1st Session, 58th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
48 Elizabeth II, 1999
The Honourable Jamie A. Muir
Minister Assigned Administration
of Emergency Measures Act
First Reading: November 9, 1999
Second Reading: November 22, 1999
Third Reading: November 23, 1999 (WITH COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS)
Royal Assent: November 23, 1999
Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:
1 Section 3 of Chapter 4 of the Acts of 1992, the Emergency "911" Act, as amended by Chapter 38 of the Acts of 1994, is further amended by
(a) renumbering clause (a) as clause (aa) and adding immediately before the renumbered clause (aa) the following clause:
and
(b) adding "and its successors and assigns" immediately after "Limited" the last time it occurs in the second line of clause (e).
2 Section 5 of Chapter 4 is amended by
(a) striking out "city" in the first line of clause (a) and substituting "regional municipality";
(b) striking out "city" in the fourth line of clause (e) and substituting "regional municipality";
(c) striking out "cities" in the first line of subclause (h)(i) and substituting "regional municipalities";
(d) striking out the period at the end of clause (i) and substituting a semicolon; and
(e) adding the following clause immediately after clause (i):
3 (1) Subsection 7(1) of Chapter 4 is amended by adding "or a CLEC" immediately after "Maritime" in the first and in the sixth lines.
(2) Subsection 7(5) of Chapter 4 is amended by adding "or the regulations" immediately after "Act" in the second line.
4 Section 8 of Chapter 4 is amended by adding "or a CLEC" immediately after "Maritime" in the third and in the fourth lines.
5 Section 9 of Chapter 4 is repealed and the following Section is substituted:
9 The Province, the Minister, a regional municipality, a town, a rural municipality, Maritime, a CLEC, the Emergency Measures Organization and emergency service agencies are not liable, directly or indirectly, for a claim arising out of, relating to or attributable to personal injury, property damage, death or economic loss or for any contribution, reimbursement or indemnification in respect thereof, or a suit, a fine, a demand, an action, a loss, costs or damage of any nature or kind arising out of the operation of, failure of or failure to operate the system or any part of it.
6 Section 11 of Chapter 4 is amended by striking out "No" in the first line and substituting "Except with the written approval of the Minister or a person designated by the Minister, no".