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Public Officers Act

Public officers and employees are generally appointed by the Government and hold office during pleasure; if two people are jointly appointed to certain clerk, sheriff, or registrar offices and one stops performing…

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Canada — Quebec
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53 provisions
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Public officers and employees are generally appointed by the Government and hold office during pleasure; if two people are jointly appointed to certain clerk, sheriff, or registrar offices and one stops performing duties, the other continues alone.

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Section 27

Covered public officers and employees not paid by the Government must send the Ministère des Finances a renewal receipt or a new insurance policy during the month before the policy expires.

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Schedule

Chapter 12 of the Revised Statutes, 1964 is repealed when chapter E-6 of the Revised Statutes comes into force.

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§ 1Section 1Provision

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Public officers and employees are generally appointed by the Government and hold office during pleasure; if two people are jointly appointed to certain clerk, sheriff, or registrar offices and one stops performing duties, the other continues alone.

1. Unless otherwise specially provided, every public officer or employee shall be appointed by the Government, by commission or otherwise, and remain in office during pleasure. Whenever two persons have been appointed jointly by order of the Minister of Justice to hold the office of clerk of appeals, clerk of the Superior Court, clerk of the Court of Québec, sheriff or registrar, and one of the two persons ceases to perform his duties, the other shall remain alone in office and shall continue, in his own name, to perform the duties of the office. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 1; 1965 (1st sess.), c. 17, s. 2; 1979, c. 43, s. 1; 1983, c. 54, s. 38; 1988, c. 21, s. 66; 1992, c. 61, s. 286; 1999, c. 40, s. 117.
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§ 2Section 2Provision

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The Government may appoint officers and employees for a commission when the creating Act has not already provided for them.

2. The Government may appoint the officers and employees necessary for the proper functioning of any commission created under a general or special Act, whenever the Act creating the same has not provided therefor. It may also provide for the remuneration of such officers and employees and such remuneration shall be payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 2.
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§ 3Section 3Provision

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A public officer or employee appointed under permanent commission and removable from office may be dismissed only by order of the Government.

3. A public officer or employee, who is appointed under permanent commission, but who is removable from office, may be dismissed by order of the Government only. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 3.
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§ 4Section 4Provision

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A department minister may suspend, end the suspension of, or reinstate a public officer or employee in the minister’s department or attached to it.

4. The incumbent minister of any department may suspend any public officer or employee belonging to his department or attached thereto; he may also cause the suspension to cease, and may reinstate him. If such suspension affects one of the joint officers holding one or more of the offices mentioned in the second paragraph of section 1, the Minister of Justice may, by letter, authorize the other joint officer to remain alone in office and to continue, alone and in his own name, to perform the duties of the office without the necessity of appointing him anew or of granting him a new commission, and he shall so act until the authorization conferred by the said letter be revoked. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 4; 1965 (1st sess.), c. 16, s. 21; 1978, c. 15, s. 140.
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§ 5Section 5Provision

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The Government may make regulations about which civil service officers receive commissions under the Great Seal or Privy Seal, and what fee is payable.

5. The Government may make regulations declaring and determining what officers or classes of officers in the civil service, appointed under orders in council or government orders, shall receive commissions under the Great Seal or under the Privy Seal, respectively, and what fee shall be paid thereon. Such commissions may be issued to the officers who have not received and are entitled to receive them. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 5.
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§ 6Section 6Provision

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Commissions issued under section 5 must be recorded, and notice of the appointments must be published by the Minister of Justice; a yearly list of those commissions must be laid before the National Assembly within the first 15 days of its next session.

6. Every commission issued under section 5 shall be recorded in the office of the Provincial Registrar, and notice of the appointments shall be inserted in the Gazette officielle du Québec by the Minister of Justice. A list of such commissions issued during the year shall be laid before the National Assembly within the first 15 days of its next session. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 6; 1969, c. 26, s. 115.
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§ 7Section 7Repeal

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Section 7 is repealed.

