Vol. 150, No. 2 — January 27, 2016

Registration

SOR/2016-2 January 7, 2016

FIRST NATIONS ELECTIONS ACT

Order Amending the Schedule to the First Nations Elections Act (George Gordon, Red Pheasant and Pabineau First Nations)

Whereas the council of the George Gordon First Nation adopted a resolution, dated October 27, 2015, requesting that the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development add the name of the First Nation to the schedule to the First Nations Elections Act (see footnote a);

Whereas the council of the Red Pheasant First Nation adopted a resolution, dated November 5, 2015, requesting that the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development add the name of the First Nation to the schedule to the First Nations Elections Act (see footnote b);

Whereas the council of the Pabineau First Nation adopted a resolution, dated October 22, 2015, requesting that the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development add the name of the First Nation to the schedule to the First Nations Elections Act (see footnote c);

And whereas the selection of the chief and councillors of each of those First Nations by elections held under the First Nations Elections Act (see footnote d) would better serve the respective needs of those First Nations;

Therefore, the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, pursuant to section 3 of the First Nations Elections Act (see footnote e), makes the annexed Order Amending the Schedule to the First Nations Elections Act (George Gordon, Red Pheasant and Pabineau First Nations).

Gatineau, January 4, 2016

Carolyn Bennett
Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development

Order Amending the Schedule to the First Nations Elections Act (George Gordon, Red Pheasant and Pabineau First Nations)

Amendment

1 The schedule to the First Nations Elections Act (see footnote 1) is amended by adding the following after item 4:

First Election Date

2 In accordance with subsection 3(2) of the First Nations Elections Act, the date of the first election is fixed as

Coming into Force

3 This Order comes into force on the day on which it is registered.

N.B. The Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement for this Order appears following SOR/2016-1, Order Amending the Indian Bands Council Elections Order (George Gordon, Red Pheasant and Pabineau First Nations).