BILL NO. 215

(as passed)

1st Session, 64th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
1 Charles III, 2022

 

Government Bill

 

Invest Nova Scotia Board Act
(amended)

 

CHAPTER 49 OF THE ACTS OF 2022

 

The Honourable Susan Corkum-Greek
Minister of Economic Development

 

First Reading: October 19, 2022 (LINK TO BILL AS INTRODUCED)

Second Reading: October 27, 2022

Third Reading: November 8, 2022

Royal Assent: November 9, 2022

An Act to Amend Chapter 9
of the Acts of 2014,
the Invest Nova Scotia Board Act

Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:

1 The title of Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2014, the Invest Nova Scotia Board Act, is amended by striking out "Invest Nova Scotia Board" in the second line and substituting "Community Economic Development Fund".

2 Section 1 of Chapter 9 is amended by striking out "Invest Nova Scotia Board" and substituting "Community Economic Development Fund".

3 Section 2 of Chapter 9 is amended by

(a) striking out clauses (a) and (b);

(b) striking out "and Rural Development and Tourism" in the first and second lines of clause (c) and substituting "Development";

(c) striking out "Invest Nova Scotia" in clause (e) and substituting "Community Economic Development";

(d) striking out clause (f);

(e) striking out "and Rural Development and Tourism" in the first and second lines of clause (g) and substituting "Development";

(f) striking out the semicolon at the end of clause (h) and substituting a period; and

(g) striking out clause (i).

4 The heading preceding Section 4 and Sections 4 to 21 of Chapter 9 are repealed.

5 The heading preceding Section 22 of Chapter 9 is amended by striking out "INVEST NOVA SCOTIA" and substituting "COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT".

6 Subsection 22(1) of Chapter 9 is amended by striking out "Invest Nova Scotia" in the first and second lines and substituting "Community Economic Development".

7 Section 24 of Chapter 9 is repealed.

8 Section 25 of Chapter 9 is amended by striking out "Board or, where provided by the regulations, the Chair," in the first line and substituting "Department".

9 Section 26 of Chapter 9 is amended by striking out "Board" in the first line and substituting "Department".

10 Subsection 30(1) of Chapter 9 is amended by

(a) striking out clauses (b), (e) and (f);

(b) striking out "Board" in the second line of clause (g) and substituting "Department";

(c) striking out "Board" in the second line of clause (h) and substituting "Department"; and

(d) striking out "Board" in the first line of clause (i) and substituting "Department".

11 Section 2 of Chapter 33 of the Acts of 2013, the Accountability in Economic Development Assistance Act, as amended by Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2014, is further amended by

(a) adding immediately after clause (a) the following clause:

(aa) "Community Economic Development Fund" means the Community Economic Development Fund established by the Community Economic Development Fund Act;

(b) striking out "Invest Nova Scotia" in the second line of clause (c) and substituting "Community Economic Development"; and

(c) striking out clause (ca).

 

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