Bill 188 2002

An Act to amend the
Municipal Act, 2001
to name Civic Holiday
as Simcoe Day

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

1. Section 148 of the Municipal Act, 2001 is amended by adding the following subsection:

Simcoe Day

(3.1) If the head of the council of a local municipality proclaims the first Monday in August in any year as a civic holiday, the holiday shall be known as Simcoe Day.

Commencement

2. This Act comes into force on the later of the day it receives Royal Assent and January 1, 2003.

Short title

3. The short title of this Act is the Municipal Amendment Act (Simcoe Day), 2002.

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

Self-explanatory.