Parliament of Canada Act
Version of section 46 from 2005-04-21 to 2013-06-25:
Marginal note:Appointment
46 (1) The Governor in Council may appoint one or more members of the House of Commons to be Parliamentary Secretary or Secretaries to a minister.
Marginal note:Maximum number
(2) There shall not be appointed more Parliamentary Secretaries than the number of ministers who hold offices for which salaries are provided in section 4.1 of the Salaries Act.
Marginal note:Tenure of office
(3) A Parliamentary Secretary holds office for a period not exceeding twelve months from the date of the appointment and, on ceasing to be a member of the House of Commons, ceases to hold the office of Parliamentary Secretary.
- R.S., 1985, c. P-1, s. 46
- 2005, c. 16, s. 2
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