Amending the Schedule to the First Nations Elections Act (Stswecemc Xgattem First Nation).

Gatineau, March 11, 2016

Carolyn Bennett
Minister of Indian Affairs
and Northern Development

Order Amending the Schedule to the First Nations Elections Act (Stswecemc Xgattem First Nation)

Amendment

1 The schedule to the First Nations Elections Act (see footnote 1) is amended by adding the following after item 9:

First Election Date

2 In accordance with subsection 3(2) of the First Nations Elections Act (see footnote 2), the date of the first election of the council of the Stswecemc Xgattem First Nation is fixed as June 8, 2016.

Coming into Force

3 This Order comes into force on the day on which it is registered.

N.B. The Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement for this Order appears following SOR/2016-56, Order Amending the Indian Bands Council Elections Order (Stswecemc Xgattem First Nation).