Maximum Duration Of Legislative Bodies |
Maximum Duration Of Legislative Bodies- Constitution Act of Canada 1867 |
Maximum Duration Of Legislative Bodies
- The Constitution Act of Canada 1867. Canadian Laws and Constitutions.
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Maximum Duration Of Legislative Bodies
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MAXIMUM DURATION OF LEGISLATIVE BODIES
4.- 1. No House of Commons and no legislative assembly shall continue for longer than five years from the date fixed for the return of the writs of a general election of its members. |
Continuation in special circumstances
2. In time of real or apprehended war, invasion or insurrection, a House of Commons may be continued by Parliament and a Legislative assembly may be contiued by the legislature beyond five years if such continuation is not opposed by the votes of more than one-third of the members of the House of Commons or the legislative assembly, as the case may be. |
ANNUAL SITTING OF LEGISLATIVE BODIES
5.- There shall be a sitting of Parliament and of each legislature at least once every twelve months. |
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms |
Guarantee of Rightsand Freedoms |
Fundamental Freedoms |
Democratic Rights |
Democratic Rights |
Mobility Rights |
Legal Rights |
Equality Rights |
Official Languages of Canada |
Minority Language Educational Rights |
Enforcement |
Aboriginal Rights and Freedoms not Affected by Charter |
Application of Charter |
Citation |
Rights of the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada |
Equalization and Regional Disparities |
Constitutional Conference |
Procedure for Amending Constitution of Canada |
Amendment to the Constitution Act 1867 |
Primacy of Constitution of Canada |
Schedule to the Constitution Act 1982
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