7. (Repealed). R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 7; 2021, c. 17, s. 3.
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§ 8Section 8Repeal

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Section 8 is repealed.

8. (Repealed). R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 8; 2021, c. 17, s. 3.
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§ 9Section 9Provision

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Certain officeholders, public-interest legal-person members or officers, and licensed land surveyors, advocates, and notaries must take and sign the oath of allegiance and office.

9. Every person appointed to any office, function or employment, every member or officer of any legal person established in the public interest, and every person admitted to practise as a land surveyor, advocate or notary shall make and subscribe the oath of allegiance and office. Such an oath shall be made and subscribed according to Form 1 of this Act unless otherwise provided for by law. The first two paragraphs do not apply in the case of a municipality or legal person established in the public interest the council or board of which is composed of a majority of elected municipal officers. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 9; 1969, c. 14, s. 14; 1987, c. 57, s. 797; 1999, c. 40, s. 117.
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§ 10Section 10Provision

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10. The above-mentioned Form 1 shall be that of the oath of allegiance and office to be made and subscribed by every person who, either of his own accord or in compliance with a lawful requirement, or in obedience to the directions of any

10. The above-mentioned Form 1 shall be that of the oath of allegiance and office to be made and subscribed by every person who, either of his own accord or in compliance with a lawful requirement, or in obedience to the directions of any statute, desires or is required to make and subscribe such an oath. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 10; 1969, c. 14, s. 14; 1999, c. 40, s. 117.
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§ 11Section 11Provision

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Authorized judges and certain office-holders may administer the oath of allegiance and office.

11. Judges and all other persons authorized by virtue of their office or by special commission for that purpose may administer the oath of allegiance and office. A duplicate of the certificate of such oath shall be immediately sent by the person administering it to the clerk of the Conseil exécutif. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 11; 1969, c. 14, s. 14; 1969, c. 26, s. 8; 1977, c. 5, s. 14; 1999, c. 40, s. 117.
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§ 12Section 12Repeal

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Section 12 is repealed.

12. (Repealed). R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 12; 1977, c. 5, s. 14; 1979, c. 43, s. 2.
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§ 13Section 13Repeal

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Section 13 is repealed.

13. (Repealed). R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 13; 1965 (1st sess.), c. 17, s. 2; 1974, c. 13, s. 36; 1979, c. 43, s. 2.
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§ 14Section 14Repeal

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Section 14 is repealed.

14. (Repealed). R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 14; 1965 (1st sess.), c. 16, s. 21; 1979, c. 43, s. 2.
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§ 15Section 15Provision

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The Minister of Finance may require certain public officers, employees, or other trusted office-holders who handle public moneys to give security.

15. The Minister of Finance may require any public officer or employee or any class of public officers or employees or any other person appointed to any office or place of trust, in which he receives or pays out public moneys, to give security. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 15; 1979, c. 43, s. 3.
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§ 16Section 16Provision

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The Minister of Finance must set the security amount and the time for giving it, unless law has already done so.

16. The Minister of Finance shall determine the amount of the security and the time within which it is to be given, if not already determined by law. He may also declare any security already given to be insufficient, and require another to be given in its place. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 16; 1999, c. 40, s. 117.
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§ 17Section 17Provision

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A public officer or employee’s security must cover faithful performance, handling of money, compliance with imposed obligations, and damages caused by negligence, misconduct, or malversation.

17. The security given by any public officer or employee shall be a guarantee of the faithful performance of his duties; of his accounting for and paying over all public or other moneys, entrusted to him or under his control, to the persons authorized or entitled to receive the same; of his faithful performance of the obligations imposed upon him; and of the payment of damages for any injury occasioned to the Province or to any person through his negligence, misconduct or malversation. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 17; 1999, c. 40, s. 117.
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§ 18Section 18Provision

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A public officer’s security also covers the acts and omissions of a deputy appointed by that officer, whether the deputy was appointed before or after the security was furnished.

