Indian Bands Council Method of Election Regulations (SOR/90-46)

Whereas the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, pursuant to subsection 74(1) of the Indian Act, declared by the Indian Bands Council Election Order made on December 14, 1989Footnote ^* that the council of each of the bands set out in the schedules to the Regulations in Part II of the schedule hereto shall, after December 14, 1989, be selected by elections to be held in accordance with the Act;

• Return to footnote ^*Not published in the Canada Gazette Part II

And Whereas the Governor in Council considers it appropriate to revoke all previous orders and regulations made pursuant to subsection 74(3) or (4) of the Indian Act and to make a single regulation in substitution therefor;

And Whereas, pursuant to subsection 74(4) of the Indian Act, a majority of the electors of each of the bands set out in Schedule III to the Regulations in Part II of the schedule hereto, who were present and voted at a referendum or a special meeting held and called for the purpose, have decided that the reserve of each of those bands should for voting purposes be divided into electoral sections and the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development so recommends;

Therefore, Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, pursuant to subsections 74(3) and (4) of the Indian Act, is pleased hereby to

• (a) revoke all orders and regulations made pursuant to subsection 74(3) or (4) of the Indian Act including the orders listed in Part I of the schedule hereto; and [For Part I, see Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 124, No. 2, p. 244.]

• (b) make, in substitution therefor, the regulations providing for the method of electing the chief and councillors of certain Indian Bands and the division of certain reserves into electoral sections in Part II of the schedule hereto.