Post on 16-Aug-2020
Spring and Summer 2013
STATUS OF LEGISLATION
OF
THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
5th Session, 61st General Assembly62 Elizabeth II, 2013
Published by the Office of the Legislative CounselHalifax, Nova Scotia
STATUS OF LEGISLATION
This booklet contains a list of all the bills that were introduced in theNova Scotia House of Assembly in Spring and Summer 2013. Thissitting is the Fifth Session of the Sixty-first General Assembly.
A Government Bill is distinguished by designating the portfolio ofthe Minister who introduced it. A Private Member’s Bill (non-Government public bill) or Private or Local Bill is distinguished bygiving the constituency of the member who introduced it.
In Nova Scotia, all Government Bills and Private Members’ Bills,after receiving second reading, are referred to the Law AmendmentsCommittee unless the House otherwise determines. The only excep-tion to this rule is the appropriations bill which is governed by spe-cial rules of the House. All Private or Local Bills, after receivingsecond reading, are referred to the Committee on Private and LocalBills unless the House otherwise determines.
Where a bill has received Royal Assent, the Chapter number in the2013 Statutes is given as well as the time of commencement.
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Compiled by the Office of the Legislative Counsel
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Sitting Dates of the House of Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Status of Bills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
SITTING DATESOF
HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
2013
Convened - March 26, 2013
Adjourned - May 10, 2013
Reconvened - July 5, 2013
Adjourned - July 5, 2013
Dissolved - September 7, 2013
2013 status of legislation 3
BILLS - LEGISLATIVE PROGRESS
Bill 1 Accountability in Economic Development Assistance Act
Honourable Stephen McNeil(Annapolis)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 26, 2013
Bill 2 Reliability in the Delivery of Electricity Act
Andrew Younger(Dartmouth East)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 26, 2013
Bill 3 Support for Parents of Critically Ill or Abducted Children Act(Labour Standards Code - amended)
Honourable Frank Corbett(Minister of Labour and Advanced Education)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 27, 2013Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 2, 2013Law Amendments Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 29, 2013Committee of the Whole House . . . . . . . . . . . .April 30, 2013Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 2, 2013Royal Assent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 10, 2013Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proclamation2013 Statutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chapter 11
Bill 4 Balanced Budget Act
Honourable Jamie Baillie(Cumberland South)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 27, 2013
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Bill 5 Elections Act - amended
Honourable Stephen McNeil(Annapolis)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 28, 2013
Bill 6 Next Generation Act(Finance Act - amended)
Honourable Jamie Baillie(Cumberland South)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 28, 2013
Bill 7 Liquor Control Act - amended
Diana Whalen(Halifax Clayton Park)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 28, 2013
Bill 8 Food Bank Donation Tax Credit for Farmers Act(Income Tax Act - amended)
Leo Glavine(Kings West)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 28, 2013
Bill 9 Review to Invest in Student Achievement Act
Honourable Karen Casey(Colchester North)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 28, 2013
2013 status of legislation 5
Bill 10 Geothermal Heating and Cooling Systems, An Act to Promote the Development of District and Neighbourhood
(Public Utilities Act - amended)
Andrew Younger(Dartmouth East)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 28, 2013
Bill 11 Affordable Higher Education Act
Zach Churchill(Yarmouth)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 28, 2013
Bill 12 Public Service Act - amended
Honourable Stephen McNeil(Annapolis)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 28, 2013
Bill 13 Liquor Control Act - amended
Diana Whalen(Halifax Clayton Park)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 28, 2013
Bill 14 Diabetic Persons Support Act
Leo Glavine(Kings West)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 28, 2013
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Bill 15 Education Act - amended
Honourable Karen Casey(Colchester North)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 28, 2013
Bill 16 Green Energy Promotion Act
Andrew Younger(Dartmouth East)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 28, 2013
Bill 17 Blueprint for the Future of Public Education in Nova Scotia Act
Honourable Stephen McNeil(Annapolis)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 28, 2013
Bill 18 Life-threatening Illness Student Support Act
Honourable Karen Casey(Colchester North)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 28, 2013
Bill 19 Increasing Immigration to Nova Scotia Act
Diana Whalen(Halifax Clayton Park)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 28, 2013
Bill 20 Electricity Act - amended
Andrew Younger(Dartmouth East)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 28, 2013
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Bill 21 Supporting All Students’ Success in the Classroom Act
Honourable Stephen McNeil(Annapolis)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 28, 2013
Bill 22 Joseph Howe Day Act
Diana Whalen(Halifax Clayton Park)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 28, 2013
Bill 23 Sound Recording Tax Credit Act(Income Tax Act - amended)
Harold (Junior) Theriault(Digby–Annapolis)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 28, 2013
Bill 24 Multi-year Funding Act
Kelly Regan(Bedford–Birch Cove)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 28, 2013
Bill 25 Health Act - amended
Honourable Stephen McNeil(Annapolis)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 28, 2013
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Bill 26 Sales Tax Act - amended
Harold (Junior) Theriault(Digby–Annapolis)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 28, 2013
Bill 27 Day Care Act - amended
Kelly Regan(Bedford–Birch Cove)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 28, 2013
Bill 28 Tax Review (2013-14) Act
Honourable Stephen McNeil(Annapolis)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 28, 2013
Bill 29 Housing Development Corporation Act - amended
Kelly Regan(Bedford–Birch Cove)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 28, 2013
