Military Service Act, 1917, page 5

The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

jurisdiction in the county or district. For the purposes of this section, "county court judge" or "district court judge" includes any deputy judge authorized by law to act for the time being for any such judge, also includes any acting judge so authorized. II. In the province of Quebec:- (a) In the judicial districts of Montreal and Quebec, any judge of the Superior Court of the province of Quebec who is authorized by the Chief Justice of the said Court or authorized by the judge appointed to perform the duties of Chief Justice in the judicial district. (b) In the other judicial districts the judge of the Superior Court of the province of Quebec assigned to the judicial district within which the local tribunal is established. III. In the Yukon Territory The judge of the Territorial Court or the person appointed under the provisions of the Yukon Act to act in place of such judge; and IV. In the Northwest Territories:- The Commissioner of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police. (4) (a) The names and addresses of all persons appointed on local tribunal shall, as may be provided by regulations, be communicated to the Minister. (b) The Minister may by telegraph or otherwise appoint one or both members, as the case maybe, of any local tribunal, if he has not received, within such period before the tribunal is to sit as may be fixed by regulation, the names and addresses of members duly appointed. (c) A vacancy occurring shall be filled by the authority who appointed the member vacating, and if not so filled or if communication of same as aforesaid has not been received by the Minister within such period before the tribunal is to sit as may be fixed by regulation, the Minister may fill such vacancy. (5) Each member of a local tribunal shall, unless he be a judge, make oath or affirmation that he will faithfully and impartially perform his duties as such member. Such oath or affirmation may be made before a judge, a justice of the peace, a commissioner for taking affidavits, or before such other person as in any special case the Minister may direct. (6) Any person duly appointed a member of a local tribunal shall, unless relieved in writing by the authority appointing him, perform his duties as such member, and any person who without reasonable excuse fails so to do shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for any term not exceeding two years and not less than three months.

Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy