2. (1) In this Regulation, “key date” means, (a) May 31, 2000 for the City of Greater Sudbury, the Town of Haldimand and the Town of Norfolk, each of which is a new municipality, (b) July 14, 2000 for the City of Ottawa, which is a new municipality, and (c) August 15, 2000 for the City of Hamilton, which is a new municipality; (“date clé”) “new municipality” means the City of Greater Sudbury, the Town of Haldimand, the City of Hamilton, the Town of Norfolk and the City of Ottawa; (“nouvelle municipalité”) “ward councillor ” means an office, other than mayor, on the council of a new municipality; (“conseiller municipal”) “ward order” means a regulation dividing a new municipality into wards. (“acte de constitution de quartiers”) O. Reg. 6/00, s. 2 (1); O. Reg. 408/00, s. 1; O. Reg. 450/00, s. 1. (2) Before January 1, 2001, any reference to the clerk in the Act or in this Regulation shall be deemed to be a reference, (a) in the case of elections in the municipal area of the City of Greater Sudbury incorporated by the City of Greater Sudbury Act, 1999, to the person designated by the transition board under paragraph 2 of section 34 of that Act; (b) in the case of elections in the municipal area of the Town of Haldimand incorporated by the Town of Haldimand Act, 1999, to the person designated by the transition board under paragraph 2 of section 44 of that Act; (c) in the case of elections in the municipal area of the City of Hamilton incorporated by the City of Hamilton Act, 1999, to the person designated by the transition board under paragraph 2 of section 34 of that Act; (d) in the case of elections in the municipal area of the Town of Norfolk incorporated by the Town of Norfolk Act, 1999, to the person designated by the transition board under paragraph 2 of section 35 of that Act; and (e) in the case of elections in the municipal area of the City of Ottawa incorporated by the City of Ottawa Act, 1999, to the person designated by the transition board under paragraph 2 of section 35 of that Act. O. Reg. 6/00, s. 2 (2). (3) On and after January 1, 2001, any reference to the clerk in the Act or this Regulation shall be deemed to be a reference to the corresponding clerk of, (a) the City of Greater Sudbury incorporated by the City of Greater Sudbury Act, 1999; (b) the Town of Haldimand incorporated by the Town of Haldimand Act, 1999; (c) the City of Hamilton incorporated by the City of Hamilton Act, 1999; (d) the Town of Norfolk incorporated by the Town of Norfolk Act, 1999; or (e) the City of Ottawa incorporated by the City of Ottawa Act, 1999. O. Reg. 6/00, s. 2 (3). (4) Despite subsection (2), until a person is designated by the transition board under the provision referred to in clauses (2) (a) to (e), a reference to the clerk in the Act or in this Regulation shall be deemed to be a reference to, (a) in the case of elections in the municipal area of the City of Greater Sudbury, any of the clerks of The Regional Municipality of Sudbury or of an area municipality under the Regional Municipality of Sudbury Act; (b) in the case of elections in the municipal area of the Town of Haldimand, any of the clerks of the old municipalities and the divided municipalities as defined in the Town of Haldimand Act, 1999; (c) in the case of elections in the municipal area of the City of Hamilton, any of the clerks of The Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth or of an area municipality under the Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth Act; (d) in the case of elections in the municipal area of the Town of Norfolk, any of the clerks of the old municipalities and the divided municipalities as defined in the Town of Norfolk Act, 1999; (e) in the case of elections in the municipal area of the City of Ottawa, any of the clerks of The Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton or of an area municipality under the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton Act. O. Reg. 6/00, s. 2 (4).