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BILL NO. 43

Government Bill

4th Session, 56th General Assembly Nova Scotia 45 Elizabeth II, 1996

An Act to Amend Chapter 85

of the Revised Statutes, 1989,

the Condominium Act

The Honourable Sandra L. Jolly Minister of Business and Consumer Services

Halifax Printed by Queen s Printer for Nova Scotia

Explanatory Note

This Bill permits the registration of phased-development condominiums.

An Act to Amend Chapter 85

of the Revised Statutes, 1989,

the Condominium Act

Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:

1 Chapter 85 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Condominium Act, is amended by adding immediately after Section 12 the following Section:

12A (1) Notwithstanding Sections 11 and 12, the Registrar shall accept for registration a declaration and description of a phased-development condominium if the declaration and description contain the information prescribed by regulation.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of a condominium accepted for registration before this Section comes into force.

2 Subsection 46(1) of Chapter 85 is amended by

(a) adding immediately after clause (b) the following clauses:

(ba) respecting phased-development condominiums;

(bb) prescribing the information to be contained in the declaration and description for a phased-development condominium;

(bc) respecting disclosure of information with respect to a phased-development condominium;

(bd) exempting a phased-development condominium from specified provisions of this Act;

and

(b) adding immediately after clause (m) the following clause:

(ma) defining any word or expression used but not defined in this Act;

3 This Act comes into force on such day as the Governor in Council orders and declares by proclamation.

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