Nova Scotia Order in Council 10786/2002

O.C. 10786/2002

Nova Scotia — Orders in Council

OIC Number: 2002 - 593

Date of Order: Dec 19, 2002

Statute: Public Service Act

OIC Text: The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the President of the Executive Council dated December 19, 2002, pursuant to

Chapter 376 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Public Service Act, and all other authority in her vested, is pleased, effective December 19, 2002, to: (

a) direct that there be created an office of the public service and that the name of that office be the Office of Health Promotion; (

b) direct the Office of Health Promotion be presided over by the Minister of the Office of Health Promotion; (

c) appoint Rodney J. MacDonald as the Minister of the Office of Health Promotion; (

d) direct that all affairs and matters relating to health promotion, preventative health, wellness, addiction services including problem gaming services, tobacco control and the Nova Scotia Sport and Recreation Commission which have heretofore been assigned by or under the Public Service Act or by or under any other Act of the Legislature to the Department of Health or the Minister of Health are assigned to the Office of Health Promotion or the Minister of the Office of Health Promotion, as the case may be and are attached to the Department of Health for administrative purposes; (

e) direct that the Minister of the Office of Health Promotion be the Minister responsible for the Tobacco Access Act, Smoke-free Places Act and the Nova Scotia Gaming Foundation Regulations; and (

f) direct that a reference in any Act of the Legislature or in any rule, order, regulation, by-law or ordinance or in any document whatsoever to the Department of Health or the Minister of Health, whether the reference is by official name or otherwise, as regards to any subsequent transaction, matter or thing relating to the affairs or matters or any of them assigned aforesaid to the Office of Health Promotion or the Minister of the Office of Health Promotion be held and construed to be a reference to the Office of Health Promotion or the Minister, as the case may be.

Department(s): Executive Council Health Promotion

Document details

Collection	Nova Scotia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 10786/2002
Date	2002-01-01
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	2002 10786
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	3b1617bab7012077d4a3e0fc45cfd348c99a5f19

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