The Governor in Council, on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Labour, Skills and Immigration dated May 8, 2024, 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 18, 2024, to:

           (a) repeal the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Regulations, N.S. Reg. 196/1988, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 88-987 dated September 20, 1988;

           (b) repeal the Disclosure of Information Regulations, N.S. Reg. 220/1986, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 86-973 dated August 5, 1986; and

           (c) 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 the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS), in the manner set forth in Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the Report and Recommendation.