AI-assisted research summary: This Act sets up the King's Printer role and gives the minister powers over appointing the King's Printer and managing the Gazette.
SNL 2023 CHAPTER K-1 KING’S PRINTER ACT Amended: CHAPTER K-1 AN ACT RESPECTING THE KING'S PRINTER (Assented to November 16, 2023) Analysis 1. Short title 2. Definitions 3. Appointment of King's Printer 4. Duties of King's Printer 5. Gazette 6. Matters to be published in the Gazette 7. SNL1995 cW-12 Amdt. Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor and House of Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows: Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the King's Printer Act. 2023 cK-1 s1 Back to Top Definitions 2. In this Act (a) "department" means the department presided over by the minister; (b) "Gazette" means the Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette; and (c) "minister" means the minister appointed under the Executive Council Act to administer this Act. 2023 cK-1 s2 Back to Top Appointment of King's Printer 3. The minister may appoint an officer of the department to be the King's Printer for the province. 2023 cK-1 s3 Back to Top Duties of King's Printer 4. (1) The King's Printer shall, under the direction of the minister, exercise the printing and publishing functions for the government of the province that are assigned to the King's Printer by law or that may be assigned to the King's Printer by the minister. (2) The King's Printer shall print and publish all official and departmental and other reports, forms, documents and other papers that the King's Printer is required to print and publish by the authority of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council. (3) Anything published under the supervision of the King's Printer by authority of this or another Act shall be held to be printed by the King's Printer. 2023 cK-1 s4 Back to Top Gazette 5. (1) The King's Printer shall publish an official gazette, which shall be known as the Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette . (2) The minister may (a) determine the form, mode and times of publication of the Gazette; (b) designate the public bodies, officers and persons to whom the Gazette is to be sent without charge; and (c) establish the price of subscriptions to the Gazette and the charges to be paid for the publication of notices, advertisements and documents. 2023 cK-1 s5 Back to Top Matters to be published in the Gazette 6. All proclamations issued by the Lieutenant-Governor or under the authority of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, and all official notices, regulations, subordinate legislation, advertisements and documents relating to the province, or matters under the control of the House of Assembly and requiring publication, shall be published in the Gazette unless some other mode of publication is required by law. 2023 cK-1 s6 Back to Top SNL1995 cW-12 Amdt. 7. Part VI of the Works, Services and Transportation Act is repealed. 2023 cK-1 s7