Body Armour Temporary Permits Regulations
made under Section 15 of the
Body Armour Control Act
S.N.S. 2018, c. 22
O.I.C. 2026-331 (effective September 22, 2026), N.S. Reg. 212/2026
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Citation
Definitions
Delegation of Executive Director powers or duties
Individuals issued permits are prescribed persons
Criteria for issuing permit
Term of permit
Conditions on permit
Form of permit
Permit applications
Permitted possession of body armour
Refusal to issue a permit
Revocation of a permit
Fees
Notice to Executive Director
Permit kept with body armour and presented to peace officer
Return to Province
Surrender of permit on request
Citation
1 These regulations may be cited as the Body Armour Temporary Permits Regulations.
Definitions
2 In these regulations,
“Act” means the Body Armour Control Act;
“Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Public Safety and
Security Division of the Department of Justice;
“permit” means a temporary permit issued by the Executive Director under Section
5.
Delegation of Executive Director powers or duties
3 The Executive Director may delegate, in writing, any of their powers or duties under the
regulations to a person employed in the civil service of the Province.
Individuals issued permits are prescribed persons
4 An individual who is issued a permit under these regulations is prescribed as a person
who is authorized to possess body armour under clause 4(2)(e) of the Act, in accordance
with the system of permits set out in these regulations.
Criteria for issuing permit
5 The Executive Director may issue a permit to a person who meets all of the following:
(a) they are at least 19 years old;
(b) they are a resident of the Province;
(c) they plan to engage in journalism or other media production for
humanitarian purposes outside of the Province;
(d) they require body armour to carry out the activities described in clause (c)
safely;
(e) they plan to leave the Province within 72 hours of the start of the term
specified on the permit.
Term of permit
6 (1) A permit is in effect for the term specified by the Executive Director on the permit.
(2) The Executive Director may amend the term of a permit at any time.
Conditions on permit
7 (1) The Executive Director may impose any condition on a permit that the Executive
Director considers advisable for purposes of public safety.
(2) The Executive Director may amend a permit’s conditions at any time.
Form of permit
8 (1) The Executive Director may prescribe the form of a permit.
(2) A permit must include all of the following:
(a) the name of the permit holder;
(b) the term of the permit;
(c) any conditions on the permit imposed by the Executive Director under
Section 7.
Permit applications
9 (1) An application for a permit must be in the form prescribed by the Executive
Director and contain all the following:
(a) all of the following information about the applicant:
(i) full legal name,
(ii) date of birth,
(iii) civic address,
(iv) mailing address,
(v) telephone number,
(vi) e-mail address;
(b) the date that the applicant plans to leave the Province;
(c) their written consent to a criminal background check;
(d) any information or documents that the Executive Director considers
necessary to assess whether the applicant satisfies all applicable
requirements prescribed by the Act and regulations.
(2) In addition to a completed application form, an applicant must submit all of the
following together with their application:
(a) a copy of their Government-issued photo identification satisfactory to the
Executive Director;
(b) any application fee set out in Section 13;
(c) proof, in a form acceptable to the Executive Director, that the applicant
plans to leave the Province on the date specified in the application.
Permitted possession of body armour
10 An individual issued a permit may possess body armour for the term and under the
conditions set out in their permit.
Refusal to issue a permit
11 (1) The Executive Director may not issue a permit unless the Executive Director is
satisfied that the person identified on the permit meets all applicable requirements
under the Act and its regulations and that they
(a) plan to leave the Province within 72 hours of the start of the term specified
on the permit; and
(b) will possess the body armour safely and responsibly.
(2) The Executive Director must notify an applicant who is refused a permit in writing
of the Executive Director’s decision.
Revocation of a permit
12 (1) The Executive Director may revoke a permit in any of the following
circumstances:
(a) the Executive Director determines that the application contains a false
statement or false information;
(b) the permit holder does not leave the Province within 72 hours of the start of
the term specified on the permit;
(c) the Executive Director is not satisfied that the permit holder will possess the
body armour safely and responsibly;
(d) any additional good and sufficient reason.
(2) A permit holder whose permit is revoked must immediately return it to the
Executive Director.
Fees
13 No fee is prescribed for a permit.
Notice to Executive Director
14 (1) A permit holder must notify the Executive Director within 24 hours of becoming
aware that they will not leave the Province by the date specified in their
application.
(2) A permit holder must notify the Executive Director and surrender the permit to the
Executive Director within 24 hours of becoming aware of any of the following:
(a) the permit is lost or stolen;
(b) any body armour in the permit holder’s possession is lost or stolen.
Permit kept with body armour and presented to peace officer
15 A permit holder must keep the permit with any possessed body armour and must present
the permit to a peace officer or other authority when requested to do so.
Return to Province
16 A permit holder must do 1 of the following within 24 hours of re-entering the Province:
(a) report to the Executive Director about the disposition of their body armour;
(b) surrender their body armour as directed by the Executive Director.
Surrender of permit on request
17 A permit holder must surrender their permit to the Executive Director when requested by
the Executive Director.