18. The security given by a public officer shall be a guarantee also of the acts and omissions of the deputy appointed by him before or after he has furnished such security. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 18.
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§ 19Section 19Provision

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A deputy’s security continues to cover the deputy’s acts and omissions for 30 days after the triggering resignation, cancellation, or lapse of the appointing officer’s commission; the Government may then require the deputy to provide new security.

19. Such security shall be a guarantee also of the actions and omissions of the deputy in the performance of his duties during 30 days after the date of the order-in-council accepting the resignation of the officer who appointed him or cancelling the commission of such officer, or the date on which such commission lapses by death or otherwise; nevertheless, the Government may require, within such period of 30 days or after, that the deputy, replacing the officer of justice who appointed him, furnish new security. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 19; 1999, c. 40, s. 117.
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§ 20Section 20Provision

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20. Such security shall be in the form of a pledge of money or bonds, an insurance policy, or, at the option of the Government, a hypothec. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 20; 1999, c. 40, s. 117.

20. Such security shall be in the form of a pledge of money or bonds, an insurance policy, or, at the option of the Government, a hypothec. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 20; 1999, c. 40, s. 117.
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§ 21Section 21Provision

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Security may be given by depositing money, approved bonds, an approved insurance policy, or a registered hypothecation of immovable property in favour of the Minister of Finance.

21. Security by pledge consists in the deposit in money to the amount of the security, by the public officer or employee, or by any surety for him, in the hands of the Minister of Finance or to his credit in any bank approved by him; or in the deposit by the public officer or employee, or by any surety for him, in the hands of the Minister of Finance, of bonds approved by the latter to the amount required, at the rate fixed. Security by insurance policy consists in an insurance policy in favour of the Minister of Finance, issued by the European Assurance Society mentioned in the Imperial Act 22 Victoria, chapter 25, or by any legal person and empowered for like purposes, approved by the Government. Hypothecary security consists in a duly registered hypothecation of immovable property of sufficient value, by the public officer or employee, or by a surety for him, to the amount required in favour of the Minister of Finance. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 21; 1999, c. 40, s. 117; 2009, c. 52, s. 592.
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§ 22Section 22Provision

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Any person may examine the document constituting the security at the Ministère des Finances.

22. Any person may examine the document constituting the security, in the Ministère des Finances. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 22; 1977, c. 5, s. 14; 1987, c. 68, s. 75.
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§ 23Section 23Provision

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If security is given by pledge, the interest on the deposited money or bonds belongs to and must be paid to the person who gave the security, unless the public officer or employee has breached the security.

23. In the case of security by pledge, all interest arising from the moneys or bonds deposited as security shall belong and be paid to the person who has given such security, so long as the public officer or employee has not done or neglected to do anything the doing or neglecting of which would be a breach of the security. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 23; 1999, c. 40, s. 117.
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§ 24Section 24Provision

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Money and bonds given as security cannot be seized while that security lasts, when held by a third person, whether before or after judgment.

24. The moneys and bonds given as security shall not, while such security lasts, be liable to seizure in the hands of a third person either before or after judgment. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 24; 1999, c. 40, s. 117; I.N. 2016-01-01 (NCCP).
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§ 25Section 25Provision

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A surety of a public officer or employee may free the security from future liability by giving at least three months’ notice to the Minister of Finance.

25. The surety of a public officer or employee may free the moneys or bonds given as security, or the immovable property hypothecated by him, from future liability under his suretyship, by giving at least three months’ previous notice to that effect to the Minister of Finance. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 25; 1999, c. 40, s. 117.
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§ 26Section 26Substitution

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The Minister of Finance must pay insurance premiums for public officers or employees who receive salaries from the Government, keep the receipts on file, and may be authorized by the Government to arrange a group policy paid from the Consolidated Revenue Fund.