Bill 30 Housing Development Corporation Act - amended
Kelly Regan(Bedford–Birch Cove)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 28, 2013
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Bill 31 Full Disclosure of Accounting Changes Act(Finance Act - amended)
Honourable Jamie Baillie(Cumberland South)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 2, 2013
Bill 32 Solemnization of Marriage Act - amended
Honourable John MacDonell(Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 3, 2013Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 4, 2013Law Amendments Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 29, 2013Committee of the Whole House . . . . . . . . . . . .April 30, 2013Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 2, 2013Royal Assent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 10, 2013Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Royal Assent2013 Statutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chapter 28
Bill 33 Rural Nova Scotia Physicians Act
Honourable Stephen McNeil(Annapolis)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 4, 2013
Bill 34 Ratepayer Protection Act
Andrew Younger(Dartmouth East)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 4, 2013
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Bill 35 Protect Patients and Provide for the Fair Resolution ofContract negotiations in Health Care and CommunityServices, An Act to(Trade Union Act - amended)
Honourable Jamie Baillie(Cumberland South)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 8, 2013
Bill 36 Provincial Court Act - amended
Honourable Ross Landry(Minister of Justice)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 8, 2013Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 25, 2013Law Amendments Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 29, 2013Committee of the Whole House . . . . . . . . . . . .April 30, 2013Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 2, 2013Royal Assent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 10, 2013Commencement:
Section 1, subsection 3(1) & Section 4 . . . .April 1, 2002Section 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 11, 2010Section 2, subsection 3(2) and Section 5 .January 1, 2011Subsection 3(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 1, 2012
2013 Statutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 27
Bill 37 Innovative Transportation Act(Motor Vehicle Act - amended)
Honourable Maurice Smith(Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 10, 2013Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 25, 2013Law Amendments Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 29, 2013Committee of the Whole House . . . . . . . . . . . .April 30, 2013Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 2, 2013Royal Assent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 10, 2013
2013 status of legislation 11
Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Royal Assent2013 Statutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chapter 4
Bill 38 Trade Union Act - amended
Honourable Jamie Baillie(Cumberland South)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 11, 2013
Bill 39 Trade Union Act - amended
Honourable Jamie Baillie(Cumberland South)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 11, 2013
Bill 40 Education Act - amended
Eddie Orrell(Cape Breton North)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 12, 2013
Bill 41 Child Protection Intervention Act
Honourable Jamie Baillie(Cumberland South)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 15, 2013
Bill 42 Pension Benefits Act - amended
Honourable Frank Corbett(Minister of Labour and Advanced Education)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 15, 2013Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 25, 2013Law Amendments Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 29, 2013Committee of the Whole House . . . . . . . . . . . .April 30, 2013Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 2, 2013
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Royal Assent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 10, 2013Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Royal Assent2013 Statutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 25
Bill 43 Trustees of the Onslow Cemetery Company, An Act toIncorporate the - amended
Honourable Karen Casey(Colchester North)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 15, 2013Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 29, 2013Law Amendments Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 2, 2013Committee of the Whole House . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 3, 2013Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 3, 2013Royal Assent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 10, 2013Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Royal Assent2013 Statutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 30
Bill 44 Ratepayer Fairness Act(Public Utilities Act - amended)
Chuck Porter(Hants West)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 16, 2013
Bill 45 Transparency in Power Rates Act(Public Utilities Act - amended)
Chuck Porter(Hants West)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 16, 2013
Bill 46 Public Utilities Act - amended
Honourable Jamie Baillie(Cumberland South)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 16, 2013
2013 status of legislation 13
Bill 47 Capital Projects Review Act
Honourable Jamie Baillie(Cumberland South)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 16, 2013
Bill 48 Power Rate Reduction Review Act
Honourable Jamie Baillie(Cumberland South)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 16, 2013
Bill 49 Revenue Act - amended
Alfie MacLeod(Cape Breton West)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 16, 2013
Bill 50 Maintenance and Custody Act - amended
Keith Bain(Victoria–The Lakes)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 17, 2013
Bill 51 Financial Measures (2013) Act
Honourable Maureen MacDonald(Minister of Finance)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 18, 2013Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 29, 2013Law Amendments Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 1, 2013Committee of the Whole House . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 2, 2013Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 3, 2013
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Royal Assent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 10, 2013Commencement:
Section 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 1, 1986Section 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 30, 2006Sections 2, 11 to 13 & 25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 1, 2013Section 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 5, 2013Section 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 1, 2013Sections 9 and 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 1, 2013Sections 22 to 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Proclamationthe remainder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Royal Assent
