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Regulations Amending the Schedule to the Act Listing Criminal Offences

made under Section 14 of the

Victims’ Rights and Services Act

S.N.S. 1989, c. 14

O.I.C. 2008-185 (effective April 7, 2008), N.S. Reg. 243/2008

amended to O.I.C. 2024-371 (effective October 22, 2024), N.S. Reg. 213/2024

Table of Contents

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Citation

Additions to Schedule

Deletions from Schedule

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Citation

1     These regulations may be cited as the Regulations Amending the Schedule to the Act Listing Criminal Offences.

Additions to Schedule

2     The following descriptions of criminal offences are added to the Schedule to the Victims’ Rights and Services Act:

 

                (a)    “87 pointing a firearm”, immediately after “86 dangerous use of firearms”;

 

                (b)    “155(1) incest”, “160(2) compelling the commission of bestiality”, “160(3) bestiality in presence of or by child”, “162 voyeurism”, “162.1 publication, etc., of an intimate image without consent”, and “163.1 child pornography”, immediately after “153 sexual exploitation”;

 

                (c)    “172.1 luring a child”, immediately after “170 parent or guardian procuring sexual activity”;

 

                (d)    “264 criminal harassment” and “264.1 uttering threats” immediately after “262 impeding attempt to save life”;

 

                (e)    “279.01 trafficking in persons”, “279.011 trafficking of a person under the age of eighteen years”, “279.02 material benefit—trafficking” and “279.03 withholding or destroying documents—trafficking”, immediately after “279 kidnapping”;

 

                (f)    “318 advocating genocide”, “319(1) public incitement of hatred” and “319(2) wilful promotion of hatred”, immediately after “281 abduction of a person under 14”;

 

                (g)    “430(1) mischief” immediately after “423 intimidation”.

Deletions from Schedule

3     The following descriptions of criminal offences are deleted from the Schedule to the Victims’ Rights and Services Act:

 

                (a)    “65 taking part in a riot”;

 

                (b)    “249(1)(b) dangerous operation of vessels”;

 

                (c)    “437 false fire alarm”.

 

 

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Legislative History
Reference Tables

Regulations Amending the Schedule to the Act Listing Criminal Offences	N.S. Reg. 243/2008
Victims’ Rights and Services Act
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 Regulations Amending the Schedule to the Act Listing Criminal Offences made under the Victims’ Rights and Services Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S. Regulation	In force date*	How in force	Royal Gazette Part II Issue
243/2008	Apr 7, 2008	date specified	Apr 25, 2008
213/2024	Oct 22, 2024	date specified	Oct 18, 2024

The following regulations are not yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation:

N.S. Regulation	In force date*	How in force	Royal Gazette Part II Issue

*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
Provision affected		How affected
2-3.....................................................		rs. 213/2024

Note that changes to headings are not included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections

	Note	Effective date

Repealed and Superseded

N.S. Regulation	Title	In force date	Repealed date

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.

 

 

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