26. The premium upon insurance policies, in the case of public officers or employees receiving salaries from the Government, shall be paid by the Minister of Finance, who shall obtain the receipts therefor and deposit them among the records of the Ministère des Finances. The sum so to be paid by the Ministère des Finances for each officer or employee shall be deducted from his salary. The Government may authorize the Minister of Finance to take out, in order to be substituted for the security of public officers or employees, a group insurance policy, and to pay the premium upon such policy out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 26; 1977, c. 5, s. 14; 1999, c. 40, s. 117.
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§ 27Section 27Provision

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Covered public officers and employees not paid by the Government must send the Ministère des Finances a renewal receipt or a new insurance policy during the month before the policy expires.

27. Every public officer or employee not receiving a salary from the Government shall, during the month before the expiry of the insurance policy, send to the Ministère des Finances a renewal receipt or a new insurance policy. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 27; 1977, c. 5, s. 14; 1999, c. 40, s. 117.
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§ 28Section 28Provision

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28. The hypothecary security shall have the effect of a principal obligation for the stated amount thereof, although the amount recoverable for the breach thereof be uncertain and undetermined. Such hypothec shall rank from the date when

28. The hypothecary security shall have the effect of a principal obligation for the stated amount thereof, although the amount recoverable for the breach thereof be uncertain and undetermined. Such hypothec shall rank from the date when the bond was registered. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 28.
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§ 29Section 29Provision

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29. In the case of hypothecary security, registration of the hypothec is cancelled in accordance with article 3068 of the Civil Code. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 29; 1965 (1st sess.), c. 16, s. 21; 1999, c. 40, s. 117.

29. In the case of hypothecary security, registration of the hypothec is cancelled in accordance with article 3068 of the Civil Code. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 29; 1965 (1st sess.), c. 16, s. 21; 1999, c. 40, s. 117.
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§ 30Section 30Provision

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The Minister of Finance must from time to time inquire into whether the securities are sufficient, and must tell the Government if any security has stopped being sufficient.

30. The Minister of Finance shall, from time to time, inquire into the sufficiency of the securities; and, if any security has ceased to be sufficient, he shall communicate such fact to the Government. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 30.
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§ 31Section 31Provision

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A public officer or employee who must give, continue, or renew security and fails to do so forfeits the office or employment, unless the forfeiture does not void acts done while holding the office.

31. Every public officer or employee failing to give, continue or renew any security, when he is obliged to do so, shall ipso facto forfeit his office or employment; but such forfeiture shall not void any act done by him while he held such office. The Government may extend the time for giving security, if it appears that it is insufficient owing to special circumstances. It may also, in any case in which the failure to give security has not arisen from wilful neglect, release the forfeiture and reinstate the officer or employee who has so forfeited his office. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 31; 1999, c. 40, s. 117.
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§ 32Section 32Provision

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In documents made or suits brought under this Act, the personal name of the Minister of Finance does not have to be used.

32. In any document made or suit brought under this Act, the personal name of the Minister of Finance need not be used. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 32.
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§ 33Section 33Provision

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In an action to recover money due under a security, the Minister of Finance’s certificate is proof of the breach and the amount owing.

33. In any action brought for the recovery of any sum due in virtue of any security, in consequence of any breach thereof, the certificate of the Minister of Finance shall be proof of such breach and of such amount being due. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 33.
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§ 34Section 34Provision

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The security is applied first to the Minister of Finance for losses to the Province from a breach, and then to other persons who suffered loss. A person with such a loss may sue in the Minister of Finance’s name only after getting the Minister of Justice’s authorization.

34. The security shall inure in the first place and preferentially to the Minister of Finance to cover any loss to the Province arising from any breach thereof, and, in the second place, to any person who has suffered loss by reason of any such breach. Any such person, having first obtained the authorization of the Minister of Justice, may, for his own benefit, but at his own risk as regards costs, bring suit in the name of the Minister of Finance for the recovery of his loss out of such security. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 34; 1965 (1st sess.), c. 16, s. 21.
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§ 35Section 35Provision

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The section says the authorization under section 34 cannot be granted unless the applicant gives security acceptable to the Minister of Justice for possible costs from failure in the suit or related proceedings.

