BILL 2

An Act to Amend the Crown Construction Contracts Act

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

1 Section 1 of the English version of the Crown Construction Contracts Act, chapter C-36 of the Revised Statutes, 1973, is amended

(a)  by repealing the definition “materialman”;

(b)  by repealing the definition “workman”;

(c)  by adding the following definitions in alphabetical order:

“material supplier” means a person having a contract with a contractor, or with a subcontractor who has a contract with a contractor, for the supply of material to a contract; (fournisseur de matériaux)

“worker” means a person who has a contract with a contractor, or with a subcontractor who has a contract with a contractor, to provide work on a contract; (travailleur)

2 Section 7 of the English version of the Act is amended

(a)  in subsection (1) by striking out “materialman” and “workman” wherever they appear and substituting “material supplier” and “worker” respectively;

(b)  in subsection (3) by striking out “materialman” and “workman” wherever they appear and substituting “material supplier” and “worker” respectively;

(c)  in subsection (4)

(i) in paragraph (b) by striking out “materialman” and “workman” and substituting “material supplier” and “worker” respectively;

(ii) in paragraph (c) by striking out “materialman” and “workman” and substituting “material supplier” and “worker” respectively;

(d)  in subsection (5) by striking out “materialman” and “workman” and substituting “material supplier” and “worker” respectively.