Adoption Records Regulations
made under Section 46 of the
Adoption Records Act
S.N.S. 2021, c. 1
O.I.C. 2022-108 (effective May 1, 2022), N.S. Reg. 80/2022
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Citation
Definitions
Representative under Adult Capacity and Decision-making Act
Representative to provide order to Minister
Definition of “cultural heritage”
Citation
1 These regulations may be cited as the Adoption Records Regulations.
Definitions
2 In these regulations,
“Act” means the Adoption Records Act;
“Minister” means the Minister of Community Services;
“representation order” means a representation order as defined in the Adult
Capacity and Decision-making Act.
Representative under Adult Capacity and Decision-making Act
3 A representative appointed under the Adult Capacity and Decision-making Act may, if
authorized to do so under the representation order, do any of the following on behalf of
the person they represent:
(a) request disclosure of non-identifying information described in subsection
8(1) of the Act;
(b) apply for disclosure of identifying information described in any of the
following provisions:
(i) subsection 9(1) of the Act,
(ii) subsection 11(1) of the Act,
(iii) subsection 13(1) of the Act,
(iv) subsection 14(1) of the Act,
(v) subsection 14(2) of the Act;
(c) file a disclosure veto;
(d) file a contact notice;
(e) request search, support or reunion services.
Representative to provide order to Minister
4 A representative acting under Section 3 must provide the Minister with a copy of their
representation order.
Definition of “cultural heritage”
5 For the purposes of subsections 8(1) and 9(3) of the Act, “cultural heritage” includes, but
is not limited to, all of the following:
(a) the name of an Elder present at an adoption recognized as a customary
adoption under the Children and Family Services Act or any predecessor
Act;
(b) the band of origin for an adopted Mi’kmaw child.
Legislative History
Reference Tables
Adoption Records Regulations
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N.S. Reg.
80/2022
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Adoption Records Act
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Source Law
The current consolidation of the Adoption Records Regulations made under the Adoption Records Act includes all of the following
regulations:
The following regulations are not
yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation:
*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for
rules about in force dates of regulations.
Amendments by Provision
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am. = amended |
fc. = fee change
ra. = reassigned |
rep. = repealed
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Editorial Notes and Corrections
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The reference to the Minister of Community Services in
Section 2 is to be read as a reference to the Minister of Opportunities and
Social Development in accordance with O.I.C. 2024-425.
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Repealed and Superseded
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regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this
table. It may not reflect the entire
history of regulations on this subject matter.