Statutes of Newfoundland and Labrador 2016 Chapter 33

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CHAPTER 33

AN ACT TO AMEND THE VICTIMS OF CRIME SERVICES ACT

(Assented to June 7, 2016)

Analysis

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

RSNL1990 c.V-5
as amended

1. Subsection 11.1(1) of the Victims of Crime Services Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Victim fine surcharge

11.1 (1) Where a person is convicted of an offence under an Act of the province and a fine is imposed as a penalty for that conviction, that person shall, in addition to the fine, pay a victim fine surcharge that is 30% of the fine imposed on that person.

Commencement

2. This Act comes into force on September 1, 2016.