Accessibility Act General Regulations
made under Section 71 of the
Accessibility Act
S.N.S. 2017, c. 2
O.I.C. 2019-335 (effective December 2, 2019), N.S. Reg. 197/2019
amended to O.I.C. 2024-262 (effective July 2, 2024), N.S. Reg. 128/2024
Table of Contents
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Citation
Definitions
Designation of public sector bodies
Citation
1 These regulations may be cited as the Accessibility Act General Regulations.
Definitions
2 In these regulations,
“Act” means the Accessibility Act.
Designation of public sector bodies
3 The following are prescribed as public sector bodies under the Act:
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Acadia University
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April 1, 2021
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Atlantic School of Theology
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Cape Breton University
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Dalhousie University
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Mount Saint Vincent University
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Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
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Nova Scotia Community College
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Saint Mary’s University
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St. Francis Xavier University
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Université Sainte Anne
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University of Kings College
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a regional municipality, a county or district
municipality, a town
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a regional public library
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a village continued under the Municipal
Government Act
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Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority
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April 1, 2022
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Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
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Build Nova Scotia
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an education entity as defined in the Education
Act
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Events East Group
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a health authority as defined in the Health
Authorities Act
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Invest Nova Scotia
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Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation
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Nova Scotia Museum
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Nova Scotia Provincial Housing Agency
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April 1, 2025
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Legislative History
Reference Tables
Accessibility Act General Regulations
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N.S. Reg.
197/2019
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Accessibility Act
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Note: The
information in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is
compiled by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only. |
Source Law
The current consolidation of the Accessibility Act General Regulations made
under the Accessibility 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
ad. = added
am. = amended |
fc. = fee change
ra. = reassigned |
rep. = repealed
rs. = repealed and substituted |
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rs. 3/2021, 128/2024 |
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Note that changes to headings are not
included in the above table.
Editorial Notes and Corrections
Repealed and Superseded
Note: Only
regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this
table. It may not reflect the entire
history of regulations on this subject matter.