BILL 57

An Act to Amend the Judicature Act

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

1 Subsection 73.1(1) of the Judicature Act, chapter J-2 of the Revised Statutes, 1973, is amended

(a)  in the portion preceding paragraph a) of the French version by striking out “se compose” and substituting “se compose des personnes suivantes :”;

(b)  by repealing paragraph a) of the French version and substituting the following:

a)  le juge en chef du Nouveau-Brunswick, ou un juge de la Cour qu’il désigne, qui en assure la présidence;

(c)  in paragraph b) of the French version by striking out the comma at the end of the paragraph and substituting a semicolon;

(d)  by adding after paragraph (b) the following:

(b.1)  a judge of the Court of Appeal designated by the Chief Justice of New Brunswick,

(b.2)  a judge of the Family Division designated by the Chief Justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench,

(e)  in paragraph c) of the French version by striking out the comma at the end of the paragraph and substituting a semicolon;

(f)  in paragraph d) of the French version by striking out “, et” at the end of the paragraph and substituting a semicolon.

COMMENCEMENT

2 This Act or any provision of it comes into force on a day or days to be fixed by proclamation.