BILL 36

An Act to Amend the Natural Products 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 Natural Products Act, chapter N-1.2 of the Acts of New Brunswick, 1999, is amended

(a)  by repealing the definition “milk” and substituting the following:

“milk” means milk from a dairy animal; (lait)

(b)  by adding the following definition in alphabetical order:

“dairy animal” includes cows, goats, sheep and other species kept for the purposes of milking; (animal laitier)

2 Section 77 of the Act is amended by adding after subsection (1) the following:

77( 1.1) A regulation made under subsection (1) may adopt by reference, in whole or in part, with such changes as the Commission considers necessary, any code, standard, procedure or specification and may require compliance with the code, standard, procedure or specification.

77( 1.2) An order made under subsection (5) or directions issued under subsection (5) may adopt by reference, in whole or in part, with such changes as the agency, board or other body considers necessary, any code, standard, procedure or specification and may require compliance with the code, standard, procedure or specification.

77( 1.3) The power to adopt by reference and require compliance with a code, standard, procedure or specification in subsection (1.1) or (1.2) includes the power to adopt a code, standard, procedure or specification as it may be amended from time to time.