Bill 123, Members' Accommodation Allowances Act, 2013

Bill 123 2013

An Act to amend the Executive Council Act and the Legislative Assembly Act in relation to accommodation allowances

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

   1.  Section 4 of the Executive Council Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

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   (2)  Subsection (1) does not apply to a member of the Assembly if every part of the member's electoral district is 50 kilometres or less from the seat of government in Toronto.

   2.  (1)  Section 64 of the Legislative Assembly Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

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   (3)  Subsection (1) does not apply to a member of the Assembly if every part of the member's electoral district is 50 kilometres or less from the seat of government at Toronto.

   (2)  Section 67 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Same

   (10.1.1)  Subsection (10) does not apply if every part of the member's electoral district is 50 kilometres or less from the seat of government at Toronto.

Commencement

   3.  This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title

   4.  The short title of this Act is the Members' Accommodation Allowances Act, 2013.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Explanatory Note was written as a reader's aid to Bill 123 and does not form part of the law.  Bill 123 has been enacted as Chapter 10 of the Statutes of Ontario, 2013.

Subsection 4 (1) of the Executive Council Act provides for allowances for accommodation to be paid to Ministers whose principal residences are more than 50 kilometres from the seat of government in Toronto.  Subsections 64 (1) and 67 (10) of the Legislative Assembly Act provide for allowances for accommodation to be paid, in the same circumstances, to the leaders of the opposition and recognized parties and to members of the Assembly.  Amendments are made to restrict those subsections from applying to a member of the Assembly if every part of the member's electoral district is 50 kilometres or less from the seat of government in Toronto.

Bill 123 2013

An Act to amend the Executive Council Act and the Legislative Assembly Act in relation to accommodation allowances

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

   1.  Section 4 of the Executive Council Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Same

   (2)  Subsection (1) does not apply to a member of the Assembly if every part of the member's electoral district is 50 kilometres or less from the seat of government in Toronto.

   2.  (1)  Section 64 of the Legislative Assembly Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Same

   (3)  Subsection (1) does not apply to a member of the Assembly if every part of the member's electoral district is 50 kilometres or less from the seat of government at Toronto.

   (2)  Section 67 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Same

   (10.1.1)  Subsection (10) does not apply if every part of the member's electoral district is 50 kilometres or less from the seat of government at Toronto.

Commencement

   3.  This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title

   4.  The short title of this Act is the Members' Accommodation Allowances Act, 2013.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Subsection 4 (1) of the Executive Council Act provides for allowances for accommodation to be paid to Ministers whose principal residences are more than 50 kilometres from the seat of government in Toronto.  Subsections 64 (1) and 67 (10) of the Legislative Assembly Act provide for allowances for accommodation to be paid, in the same circumstances, to the leaders of the opposition and recognized parties and to members of the Assembly.  Amendments are made to restrict those subsections from applying to a member of the Assembly if every part of the member's electoral district is 50 kilometres or less from the seat of government in Toronto.