BILL 5

An Act to Amend the Woodsmen’s Lien Act

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, enacts as follows:

1(1) The title of the English version of the Woodsmen’s Lien Act, chapter W-12 of the Revised Statutes, 1973, is repealed and the following is substituted:

Woods Workers’ Lien Act

1(2) If in any Act, other than this Act, or in any regulation, rule, order, by-law, agreement or other instrument or document, reference is made to the Woodsmen’s Lien Act, it shall be read, unless the context otherwise requires, as a reference to the Woods Workers’ Lien Act.

CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENT AND COMMENCEMENT

Amendment to the Employment Standards Act

2 Subsection 38.1(7) of the English version of the Employment Standards Act, chapter E-7.2 of the Acts of New Brunswick, 1982, is amended by striking out “Woodsmen’s Lien Act” and substituting “Woods Workers’ Lien Act”.

Commencement

3 This Act comes into force on November 1, 2007.

EXPLANATORY NOTES

Section 1

1)  The English version of the Woodsmen’s Lien Act is now entitled the Woods Workers’ Lien Act.

2)  Transitional provision.

Section 2

Consequential amendment.

Section 3

Commencement provision.