BILL NO. 402

(as introduced)

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

(Explanatory Note)

Second Reading:

Third Reading:

This Bill

(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.

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1 Section 29 of Chapter 3 of the Acts of 2019, the Coastal Protection Act, is repealed and the following Sections substituted: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.

30 This Act has effect on and after January 1, 2024.