2013 Statutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 3
Bill 52 Safer Schools Act
Honourable Jamie Baillie(Cumberland South)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 18, 2013
Bill 53 Stand Up Against Bullying Day Act
Eddie Orrell(Cape Breton North)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 18, 2013
Bill 54 Widows’ Pension Act(Workers’ Compensation Act - amended)
Honourable Frank Corbett(Minister of Labour and Advanced Education)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 19, 2013Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 25, 2013Law Amendments Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 29, 2013Committee of the Whole House . . . . . . . . . . . .April 30, 2013Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 2, 2013Royal Assent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 10, 2013Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Royal Assent2013 Statutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 12
2013 status of legislation 15
Bill 55 Protection of Animal Welfare and Security Act(Animal Protection Act - amended)
Honourable John MacDonell(Minister of Agriculture)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 22, 2013Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 25, 2013Law Amendments Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 3, 2013Committee of the Whole House . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 6, 2013Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 6, 2013Royal Assent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 10, 2013Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proclamation2013 Statutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chapter 8
Bill 56 Cyberbullying Intervention Act
Allan MacMaster(Inverness)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 23, 2013
Bill 57 Language Schools Act
Honourable Frank Corbett(Minister of Labour and Advanced Education)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 23, 2013Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 25, 2013Law Amendments Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 29, 2013Committee of the Whole House . . . . . . . . . . . .April 30, 2013Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 2, 2013Royal Assent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 10, 2013Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proclamation2013 Statutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chapter 5
16 status of legislation 2013
Bill 58 Appropriations Act, 2013
Honourable Maureen MacDonald(Minister of Finance)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 23, 2013Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 23, 2013Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 23, 2013Royal Assent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 10, 2013Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 1, 20132013 Statutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 1
Bill 59 Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources AccordImplementation (Nova Scotia) Act - amended
Honourable Charlie Parker(Minister of Energy)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 24, 2013Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 25, 2013Law Amendments Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 3, 2013Committee of the Whole House . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 6, 2013Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 6,.2013Royal Assent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 10, 2013Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Proclamation2013 Statutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 15
Bill 60 Residential Tenancies Act - amended
Diana Whalen(Halifax Clayton Park)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 24, 2013
Bill 61 Cyber-safety Act
Honourable Marilyn More(Minister responsible for the Advisory Council on the Status of Women)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 25, 2013Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 26, 2013
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Law Amendments Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 6, 2013Committee of the Whole House . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 7, 2013Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 10, 2013Royal Assent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 10, 2013Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proclamation2013 Statutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chapter 2
Bill 62 Protection for Persons in Care Act - amended
Honourable Denise Peterson-Rafuse(Minister of Community Services)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 26, 2013Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 29, 2013Law Amendments Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 6, 2013Committee of the Whole House . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 7, 2013Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 9, 2013Royal Assent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 10, 2013Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proclamation2013 Statutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chapter 26
Bill 63 Maintenance and Custody Act - amended
Honourable Karen Casey(Colchester North)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 26, 2013
Bill 64 Maritime Link Act - amended
Honourable Jamie Baillie(Cumberland South)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 26, 2013
Bill 65 Maritime Link Act - amended
Honourable Jamie Baillie(Cumberland South)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 26, 2013
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Bill 66 Mariners’ Day Act
Honourable Sterling Belliveau(Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 29, 2013Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 30, 2013Law Amendments Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 3, 2013Committee of the Whole House . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 6, 2013Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 6, 2013Royal Assent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 10, 2013Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Royal Assent2013 Statutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 6
Bill 67 Elections Act - amended
