BILL NO. 208

(as introduced)

2nd Session, 60th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
57 Elizabeth II, 2008



Government Bill



Conservation Property Tax Exemption Act



The Honourable Jamie Muir
Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations



First Reading: November 5, 2008

Second Reading: November 7, 2008

Third Reading: November 18, 2008 (LINK TO BILL AS PASSED)

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An Act to Establish a Tax
Exemption for Conservation Property

Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:

1 This Act may be cited as the Conservation Property Tax Exemption Act.

PART I

ASSESSMENT ACT

2 Section 2 of Chapter 23 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Assessment Act, as amended by Chapter 19 of the Acts of 1990, Chapter 18 of the Acts of 1998, Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2000, Chapter 15 of the Acts of 2002, Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2005, Chapter 19 of the Acts of 2006 and Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2007, is further amended by

(a) adding "(1)" immediately after the Section number;

(b) adding immediately after clause (d) the following clause:

(c) adding immediately after subclause (s)(ia) the following subclause:

3 Chapter 23 is further amended by adding immediately after Section 45A the following heading and Section:

PART II

MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ACT

4 Section 3 of Chapter 18 of the Acts of 1998, the Municipal Government Act, as amended by Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2000, Chapter 6 of the Acts of 2001, Chapter 35 of the Acts of 2001, Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2003 and Chapter 40 of the Acts of 2006, is further amended by adding immediately after clause (n) the following clause:

5 Chapter 18 is further amended by adding immediately after Section 76 the following Section:

6 This Act comes into force on such day as the Governor in Council orders and declares by proclamation.

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