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2011, c.138 - An Act Respecting a Day of Mourning for Persons Killed or Injured in the Workplace

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2011, c.138
An Act Respecting a Day of Mourning for Persons Killed or Injured in the Workplace
Deposited May 13, 2011
Preamble
WHEREAS it is desirable that New Brunswickers should designate a day of mourning to remember workers killed, disabled or injured in the workplace and workers afflicted with industrial disease; and
WHEREAS New Brunswickers seek earnestly to set an example of their commitment to the issue of health and safety in the workplace;
THEREFORE, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, enacts as follows:
Short title
1This Act may be cited as the Workers Mourning Day Act.
2000, c.27, s.1
Day of Mourning for Persons Killed or Injured in the Workplace
2(1)Throughout New Brunswick, in each year, April 28th shall be known under the name of “Day of Mourning for Persons Killed or Injured in the Workplace”.
2(2)For greater certainty, the Day of Mourning for Persons Killed or Injured in the Workplace is not a legal holiday or a non-juridical day and shall not be required to be kept or observed as such.
2000, c.27, s.2
N.B. This Act was proclaimed and came into force September 1, 2011.
N.B. This Act is consolidated to September 1, 2011.