Honourable Ross Landry(Minister responsible for the Elections Act)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 30, 2013Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 2, 2013Law Amendments Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 6, 2013Committee of the Whole House . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 6, 2013Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 6, 2013Royal Assent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 10, 2013Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Royal Assent2013 Statutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 17
Bill 68 Firefighter Licence Plates Act
Keith Bain(Victoria–The Lakes)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 30, 2013
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Bill 69 Statute Amendments (2013) Act(Body Armour Control Act - amendedFatality Investigations Act - amendedHouse of Assembly Act - amendedHousing Development Corporation Act - amendedMotor Vehicle Act - amendedPublic Interest Disclosure of Wrongdoing Act - amendedSea, Army, Air and Navy League Cadets Day Act - amended)
Honourable Ross Landry(Minister of Justice)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 30, 2013Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 2, 2013Law Amendments Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 6, 2013Committee of the Whole House . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 6, 2013Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 6, 2013Royal Assent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 10, 2013Commencement:
Section 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .December 6, 2012Sections 5 to 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proclamationthe remainder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Royal Assent
2013 Statutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chapter 10
Bill 70 Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Professionals Act
Honourable David A. Wilson(Minister of Health and Wellness)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 1, 2013Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 6, 2013Law Amendments Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 8, 2013Committee of the Whole House . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 9, 2013Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 9, 2013Royal Assent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 10, 2013Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proclamation2013 Statutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chapter 7
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Bill 71 House of Assembly Act - amended
Honourable Darrell Dexter(Cole Harbour)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 1, 2013Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 2, 2103Law Amendments Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 6, 2013Committee of the Whole House . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 6, 2013Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 7, 2013Royal Assent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 10, 2013Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Royal Assent2013 Statutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 19
Bill 72 House of Assembly Act -amended
Frank Corbett(Cape Breton Centre)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 1, 2013Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 2, 2013Law Amendments Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 6, 2013Committee of the Whole House . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 6, 2013Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 7, 2013Royal Assent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 10, 2013Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Royal Assent2013 Statutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 20
Bill 73 House of Assembly Act - amended
Jim Boudreau(Guysborough–Sheet Harbour)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 1, 2013Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 2, 2013Law Amendments Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 6, 2013Committee of the Whole House . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 6, 2013Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 7, 2013Royal Assent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 10, 2013Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Royal Assent2013 Statutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 21
2013 status of legislation 21
Bill 74 House of Assembly Act - amended
Lenore Zann(Truro–Bible Hill)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 1, 2013Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 2, 2013Law Amendments Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 6, 2013Committee of the Whole House . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 6, 2013Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 7, 2013Royal Assent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 10, 2013Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Royal Assent2013 Statutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chapter 22
Bill 75 House of Assembly Act - amended
Mat Whynott(Hammonds Plains–Upper Sackville)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 1, 2013Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 2, 2013Law Amendments Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 6, 2013Committee of the Whole House . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 6, 2013Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 7, 2013Royal Assent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 10, 2013Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Royal Assent2013 Statutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chapter 23
Bill 76 Adult Protection Act - amended
Honourable David A. Wilson(Minister of Health and Wellness)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 2, 2013Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 6, 2013Law Amendments Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 8, 2013Committee of the Whole House . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 9, 2013Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 9, 2013Royal Assent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 10, 2013Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proclamation2013 Statutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chapter 13
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Bill 77 Thinkers’ Lodge Act
Brian Skabar(Cumberland North)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 2, 2013
Bill 78 Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources AccordImplementation (Nova Scotia) Act - amended
