BILL NO. 30

(as introduced)

1st Session, 59th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
52 Elizabeth II, 2003



Private Member's Bill



Labour Standards Code
(amended)



Manning MacDonald
Cape Breton South



First Reading: October 27, 2003

(Explanatory Notes)

Second Reading:

Third Reading:

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Explanatory Notes

Clause 1 entitles employees to a rest period of at least 36 consecutive hours every seven days.

Clauses 2 and 3 entitle employees to at least 30 minutes rest after every five consecutive hours of work.

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An Act to Amend Chapter 246
of the Revised Statutes, 1989,
the Labour Standards Code

Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:

1 Subsection 66(2) of Chapter 246 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Labour Standards Code, as enacted by Chapter 14 of the Acts of 1991, is amended by striking out "twenty-four" in the fourth line and substituting "thirty-six".

2 Chapter 246 is further amended by adding immmediately after Section 66 the following Section:

3 Subsection 67(1) of Chapter 246 is amended by adding "or a period of rest in accordance with Section 66A" immediately after "66" in the fourth line.

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