35. The authorization mentioned in section 34 shall not be granted unless the person applying for the same gives security, to the satisfaction of the Minister of Justice, for the payment of all costs that may be incurred by reason of his failure in any such suit or in any proceeding therein. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 35; 1965 (1st sess.), c. 16, s. 21.
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§ 36Section 36Provision

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A person with the required authorization may get a certified copy of the security document from the Deputy Minister of Finance if the required sum is paid.

36. Any person having such authorization may, upon payment of the sum which is determined by order in council, obtain from the Deputy Minister of Finance a certified copy of the document constituting the security upon which he intends to bring suit. Such copy, which shall be certified by the Deputy Minister of Finance, shall be authentic evidence of the security. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 36; 1987, c. 68, s. 76.
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§ 37Section 37Provision

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The moneys or debentures may be returned, or a certificate of cancellation given, within specified time periods after the officer’s death, resignation, dismissal, or after notice of withdrawal of the security, if the Minister of Finance thinks there has been no breach of the security.

37. The moneys or debentures may be returned, or the certificate of cancellation given, during the year after the death, resignation or dismissal of the public officer or employee, and, in the case of the withdrawal of the security, during the year following the three months after the notice of withdrawal, if the Minister of Finance be of opinion that there has been no breach of the security. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 37; 1979, c. 43, s. 4.
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§ 38Section 38Provision

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If no negligence, misconduct, or malversation appears within the stated year after an officer’s death, resignation, removal, or surety notice, the security is extinguished and the pledged money or bonds must be returned or the hypothec registration cancelled.

38. If, within the year after the death, resignation or removal of any public officer or employee, or if, within the year which follows the three months after the notice of the withdrawal by his surety, of the security of such officer or employee, it does not appear that he has been guilty of negligence, misconduct or malversation, the security given shall be also extinguished. The moneys or bonds pledged as security shall afterwards be returned or the registration of the hypothec cancelled, as the case may be. Such public officers and employees, however, and their legal representatives, shall remain personally liable, in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Code, for the damage that may arise from their negligence, misconduct or malversation. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 38; 1979, c. 43, s. 5; 1999, c. 40, s. 117.
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§ 39Section 39Repeal

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Section 39 is repealed.

39. (Repealed). R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 39; 1965 (1st sess.), c. 17, s. 2; 1974, c. 13, s. 36; 1979, c. 43, s. 6.
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§ 40Section 40Repeal

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Section 40 is repealed.

40. (Repealed). R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 40; 1979, c. 43, s. 6.
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§ 41Section 41Repeal

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Section 41 is repealed.

41. (Repealed). R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 41; 1979, c. 43, s. 6.
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§ 42Section 42Provision

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The Minister of Finance must, within the first 15 days of the opening of each session, provide the National Assembly with a detailed statement of all securities given under this Act and any changes since the previous return.

42. The Minister of Finance shall, within the first 15 days of the opening of each session, produce, for the information of the National Assembly, a detailed statement of all securities given under the authority of this Act, and of any changes that may have been made thereto, since the period of the previous return submitted to the National Assembly. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 42.
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§ 43Section 43Provision

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If a public officer’s or employee’s salary is seized, a copy of the notice of execution must be served on and left with the relevant minister, deputy minister, or agency chief executive officer.

43. In case of the seizure of the salary of any public officer or employee, a copy of the notice of execution providing for the seizure in the hands of a third person shall be served on and left with the incumbent minister or deputy minister of the department or chief executive officer of the agency in which the public officer or employee is employed and paid. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 43; 1978, c. 15, s. 140; I.N. 2016-01-01 (NCCP).
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§ 44Section 44Provision

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The incumbent minister, deputy minister, or agency chief executive must report salary details to the bailiff instead of making a sworn declaration.

