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BY-LAW REGION OF WINDSOR AND WEST HANTS MUNICIPALITY
RD-001
DEED TRANSFER TAX BY-LAW
Region of Windsor and West Hants Municipality
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Deed Transfer Tax By-law, RD-001
1. TITLE
This By-law shall be cited at the Deed Transfer Tax By-law.
2. DEFINITION
In this By-law "Region of Windsor and West Hants Municipality" means the
Municipality incorporated by the Region of Windsor and West Hants Municipality
Act, SNS 2018, c.26, irrespective of whether it has had its name changed by
virtue of Section 11 of that Act or otherwise.
3. BY-LAW
a. A deed transfer tax shall apply to properties in the Region of Windsor and
West Hants Municipality, effective on and after April 1, 2020.
b. The amount of the deed transfer tax shall be the sum of one and one half
per cent (1.5%) of the sale price or value of the property.
c. Section 3 Interpretations and Part V Deed Transfers of the Municipal
Government Act, R.S.N.S 1998, c. 18 shall apply to deed transfers.
d. For the purposes of this By-law, "persons married to one another" shall
include those who have entered into a domestic partnership declaration
and have registered such declaration in accordance with Part II of the
Vital Statistics Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 494
e. Pursuant to Section 110 of the Municipal Government Act R.S.N.S 1998, c.
18, the Registrar of Deeds is hereby appointed as the agent and collector
of the deed transfer tax and has all the powers of the treasurer pursuant
to Part V of the Municipal Government Act, R.S.N.S.1998, c. 18.
4. REPEAL
a. By-law 30 Deed Transfer Tax By-law of the Town of Windsor dated August
28, 2007, and all previous such by-laws are hereby repealed on the
effective date.
b. D-002 Deed Transfer Tax By-law of the Municipality of the District of West
Hants dated September 14, 2004 as amended on March 8, 2016 and July
10, 2018, and all previous by-laws are hereby repealed on the effective
date.
5. EFFECTIVE DATE
a. This By-law shall be effective on April 1, 2020.
BY-LAW REGION OF WINDSOR AND WEST HANTS MUNICIPALITY
RD-001
DEED TRANSFER TAX BY-LAW
Region of Windsor and West Hants Municipality
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Deed Transfer Tax By-law, RD-001
I, Rhonda Brown, Municipal Clerk of the Region of Windsor and West Hants
Municipality, the Province of Nova Scotia, do hereby certify that this is a true
copy of the By-law as adopted by the Council of the Region of Windsor and
West Hants Municipality at a meeting duly called and held on the 23rd day of
June, 2020.
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R. N. Brown
Municipal Clerk
By-Law Adoption
First Reading:
May 28, 2020
Notice Published:
June 6, 2020
Second Reading & Approval
June 23, 2020
Final Publication
June 27, 2020
Notice to Municipal Affairs
June 29, 2020
Description: Initial approval of Deed Transfer Tax By-law, RD-001.