Honourable Charlie Parker(Minister of Energy)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 3, 2013Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 6, 2013Law Amendments Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 8, 2013Committee of the Whole House . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 9, 2013Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 9, 2013Royal Assent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 10, 2013Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Proclamation2013 Statutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 16
Bill 79 Government Advertising Act
Honourable Stephen McNeil(Annapolis)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 3, 2013
Bill 80 Members’ Retiring Allowances Act - amended
Honourable Frank Corbett(Government House Leader)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 6, 2013Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 7, 2013Law Amendments Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 9, 2013Committee of the Whole House . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 9, 2013Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 9, 2013Royal Assent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 10, 2013
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Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 6, 20132013 Statutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chapter 24
Bill 81 Builders’ Lien Act - amended
Honourable Ross Landry(Minister of Justice)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 6, 2013Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 7, 2013Law Amendments Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 9, 2013Committee of the Whole House . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 9, 2013Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 9, 2013Royal Assent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 10, 2013Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proclamation2013 Statutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chapter 14
Bill 82 Provincial Flag Act
Jim Boudreau(Guysborough–Sheet Harbour)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 6, 2013Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 7, 2013Law Amendments Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 9, 2013Committee of the Whole House . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 9, 2013Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 9, 2013Royal Assent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 10, 2013Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Royal Assent2013 Statutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chapter 9
Bill 83 Halifax Regional Municipality Charter - amended
Honourable John MacDonell(Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 7, 2013Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 7, 2013Law Amendments Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 9, 2013Committee of the Whole House . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 9, 2013
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Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 9, 2013Royal Assent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 10, 2013Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Proclamation2013 Statutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 18
Bill 84 District of Barrington Health Professionals Assistance Act - amended
Honourable Sterling Belliveau(Shelburne)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 7, 2013Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 7, 2013Law Amendments Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 9, 2013Committee of the Whole House . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 9, 2013Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 9, 2013Royal Assent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 10, 2013Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Royal Assent2013 Statutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 29
Bill 85 Fair Telecommunications Practices Act
Honourable Keith Colwell(Preston)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 7, 2013
Bill 86 Ambulances Services Continuation (2013) Act
Honourable Frank Corbett(Minister of Labour and Advanced Education)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 5, 2013Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 5, 2013Law Amendments Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 5, 2013Committee of the Whole House . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 5, 2013Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 5, 2013Royal Assent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 5, 2013Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Royal Assent2013 Statutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 31
2013 status of legislation 25
Bill 87 Resolution of Ambulance Services Labour Disputes Act
Honourable Jamie Baillie(Cumberland South)
First Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .July 5, 2013
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NOVA SCOTIA HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
SECOND SESSION SIXTIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
2013
INDEX TO BILLS
BILL NO.A
Accountability in Economic Development Assistance Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Adult Protection Act; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76Affordable Higher Education Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Ambulance Services Continuation (2013) Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86Animal Protection Act; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Appropriations Act, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
B
Balanced Budget Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Blueprint for the Future of Public Education in Nova Scotia Act . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Body Armour Control Act; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Builders’ Lien Act; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
C
Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation (Nova Scotia) Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 78
Capital Projects Review Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Child Protection Intervention Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Companies Act; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Corporation Capital Tax Act; amended. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Corporations Registration Act; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Cyber-safety Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Cyberbullying Intervention Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
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D
Day Care Act; amended. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Diabetic Persons Support Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14District of Barrington Health Professionals Assistance Act; amended . . . . . . . . .84
E
