BILL NO. 30

(as passed)

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

Government Bill

Land Registration Act (amended)
and
Registry Act (amended)

CHAPTER 20 OF THE ACTS OF 2011

The Honourable John MacDonell
Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations

First Reading: April 19, 2011 (LINK TO BILL AS INTRODUCED)

Second Reading: May 5, 2011

Third Reading: May 10, 2011

Royal Assent: May 19, 2011

Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:

1 Subsection 7(3) of Chapter 6 of the Acts of 2001, the Land Registration Act, is amended by striking out "land registration district" in the second line and substituting "location prescribed by the Governor in Council".

2 Chapter 6 is further amended by adding immediately after Section 8 the following Section:

8A (1) The Minister shall, in accordance with the Civil Service Act, appoint a person to be a deputy registrar general.

(2) The Minister may, in accordance with the Civil Service Act, appoint additional deputy registrars general as may be required to assist the Registrar General in the performance of his or her duties.

(3) A deputy registrar general appointed under subsection (1) or (2) may perform any of the duties and exercise any of powers of the Registrar General as directed by the Registrar General and shall perform such other duties as directed by the Minister.

(aa) prescribing the location of land registration offices;

4 Section 7 of Chapter 392 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Registry Act, is repealed and the following Section substituted:

7 The Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations shall establish and maintain a registry office in each land registration office established under the Land Registration Act.

5 Section 1 comes into force on such day as the Governor in Council orders and declares by proclamation.