BILL NO. 105

(as amended)

1st Session, 57th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
47-48 Elizabeth II, 1998-99

Government Bill

Fisheries and Coastal Resources Act
(amended)

CHAPTER 2 OF THE ACTS OF 1999

The Honourable Keith W. Colwell
Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture

First Reading: May 26, 1999

Second Reading: May 28, 1999

Third Reading: June 7, 1999 (WITH COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS)

Royal Assent: June 8, 1999

Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:

1 Clause 3(d) of Chapter 25 of the Acts of 1996, the Fisheries and Coastal Resources Act, is repealed.

2 Section 72 of Chapter 25 is amended by adding ", possession" immediately after "packaging" in the second line.

3 Section 73 of Chapter 25 is amended by adding ", possess" immediately after "package" in the first line.

4 Subsection 74(1) of Chapter 25 is amended by adding ", possess" immediately after "package" in the third line.

5 Section 75 of Chapter 25 is amended by adding ", possess" immediately after "package" in the second line.

6 Subsection 76(3) of Chapter 25 is amended by adding immediately after clause (b) the following clause:

(ba) the holder of the licence fails to meet any requirement placed on the licence holder by the regulations;

7 Subsection 77(2) of Chapter 25 is amended by

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

(ca) prescribing information to be submitted to the Minister by a person processing, buying, selling, packaging, possessing or marketing fish, fishery products or fishery resources who is exempt pursuant to the regulations;

(b) adding ", possession" immediately after "packaging" in the third line of clause (e); and

(c) adding ", possession" immediately after "packaging" in the third line of clause (f).

8 Chapter 25 is further amended by adding immediately after Section 109 the following Section:

109A A prosecution for an offence under this Act may not be commenced more than two years after

(a) the date on which the offence was committed; or

(b) the date on which evidence of the offence first came to the attention of an inspector,

whichever is later.

9 (1) Subsection 116(1) of Chapter 25 is amended by striking out "ten" in the fourth line and substituting "one hundred".

(2) Subsection 116(3) of Chapter 25 is amended by

(a) striking out "ten" in the third line and substituting "one hundred"; and

(b) striking out "twenty-five" in the fourth line and substituting "five hundred".

10 Subsection 117(1) of Chapter 25 is amended by relettering clause (a) as clause (ab) and adding immediately before clause (a) the following clauses:

(a) prescribing penalties in respect of offences created pursuant to this Act;

(aa) respecting any matter necessary or advisable for the administration of a system of administrative penalties;

11 This Act comes into force sixty days after this Act receives Royal Assent or such earlier day as the Governor in Council orders and declares by proclamation.