Purchasing Management Association of Canada Act (amended)

BILL NO. 24

(as introduced)

4th Session, 61st General Assembly
Nova Scotia
61 Elizabeth II, 2012

Government Bill

Purchasing Management Association of Canada Act
(amended)

The Honourable Ross Landry
Minister of Justice

First Reading: April 17, 2012

(Explanatory Note)

Second Reading: April 30, 2012

Third Reading: May 4, 2012 (WITH COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS) (LINK TO BILL AS PASSED)

Explanatory Note

This Bill amends the Purchasing Management Association of Canada Act to reflect the Association's professional designations which now include "Supply Chain Management Professional" or "SCMP".

An Act to Amend Chapter 381
of the Acts of 1989,
the Purchasing Management Association of Canada Act

Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:

1 Section 3 of Chapter 381 of the Acts of 1989, the Purchasing Management Association of Canada Act, is amended by

(a) adding "or "Supply Chain Management Professional"" immediately before the semicolon in the second line of clause (a);

(b) striking out clause (b) and substituting the following clause:

(b) use the designation "C.P.P.", "CPP", "S.C.M.P." or "SCMP" to indicate that the person is or has the qualifications of an eligible member,

and

2 Section 4 of Chapter 381 is repealed and the following Section substituted:

4 Nothing in this Act affects the right of any person who is not a member of the Association to practise as or hold himself or herself out as a purchaser or a supply chain management professional so long as the person does not use the designation "Certified Professional Purchaser", "C.P.P.", "CPP", "Supply Chain Management Professional", "S.C.M.P." or "SCMP".

3 Section 5 of Chapter 381 is repealed and the following Section substituted:

5 Nothing in this Act affects the right of any person who is not a member of the Association to use the initials "C.P.P.", "CPP", "S.C.M.P." or "SCMP" after the person's name so long as that person is not practising as a purchaser or a supply chain management professional.

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