Office of the Registrar of Regulations

Regulations Listed by Department

This page lists Acts in alphabetical order beneath the name of the department or agency responsible for administering them - linked to a list of active regulations made under each Act. Only Acts that have regulations made under them are listed.

The Nova Scotia regulation number ("N.S. Reg.") of the base regulation and, if amended, the most recent amendment to the regulations is listed beneath the regulation title.

We post notice of new regulations and amendments (including new N.S. Reg. numbers) as soon as possible after filing, but the text of the new or newly consolidated regulations is not available until after the new regulations or amendments are published in the Royal Gazette Part II. Please contact us by e-mail with any questions about specific regulations.

Please note: we distribute Nova Scotia regulations only, not the Acts. Go to the Legislative Counsel website for the text of Acts (statutes) and bills.

A	Acadian Affairs and Francophonie Advanced Education Agriculture
C	Chief Electoral Officer Communications Nova Scotia Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage Community Services
E	Economic Development Education and Early Childhood Development Environment and Climate Change Equity and Anti-Racism
F	Finance and Treasury Board Fisheries and Aquaculture
H	Health and Wellness House of Assembly Management Commission Human Rights Commission (Nova Scotia)
J	Justice
L	Labour, Skills and Immigration
M	Minister of Labour Relations Minister responsible for the Act Municipal Affairs and Housing
N	Natural Resources and Renewables
P	Private Acts Public Service Commission Public Works
S	Securities Commission (Nova Scotia) Seniors and Long Term Care Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services
U	Utility and Review Board

Office of Acadian Affairs and Francophonie

To view a list of regulations made under an Act, click on the name of the Act.

French-language Services Act

Department of Agriculture

To view a list of regulations made under an Act, click on the name of the Act.

Agricultural Marshland Conservation Act

Agricultural Weed Control Act

Agriculture and Marketing Act

Agriculture and Rural Credit Act

Animal Health and Protection Act

Animal Protection Act

Bee Industry Act

Crop and Livestock Insurance Act

Dairy Industry Act

Farm Practices Act

Farm Registration Act

Forests Act (Christmas Tree Levy Regulations only)

Fur Industry Act

Health Protection Act (Milk Production, Transportation and Pasteurization Regulations only)

Imitation Dairy Products Act

Livestock Health Services Act

Veterinary Medical Act

Wildlife Act (Deer Farming and Marketing of Deer Products Regulations and Game Farming Regulations only)

Department of Advanced Education

To view a list of regulations made under an Act, click on the name of the Act.

Agriculture and Marketing Act (Agreements of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College Regulations only)

Degree Granting Act

Language Schools Act

Private Career Colleges Act

Student Aid Act

University Foundations Act

Chief Electoral Officer

To view a list of regulations made under an Act, click on the name of the Act.

Elections Act

Communications Nova Scotia

To view a list of regulations made under an Act, click on the name of the Act.

Communications and Information Act (also under Justice as relates to Royal Gazette)

Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage

To view a list of regulations made under an Act, click on the name of the Act.

Arts Council Act

Combat Sports Authority Act

Heritage Property Act

Libraries Act

Order of Nova Scotia Act

Public Archives Act

Sherbrooke Restoration Commission Act

Special Places Protection Act (also under Environment and Climate Change)

Volunteer Fire and Ground Search and Rescue Services Act

Volunteer Protection Act

Volunteer Services Act

Department of Community Services

To view a list of regulations made under an Act, click on the name of the Act.

Adoption Information Act

Adoption Records Act

Children and Family Services Act

Employment Support and Income Assistance Act

Homes for Special Care Act (also under Seniors and Long Term Care)

Intercountry Adoption Act

North Queens Nursing Home Act

Protection for Persons in Care Act (also under Seniors and Long Term Care)

Social Assistance Act (also under Seniors and Long Term Care)

Department of Economic Development

To view a list of regulations made under an Act, click on the name of the Act.

Community Economic Development Fund Act

Co-operative Associations Act

Industrial Loan Act

Invest Nova Scotia Act

Venture Corporations Act

Department of Education and Early Childhood Development

To view a list of regulations made under an Act, click on the name of the Act.

Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority Act

Conseil scolaire acadien provincial Act

Early Education and Child Care Act

Education Act

Education (CSAP) Act

Mi'kmaq Education Act

Public School Administrators Employment Relations Act

Teachers' Professional Agreement and Classroom Improvements (2017) Act

Department of Environment and Climate Change

To view a list of regulations made under an Act, click on the name of the Act.

Environment Act

Health Protection Act (Food Safety Regulations only)

Non-essential Pesticides Control Act

Off-highway Vehicles Act (regulations respecting vulnerable areas and protected water areas only)

Special Places Protection Act (regulations respecting designated ecological sites only)

Wilderness Areas Protection Act

Office of Equity and Anti-Racism

To view a list of regulations made under an Act, click on the name of the Act.

