BILL NO. 7
(as passed)
1st Session, 62nd General Assembly
Nova Scotia
62 Elizabeth II, 2013
Public Service Act
(amended)
CHAPTER 42 OF THE ACTS OF 2013
The Honourable Andrew Younger
Minister of Communications Nova Scotia
First Reading: December 2, 2013 (LINK TO BILL AS INTRODUCED)
Second Reading: December 3, 2013
Third Reading: December 12, 2013
Royal Assent: December 12, 2013
An Act to Amend Chapter 376
of the Revised Statutes, 1989,
the Public Service Act,
Respecting the Office
of Communications Nova Scotia
Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:
1 Section 25IB of Chapter 376 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Public Service Act, is repealed and the following Sections substituted:
(a) provide centralized delivery of communications services with respect to non-partisan communications from the Government of the Province, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
(ii) marketing and advertising services, including media planning and buying,
(iii) communications research and evaluation,
(iv) media-relations services, including preparation and distribution of news releases,
(vi) strategic Internet planning and design,
(vii) photography and videography,
(b) develop policies, practices, standards and guidelines with respect to communications from the Government of the Province, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, policies, practices, standards and guidelines with respect to paid advertising, management of the corporate identity of the Government of the Province and social media use; and
(c) ensure that communications from the Government of the Province are
(iii) effective and designed to meet established objectives,
(iv) presented in a factual and respectful manner,
(v) delivered in a fiscally responsible manner,
(vi) objective and not directed at promoting partisan interests,
(vii) relevant to government responsibilities and priorities, and
(viii) compliant with legal requirements and government policies and procedures.
25IC (1) The Minister of Communications Nova Scotia shall submit each fiscal year to the Executive Council a report for the previous fiscal year setting out the paid advertising conducted by the Office of Communications Nova Scotia for the Government of the Province, the objectives and outcomes of the advertising and the expenditures made with respect to the advertising.
(2) The Minister shall table the annual report in the Assembly if the Assembly is then sitting or, where the Assembly is not then sitting, file it with the Clerk of the Assembly within fifteen days of its submission to the Executive Council.
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