Summary Offence Tickets Regulations

“JEIN” means the Justice Enterprise Information Network or any successor information system in use by the Court Services Division of the Department of Justice for processing summary offence tickets.

Designated Offences

Designation of offences

3 (1) The offences listed in Schedule PT are hereby designated for the purposes of Section 8A of the Act.

(2) The offences listed in all schedules other than Schedule PT are hereby designated for the purposes of Section 8 of the Act.

Offences under Traffic Safety Act and regulations

3A (1) In this Section,

“Schedule B” means Schedule B to the Offences, Penalties and Mandatory Suspension Periods Regulations made under the Traffic Safety Act, as it exists on the coming into force of this Section.

(2) The Tables in Schedule B, other than any column listing a maximum fine or demerit points, are deemed to be incorporated as Schedule 54 to these regulations as follows:

(a) the offences listed in Table 12 of Schedule B are hereby designated for the purposes of Section 8A of the Act;

(b) the offences in Tables 1 to 11 of Schedule B are hereby designated for the purposes of Section 8 of the Act.

(3) The definitions, double fine indications and interpretation provisions set out in Schedule B that apply to offences listed in Schedule B also apply to the offences designated under subsection (2).

(4) In the tables to Schedule B, the column headed “Offence Category” is deemed to be the out of court settlement column for the purposes of these regulations.

Description of offence

4 (1) In a summary offence ticket or a parking-infraction ticket, an offence may be described by any of the following:

(a) the words set out in the applicable schedule, opposite the number of the Section providing for the offence;

(b) the words of the enactment;

(2) The absence of details on a ticket does not render a ticket void unless, in a judge’s opinion, a defendant has been prejudiced in their defence because of the defect and the prejudice cannot be remedied by an order for particulars or an adjournment.

(3) A judge may order that a particular further describing any matter relevant to an offence be provided to a defendant if the judge is satisfied that it is necessary for a fair trial.

(4) In making a determination under subsection (2) or determining whether to order a particular under subsection (3), a judge may consider the disclosure and any information made available to a defendant.

Out of Court Settlement

“NIL” offences not settled out of court

4A Except as provided in Section 5, if “Nil” appears as the penalty in the out of court settlement column opposite the description of an offence in a schedule to these regulations, then there is no out of court settlement option available for the offence and the penalty is determined by the court on conviction.

Payable out of court

5 An offence charged in a summary offence ticket or a parking-infraction ticket is one for which the penalty may be paid out of court if any of the following applies:

(a) there is an amount listed in the out of court settlement column opposite the description of the offence in the applicable schedule;

(b) there is a category letter listed in the out of court settlement column opposite the description of the offence in the applicable schedule;

(c) for an offence set out in Schedule 54, “Nil” appears in [the] out of court settlement column opposite the description of the offence in the applicable schedule and the maximum penalty authorized by law for the offence is $2000 or less.

Out of court settlement amount

6 (1) The amount to be paid for out of court settlement for an offence listed in a schedule to these regulations is

(a) the amount that is listed in the out of court settlement column opposite the description of the offence in the schedule;

(b) for an offence that is punishable under an enactment as a category offence under Section 4B of the Act, the amount listed in the following table for the offence category letter that appears opposite the description of the offence in the applicable schedule and for the incidence of the offence:

Category

Offence

Out of Court Settlement

first offence

second offence

third or subsequent offence

$151.25

$180.00

$237.50

(parking)¹

first offence

second offence

third or subsequent offence

$61.60

$86.60

$136.60

first offence

second offence

third or subsequent offence

$180.00

$237.50

$352.50

(parking)¹

first offence

second offence

third or subsequent offence

$86.60

$136.60

$236.60

first offence

second offence

third or subsequent offence

$237.50

$352.50

$582.50

(parking)¹

first offence

second offence

third or subsequent offence

$136.60

$236.60

$436.60

(double)²

first offence

second offence

third or subsequent offence

$352.50

$582.50

$1042.50

first offence

second offence

third or subsequent offence

$295.00

$467.50

$812.50

(double)²

first offence

second offence

third or subsequent offence

$467.50

$812.50

$1502.50

first offence

second offence

third or subsequent offence

$352.50

$582.50

$812.50

first offence

second offence

third or subsequent offence

$410.00

$697.50

$1272.50

(double)²

first offence

second offence

third or subsequent offence

$697.50

$1272.50

$2422.50

first offence

second offence

third or subsequent offence

$697.50

$1272.50

$2422.50

(parking)

any offence

$536.60

first offence

second offence

third or subsequent offence

$1272.50

$2422.50

$5872.50

first offence

second offence

third or subsequent offence

$1272.50

$2422.50

$4722.50

first offence

second offence

third or subsequent offence

$1847.50

$2997.50

$5872.50

first offence

second offence

third offence

$2422.50

$5872.50

$11 622.50

The amount to be paid for out of court settlement of a parking offence is reduced by $36.60 if it is paid during the first 60 days after the ticket is issued.

