BILL NO. 3

1st Session, 57th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
47 Elizabeth II, 1998

Private Bill

The Nova Scotia Music Teachers' Act
(amended)

Howard Epstein
Halifax-Chebucto

First Reading: May 22, 1998

Second Reading: November 12, 1998

Third Reading: November 24, 1998 (WITH COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS)

1 Section 4 of Chapter 71 of the Acts of 1941, The Nova Scotia Music Teachers' Act, is amended by adding "in accordance with the by-laws of the Association" immediately after "Association" in the ninth line.

2 Section 5 of Chapter 71 is amended by striking out clauses (c), (d) and (e) and substituting the following clauses:

(c) to encourage the establishment of music credits in connection with high school courses and to acknowledge music as an essential component of child and adult education;

(d) to register all music teachers according to recognized musical and academic standards;

(e) to encourage definite ethical standards of professional conduct among teachers;

3 Sections 7 and 8 of Chapter 71 are repealed.

4 Section 9 of Chapter 71 is amended by striking out "nine members" in the second line and substituting "that number of members as prescribed by the by-laws of the Association".

5 Chapter 71 is further amended by adding immediately after Section 9 the following Section:

9A Subject to this Act, the general management of the business and affairs of the Association is vested in the Council and the Council may exercise the powers of the Association.

6 Subsection 13(1) of Chapter 71 is amended by

(a) striking out "By-laws" in the first line and substituting "by-laws and regulations";

(b) adding ", by-laws and regulations respecting" immediately after "foregoing" in the sixth line;

(c) adding immediately after clause (c) the following clauses:

(ca) the qualifications that a person must have to become a member of the Association;

(cb) classes of members, the rights and obligations of the members of each class and the qualifications a person must have in order to be admitted to each of such classes, with power to provide for the admission of both persons who are or are not members into any such class of membership;

(d) striking out the period at the end of clause (i) and substituting a semicolon; and

(e) adding immediately after clause (i) the following clause:

(j) local chapters of the Association, with power to establish and name each local chapter and to prescribe the rights and functions of each local chapter.

7 Section 14 of Chapter 71 is amended by

(a) adding "person who is a" immediately after "Every" in the first line; and

(b) striking out "he" in the second line and substituting "that person".

8 Section 15 of Chapter 71 is repealed.

9 (1) Any by-law or regulation relating to the Nova Scotia Music Teachers' Association that was made at any time after the coming into force of Chapter 71 and before the coming into force of this Act either by

(a) the Council of the Association and confirmed by a general meeting of the Association; or

(b) a general meeting of the Association,

is deemed to have been authorized by Chapter 71.

(2) Nothing in subsection (1) affects the rights acquired by any person from a judgment or order given or made in litigation or proceedings commenced on or before May 22, 1998.