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Engineering Profession Act (amended)

BILL NO. 114

(as passed)

1st Session, 60th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
55 Elizabeth II, 2006



Government Bill



Engineering Profession Act
(amended)

CHAPTER 29 OF THE ACTS OF 2006



The Honourable Murray K. Scott
Minister of Justice



First Reading: November 16, 2006 (LINK TO BILL AS INTRODUCED)

Second Reading: November 17, 2006

Third Reading: November 23, 2006 (WITH COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS)

Royal Assent: November 23, 2006

An Act to Amend Chapter 148
of the Revised Statutes, 1989,
the Engineering Profession Act

Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:

1 Section 6 of Chapter 148 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Engineering Profession Act, is amended by

(a) adding "and, by by-law, authorize the Council to fix from time to time by resolution the fees and annual dues of the Association in such manner and subject to such limits as are prescribed by by-law" immediately after "determine" in the last line of clause (e); and

(b) adding immediately after clause (k) the following clause:

(ka) establish with any other professional association a joint practice board with power to review and make recommendations to the Council on professional practice issues of mutual concern;

2 Subsection 7(1) of Chapter 148 is amended by

(a) striking out "resident of the Province" in the third and fourth lines and substituting "citizen of Canada or is lawfully admitted to Canada for permanent residence"; and

(b) adding "or under" immediately after "by" in the fourth line.

3 Subsection 8(1) of Chapter 148 is amended by adding "or under" immediately after "by" in the third line.

4 Subsection 12(2) of Chapter 148 is amended by striking out "Only a member" in the first line and substituting "Members and engineers-in-training".

5 Subsection 13(1) of Chapter 148 is amended by adding "who must be residents of the Province and" immediately before "who" in the third line.

6 (1) Subsection 18(2) of Chapter 148 is amended by adding "or under" immediately after "by" in the second line.

(2) Subsection 18(3) of Chapter 148 is amended by adding "or under" immediately after "by" in the fourth line.

7 (1) Subsection 19(1) of Chapter 148 is amended by adding "or under" immediately after "by" the second time it appears in the fourth line.

(2) Subsection 19(2) of Chapter 148 is amended by

(a) adding "or under" immediately after "by" in the third line; and

(b) striking out "within six months of the date upon which they become" in the third and fourth lines and substituting "before the thirty-first day of March of the year for which they are".

8 Section 32 of Chapter 148 is amended by adding immediately after subsection (3) the following subsection:

(3A) Notwithstanding subsections (2) and (3), voting under this Section may be conducted by electronic or other alternative means or combination of means as may be authorized by resolution of the Council, in which case all other requirements of this Section apply with necessary adaptations.

9 This Act comes into force on such day as the Governor in Council orders and declares by proclamation.

 


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