BILL NO. 87
(as passed, with amendments)
2nd Session, 58th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
51 Elizabeth II, 2002
Cosmetology Act
(amended)
CHAPTER 16 OF THE ACTS OF 2002
The Honourable Jane S. Purves
Minister of Education
First Reading: November 9, 2001 (LINK TO BILL AS INTRODUCED)
Second Reading: November 13, 2001
Third Reading: May 28, 2002 (WITH COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS)
Royal Assent: May 30, 2002
An Act to Amend Chapter 5
of the Acts of 1995-96,
the Cosmetology Act
Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:
1 (1) Subsection 2(1) of Chapter 5 of the Acts of 1995-96, the Cosmetology Act, is amended by
(a) striking out "or legs" in the fourth line of subclause (d)(ii) and substituting ", legs or other parts of the body";
(b) adding "process," immediately after "mechanical" in the fifth line of subclause (d)(ii);
(c) adding ", oils" immediately after "creams" in the seventh line of subclause (d)(ii); and
(d) adding immediately after clause (h) the following clause:
(ha) "recognized school" means a community college governed by the Community Colleges Act or a private career college within the meaning of the Private Career Colleges Regulation Act and operated by a person who holds a certificate of registration issued pursuant to the Act that applies to the college;
(2) Subsection 2(2) of Chapter 5 is repealed and the following subsection substituted:
(2) Nothing in this Act permits any person to engage in the profession of physiotherapy or the profession of massage therapy or to hold oneself out as qualified to do so.
(3) Section 2 of Chapter 5 is further amended by adding immediately after subsection (3) the following subsection:
(4) Nothing in this Act means that the practice of massage therapy is included as part of the practice of cosmetology.
2 (1) Section 5 of Chapter 5 is amended by adding immediately after subsection (2) the following subsections:
(2A) A course of study in cosmetology may only be given or conducted by a recognized school.
(2B) No person shall be admitted to a course of study in cosmetology unless that person holds a student card issued pursuant to this Act permitting that person to study cosmetology in a recognized school.
(2C) A person does not violate subsection (1) by reason only of taking a course of study in cosmetology at a recognized school and engaging in any activity that such person is required to engage in as a result of being a student in the course.
(2) Section 5 of Chapter 5 is further amended by adding immediately after subsection (6) the following subsection:
(7) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section, nothing in this Section prohibits a person from engaging in cosmetology if that person is not doing so for fee, gain or reward.
3 Clause 10(1)(c) of Chapter 5 is amended by adding ", respecting the qualifications a person must have in order to hold a student card, designating which persons may issue student cards and the curriculum required in order to satisfy Sections 13 and 16" immediately after "held" in the fifth line.
4 Clause 12(2)(b) of Chapter 5 is amended by striking out "three" in the first line and substituting "six".
5 Subsection 13(1) of Chapter 5 is amended by adding immediately after clause (a) the following clause:
(aa) satisfying the Committee that the person has completed the educational requirements prescribed by the by-laws;
6 Subsection 15(1) of Chapter 5 is amended by striking out "Commitee" in the third line and substituting "Committee".
7 Section 18 of Chapter 5 is amended by adding "(1)" immediately after the Section number and adding the following subsection:
(2) No person who is licensed to practise cosmetology in the capacity of a junior cosmetologist shall practise cosmetology except under the direct supervision of a person who is licensed to practise cosmetology in the capacity of a master cosmetologist or master cosmetologist instructor and in a recognized school or in a place of business that may be operated as a place of business where cosmetology is practised.
8 This Act comes into force on such day as the Governor in Council orders and declares by proclamation.
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