RECALL AND INITIATIVE ACT

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RECALL AND INITIATIVE ACT — Continued
[RSBC 1996] CHAPTER 398

Part 1 — Introductory Provisions

Definitions

1 (1) In this Act:

"advertising limit" means a limit under section 93 (2) or 140 (2), as applicable;

"authorized participant" means,

(a) in relation to an initiative petition, an authorized participant within the meaning of section 29,

(b) in relation to an initiative vote, an authorized participant within the meaning of section 59, and

"conduct" includes, in relation to initiative advertising and recall advertising, publish;

"contribution", in relation to initiative advertising or recall advertising, means a contribution of money provided to a sponsor of such advertising, whether given before or after the individual or organization acts as a sponsor;

"expenses limit" means,

(a) in relation to an initiative petition, the applicable limit established under section 48 for initiative petition expenses,

(b) in relation to an initiative vote, the applicable limit established under section 74 for initiative vote expenses, and

"financial agent" means,

(a) in relation to an initiative petition, a financial agent under section 30 or 32,

(b) in relation to an initiative vote, a financial agent under section 61, 62 or 63, and

"incur" means, in relation to an initiative petition expense, an initiative vote expense or a recall expense, using property or services in a manner that the value of the property or services is such an expense;

"initiative advertising" means initiative advertising within the meaning of section 85;

"initiative opinion survey" means an initiative opinion survey within the meaning of section 85;

"initiative petition" means a petition to have a proposed law introduced into the Legislative Assembly;

"initiative petition contribution" means an initiative petition contribution within the meaning of Part 4;

"initiative petition expense" means an initiative petition expense within the meaning of Part 4;

"initiative petition period" means the period starting on the day on which an initiative petition application is approved in principle by the chief electoral officer and ending

(a) on the last day under section 4 (4) or 17 (4), as applicable, for signing the petition, or

(b) if this is earlier, on the day on which the petition is submitted to the chief electoral officer in accordance with section 7;

"initiative vote" means an initiative vote under section 13;

"initiative vote contribution" means an initiative vote contribution within the meaning of Part 5;

"initiative vote expense" means an initiative vote expense within the meaning of Part 5;

"initiative vote period" means the period starting 60 days before general voting day for an initiative vote and ending at the close of general voting for the initiative vote;

"Member" means a member of the Legislative Assembly;

"opponent" means,

(a) in relation to an initiative petition, an opponent of the petition within the meaning of section 29 (1) (b), or

(b) in relation to an initiative vote, an opponent of the vote within the meaning of section 59 (1) (b),

and, in relation to Parts 4, 5 and 6, includes an individual or organization who intends to become an opponent or who was an opponent;

"opponent group" means,

(a) in relation to an initiative petition, an opponent group for the petition within the meaning of section 33, or

(b) in relation to an initiative vote, an opponent group for the vote within the meaning of section 63 (2);

"personal recall expenses" means personal recall expenses within the meaning of section 114;

"petition" means an initiative petition or a recall petition;

"proponent" means,

(a) in relation to an initiative petition, the registered voter who applied for the issuance of the petition,

(b) in relation to an initiative vote, a proponent within the meaning of section 59 (1) (a), and

and, in relation to Parts 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, includes an individual who intends to become a proponent or who was a proponent;

"proponent group" means, in relation to an initiative vote, a proponent group for the vote within the meaning of section 62 (3);

"recall advertising" means recall advertising within the meaning of section 134;

"recall contribution" means a recall contribution within the meaning of Part 7;

"recall expense" means a recall expense within the meaning of Part 7;

"recall opinion survey" means a recall opinion survey within the meaning of section 134;

"recall petition" means a petition issued by the chief electoral officer under this Act for the recall of a Member;

"recall petition period" means the period starting on the day on which a recall petition application is approved in principle by the chief electoral officer and ending

(a) on the last day under section 20 (2) for signing the petition, or

(b) if this is earlier, on the day on which the petition is submitted to the chief electoral officer in accordance with section 23;

"registered sponsor" means a sponsor registered under Division 3 of Part 6 in relation to initiative advertising or under Division 3 of Part 8 in relation to recall advertising;

"registered voter" means a voter who is registered under the Election Act as a voter for an electoral district;

"select standing committee" means the select standing committee of the Legislative Assembly appointed under section 9;

"signature sheet" means a sheet for an initiative petition that is to be used for the signatures of registered voters for a specific electoral district;

"value", in relation to initiative advertising or recall advertising, means

(a) the price paid for preparing and conducting the advertising, or

(b) the market value of preparing and conducting the advertising, if no price is paid or if the price paid is lower than the market value.

(2) Subject to subsection (1), words and expressions used in this Act have the meanings given to them in the Election Act.

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