BILL NO. 54

(as introduced)

3rd Session, 62nd General Assembly
Nova Scotia
65 Elizabeth II, 2016



Private Member's Bill



Environment Act
(amended)



The Honourable Denise Peterson-Rafuse
Chester–St. Margaret's



First Reading: November 1, 2016

(Explanatory Notes)

Second Reading:

Third Reading:

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Explanatory Notes

Clauses 1 and 2 allow the Minister to choose who prepares focus reports and environmental assessments. Clause 2 also requires the consideration of the impact of climate change in environmental assessments.

Clause 3 deems certain classes of undertakings to be Class II undertakings as defined in the regulations.

Clause 4 allows the Governor in Council to make regulations for a program providing funding to assist members of the public and organizations of members of the public in participating in review panels.

Clause 5 makes financial or other security or the carrying of insurance mandatory.

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An Act to Amend Chapter 1
of the Acts of 1994-95,
the Environment Act

Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:

1 Subsection 35(2) of Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1994-95, the Environment Act, is repealed and the following subsections substituted:

2 Section 36 of Chapter 1, as amended by Chapter 61 of the Acts of 2011, is further amended by

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

(b) striking out "and" at the end of clause (c);

(c) striking out the period at the end of clause (d) and substituting "; and";

(d) adding immediately after clause (1)(d) the following clause:

(e) adding the following subsections:

3 Section 38 of Chapter 1, as amended by Chapter 61 of the Acts of 2011, is further amended by adding immediately after subsection (2) the following subsection:

4 Subsection 49(1) of Chapter 1, as amended by Chapter 30 of the Acts of 2006 and Chapter 61 of the Acts of 2011, is further amended by adding immediately after clause (l) the following clause:

5 Subsection 65A(1) of Chapter 1, as enacted by Chapter 61 of the Acts of 2011, is amended by striking out "Where required by the regulations, a" in the first line and substituting "A".

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