Civil Forfeiture Act (amended)
Long title not yet sourced from the legislative registry.
- Sponsor
- —
- Introduced
- —
- Royal assent
- —
- Final vote
- —
Legislative timeline
- 1st—
- 2nd—
- Comm.—
- 3rd—
- Senate—
- Assent—
Bill overview
Bill NS76, “Civil Forfeiture Act (amended)”, is a Nova Scotia bill from session assembly-61-session-3.
Its latest recorded status is “Passed”.
This overview is written automatically from the registry and vote records on this page and updates when they sync. It describes the bill's path, not its merits.
PLAIN-LANGUAGE SUMMARY
What you need to know
The Nova Scotia government's Civil Forfeiture Act is being amended. This bill allows the government to seize and keep property believed to be connected to a crime, without charging the owner with an offense. The property can be sold to fund crime prevention and rehabilitation programs. The government can also keep the property if it's not claimed by the owner. The bill's changes are taking effect as of a certain date, but the exact date is not specified.
AI-generated from official records and reviewed against our editorial guardrails.
Key provisions
- 01This Act amends the Civil Forfeiture Act to clarify the process for seizing and forfeiting property in Nova Scotia.
- 02The amendments to the Act come into force on a date to be proclaimed by the Governor in Council.
- 03The Minister of Justice is responsible for the administration of this Act.
- 04The Attorney General of Nova Scotia may make regulations respecting the seizure and forfeiture of property under this Act.
- 05A person whose property is seized under this Act is entitled to a hearing to determine whether the property should be forfeited.
Vote roll
No division has been recorded for this bill yet.