BILL NO. 80

(as introduced)

2nd Session, 58th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
50 Elizabeth II, 2001

Government Bill

House of Assembly Act
(amended)

The Honourable Ronald S. Russell, C.D.
Government House Leader

First Reading: November 7, 2001

(Explanatory Note)

Second Reading: November 8, 2001

Third Reading: November 22, 2001 (WITH COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS)

This Bill provides that no commission of inquiry on the remuneration of elected provincial officials shall be appointed to determine indemnities, allowances and salaries for the year 2002 and, for that year, provides that the increase in the indemnities, allowances and salaries is to be the same as for members of the Civil Service in the Management Compensation Pay plan.

Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:

1 Section 45 of Chapter 1 (1992 Supplement) of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the House of Assembly Act, is amended by adding immediately after subsection (4) the following subsection:

(5) Notwithstanding subsections (1) to (4),

(a) the Speaker shall not, in the year 2001, appoint persons pursuant to subsection (1); and

(b) for the year 2002, the annual indemnity and allowance for expenses to be paid pursuant to this Act and the salaries to be paid pursuant to this Act and the Executive Council Act shall be those amounts paid pursuant to this Act and the Executive Council Act for the year 2001 plus the average percentage increase in salary paid for the year 2001 to members of the Civil Service in the Management Compensation Pay plan.

2 This Act has effect on and after October 1, 2001.