BILL NO. 50
(as passed, with amendments)
1st Session, 61st General Assembly
Nova Scotia
58 Elizabeth II, 2009
Wilderness Areas Protection Act
(amended)
CHAPTER 30 OF THE ACTS OF 2009
The Honourable Sterling Belliveau
Minister of Environment
First Reading: October 27, 2009 (LINK TO BILL AS INTRODUCED)
Second Reading: November 2, 2009
Third Reading: November 5, 2009 (WITH COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS)
Royal Assent: November 5, 2009
An Act to Amend Chapter 27
of the Acts of 1998,
the Wilderness Areas Protection Act
Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:
1 (1) Subsection 23(4) of Chapter 27, as enacted by Chapter 56 of the Acts of 2005, is amended by adding "and within lands added to wilderness areas listed in a Schedule to the Act" immediately after "Act" in the second line.
(2) Subsection 23(4B) of Chapter 27, as enacted by Chapter 56 of the Acts of 2005, is amended by striking out "2010" in the first line and substituting "2012".
(3) Section 23 of Chapter 27, as amended by Chapter 56 of the Acts of 2005, is further amended by adding immediately after subsection (4B) the following subsection:
(a) River Philip Road, Economy River Wilderness Area;
(b) Queensport Road, Bonnet Lake Barrens Wilderness Area;
(c) The Bypass Trail located on the Snowmobilers Association of Nova Scotia trail #104, Jim Campbells Barren Wilderness Area.
2 Section 24 of Chapter 27 is amended by adding immediately after subsection (2) the following subsections:
(4) A licence issued pursuant to subsection (3) must only permit such activities as are required to conduct the hunt, and may contain such terms and conditions as the Minister considers necessary to minimize adverse environmental impacts and protect the wilderness area.
(6) A licence issued pursuant to subsection (4) to a campsite lease or licence holder authorizing vehicle use may only be issued for the limited purpose of
(a) maintaining or repairing structures associated with the campsite lease or licensed site; or
(b) removing structures or materials associated with the campsite lease or licensed site.
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