BILL NO. 72

(as introduced)

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



Private Member's Bill



Film Industry Incentives Restoration Act



Lenore Zann
Truro–Bible Hill–Millbrook–Salmon River



First Reading: November 10, 2016

(Explanatory Note)

Second Reading:

Third Reading:

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Explanatory Note

This Bill restores the Film and Television Development Programme, the Equity Fund and the Film Industry Tax Credit.

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An Act Respecting the Restoration of Incentives
to Encourage the Development
of the Film Industry in Nova Scotia

Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:

1 This Act may be cited as the Film Industry Incentives Restoration Act.

2 The Government shall forthwith restore the Film and Television Development Programme and the Equity Fund on the same terms as they existed before being cancelled.

3 (1) Subsection 47(1) of Chapter 217 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Income Tax Act, as enacted by Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2000 and amended by Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2007 and Chapter 6 of the Acts of 2015, is further amended by adding “or after December 31, 2016” immediately after “2015” in the last line.

(2) Section 47 of Chapter 217, as enacted by Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2000 and amended by Chapter 5 of the Acts of 2002, Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2003, Chapter 6 of the Acts of 2005, Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2006, Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2007, Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2008, Chapter 8 of the Acts of 2011, Chapter 33 of the Acts of 2014 and Chapter 6 of the Acts of 2015, is further amended by adding immediately after subsection (2A) the following subsection:

(3) Section 47 of Chapter 217, as enacted by Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2000 and amended by Chapter 5 of the Acts of 2002, Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2003, Chapter 6 of the Acts of 2005, Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2006, Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2007, Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2008, Chapter 8 of the Acts of 2011, Chapter 33 of the Acts of 2014 and Chapter 6 of the Acts of 2015, is further amended by adding immediately after subsection (2B) the following subsection:

(4) Subsection 47(3) of Chapter 217, as enacted by Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2000 and amended by Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2007 and Chapter 8 of the Acts of 2011, is further amended by striking out “and (2B)” in the second line and substituting “, (2B) and (2C)”.

(5) Section 47 of Chapter 217, as enacted by Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2000 and amended by Chapter 5 of the Acts of 2002, Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2003, Chapter 6 of the Acts of 2005, Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2006, Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2007, Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2008, Chapter 8 of the Acts of 2011, Chapter 33 of the Acts of 2014 and Chapter 6 of the Acts of 2015, is further amended by adding immediately after subsection (6) the following subsection:

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