Environment Act (amended)

BILL NO. 117

(as introduced)

2nd Session, 59th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
55 Elizabeth II, 2006

Private Member's Bill

Environment Act
(amended)

Joan Massey
Dartmouth East

First Reading: May 12, 2006

(Explanatory Note)

Second Reading:

Third Reading:

Explanatory Note

This Bill provides that, effective six months after the Bill receives Royal Assent,

(a) domestic class pesticides must be stored, handled and maintained in accordance with the regulations; and

(b) a spill of a domestic class pesticide must be cleaned up as provided in the regulations.

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 Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1994-95, the Environment Act, is amended by adding immediately after Section 101 the following Section:

101A (1) A domestic class pesticide available in retail outlets in the Province shall be stored, handled and maintained as set out in the regulations.

(2) A spill of a domestic class pesticide shall be cleaned up following the procedures set out in the regulations.

2 Subsection 102(1) of Chapter 1 is amended by adding immediately after clause (h) the following clause:

(ha) respecting the storage, handling, maintaining and clean-up of domestic class pesticides;

3 This Act comes into force six months after it receives Royal Assent.

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