BILL NO. 155
(as introduced)
1st Session, 60th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
56 Elizabeth II, 2007
Private Member's Bill
An Act to Amend Chapter 179
of the Revised Statutes, 1989,
the Forests Act,
Respecting Forestry Management
Leo Glavine
Kings West
First Reading: March 27, 2007
(Explanatory Note)
Second Reading:
Third Reading:
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Explanatory Note
This Bill requires the Nova Scotia Voluntary Planning Board to
develop a forestry management strategy to determine allowable annual harvest. The Board must
review the strategy every 10 years.
An Act to Amend Chapter 179
of the Revised Statutes, 1989,
the Forests Act,
Respecting Forestry Management
Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:
1 Chapter 179 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Forests Act, is amended by adding immediately after Section 8 the following Section:
8A (1) Not withstanding the
Voluntary Planning Act but subject to subsection (3), the Nova Scotia Voluntary Planning Board shall develop a forestry management strategy to determine allowable annual harvest.
(2) The Board shall review the strategy every ten years.
(3) The moneys required for the
purpose of this Section shall be paid out of moneys appropriated for that purpose by the
Legislature.
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