The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Labour, Skills and Immigration dated November 23, 2021, and pursuant to Section 82 of Chapter 7 of the Acts of 1996, the Occupational Health and Safety Act, is pleased, effective on and after June 13, 2022, to:
(a) repeal the Occupational Health and Safety First Aid Regulations, N.S. Reg. 155/1996, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 96-697 dated September 10, 1996;
(b) amend the Workplace Health and Safety Regulations, N.S. Reg. 52/2013, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2013-65 dated March 12, 2013, to
introduce new provisions respecting first aid, in the manner set forth in Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the Report and Recommendation;
(c) amend the Occupational Diving Regulations, N.S. Reg. 174/2005, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2005-403 dated September 9, 2005, to make
certain amendments respecting first aid certification consequential to the repeal of the Occupational Health and Safety First Aid Regulations, in the manner set forth in Schedule “B” attached to and forming part of the Report and Recommendation; and
(d) amend the Underground Mining Regulations, N.S. Reg. 296/2008, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2008-306 dated June 3, 2008, to make certain amendments respecting first aid certification and first aid kits consequential to the repeal of the Occupational Health and Safety First Aid Regulations, in the manner set forth in Schedule “C” attached to and forming part of the Report and Recommendation.