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An Act Abolishing the
Legislative Council and Amending the
Constitution of the Province
1 The Legislative Council of the Province of Nova Scotia is hereby abolished, and
all appointments and commissions of members of the said Council as such are hereby revoked,
vacated and annulled. 1928, c. 1, s. 1.
2 The Legislature of the Province of Nova Scotia shall consist of the
Lieutenant-Governor and of one House, namely the House of Assembly mentioned in chapter 2 of
The Revised Statutes, 1923, entitled "Of the Constitution, Powers and Privileges of the
Houses," as amended, and the constitution of the Legislature and the Province is hereby
altered and amended accordingly. 1928, c. 1, s. 2.
3 All powers, jurisdiction, authority and functions which immediately before the
enactment of this Act were vested in or exercisable by the Legislature of the Province of
Nova Scotia are hereby vested in and shall be exercisable by the Lieutenant-Governor and
the said House of Assembly. 1928, c. 1, s. 3.
4amendment of The Interpretation Act
5 Where and in so far, but in so far only, as any provision of any Statute, Act,
enactment, law, Order-in-Council, rule of Court, order, By-law, ordinance, rule or
regulation or of any instrument or document whatsoever heretofore enacted, made or
executed, is inconsistent with any provision of this Act, such first mentioned provision
is hereby repealed and annulled. 1928, c. 1, s. 5.
6 This Act shall come into and be in force on, from and after, but not before
the thirty-first day of May, A.D., 1928. 1928, c. 1, s. 6.