BILL NO. 146

(as introduced)

4th Session, 61st General Assembly
Nova Scotia
61 Elizabeth II, 2012

Local Bill

East Hants Curling Arena Act

The Honourable John MacDonell
Hants East

First Reading: November 22, 2012

Second Reading: November 27, 2012

Third Reading: December 4, 2012 (LINK TO BILL AS PASSED)

Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:

1 This Act may be cited as the East Hants Curling Arena Act.

(a) "Association" means the East Hants Curling Association, a society incorporated pursuant to the Societies Act;

(b) "Council" means the Council of the Municipality;

3 The Municipality may borrow up to $600,000 to assist financially the Association in the construction of a curling arena situate in the Municipality for the purpose of encouraging and promoting recreational activity for the community at large.

(a) levy a charge, rate or tax for the purpose of retiring all or part of the debt incurred by the Municipality pursuant to this Act;

(b) enter into an agreement with the Association for the lending to the Association and repayment by the Association of all or part of the monies borrowed by the Municipality pursuant to this Act on such terms as the Council determines to be in the best interest of the Municipality;

(c) retire all or part of the debt incurred by the Municipality pursuant to this Act by such other method as the Council determines to be in the best interest of the Municipality.

(2) A charge, rate or tax levied pursuant to this Act may be levied and collected in the same manner and in all respects as other municipal charges, rates and taxes required for the ordinary lawful purposes of the Municipality are levied and collected.

5 The Association shall use all monies paid to it pursuant to this Act to defray the cost of constructing the curling arena referred to in this Act and for no other purpose.