BILL NO. 96
(as introduced)
2nd Session, 62nd General Assembly
Nova Scotia
64 Elizabeth II, 2015
Revenue Act
(amended)
The Honourable Pat Dunn
Pictou Centre
First Reading: April 21, 2015
Second Reading:
Third Reading:
Explanatory Note
An Act to Amend Chapter 17
of the Acts of 1995-96,
the Revenue Act
Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:
1 Chapter 17 of the Acts of 1995-96, the Revenue Act, is amended by adding immediately after Section 11 the following Section:
(2) Notwithstanding subsection 22(2) of the Revenue Act Regulations, marked gasoline and marked diesel oil may be purchased, stored and used to operate machinery and apparatus in a commercial mining, quarrying or pitting operation.
(3) Where the tax has been paid, the Commissioner may, subject to subsection (5) and upon application from a purchaser and the receipt of evidence satisfactory to the Commissioner, refund the tax on gasoline or diesel oil if the gasoline or diesel oil has been used to operate machinery and apparatus in a commercial mining, quarrying or pitting operation.
(4) Subject to subsections (1) to (3), the Revenue Act Regulations apply to gasoline and diesel oil purchased to operate machinery and apparatus when used in a commercial mining, quarrying or pitting operation.
(5) The money required for the purpose of this Section shall be paid out of money appropriated for that purpose by the Legislature.
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