Fourth

Session, 45th General Assembly

Elizabeth II, 2007

BILL 31

AN ACT TO HOLD THE GOVERNMENT HARMLESS IN THE DISPOSITION

OF FPI LIMITED

Received and Read the First Time .............................................................................. June

4, 2007

Second Reading .......................................................................................................... June 11,

Committee ..............................................................................................

Amendment

June 12, 2007

Third Reading .............................................................................................................. June 12,

Royal Assent ......................................................................................................................................

HONOURABLE

THOMAS G. RIDEOUT

Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture

Ordered

to be printed by the Honourable House of Assembly

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The purpose of this Bill is stated in

the

Long Title.

A BILL

AN ACT TO HOLD THE CROWN HARMLESS IN THE

DISPOSITION OF THE ASSETS, BUSINESS AND OTHER UNDERTAKINGS OF FPI LIMITED AND FISHERY PRODUCTS

INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Analysis

Short title

No liability

No compensation

Commencement

Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor and

House of Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows:

Short title

1. This

Act may be cited as the Crown Liability Act,

2007 .

No liability

(1) An

action or proceeding does not lie or shall not be instituted or continued

against the Crown or a minister, employee or agent of the Crown based on a

cause of action arising from, resulting from or incidental to the disposition

of the assets, business and other undertakings of FPI Limited or Fishery

Products International Limited.

(2) A cause of action against the Crown or a

minister, employee or agent of the Crown arising from, resulting from or incidental

to the disposition of the assets, business and other undertakings of FPI Limited

or Fishery Products International Limited is extinguished.

No compensation

3. A

person is not entitled to compensation or damages from the Crown or a minister,

employee or agent of the Crown arising from, resulting from or incidental to

the disposition of the assets, business and other undertakings of FPI Limited

or Fishery Products International Limited.

Commencement

4. This Act comes into force on the day the Fishery Products International Act Repeal Act comes into force.

Earl G. Tucker, Queen's Printer