BILL NO. 228
(as passed)
2nd Session, 63rd General Assembly
Nova Scotia
69 Elizabeth II, 2020
Government Bill
Housing Nova Scotia Act
(amended)
CHAPTER 11 OF THE ACTS OF 2020
The Honourable Chuck Porter
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
First Reading: February 26, 2020 (LINK TO BILL AS INTRODUCED)
Second Reading: February 27, 2020
Third Reading: March 5, 2020
Royal Assent: March 10, 2020
An Act to Amend Chapter 213
of the Revised Statutes, 1989,
the Housing Nova Scotia Act
1 Section 7 of Chapter 213 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Housing Nova Scotia Act, is amended by
(a) striking out "and" at the end of clause (e);
(b) striking out the period at the end of clause (f) and substituting "; and"; and
(c) adding immediately after clause (f) the following clause:
- (g) promote and provide financial assistance to persons the Corporation determines to be
persons in housing need.
2 Subsection 9(1) of Chapter 213, as amended by Chapter 30 of the Acts of 1990, is further amended by
(a) striking out the period at the end of clause (g) and substituting a semicolon; and
(b) adding immediately after clause (g) the following clause:
- (h) provide financial assistance to persons requiring such assistance in order to obtain or
maintain housing.
3 Subsection 13(1) of Chapter 213, as amended by Chapter 30 of the Acts of 1990, is further amended by adding immediately after clause (aa) the following clauses:
- (ab) respecting the application, conditions, management and supervision and any other matter necessary for the provision of financial assistance by the Corporation pursuant to Section 9;
(ac) defining any word or expression used but not defined in this Act;
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