BILL NO. 14
(as passed, with amendments)
1st Session, 60th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
55 Elizabeth II, 2006
Public Service Act
(amended)
CHAPTER 44 OF THE ACTS OF 2006
The Honourable Michael G. Baker, Q.C.
Government House Leader
First Reading: June 30, 2006 (LINK TO BILL AS INTRODUCED)
Second Reading: October 31, 2006
Third Reading: November 23, 2006 (WITH COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS)
Royal Assent: November 23, 2006
An Act to Amend Chapter 376
of the Revised Statutes, 1989,
the Public Service Act
Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:
1 Section 2 of Chapter 376 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Public Service Act, as amended by Chapter 14 of the Acts of 1992, Chapter 38 of the Acts of 1993, Chapter 31 of the Acts of 1994, Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1995-96, Chapter 8 of the Acts of 1996, Chapter 25 of the Acts of 1996 and Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2001, is further amended by
(a) repealing clause (a) and substituting the following clause:
(b) striking out "Office" in clause (c) and substituting "Department";
(c) adding immediately after clause (d) the following clause:
(d) adding immediately after clause (f) the following clause:
(e) adding immediately after clause (g) the following clause:
2 The heading immediately before Section 26 and Sections 26 and 27 of Chapter 376 are repealed and the following heading and Sections substituted:
27 The Minister of Agriculture has, unless specifically assigned to another member of the Executive Council, the supervision, direction and control of
(a) all matters relating to agriculture;
(b) the administration of Acts, orders and regulations relating to agriculture in the Province; and
(c) such other matters as may be assigned to the Minister by the Governor in Council or by statute.
3 Chapter 376 is further amended by adding immediately after Section 36 the following heading and Sections:
36B The Minister of Energy has, unless specifically assigned to another member of the Executive Council, the supervision, direction and control of all matters relating to energy resources, including oil and gas, electricity and renewable energy and other natural resources when used for the production of energy, including
(a) developing and implementing energy policies and programs;
(b) conducting research and analysis related to the effective management, including exploration, development and use, of the Province's energy resources;
(c) liaising with other governments, departments, organizations, advisory groups, regulators and associations to advance the interests and concerns of the Province and facilitating co-ordinated energy policies, activities and programs;
(d) managing the Province's energy resources in order to achieve optimum economic, social and environmental value from the energy sector, including issuing rights to use the Province's oil and gas resources and monitoring the use of these rights;
(e) promoting the efficient, effective and environmentally sound use of energy;
(f) the administration of Acts, orders and regulations relating to the matters referred to in clauses (a) to (e); and
(g) such other matters as may be assigned to the Minister by the Governor in Council or by statute.
36C The Minister is the lead Minister with respect to climate-change matters.
4 Chapter 376 is further amended by adding immediately after Section 44A the following heading and Sections:
44C The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture has, unless specifically assigned to another member of the Executive Council, the supervision, direction and control of
(a) all matters over which the Legislature has jurisdiction relating to fisheries and aquaculture;
(b) the administration of Acts, orders and regulations relating to fisheries and aquaculture in the Province; and
(c) such other matters as may be assigned to the Minister by the Governor in Council or by statute.
5 Chapter 376 is further amended by adding immediately after Section 46 the following heading and Sections:
46B The Minister of Health Promotion and Protection has, unless specifically assigned to another member of the Executive Council,
(a) the supervision, direction and control of all affairs and matters relating to development and implementation of an integrated and strengthened public health system emphasizing both the promotion and protection of the health and well-being of Nova Scotians by
(ii) leading a co-ordinated population health approach to youth sexual health,
(iii) increasing physical activity through sport, recreation and facility development,
(iv) promoting reduction in tobacco use through the implementation of the Province's comprehensive tobacco-control strategy,
(v) providing leadership and ensuring intersectoral collaboration with respect to the Nova Scotia Injury Prevention Strategy,
(vi) providing a continuum of addiction-related care and service spanning health promotion, addiction prevention and problem gambling,
(vii) promoting chronic disease prevention by leading the Province's co-ordinated and integrated multi-year initiatives, and
(viii) protecting public health in the areas of communicable-disease prevention and control, environmental-health and public-health emergency preparedness and response;
(b) the administration of Acts, orders and regulations, relating to the matters referred to in clause (a); and
(c) such other matters as may be assigned to the Minister by the Governor in Council or by statute.
46C In addition to any powers given to the Minister of Health Promotion and Protection by an enactment or the Governor in Council, the Minister may
(a) co-operate with departments of government and support the work of those departments to improve health promotion and protection throughout the Province; and
(b) collaborate with private, public and non-profit sectors to strengthen health promotion and protection initiatives in the Province and to take advantage of improving opportunities to create environments that support improved health.
6 This Act comes into force on such day as the Governor in Council orders and declares by proclamation.
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