Short title. THE STATUTE LAW AMENDMENT (NEWFOUNDLAND) ACT 13 GEORGE VI, CHAPTER 6 An Act to amend the Statute Law [Assented to 25th March, 1949.] HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: SHORT TITLE 1. This Act may be cited as The Statute Law Amendment (Newfoundland) Act. Conclusive evidence for limited time. "board of trade" INTERPRETATION ACT 2. Paragraph twenty-six of section thirty-seven of the Interpretation Act, chapter one of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1927, is amended by adding thereto the following subparagraph: "(ff) in the province of Newfoundland, the Supreme Court of Newfoundland; " SAVINGS BANKS ACT 3. Subsection two of section eight of the Savings Banks Act, chapter fifteen of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1927, is repealed and the following substituted therefor: "(2) In order to allow a reasonable time for the receipt of the acknowledgment, the entry by the proper officer in the depositor's book shall also be conclusive evidence of the title, as respects a deposit made in any part of Canada other than the province of British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Alberta or Newfoundland, or the Northwest or Yukon Territories, for ten days from the making of the deposit, and as respects a deposit made in the province of British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Alberta or Newfoundland, or the Northwest or Yukon Territories, for eighteen days from the making of the deposit." BOARDS OF TRADE ACT 4. (1) Paragraph (a) of section two of the Boards of Trade Act, chapter nineteen of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1927, is repealed and the following substituted therefor: "(a) 'board of trade' includes chamber of commerce, and, for the purposes of the appointment of weighers of grain under the provisions of this Act, means any board of trade or chamber of commerce incorporated (2) Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (c) of section two of the said Act is repealed and the following substituted therefor: chewan, "(ii) in the provinces of Saskatchewan, Alberta and In SaskatNewfoundland, also any electoral district, as con- Alberta and stituted for elections to the legislative assembly Newfoundfor either of the said provinces, within and for land. which a board of trade is established; (3) Section forty-eight of the said Act is repealed and the following substituted therefor: Boards of Trade. "48. Any existing board of trade heretofore incorporated Existing by or under any Act of the Parliament of Canada, or any Act of the legislature of the former province of Canada, or of any province of Canada, may apply under the provisions of this Part for establishing such board of trade under the provisions of this Part." CIVIL SERVICE ACT 5. (1) Subparagraphs (ii) to (v) of paragraph (g) of section two of the Civil Service Act, chapter twenty-two of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1927, as enacted by section one of chapter fifty-three of the statutes of 1947, are repealed and the following substituted therefor: "(ii) during World War II was on active service (A) in the naval, military or air forces of His or (B) in the naval, military or air forces of Canada, and who, in the course of such service, performed Order of merit. Qualifications. Newfoundland Government employees. of the South African Military Nursing Service outside of the Western Hemisphere and who, at the commencement of her service during World War II, was domiciled in Canada or Newfoundland; (iv) has been certified by the Under Secretary of State for External Affairs as having been enrolled in Canada or Newfoundland by United Kingdom authorities for special duty during World War II in war areas outside of the Western Hemisphere, and who served outside of the Western Hemisphere, and at the time of his enrolment was domiciled in Canada or Newfoundland; (v) during World War II served outside of the Western Hemisphere with the naval, military or air forces of His Majesty raised in Canada or Newfoundland as a representative of Canadian Legion War Services Inc., The National Council of the Young Men's Christian Associations of Canada, Knights of Columbus Canadian Army Huts, or Salvation Army Canadian War Services, and who was authorized so to serve by the appropriate naval, military or air force authority and who, at the commencement of his service with those forces during World War II, was domiciled in Canada or Newfoundland; " (2) Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of subsection two of section twenty-nine of the said Act, as enacted by chapter fifty-three of the statutes of 1947, is repealed and the following substituted therefor: "(ii) by reason of their service only in World War II, and who at the commencement of such service were domiciled in Canada or Newfoundland," (3) Subsection one of section thirty-three of the said Act, as enacted