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Intimate Images and Cyber-protection General Regulations

made under subsection 15(2) of the

Intimate Images and Cyber-protection Act

S.N.S. 2017, c. 7

O.I.C. 2018-191 (effective July 5, 2018), N.S. Reg. 126/2018



Table of Contents


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Citation

Definitions

Agency powers

Agency’s authority and duties in regard to personal information


 

Citation

1       These regulations may be cited as the Intimate Images and Cyber-protection General Regulations.


Definitions

2       In these regulations,

 

“Act” means the Intimate Images and Cyber-protection Act;

 

“personal information” means personal information as defined in the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.


Agency powers

3       For the purpose of clause 12(1)(g) of the Act, it is prescribed as another service of the agency that the agency may advise a person or the person’s parent or guardian if the agency receives

 

                   (a)   any communication indicating that the person might be named as a respondent in an application under Section 5 of the Act; or

 

                   (b)  a request for voluntary dispute-resolution services involving the person as a potential disputant.


Agency’s authority and duties in regard to personal information

4       (1)     The agency may collect personal information related to intimate image distribution without consent or cyber-bullying from any person or public body, including police agencies and schools.

 

         (2)     The agency must not disclose any personal information it collects unless at least 1 of the following applies:

 

                   (a)   the individual the information is about consents to the disclosure;

 

                   (b)  in the agency’s opinion, the disclosure is necessary for the agency to exercise the powers and provide the services set out in Section 12 of the Act and in Section 3; or

 

                   (c)   the disclosure is required by law.

 

 


 

Legislative History
Reference Tables

Intimate Images and Cyber-protection General Regulations

N.S. Reg. 126/2018

Intimate Images and Cyber-protection 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 Intimate Images and Cyber-protection General Regulations made under the Intimate Images and Cyber-protection Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S.
Regulation

In force
date*

How in force

Royal Gazette
Part II Issue

126/2018

Jul 5, 2018

date specified

Jul 20, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

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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.