BILL 69

An Act to Repeal the Quieting of Titles Act

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

1 The Quieting of Titles Act, chapter Q-4 of the Revised Statutes, 1973, is repealed.

TRANSITIONAL PROVISION

2 Any proceeding that was commenced under the Quieting of Titles Act before the commencement of this Act shall be dealt with and completed in accordance with the Quieting of Titles Act as it existed immediately before the commencement of this Act.

CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

Amendment to the Judicature Act

3 Schedule B of the Judicature Act, chapter J-2 of the Revised Statutes, 1973, is amended by striking out

Quieting of Titles Act, sections 26 and 27

Amendments to the Land Titles Act

4 Section 52 of the Land Titles Act, chapter L-1.1 of the Acts of New Brunswick, 1981, is amended

(a)  in subsection (1)

(i) in paragraph (d) by adding “or” at the end of the paragraph;

(ii) by repealing paragraph (e);

(b)  in paragraph (2)(b) by striking out “paragraph (1)(b), (c), (d), (e) or (f)” and substituting “paragraph (1)(b), (c), (d) or (f)”.

COMMENCEMENT

5 This Act comes into force on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

EXPLANATORY NOTES

Section 1

The Quieting of Titles Act is repealed.

Section 2

Transitional provision.

Section 3

Consequential amendment.

Section 4

(a)  

i)  Consequential amendment.

ii)  Consequential amendment. The existing provision is as follows:

(e)  pursuant to an order, judgment, certificate or declaration issued under the Quieting of Titles Act; or

(b)  Consequential amendment.

Section 5

Commencement provision.