BILL 88

An Act to Amend the Civil Service Act

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

1 Subsection 10(1) of the Civil Service Act, chapter C-5.1 of the Acts of New Brunswick, 1984, is repealed and the following is substituted:

10( 1) The following definitions apply in this section.

“Her Majesty’s Forces” means Her Majesty’s Forces as defined in subsection 2(1) of the National Defence Act (Canada). (forces de Sa Majesté)

“honourably released” means honourably released within the meaning of subparagraph 15.01(4)(d) of the QR&O. (libéré honorablement)

“primary reserve” means that sub-component of the reserve force known as the Primary Reserve established under subparagraph 2.034(a) of the QR&O. (première réserve)

“regular force” means the regular force as defined in subsection 2(1) of the National Defence Act (Canada). (force régulière)

“QR&O” means the Queen’s Regulations and Orders for the Canadian Forces under the National Defence Act (Canada). (ORFC)

“reserve force” means the reserve force as defined in subsection 2(1) of the National Defence Act (Canada). (force de réserve)

“veteran” means a Canadian citizen who has rendered military service (ancien combattant)

(a)   for at least three continuous years as a member of

( i) the regular force and has been honourably released, or

( ii) the primary reserve, and if no longer serving, has been honourably released,

(b)   for at least three continuous years and whose service, in the opinion of the Minister, is equivalent to subparagraph (a)(i) or (ii) as a member of

( i) the armed forces of a Member State of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or

( ii) Her Majesty’s Forces, or

(c)  as a member of a class of persons designated by the regulations as having rendered meritorious service.