The Minister of Finance delivers this speech to the Assembly which lays out the government’s income and expenditures for the upcoming year. The government’s estimated revenue and expenses for the fiscal year (April 1 to March 31). The BOIE is responsible for establishing, implementing and controlling financial policy for the administration of the Legislative Assembly. Saskatchewan’s first Usher of the Black Rod was appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in September 2013. The Saskatchewan Black Rod is carved from oak that was a gift from His Majesty King Charles III (then The Prince of Wales) to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee and the Saskatchewan Legislative Building’s centennial in 2012. The inaugural use of the Black Rod was on October 23, 2013, at the opening of the Third Session of the Twenty-seventh Legislature. Saskatchewan’s Black Rod is a ceremonial staff carried by the Usher of the Black Rod to escort the Lieutenant Governor into the Legislative Chamber. An Act becomes a law on either a specific date, event, or on proclamation.
Royal assent is given by the Lieutenant Governor or the Administrator. Royal Assent: The Bill is now referred to as an Act or statute. Third Reading: This is the final form of a Bill, complete with amendments, as passed by the Assembly. Public hearings may also be held before the Bill is examined. Other members join the debate by critiquing the principles of the Bill.Ĭommittee review: The Bill is referred to a committee for detailed examination. Second Reading: The member who proposes the Bill (minister or private member) outlines the purpose of the Bill and its provisions.
The members are given an opportunity to study the Bill. Members debate its content in the Assembly.įirst Reading: The Bill is introduced and read for the first time. Private members tend to sit in the back rows of the Assembly.Ī Bill proposes to create a new law or amend an existing one. The term is sometimes used to describe an opposition member who does not sit in the front row or have a critic responsibility. Typically, a government member of the Assembly who does not have a position in cabinet. The Administrator stands in for the Lieutenant Governor as necessary.Īn O fficer of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan who works on behalf of the rights, interests and well-being of the province's young people.Ī change to a motion or Bill that either inserts, substitutes, or omits certain words or phrases.Ī Bill that authorizes the government to spend public money. The Chief Justice of the Court of Appeal of Saskatchewan. A Bill becomes an Act after passing three readings and receiving royal assent.
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