An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 23, 2004

Marginal note:Payment for 2004-2005

• 8 (1) For the fiscal year beginning on April 1, 2004, the Minister of Finance may make a cash payment to the Province of Nova Scotia in the amount of thirty-four million dollars.

• Marginal note:Payment for 2005-2006

  (2) For the fiscal year beginning on April 1, 2005, the Minister of Finance may make a cash payment to the Province of Nova Scotia in the amount of four million dollars.

• (3) [Repealed, 2005, c. 30, s. 86]

• Marginal note:Payment out of C.R.F.

  (4) Any amount payable under subsection (1) or (2) may be paid by the Minister of Finance out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund at the time and in the manner that the Minister of Finance considers appropriate.

• Definition of former legislation

  (5) In subsections (1) to (3), former legislation means the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act as it read on May 13, 2004.