Information "211" Act

2 The purpose of this Act is to establish the number "211" as a telephone number for use in the Province to access information about a full range of community, social, health and government services.

3 In this Act,

(a) "information" means information respecting community, social, health and government services;

(b) "Minister" means the Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations;

(c) "telephone information system" means a telephone system for the providing of information to the public that automatically connects a person dialling the digits 211 to a public information answering point through telephone network facilities.

4 (1) The Minister has the general supervision and management of this Act and the regulations.

(2) The Minister may delegate a power or duty conferred or imposed on the Minister by this Act or the regulations to persons designated by the Minister.

5 (1) Subject to Section 8, the Minister, in consultation with the United Way of Canada, shall develop and implement a Province-wide telephone information system.

(2) In developing a telephone information system, the Minister shall consider Canadian and American telephone information systems currently in place.

6 Subject to Section 8, such employees as are required for the purpose of this Act may be appointed in accordance with the Civil Service Act.

7 (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations

(a) respecting the information to be made available pursuant to this Act;

(b) defining any word or expression used but not defined in this Act;

(2) The exercise by the Governor in Council of the authority contained in subsection (1) shall be regulations within the meaning of the Regulations Act.

8 The sums required for the purpose of this Act shall be paid out of money appropriated by the Legislature for that purpose.

BILL NO. 112

(as introduced)