“Double” indicates that the penalty prescribed for the offence is set at double the usual penalty for the category letter.

(c) for an offence set out in Schedule 54 for which “Nil” is listed in the out of court settlement amount column opposite the offence and the maximum penalty authorized by law is $2000 or less, the maximum penalty authorized by law for the offence.

(2) Despite subsection (1), the amount to be paid for out of court settlement for an offence listed in Schedule PT is the minimum amount set out in subsection (1) for the category of the offence, regardless of the incidence of the offence.

Components of out of court settlement amount

7 (1) An out of court settlement amount includes the penalty for the offence, the $122.50 or $36.60 charge provided for in the Act and the victim surcharge referred to in Section 7 of the Victims Rights and Services Act and the regulations under that Act, if applicable.

(2) Despite subsection (1), for an offence for which a parking-infraction ticket is issued, the $36.60 charge for parking offences provided for in the Act is waived for the first 60 days after the date upon which the ticket is issued, but if the penalty is paid after the first 60 days and the ticket has been filed with a Provincial Court, the $36.60 charge must be included in the out of court settlement amount.

Indorsement by peace officer

8 In accordance with subsections 8(5) and (6) of the Act, a ticket may be indorsed by a peace officer by entering 1 of the following, as applicable, on the summons portion of the summary offence ticket or the parking-infraction ticket:

(a) the out of court settlement amount listed opposite the description of the offence in the applicable schedule;

(b) the out of court settlement amount set out in Section 6 that corresponds to the offence category listed opposite the description of the offence in the applicable schedule and to the incidence of the offence.

Summary Offence Tickets

Form of summary offence tickets

9 (1) A summary offence ticket must be in the form set out in Form A, and includes the certification required by subsection 8(10) of the Act.

(2) A summary offence ticket as prescribed under subsection (1) must be used for an offence designated by subsection 3(2) or clause 3A(2)(b).

(3) Despite any other provision of these regulations, the former regulations as they existed immediately before April 1, 2011, apply to a summary offence ticket summons served before April 1, 2011, and, for greater certainty, the former regulations must be read, interpreted and construed with respect to any such ticket summons and related information and proceedings as if the former regulations were not amended by N.S. Reg. 43/2011.

(4) Despite subsections (1) and (2), a summary offence ticket in Form A as prescribed by N.S. Reg. 281/2011 may be used and processed as if it meets the requirements of subsections (1) and (2).

Plea of guilty on summons

10 For the purposes of subsection 9(2) of the Act, the form of a plea of guilty on a summons must be in the form set forth on the ticket prescribed under subsection 9(1).

Notice of intention to appear

11 A notice of intention to appear for the following purposes must be in Form A-1:

(a) for the purpose of pleading guilty to an offence and making a submission as to penalty;

(b) for the purpose of entering a plea of not guilty and having a trial of the matter.

Electronic Completion and Processing of Summary Offence Tickets

Summary offence ticket completed electronically

11A (1) A summary offence ticket may be completed electronically if the data required to be recorded for the ticket meets all of the following criteria:

(a) it is the same or substantially the same as the information required by Form A and is capable of being printed in accordance with Section 11D;

(b) it is intelligible and is in an electronic format that is compatible with JEIN;

(c) it cannot be altered after the ticket has been signed electronically in accordance with Section 11B, other than to elaborate on, compress or encrypt coded data as necessary for transmission to JEIN.

(2) A requirement in Section 8 of the Act for a person to enter or print information on a summary offence ticket is satisfied by provision of the information as part of the automated function of an electronic data system used to complete the ticket electronically.

Signing ticket electronically

11B (1) A summary offence ticket may be signed electronically in accordance with this Section.

(2) A summary offence ticket that is signed electronically must contain a unique code, name or number assigned to a person that identifies that person as the originator of the data entered or attested to by that person.

(3) The code, name or number referred to in subsection (2) must be

(a) generated by electronic means and attached to the data entered or attested to by that person; and

(b) reasonably secure against unauthorized use.

(4) For the purpose of clause (3)(b), a code, name or number is presumed reasonably secure against unauthorized use if it meets 1 of the following:

(a) the physical means of generating it are themselves protected;

(b) the electronic means of generating it are themselves a secure code or those means are protected by a password issued in confidence to the signer.

