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Mi’kmaq Number Plates Regulations
O.I.C. 2018-172 (effective June 21, 2018), N.S. Reg. 98/2018
Table of Contents
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Eligibility for initial Mi’kmaq number plate
Maintaining Mi’kmaq number plate
1 These regulations may be cited as the Mi’kmaq Number Plates Regulations.
2 In these regulations,
“Mi’kmaq number plate” means a special number plate as described in Section 3;
“Mi’kmaw Youth Fund” means the Mi’kmaw Youth Fund established as a special purpose fund under Section 10 of the Finance Act.
3 On application to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles in the form approved by the Registrar, an eligible person may be issued a special number plate that
(a) is 15.24 cm in width by 30.48 cm in length;
(b) shows a Mi’kmaq petroglyph, a round symbol with 8 stars in it, on the top left followed by blue letters and numerals on a silver white field; and
(c) bears the words “NOVA SCOTIA” at the top and the words “MI’KMA’KI LAND OF THE MI’KMAQ” on the bottom centre, and is otherwise in general accordance with the number plate depicted in Schedule A.
Eligibility for initial Mi’kmaq number plate
4 A person who has made a contribution of $24 to the Mi’kmaw Youth Fund is eligible to apply for a Mi’kmaq number plate.
Maintaining Mi’kmaq number plate
5 A person who has been issued a Mi’kmaq number plate may retain the plate if a $24 donation is made to the Mi’kmaw Youth Fund each time the permit for the motor vehicle the plate is issued for is renewed.
6 A Mi’kmaq number plate may be issued only for a vehicle that is a passenger motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle and has a registered weight of 5000 kg or less.
Schedule A
Depiction of Mi’kmaq Number Plate
Legislative History
Reference Tables
Mi’kmaq Number Plates Regulations |
N.S. Reg. 98/2018 |
Motor Vehicle Act |
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The current consolidation of the Mi’kmaq Number Plates Regulations made under the Motor Vehicle Act includes all of the following regulations:
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