• (b) prescribing the medical examination to be required to determine whether a contributor is disabled for the purposes of section 3; and

• Marginal note:Exception

  (2) Despite subsection (1), a person to whom subsection 4.1(1) applies is required, in respect of the period referred to in subsection 4.1(2), to contribute to the Supplementary Retirement Benefits Account one per cent of the salary that he or she would have been paid during that period if the person had continued to hold office as a lieutenant governor of a province.

• Marginal note:Manner of payment

  (3) The contributions that the contributor is required to make under subsection (2) are to be

  • (a) remitted directly by the contributor on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis if he or she becomes entitled to long-term disability insurance benefits under the Public Service Management Insurance Plan; or

  • (b) made by reservation from the disability allowance payable to him or her under section 5 of the Salaries Act.

174. The Act is amended by adding the following after section 8:

Marginal note:Executive committee

• 9. (1) There shall be an executive committee of the Round Table consisting of the Chairperson and the President and not fewer than five or more than seven other members of the Round Table to be appointed by the members for any term of office that they consider appropriate.

• Marginal note:Functions of executive committee

  (2) The executive committee shall assist the President in supervising the work of the Round Table and shall perform the duties and functions that are imposed, or exercise the powers that are conferred, on the executive committee by or under the by-laws or resolutions of the Round Table.

PRESIDENT

Marginal note:President

• 10. (1) There shall be a President of the Round Table, who shall be appointed by the Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister, to hold office during pleasure for a term of not more than five years.

• Marginal note:Chief executive officer

  (2) The President is the chief executive officer of the Round Table and has supervision over and direction of the work and staff of the Round Table and shall perform the duties and functions that are imposed, or exercise the powers that are conferred, on the President by or under the by-laws or resolutions of the Round Table.

• Marginal note:Reappointment

  (3) The President is eligible for reappointment.

• Marginal note:Absence or incapacity

  (4) If the President is absent or unable to act or the office of President is vacant, the executive committee may authorize an employee of the Round Table to act as President.

• Marginal note:President's salary

  (2) The President is to be paid the salary or other remuneration that the Governor in Council may fix.

• Marginal note:President's expenses

  (2) The President is entitled to be paid reasonable travel and living expenses incurred by him or her in performing duties under this Act.

Marginal note:Compensation

21. The President and employees of the Round Table are deemed to be employees for the purposes of the Government Employees Compensation Act and to be employed in the public service of Canada for the purposes of any regulations made under section 9 of the Aeronautics Act.

DISABILITY ALLOWANCE AND OTHER BENEFITS FOR FORMER LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS

Marginal note:Entitlement to disability allowance

• 5. (1) A lieutenant governor who resigns by reason of disability, and who has not contributed under the Lieutenant Governors Superannuation Act in respect of five years of service, may elect to receive an annual disability allowance equal to 70% of his or her annual salary on the date of resignation if, at the time of resignation, he or she is

  • (a) 65 years of age or over; and

  • (b) incapable, because of the disability, of performing his or her duties.

• Marginal note:Entitlement to disability allowance

  (2) A former lieutenant governor who is in receipt of long-term disability insurance benefits under the Public Service Management Insurance Plan immediately before reaching the age of 65 years, and who has not contributed under the Lieutenant Governors Superannuation Act in respect of five years of service, is entitled, on becoming 65 years of age, to receive an annual disability allowance equal to 70% of his or her annual salary at the time he or she resigned as lieutenant governor.

• Marginal note:Adjustments

  (3) The disability allowance is to be adjusted to take into account changes in the annual salary on which it was based.

• Marginal note:Duration of allowance

  (4) The disability allowance is to be paid until the earlier of

  • (a) the day on which the recipient of the allowance dies, and

  • (b) the day that is five years after the day on which he or she commenced to hold office as lieutenant governor.

• Marginal note:Exception

  (5) This section does not apply to a lieutenant governor who has elected under section 5 of the Lieutenant Governors Superannuation Act not to contribute pursuant to section 4 of that Act.

Marginal note:Regulations

• 6. (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations respecting disability allowances, including regulations respecting

  • (a) the determination of eligibility for disability allowances and medical examinations that are required;

  • (b) elections to receive disability allowances and the revocation of elections; and

  • (c) the administration and payment of disability allowances.

• Marginal note:Retroactive regulations

  (2) Regulations made under subsection (1) may, if they so provide, be retroactive.

• Marginal note:Deeming

  (3) Despite subsection (2), a person who is required to contribute under subsection 4.1(3) of the Lieutenant Governors Superannuation Act is, for the purposes of subsection (2), deemed to have ceased to contribute in respect of current service on the day on which he or she ceased to contribute under that Act.

• Marginal note:Sections do not apply

  (4) Sections 3 to 4.1 do not apply to a Lieutenant Governor who has made an election under this section and sections 7 to 8.1 do not apply to the survivor of a Lieutenant Governor who has made an election under this section.

Marginal note:Activités politiques

57. La partie 7 de la Loi sur l'emploi dans la fonction publique s'applique aux commissaire, commissaire délégué et employés de l'Agence. Pour l'application de cette partie, les commissaire et commissaire délégué sont réputés être des administrateurs généraux, au sens du paragraphe 2(1) de cette loi, et les employés, des fonctionnaires, au sens du paragraphe 2(1) de cette loi.

Marginal note:Compensation

21. The President and employees of the Round Table are deemed to be employees for the purposes of the Government Employees Compensation Act and to be employed in the federal public administration for the purposes of any regulations made under section 9 of the Aeronautics Act.