The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Labour and Advanced Education and the Minister of Health and Wellness dated January 31, 2013, is pleased, effective on and after June 12, 2013,

            (a)        pursuant to Section 82 of Chapter 7 of the Acts of 1996, the Occupational Health and Safety Act, to

(i)         repeal the Fall Protection and Scaffolding Regulations, N.S. Reg.2/96, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 96-14 dated January 3, 1996,

(ii)        repeal the Temporary Workplace Traffic Control Regulations, N.S.Reg. 172/91, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 91-860 dated July 16, 1991,

(iii)       make new regulations respecting workplace health and safety in the form set forth in Schedule "A" attached to and forming part of the Report and Recommendation,

(iv)       amend the Occupational Safety General Regulations, N.S. Reg. 44/99, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 1999-195 dated April 28, 1999, to make minor updates and to ensure consistency with the new Workplace Health and Safety Regulations, in the manner set forth in Schedule "B" attached to and forming part of the Report and Recommendation, and

(v)        amend the Blasting Safety Regulations, N.S. Reg. 89/2008, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2008-65 dated February 26, 2008, to update a reference to the new Workplace Health and Safety Regulations, in the manner set forth in Schedule "C" attached to and forming part of the Report and Recommendation; and

            (b)        pursuant to Sections 74 and 106 of Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2004, the Health Protection Act, to repeal the Occupational Health Regulations, N.S. Reg. 112/76, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 76-1510 dated December 21, 1976.