BILL NO. 402
(as introduced)
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1st Session, 64th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
2 Charles III, 2023
Private Member's Bill
Coastal Protection Act
(amended)
The Honourable Iain Rankin
Timberlea–Prospect
First Reading: November 8, 2023
Second Reading:
Third Reading:
Explanatory Note
(a) requires the Governor in Council to make regulations respecting minimum building elevations and horizontal setbacks; and
(b) provides that the Act comes into force on January 1, 2024.
An Act to Amend Chapter 3
of the Acts of 2019,
the Coastal Protection Act
Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:
1 Section 29 of Chapter 3 of the Acts of 2019, the Coastal Protection Act, is repealed and the following Sections substituted:
- 29 Before the coming into force of this Act, the Governor in Council shall make regulations under clause 28(1)(h) setting standards for
(a) minimum building elevations that comprise a system of vertical setbacks for each section of coast across the Province to protect against sea-level rise and storm surge; and
(b) horizontal setbacks and describing the role of the designated professional with respect to horizontal setbacks.
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