BILL NO. 24
(as passed, with amendments)
1st Session, 64th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
70 Elizabeth II, 2021
Government Bill
Fisheries and Coastal Resources Act
(amended)
CHAPTER 31 OF THE ACTS OF 2021
The Honourable Steve Craig
Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture
First Reading: October 19, 2021 (LINK TO BILL AS INTRODUCED)
Second Reading: October 21, 2021
Third Reading: October 29, 2021 (WITH COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS)
Royal Assent: November 5, 2021
An Act to Amend Chapter 25
of the Acts of 1996,
the Fisheries and Coastal Resources Act
1 (1) Subsection 48(1) of Chapter 25 of the Acts of 1996, the Fisheries and Coastal Resources Act, as enacted by Chapter 19 of the Acts of 2015, is amended by striking out "three members appointed by the Minister" in the last line and substituting "not more than ten members appointed by the Minister for such terms as the Minister may determine".
(2) Subsection 48(2) of Chapter 25, as enacted by Chapter 19 of the Acts of 2015, is amended by adding "and another member to be its Vice-chair" immediately after "Chair" in the last line.
(3) Subsection 48(4) of Chapter 25 is repealed and the following subsections substituted:
- (4) The Chair of the Review Board shall assign three or more of its members to constitute a panel to hear an application before the Review Board.
(4A) The Chair of the Review Board shall determine a quorum of the Review Board or of a hearing panel.
2 Chapter 25 is further amended by adding immediately after Section 49 the following Section:
- 49A Where a panel is constituted to hear an application before the Review Board, a decision of a majority of the panel is the decision of the Review Board but, where there is no majority, a decision of the chair of the panel is the decision of the Review Board.
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