Filing ticket electronically

11C (1) A summary offence ticket that is completed and signed electronically in accordance with Sections 11A and 11B may be deposited under subsection 8(12) of the Act if all of the following conditions are met:

(a) the data is transmitted without alteration to JEIN;

(b) the data is received in its entirety by JEIN;

(c) JEIN transmits an acknowledgment of receipt to the originating computer system confirming receipt of intelligible data.

(2) Once the data for a summary offence ticket is received by JEIN, the systems manager of JEIN must ensure that the data remains complete and unaltered.

Printing summary offence ticket completed electronically

11D (1) For the purpose of printing an original document under subsection 8B(2) of the Act, a summary offence ticket that is completed, signed and filed electronically in accordance with these regulations must meet all of the following printing requirements:

(a) it must be printed in the form prescribed by subsection 9(1);

(b) it must be approved by the clerk of the court.

(2) Any portion of a summary offence ticket that is completed or signed electronically and printed for the purpose of processing the ticket must be printed in the form prescribed by subsection 9(1).

Data added to summary offence ticket filed electronically

11E (1) A person must not alter the data for a summary offence ticket that is filed electronically, except to add data as permitted by this Section.

(2) The clerk of the court may authorize adding any data to complete the record of conviction portion of a ticket that is filed electronically, including adding any of the following:

(a) the disposition of the proceeding in which the ticket was used;

(b) the details of any enforcement measures.

(3) A justice may use electronic means to examine a summary offence ticket that is filed electronically, to do any of the following:

(a) add any data required to complete the record of conviction in accordance with subsection (2);

(b) electronically sign the ticket in accordance with Section 11B.

(4) A person authorized to add data in accordance with this Section may do so only if the person has access to the summary offence ticket data through a password issued to the person in confidence.

(5) Decoding and expanding coded data or abbreviations based on tables of concordance does not constitute alteration of the data of a summary offence ticket.

Parking-Infraction Tickets

Form of parking-infraction tickets

12 (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (2A), a parking-infraction ticket must be in the form set out in Form B.

(2) A parking-infraction ticket in the Halifax Regional Municipality may be in the form set out in Form B-1.

(2A) A parking infraction ticket in Form B that is created in an electronic format may, in place of the itemized list of Motor Vehicle Act violations, identify only the alleged parking infraction, but the applicable penalty amount and the other portions of Form B must remain the same.

(3) A parking-infraction ticket as prescribed under this Section must be used for an offence designated by subsection 3(1) or clause 3A(2)(a).

Victim surcharge exemption

13 In accordance with the exemption in clause 7(3)(b) of the Victims’ Rights and Services Act, the victim surcharge referred to in subsection 7(1) of that Act is not included in the out of court settlement amount for a parking infraction as defined in subsection 8A(1) of the Act.

Parking-infraction tickets completed electronically

14 If a parking-infraction ticket or certification that is in an electronic format is completed and signed electronically, the ticket or certification must be completed and signed in an electronic format that is compatible with the Justice Oriented Information System (JOIS) or the Justice Enterprise Information Network (JEIN) or any successor system in use by the Department of Justice, Court Services.

Notice of parking infraction

15 (1) In this Section and Section 16, “parking-infraction ticket administrator” means a person duly appointed by the applicable municipal council as the Parking-Infraction Ticket Administrator or, in the case of an enforcement agency, appointed by the head of that agency within the Province.

(2) A notice of parking infraction in the form set out in Form C and signed by the Parking-Infraction Ticket Administrator constitutes the prescribed form for the summons to appear for the parking infraction.

(3) The signature of the Parking-Infraction Ticket Administrator may be applied to the notice prescribed in subsection (2) by stamp or electronically as part of the process of printing the summons.

Certificate of service

16 A certificate of service for a parking-infraction ticket must be in the form set out in Form D and shall be signed by the Parking-Infraction Ticket Administrator.

Filing ticket or certificate with Court

17 (1) A parking-infraction ticket or certificate of service may be filed with the Provincial Court by electronic transmission or by filing a copy of the ticket or certificate on an electronic capture device such as a compact disc.

(2) A parking-infraction ticket or certificate of service printed from an electronic image constitutes an original as if filing in that form.

Striking out Convictions

When conviction struck out

18 (1) The fee for an application to strike out a conviction under subsection 8(18) of the Act is

(a) for a single application, $54.50;

(b) for all applications for 2 or more convictions entered on the same day, $81.75.

(2) Pursuant to subsection 8(20) of the Act, the maximum amount of costs to be ordered by a judge to be paid by a defendant when a conviction is struck out is $20.

(3) A certificate of a justice striking out a conviction for the purpose of subsection 8(17A) of the Act and under 8(18) of the Act must be in Form A-2.

Table of Schedules to Regulations

Please note: this table of contents is provided for convenience of reference and does not form part of the regulations.

