44.6 (1) The Chief Electoral Officer shall register, in the register mentioned in subsection 11 (2), constituency associations for the electoral districts of Kenora-Rainy River, Kiiwetinoong, Mushkegowuk-James Bay
and Timmins, as they were described after the Representation Statute Law Amendment Act, 2017 received Royal Assent. 2017, c. 18, s. 4 (13). Formal requirements of application (2) The Chief Electoral Officer shall register a constituency association under subsection (1) only if its application complies with subsection 11 (2) and is accompanied by a document, in a form prescribed by the Chief Electoral Officer, indicating the approval of the registered party concerned. 2017, c. 18, s. 4 (13). Automatic dissolution (3) Except for the purposes of this section, every constituency association for the electoral districts of Kenora-Rainy River and Timmins-James Bay, as they were described immediately before the Representation Statute Law Amendment Act, 2017 received Royal Assent, is dissolved on December 31, 2017, subject to subsections (13) to (15). 2017, c. 18, s. 4 (13). Earlier dissolution (4) A registered party may request the dissolution of a constituency association referred to in subsection (3) before December 31, 2017, in which case the Chief Electoral Officer shall make an order to that effect. 2017, c. 18, s. 4 (13). Same (5) The request shall be accompanied by a document, in a form prescribed by the Chief Electoral Officer, indicating the party’s approval. 2017, c. 18, s. 4 (13). Assets and liabilities (6) Every constituency association that is dissolved under this section shall transfer its assets and liabilities to one or more constituency associations referred to in subsection (1), to the registered party concerned or to both, subject to any written direction by the party, before it is dissolved. 2017, c. 18, s. 4 (13). Filing of direction (7) A direction referred to in subsection (6) shall be filed with the Chief Electoral Officer and shall be accompanied by a document, in a form prescribed by the Chief Electoral Officer, indicating the party’s approval. 2017, c. 18, s. 4 (13). Report re assets and liabilities (8) Within 90 days after being dissolved under this section, a constituency association shall file with the Chief Electoral Officer a statement setting out the assets and liabilities it still held, if any, on the day it was dissolved. 2017, c. 18, s. 4 (13). Deemed transfer to party (9) Any assets and liabilities that a constituency association still held on the day it was dissolved under this section are deemed to have been transferred to the registered party on that day, and the party may then transfer them to its constituency associations referred to in subsection (1) as it sees fit. 2017, c. 18, s. 4 (13). Filing of annual financial statement and auditor’s report, 2017 and 2018 (10) The following rules apply to the filing of annual financial statements and auditors’ reports for 2017 and 2018 by the chief financial officers of constituency associations dissolved under this section and of constituency associations registered under subsection (1): 1.  Section 41 governs the filing, except that the dates for filing set out in this subsection prevail over those set out in subsection 41 (1). 2.  The 2017 statement and report of a constituency association dissolved under this section shall be filed within 90 days after its dissolution. 3.  If a constituency association is registered under subsection (1) before January 1, 2018, its 2017 statement and report shall be filed on or before May 31, 2018. 4.  If a constituency association is registered under subsection (1) on or after January 1, 2018, its 2018 statement and report shall be filed on or before May 31, 2019. 2017, c. 18, s. 4 (13). Certain by-elections (11) If, after a registered constituency association has been dissolved under this section, but before the redistribution described in subsection 2 (1) of the Representation Act, 2015 takes effect, a writ is issued for an election in an old electoral district within the meaning of section 44.1 that falls within the boundaries of the electoral districts referred to in subsection (3), the registered party concerned may, (a)  establish a provisional constituency association for the old electoral district; (b)  designate a constituency association to act in the place of the dissolved constituency association; or (c)  conduct the electoral campaign directly without interposing a provisional or designated constituency association. 2017, c. 18, s. 4 (13). Application of Act to certain by-elections (12) With respect to the campaign period in an election where subsection (11) applies, this Act applies to the provisional constituency association, designated constituency association or registered party, as the case may be, as if it were a registered constituency association for the electoral district and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a registered party that conducts an electoral campaign directly is entitled to incur campaign expenses under subsection 38 (3), to the same extent as a constituency association, in addition to its expenses under subsection 38 (1). 2017, c. 18, s. 4 (13). Exception, registered party opts to continue constituency association (13) Before December 31, 2017, a registered party may file with the Chief Electoral Officer a notice stating that a specified constituency association that would otherwise be subject to dissolution under this section will be the party’s constituency association for a specified electoral district referred to in subsection (1). 2017, c. 18, s. 4 (13). Filing requirements (14) The notice under subsection (13) shall be accompanied by a document, in a form prescribed by the Chief Electoral Officer, indicating the party’s approval. 2017, c. 18, s. 4 (13). Constituency association continues (15) On the filing of the notice under subsection (13) the constituency association becomes the constituency association of the party for the specified electoral district. 2017, c. 18, s. 4 (13). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2017, c. 18, s. 4 (13)
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