Dismantling Racism and Hate Act

Land Titles Clarification Act

Department of Finance and Treasury Board

To view a list of regulations made under an Act, click on the name of the Act.

Cannabis Control Act

Corporation Capital Tax Act

Credit Union Act

Equity Tax Credit Act

Gaming Control Act - Part I

Income Tax Act

Insurance Act

Insurance Premiums Tax Act

Members' Retiring Allowances Act

Liquor Control Act

Non-resident Deed Transfer and Property Taxes Act

Pension Benefits Act

Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act

Provincial Finance Act

Public Sector Compensation Disclosure Act

Public Service Superannuation Act

Revenue Act

Sales Tax Act

Sydney Steel Corporation Sale Act

Teachers' Pension Act

Trust and Loan Companies Act

Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture

To view a list of regulations made under an Act, click on the name of the Act.

Fish Harvester Organizations Support Act

Fisheries and Coastal Resources Act

Wildlife Act (Fishing Regulations only)

Department of Health and Wellness

To view a list of regulations made under an Act, click on the name of the Act.

Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists Act

Chiropractic Act

Continuing Care Assistants Registry Act

Counselling Therapists Act

Dental Act

Dental Hygienists Act

Dental Technicians Act

Denturist Act

Dietitians Act

Dispensing Opticians Act

Fair Drug Pricing Act

Gaming Control Act - Part I (also under Finance and Treasury Board)

Health Authorities Act

Health Protection Act (also under Agriculture)

Health Services and Insurance Act

Hospitals Act

Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment Act

Licensed Practical Nurses Act

Mandatory Testing and Disclosure Act

Massage Therapist Titles Protection Act

Medical Act

Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Professionals Act

Medical Laboratory Technology Act

Medical Professional Corporations Act

Midwifery Act

Municipal Hospitals Loan Act

Nursing Act

Occupational Therapists Act

Optometry Act

Patient Access to Care Act

Patient Safety Act

Personal Health Information Act

Pharmacy Act

Physiotherapy Act

Prescription Monitoring Act

Psychologists Act

Registered Nurses' Act

Regulated Health Professions Act

Regulated Health Professions Network Act

Respiratory Therapists Act

Safe Body Art Act

Safer Needles in Healthcare Workplaces Act

Smoke-free Places Act

Snow Sport Helmet Act

Tanning Beds Act

Tobacco Access Act

House of Assembly Management Commission

To view a list of regulations made under an Act, click on the name of the Act.

House of Assembly Management Commission Act

Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission

To view a list of regulations made under an Act, click on the name of the Act.

Human Rights Act

Department of Justice

(see also the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission and Private Acts) To view a list of regulations made under an Act, click on the name of the Act.

Accessibility Act

Adult Capacity and Decision-making Act

Alternative Penalty Act

Architects Act

Assets Management and Disposition Act

Body Armour Control Act

Builders' Lien Act

Canadian Forces Reservists Protection Act

Child Pornography Reporting Act

Civil Forfeiture Act

Communications and Information Act (also under Communications Nova Scotia)

Correctional Services Act

Corrections Act

Costs and Fees Act

Court and Administrative Reform Act

Court Houses and Lockup Houses Act

Court Officials Act

Divorce Act (Canada)

Domestic Violence Intervention Act

Enforcement of Canadian Judgments and Decrees Act

Engineering Profession Act

Expropriation Act

Family Court Act

Family Orders Information Release Act

Fatality Investigations Act

Flea Markets Regulation Act

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Gunshot Wounds Mandatory Reporting Act

Interior Designers Act

Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act

Interpretation Act

Interprovincial Subpoena Act

Intestate Succession Act

Intimate Images and Cyber-protection Act

Judicature Act

Juries Act

Justices of the Peace Act

Legal Aid Act

Lobbyists' Registration Act (also under Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services)

Maintenance Enforcement Act

Medal of Bravery Act

Members and Public Employees Disclosure Act

Missing Persons Act

Ombudsman Act

Parenting and Support Act

Personal Directives Act

Personal Information International Disclosure Protection Act

Police Act

Police Identity Management Act

Police Services Act

Prisons and Reformatories Act (Canada)

Private Investigators and Private Guards Act

Probate Act

Provincial Court Act

Public Trustee Act

Reciprocal Enforcement of Custody Orders Act

Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Act

Regulations Act

Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act

Service Dog Act

Small Claims Court Act

Summary Proceedings Act

Time Definition Act

Victims' Rights and Services Act

Workers' Compensation Act (Workers' Compensation Appeal Backlog Regulations, Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal Alternative Dispute Resolution Regulations and Workers' Compensation Transitional Appeal Regulations only)

Youth Criminal Justice Act (Canada)

Youth Justice Act