9

 

Third Session, 45th General Assembly

55 Elizabeth II, 2006

BILL 9

AN ACT TO AMEND THE OCCUPATIONAL
HEALTH
AND SAFETY ACT

Received and Read the First Time...................................................................................................

Second Reading.................................................................................................................................

Committee............................................................................................................................................

Third Reading.....................................................................................................................................

Royal Assent......................................................................................................................................

HONOURABLE DIANNE WHALEN

Minister of Government Services

Ordered to be printed by the Honourable House of Assembly

 

EXPLANATORY NOTES

Clause 1 of the Bill would amend the Occupational Health and Safety Act by updating the definitions of "assistant deputy minister" and "minister".

Clause 2 of the Bill would amend the Act by changing the limitation period during which offences under the Act or regulations may be prosecuted.

A BILL

AN ACT TO AMEND THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT

Analysis


        1.   S.2 Amdt.
Definitions

         2   S.70 R&S
Limitation period


Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor and House of Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows:

RSNL1990 cO-3
as amended

        1. (1) Paragraph 2(a) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act is repealed and the following substituted:

             (a)  "assistant deputy minister" means an assistant deputy minister appointed under section 9 of the Executive Council Act for the proper conduct of this Act;

             (2)  Paragraph 2(g) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

             (g)  "minister" means the minister appointed under the Executive Council Act to administer this Act;

 

        2. Section 70 of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Limitation period

      70. A prosecution under this Act or the regulations shall be started within 2 years of

             (a)  the date upon which the offence is alleged to have been committed; or

             (b)  the date upon which an assistant deputy minister or an officer of the Occupational Health and Safety Division becomes aware of the alleged offence,

whichever is later.