Bill 114 2002

An Act to provide
for the election of members
of the Board of Trustees
of the Niagara Health System

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

Definition

1. In this Act,

"Niagara Health System" means the corporation incorporated on March 8, 2000 that was, as of June 1, 2002, known as the Niagara Health System.

Board of trustees

2. Despite any other Act, law or document, the board of trustees of the Niagara Health System consists of:

1. Twelve trustees who shall be elected in accordance with the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, with one trustee to be elected from each of the area municipalities that, as of June 1, 2002, formed part of The Regional Municipality of Niagara.

2. Any other trustees who may be provided for in the by-laws of the Niagara Health System or the regulations.

Transitional

3. (1) The first election of the trustees mentioned in paragraph 1 of section 2 shall take place at the regular municipal election held under the authority of subsection 4 (1) of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 in November, 2003.

Same

(2) Until members of the board of trustees who are elected as provided for in subsection (1) take office, the members of the board of trustees shall be those persons who would have been trustees if it had not been for this Act.

Regulations

4. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations,

(a) to expedite the election of trustees under this Act, including modifying the application of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 to such elections;

(b) providing for additional members of the board of trustees of the Niagara Health System;

(c) generally for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act.

Commencement

5. This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title

6. The short title of this Act is the Niagara Health System Elections Act, 2002.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill provides that at least 12 of the trustees of the Niagara Health System are to be elected to represent the area municipalities of The Regional Municipality of Niagara.