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Municipality of the District of St. Mary's
Deed Transfer Tax By-Law
General
1. This By-Law is entitled the "Deed Transfer Tax By-Law."
2. A deed transfer tax applies in the Municipality of the District of St. Mary's
3. The rate of the deed transfer tax in the Municipality of the District of St. Mary's is 1.25 %
percent of the value of the property transferred.
4. The Registrar of the Land Registration Office shall be the agent and collector of the deed
transfer tax for the Municipality of the District of St. Mary's in accordance with the
agreement to that effect between the Municipality of the District of St. Mary's and the
Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
5. This By-Law shall come into effective on September 12th, 2016.
Clerk's Annotation for Official By-Law Book
Date of first reading: August 3, 2016
Date of advertisement of Notice of Intent to Consider: August 26, 2016
Date of final reading: September 12, 2016
Effective Date: September 12, 2016
*Date of advertisement of Passage of By-Law: September 23, 2016
Date of mailing to Minister a certified copy of By-Law: September 15, 2016
I certify that this DEED TRANSFER TAX BY-LAW was adopted by Council and published as
indicated above
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Chief Administrative Officer
Date
*Effective Date of the By-law unless otherwise specified in the text of the By-Law