44. The incumbent minister or deputy minister of the department or chief executive officer of the agency in which the salary so seized is paid, instead of making a declaration under oath, shall report to the bailiff, under his signature, stating the amount of the salary due at the time of the service of the notice of execution providing for the seizure in the hands of a third person and the amount of the salary to become due every month, if such public officer or employee continues his services under the same conditions. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 44; 1978, c. 15, s. 140; I.N. 2016-01-01 (NCCP).
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§ 45Section 45Provision

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A creditor of a public officer or employee may file an affidavit of claim or a copy of judgment with the department or agency before starting a suit or filing a notice of execution for seizure in the hands of a third person.

45. Any creditor of a public officer or employee may, however, before taking a suit or causing a notice of execution providing for the seizure in the hands of a third person to be filed, produce an affidavit of his claim or a copy of judgment at the department or agency in which such public officer or employee receives his salary. If the public officer or employee acknowledges himself to be indebted in the sum demanded, and, in writing, authorizes the payment thereof out of the portion of his salary liable to seizure, the incumbent minister or deputy minister of such department or chief executive officer of such agency shall pay the creditor, according to the authorization, on each pay day. If several creditors present themselves at the same time, they shall be paid concurrently in proportion to their respective claims. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 45; 1978, c. 15, s. 140; I.N. 2016-01-01 (NCCP).
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§ 46Section 46Provision

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Section 45 does not stop seizure of the salary portion that is liable to seizure under the cited civil procedure articles.

46. Nothing in section 45 shall prevent the seizure of the part of the salary liable to seizure under articles 694 and following of the Code of Civil Procedure (chapter C-25.01); and, in the event of such seizure, the authorization given under section 45 shall become of no effect. R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 46; 1965 (1st sess.), c. 80, a. 1; 1999, c. 40, s. 117; I.N. 2016-01-01 (NCCP).
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§ 47Section 47Repeal

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Section 47 is repealed.

47. (Repealed). R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 47; 1977, c. 5, s. 14; 2000, c. 8, s. 123.
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§ 48Section 48Repeal

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Section 48 is repealed.

48. (Repealed). R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 48; 2000, c. 8, s. 123.
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§ 49Section 49Repeal

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Section 49 is repealed.

49. (Repealed). R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 49; 2000, c. 8, s. 123.
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§ 50Section 50Repeal

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Section 50 is repealed.

50. (Repealed). R. S. 1964, c. 12, s. 50; 1977, c. 5, s. 14; 2000, c. 8, s. 123.
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§ 51Section 51Provision

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This section ceased to have effect on 17 April 1987.

51. (This section ceased to have effect on 17 April 1987). 1982, c. 21, s. 1; U. K., 1982, c. 11, Sch. B, Part I, s. 33.
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§ FORM 1Schedule FORM 1Provision

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The form requires an oath of loyalty to constituted authority and a declaration to perform the duties of the office, function, or employment honestly and justly.

(Sections 9 and 10) Oath of allegiance and office I, A. B., declare under oath that I will be loyal and bear true allegiance to constituted authority and that I will fulfill the duties of my office (or of my function or of my employment, as the case may be,) of.............. honestly and justly. R. S. 1964, c. 12, forms 1, 2; 1969, c. 14, s. 15; 1999, c. 40, s. 117.
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§ —ScheduleRepeal

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Chapter 12 of the Revised Statutes, 1964 is repealed when chapter E-6 of the Revised Statutes comes into force.

In accordance with section 17 of the Act respecting the consolidation of the statutes (chapter R-3), chapter 12 of the Revised Statutes, 1964, in force on 31 December 1977, is repealed effective from the coming into force of chapter E-6 of the Revised Statutes.
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  • Civil Code

    Sections 29, 38

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  • Minister of Finance does not have to be used. 32. In any document made or suit brought under this Act

    Section 32

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  • Revised Statutes comes into force. In accordance with section 17 of the Act

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