Education Act; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15, 18, 40, 61Elections Act; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5, 67Electricity Act; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
F
Fair Telecommunications Practices Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85Fatality Investigations Act; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69Finance Act; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4, 6, 31Financial Measures Act (2013) Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51Firefighter Licence Plates Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68Food Bank Donation Tax Credit for Farmers Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Full Disclosure of Accounting Changes Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
G
Geothermal Heating and Cooling Systems, An Act to Promote theDevelopment of District and Neighbourhood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Government Advertising Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79Green Energy Promotion Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
H
Halifax Regional Municipality Charter; amended. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83Health Act; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Health Services and Insurance Act; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14House of Assembly Act; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75Housing Development Corporation Act; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29, 30, 69
I
Income Tax Act; amended. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8, 23, 51Increasing Immigration to Nova Scotia Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Innovative Transportation Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
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J
Joseph Howe Day Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
L
Labour Standards Code; amended. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Language Schools Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Life-threatening Illness Student Support Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Liquor Control Act; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 13
M
Maintenance and Custody Act; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, 63Mariners’ Day Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Maritime Link Act; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 65Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Professionals Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Medical Radiation Technologists Act; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Members’ Retiring Allowances Act; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80Motor Vehicle Act; amended. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37, 51, 69Multi-year Funding Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
N
Next Generation Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
O
Onslow Cemetery Company, An to Incorporate the Trustees of the;amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
P
Payment into Court Act; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Pension Benefits Act; amended. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Personal Property Security Act; amended. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Power Rate Reduction Review Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Probate Act; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Protect Patients and Provide for the Fair Resolution of Contract
Negotiations in Health Care and Community Services, An Act to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Protection for Persons in Care Act; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
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Protection of Animal Welfare and Security Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55Provincial Court Act; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36Provincial Flag Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82Public Interest Disclosure of Wrongdoing Act; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69Public Service Act; amended. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Public Service Superannuation Act; amended. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51Public Utilities Act; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10, 44, 45, 46
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Ratepayer Fairness Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44Ratepayer Protection Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34Reliability in the Delivery of Electricity Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Residential Tenancies Act; amended. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60Resolution of Ambulance Services Labour Disputes Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87Revenue Act; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49, 51Review to Invest in Student Achievement Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Rural Nova Scotia Physicians Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
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Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61Safer Schools Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52Sales Tax Act; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26, 51Sea, Army, Air and Navy League Cadets Day Act; amended. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69Solemnization of Marriage Act; amended. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Sound Recording Tax Credit Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Stand Up Against Bullying Day Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53Statute Amendments (2013) Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69Summary Proceedings Act; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51Support for Parents of Critically Ill or Abducted Children Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Supporting All Students’ Success in the Classroom Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
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Tax Review (2013-14) Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Thinkers’ Lodge Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77Trade Union Act; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35, 38, 39Transparency in Power Rates Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45Trust and Loan Companies Act; amended. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
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Widows’ Pension Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Workers’ Compensation Act; amended. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
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