by chapter forty of the statutes of 1932, is repealed and the following substituted therefor: "33. (1) No person shall, without the authority of the Governor in Council, be admitted to any examination unless he is a natural born or naturalized British subject, and also has been a resident of Canada or Newfoundland for at least five years." CIVIL SERVICE SUPERANNUATION ACT 6. The Civil Service Superannuation Act, chapter twentyfour of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1927, is amended by adding thereto, immediately after section eleven F thereof, the following section: "11G. (1) This section applies in respect of a person who was an employee of the Government of Newfoundland in a service that has been taken over by Canada pursuant to the Terms of Union of Newfoundland with Canada and who became an employee of the Government of Canada pursuant to an offer of employment made in accordance with the Terms of Union. (2) The Governor in Council, on the recommendation of Regulations. the Treasury Board, may (a) make regulations to give effect to the Terms of Union (b) direct that an allowance or gratuity be paid under (3) Any amount payable to a person to whom this section Amount applies pursuant to this section shall be charged against the payable. Superannuation Account in the Consolidated Revenue Fund, and any amount paid by the Government of Newfoundland to the Government of Canada pursuant to the Terms of Union of Newfoundland with Canada by way of reimbursements for pensions to or as contributions in respect of persons to whom this section applies shall be credited to the Superannuation Account in the Consolidated Revenue Fund." CURRENCY ACT 7. The Currency Act, chapter forty of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1927, is amended by adding thereto, immediately after section eleven thereof, the following section: "11A. (1) Notwithstanding anything in this Act, the gold, silver, copper, bronze or other metal coins struck by authority of the Crown for circulation in Newfoundland on or before the thirty-first day of March, nineteen hundred and forty-nine, shall pass current at their nominal value and shall be deemed to be coins made pursuant to the authority of this Act. (2) All sums of money payable on or after the first day of April, nineteen hundred and forty-nine, under any Act or law in force in Newfoundland passed before that day or under any obligations incurred before that day and which were intended to be and if Newfoundland had not become a province of Canada would have been payable in the currency of Newfoundland shall on and after that day be represented and payable by equal sums Newfoundland coins to be legal tender. Obligations in Newfoundland payable in currency of Canada. Repeal. Licences Section repealed. "Court." Establish ment of experimental farm stations. Application to Newfoundland. CUSTOMS ACT 8. Paragraph (j) of section two hundred and eighty-four of the Customs Act, chapter forty-two of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1927, is repealed. CUSTOMS AND FISHERIES PROTECTION ACT 9. Subsection one of section three of the Customs and Fisheries Protection Act, chapter forty-three of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1927, is repealed and the following substituted therefor: "3. (1) The Governor in Council may, from time to time, authorize the issue of licences to (a) United States fishing vessels, enabling them to enter any port on the Atlantic coast of Canada, and (b) any fishing vessels, enabling them to enter any port in the province of Newfoundland, during the periods mentioned in such licences, for the purposes of (c) the purchase of bait, ice, seines, lines and all other supplies and outfits; and (d) the transhipment of catch, and the shipping of crews." CUSTOMS TARIFF 10. Section eight of the Customs Tariff, chapter forty-four of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1927, is repealed. DOMINION CONTROVERTED ELECTIONS ACT 11. Paragraph (d) of subsection one of section two of the Dominion Controverted Elections Act, chapter fifty of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1927, is amended by adding thereto, immediately after subparagraph (ix) thereof, the following paragraph: "(ixa) In the province of Newfoundland, the Supreme Court of Newfoundland; EXPERIMENTAL FARM STATIONS ACT 12. Subsection one of section three of the Experimental Farm Stations Act, chapter sixty-one of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1927, is amended by adding thereto the following paragraph: "(f) the province of Newfoundland." MARITIME FREIGHT RATES ACT 13. (1) Subject to this section, the Maritime Freight Rates Act, chapter seventy-nine of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1927, applies mutatis mutandis to all lines of railway in the Island of Newfoundland that are subject to the legislative authority of the Parliament of Canada. |