The Expropriation Procedure Amendment Act, 2019 — Bill 190 (2020) [First Reading Bills]
Bill 190 (Bill190-2019)
Saskatchewan — Debates (Hansard)
1 MISCELLANEOUS STATUTES (ELECTRONIC REGISTER), 2019 BILL No. 190
An Act to amend The Expropriation Procedure Act (Assented to ) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows:
Short title This Act may be cited as The Expropriation Procedure Amendment Act, 2019. RSS c E-16, new
section
Section of The Expropriation Procedure Act is repealed and the following substituted: “Power of judge to allow interest 40(1) The judge trying an action for compensation may allow interest on all or a specified portion of the compensation allowed at the rate determined in accordance with The Pre-judgment Interest Act.
(2) If the judge is of the opinion that any delay in determining the compensation is attributable in whole or in part to a person claiming compensation, the judge may: (
a) refuse to allow that person interest for the whole or a specified part of the time with respect to which the person might otherwise be entitled to interest; or (
b) allow that person interest at a rate less than the rate determined pursuant to subsection (1) as the judge considers reasonable.
(3) This
section applies to proceedings commenced before, on or after the coming into force of this section”. Coming into force This Act comes into force on assent. MISCELLANEOUS STATUTES (ELECTRONIC REGISTER), 2019 Printed by the authority of the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan 2019