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Session, 47th General Assembly 63
Elizabeth II, 2014 |
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE
BUILDINGS ACCESSIBILITY ACT |
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Received and Read the First Time................................................................................................. |
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Committee.......................................................................................................................................... |
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Royal Assent...................................................................................................................................... |
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HONOURABLE
DAN CRUMMELL Minister
of Service |
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Ordered
to be printed by the Honourable House of Assembly |
EXPLANATORY NOTES This Bill would amend the Buildings Accessibility Act to allow the Lieutenant-Governor in Council to · appoint a vice-chairperson of the advisory board; · require the vice-chairperson to act as the chairperson in the event of the chairpersons absence; and · appoint replacement members to the advisory board and appeal tribunal when a vacancy occurs. |
A BILL AN ACT TO AMEND THE BUILDINGS ACCESSIBILITY ACT Analysis 1.
S.18 Amdt. 2.
S.20 Amdt. Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor and House of Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows: RSNL1990 cB-10 as amended 1. (1) Section 18 of the Buildings Accessibility Act is amended by adding immediately after subsection (1) the following: (1.1) The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may appoint a person as the vice-chairperson of the board. (1.2) In the absence of the chairperson, the vice-chairperson shall act as the chairperson. (2) Section 18 of the Act is amended by adding immediately after subsection (2.1) the following: (2.2) Where a vacancy occurs in the membership of the board, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council may appoint a person to replace that member and that person shall be a member for the unexpired term of the person he or she is replacing. 2. Section 20 of the Act is amended by adding immediately after subsection (3.1) the following: (3.2) Where a vacancy occurs in the membership of the tribunal, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council shall appoint a person to replace that member and that person shall be a member for the unexpired term of the person he or she is replacing. ©Queen's Printer |