BILL NO. 21

(as passed)

3rd Session, 61st General Assembly
Nova Scotia
60 Elizabeth II, 2011



Government Bill



Public Archives Act
(amended)

CHAPTER 26 OF THE ACTS OF 2011



The Honourable David Wilson
Minister of Communities, Culture and Heritage



First Reading: April 12, 2011 (LINK TO BILL AS INTRODUCED)

Second Reading: May 3, 2011

Third Reading: May 10, 2011

Royal Assent: May 19, 2011

An Act to Amend Chapter 24
of the Acts of 1998,
the Public Archives Act

Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:

1 Clause 2(d) of Chapter 24 of the Acts of 1998, the Public Archives Act, is amended by striking out "Education and Culture" in the first and second lines and substituting "Communities, Culture and Heritage".

2 Subsection 6(1) of Chapter 24 is amended by striking out " by the Governor in Council upon the recommendation of the Board in consultation with the Minister " in the second and third lines and substituting " appointed in accordance with, and subject to, the Civil Service Act ".

3 Subsection 10(1) of Chapter 24 is amended by

(a) striking out clause (b); and

(b) striking out "Education and Culture" in the second line and substituting "Communities, Culture and Heritage".

4 Subsection 12(1) of Chapter 24 is repealed and the following subsection substituted:


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