The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Labour and Workforce Development dated May 23, 2008, is pleased to
(a) pursuant to Section 82 of Chapter 7 of the Acts of 1996, the Occupational Health and Safety Act, effective on and after August 1, 2008,
(i) repeal the Underground Mining Regulations, N.S. Reg. 153/2003, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2003-355 dated August 11, 2003, and
(ii) make new regulations respecting underground mining in the form set forth in Schedule "A" attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation; and
(b) pursuant to subsection 4(3) of Chapter 393 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Regulations Act, dispense with the publication in the Royal Gazette, Part II, of the regulations respecting underground mining as set forth in Schedule "A" because of their length.