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Indian Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. I-5)

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Act current to 2026-03-17 and last amended on 2019-08-15. Previous Versions

Marginal note:Eligibility of voters for chief

  •  (1) A member of a band who has attained the age of eighteen years and is ordinarily resident on the reserve is qualified to vote for a person nominated to be chief of the band and, where the reserve for voting purposes consists of one section, to vote for persons nominated as councillors.

  • Marginal note:Councillor

    (2) A member of a band who is of the full age of eighteen years and is ordinarily resident in a section that has been established for voting purposes is qualified to vote for a person nominated to be councillor to represent that section.

  • R.S., 1985, c. I-5, s. 77
  • R.S., 1985, c. 32 (1st Supp.), s. 14

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