BILL NO. 12
(as introduced)
2nd Session, 58th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
50 Elizabeth II, 2001
Assessment Act and
Municipal Government Act
(amended)
The Honourable Angus MacIsaac
Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
First Reading: April 2, 2001
Second Reading: May 25, 2001
Third Reading: June 1, 2001 (WITH COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS)
Explanatory Note
This Bill exempts the property of volunteer fire departments from municipal taxation.
An Act to Amend Chapter 23
of the Revised Statutes, 1989,
the Assessment Act, and
Chapter 18 of the Acts of 1998,
the Municipal Government Act
Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:
1 Subsection 5(1) of Chapter 23 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Assessment Act, is amended by adding immediately after clause (i) the following clause:
(ia) the property of a fire department, registered pursuant to the Municipal Government Act, used directly and solely for community purposes or fund-raising activities of the department;
2 Clause 71(1)(c) of Chapter 18 of the Acts of 1998, the Municipal Government Act, is repealed.
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