Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act

Marginal note:Time within which report to be completed

• 20 (1) Each commission shall, not later than one year after the receipt by the chairman from the Chief Electoral Officer of the copy of the return referred to in section 13, complete a report for presentation to the House of Commons setting out the considerations and proposals of the commission concerning the division of the province into electoral districts, the descriptions and boundaries of the districts and the population and name to be given to each district and, on the completion of the report, shall cause two certified copies thereof to be transmitted to the Chief Electoral Officer.

• Marginal note:Extension of time

  (2) The Chief Electoral Officer may, on request by a commission, extend the time for the completion of its report for a further period or periods not exceeding six months in the aggregate.