2nd SESSION, 63rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Province of Prince Edward Island
57 ELIZABETH II, 2008
CHAPTER 48
(Bill No. 44)
Islander Day Act
Honourable Robert W. J. Ghiz
Premier
GOVERNMENT BILL
MICHAEL D. FAGAN
Queen’s Printer
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
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CHAPTER 48
Islander Day Act
(Assented to December 3, 2008)
BE IT ENACTED by the Lieutenant Governor and the Legislative
Assembly of the Province of Prince Edward Island as follows:
1. Throughout the Province of Prince Edward Island, the second
Monday in February in each year shall be a public holiday, and shall be
kept and observed as such under the name of “Islander Day”.
CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
2. Subsection 6(1) of the Employment Standards Act R.S.P.E.I. 1988,
Cap. E-6.2 is amended by the addition of the words “Islander Day,”
after the words “New Year’s Day,”.
3. Clause 1(a) of the Retail Business Holidays Act R.S.P.E.I. 1988,
Cap. R-13.02 is amended by the addition of the following after
subclause (iii):
(iii.1) Islander Day,
Islander Day
CHAPTER 48
(Bill No. 44)
Islander Day Act
STAGE:
DATE:
1st Reading:
November 27, 2008
2nd Reading:
November 28, 2008
To Committee:
November 28, 2008
Reported:
November 28, 2008
3rd Reading and Pass:
December 3, 2008
Assent:
December 3, 2008
Honourable Robert W. J. Ghiz
Premier
GOVERNMENT BILL
2008
2nd SESSION, 63rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY