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Saskatchewan Proclamations
January 16, 2020The Legal Profession Amendment Act, SS 2019, c 7, 2019 (except: that portion of clause 3(1)(e) that adds new clauses 2(1)(g.3) and (g.4); clause 3(1)(f); subsection 3(3); section 15; that portion of clause 19(b) that adds new clause 31 (h); that portion of section 20 that adds the words “limited licensees” to new subsection 32(2); and section 41) is proclaimed into force January 1, 2020. For more information, see our previous post on the amendment, and the article in Lawyer’s Daily.
The Insurance Act, SS 2015, c I-9.11, (except: clause (f) of the definition of “insurance agent’ in subclause 1-2(1); subsection 5-79(2); sections 7-16 and 7-19; clauses 7-24(a) to (c); and subsections 8-55(6), 8-108(2) and 8-171 (2)) is proclaimed into force January 1, 2020. For more information, see the official government news release.
Portions of The Miscellaneous Statutes (Family Dispute Resolution) Amendment Act, 2018, SS 2018, c 18, are proclaimed into force January 1, 2020. Portions proclaimed: in clause 2(2)(b ), the definition of “family mediator”; that portion of subsection 2(3) that enacts section 10 of The Children’s Law Act, 1997; subsection 2(5); in subsection 3(2), the definition of “family mediator”; that portion of subsection 3(3) that enacts section 15 of The Family Maintenance Act, 1997; and section 5.
Section 8-3(10) of the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency Act, SS 2019, c S-32.4, is proclaimed into force January 1, 2020. The proclaimed section amends The Fire Safety Act.