In this Act, Agreement means the New West Partnership Trade Agreement entered into by the governments of British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan on April 30, 2010 and includes amendments to the Agreement.
Subject to subsection (2), no legal proceeding lies or may be brought or continued against the government or another person to enforce or determine a right or obligation that is claimed or arises solely under the Agreement or the Agreement as interpreted by a joint decision issued under Article 34 (4) of the Agreement.
Subsection (1) does not apply to a proceeding that is contemplated by Part IV of the Agreement.
No legal proceeding lies or may be brought or continued against the government for compensation, damages or any other remedy for anything arising as a consequence of a joint decision issued under Article 34 (4) of the Agreement.
The Lieutenant Governor in Council by order may assign to the minister the responsibility of
carrying out on behalf of the government any of its powers or duties under the Agreement, or
exercising on behalf of the government any discretion it has under the Agreement.
[Repealed 2011-3-4 (3).]
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The provisions of this Act referred to in column 1 of the following table come into force as set out in column 2 of the table: