Emancipation Day Act
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Bill overview
Bill NS112, “Emancipation Day Act”, is a Nova Scotia bill from session assembly-63-session-3.
Its latest recorded status is “Passed”.
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PLAIN-LANGUAGE SUMMARY
What you need to know
The Emancipation Day Act in Nova Scotia makes August 1st a statutory holiday to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved Africans in the province. This bill establishes August 1st as a day of remembrance and reflection, and it requires the government to promote public awareness of the significance of this day.
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Key provisions
- 01This Act may be cited as the Emancipation Day Act.
- 02Emancipation Day is hereby designated as a public holiday in the province of Nova Scotia.
- 03The Governor in Council may declare a day to be Emancipation Day.
- 04A day declared to be Emancipation Day under subsection (1) shall be a public holiday.
- 05This Act comes into force on a day to be proclaimed by the Governor in Council.
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