Schedule #	Title
1	Tickets and Forms
	Form A - Summary Offence Ticket
	Form A1 - Notice of Intention to Appear in Court
	Form A2 - Certificate of a Justice Striking Out a Conviction
	Form B - Parking-Infraction Ticket
	Form B-1 - Parking-Infraction Ticket for Halifax Regional Municipality
	Form C - Notice of Parking Infraction
	Form D - Certificate of Service
PT	Parking Infraction Ticket Charges
2	Dangerous Goods Transportation Act
2A	Regulations adopted under the Dangerous Goods Transportation Act
3	Motor Carrier Act
3A	Regulations made under the Motor Carrier Act
4	Motor Vehicle Act
4A	Regulations made under the Motor Vehicle Act
5	Off-highway Vehicles Act
5A	Regulations made under the Off-highway Vehicles Act
6	Public Highways Act
7	Emergency Management Act
8	Emergency "911" Act
9	Environment Act
9A	Regulations made under the Environment Act
10	Beaches Act
10A	Regulations made under the Beaches Act
11	Crown Lands Act
12	Forests Act
12A	Regulations made under the Forests Act
13	Provincial Parks Act
13A	Regulations made under the Provincial Park Act
14	Trails Act
14A	Regulations made under the Trails Act
15	Wildlife Act
15A	Regulations made under the Wildlife Act
16	Municipal Government Act
17	Building Code Act
18	Tanning Beds Act
19	Regulations made under the Halifax-Dartmouth Bridges Act
20	Liquor Control Act
21	Protection of Property Act
22	Tobacco Access Act
23	Smoke-Free Places Act
24	Domestic Violence Intervention Act
25	Regulations made under the Highway 104 Western Alignment Act
26	Occupational Health and Safety Act
27	Technical Safety Act
27A	Regulations made under the Technical Safety Act
28	Electrical Installation and Inspection Act
28A	Regulations made under the Electrical Installation and Inspection Act
29	Flea Markets Regulation Act
29A	Regulations made under the Flea Markets Regulation Act
30	Amusement Devices Safety Act
31	Elevators and Lifts Act
31A	Regulations made under the Elevators and Lifts Act
32	Fire Safety Act
33	Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act
33A	Regulations made under the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act
34	Wilderness Areas Protection Act
35	Private Investigators and Private Guards Act
35A	Regulations made under the Private Investigators and Private Guards Act
36	Retail Business Designated Day Closing Act
37	Non-essential Pesticides Control Act
38	Halifax Regional Water Commission Act
38A	Regulations under the Halifax Regional Water Commission Act
39	Snow Sport Helmet Act
40	Fish Harvester Organizations Support Act
41	Animal Protection Act
41A	Regulations under the Animal Protection Act
42	Fisheries and Coastal Resources Act
42A	Regulations under the Fisheries and Coastal Resources Act
43	Fur Industry Act
43A	Regulations under the Fur Industry Act
44	Halifax Regional Municipality Charter
45	Direct Sellers' Regulation Act
46	Cannabis Control Act
47	Body Armour Control Act
48	Safe Body Art Act
48A	Regulations under the Safe Body Art Act
49	Health Protection Act
49A	Regulations made under the Health Protection Act
50	Police Identity Management Act
51	Short-Term Rentals Registration Act
54	Traffic Safety Act and Regulations
	Municipal Bylaw schedules:
M-1	Cape Breton Regional Municipality By-laws
M-2	Halifax Regional Municipality
M-3	Municipality of the County of Annapolis By-laws
M-4	Municipality of the County of Colchester By-laws
M-5	Municipality of the County of Kings By-laws
M-6	Municipality of the County of Pictou By-laws
M-7	Municipality of the County of Richmond By-laws
M-8	Municipality of the Distict of Barrington By-laws
M-9	Municipality of the District of Chester By-laws
M-10	Municipality of the District of Digby By-laws
M-11	Municipality of the District of East Hants By-laws
M-12	Municipality of the District of West Hants By-laws
M-13	Municipality of the District of Yarmouth By-laws
M-14	Region of Queen's Municipality By-laws
M-15	Town of Antigonish By-laws
M-16	repealed
M-17	Town of Bridgewater By-laws
M-18	Town of Clark's Harbour By-laws
M-19	Town of Digby By-laws
M-20	repealed
M-21	Town of Kentville By-laws
M-22	Town of Lunenburg By-laws
M-23	Town of Mahone Bay By-laws
M-24	Town of Middleton By-laws
M-25	Town of Truro By-laws
M-26	Town of Windsor By-laws
M-27	Town of Wolfville By-laws
M-28	Town of Yarmouth By-laws
M-29	Municipality of the County of Antigonish By-laws
M-30	Town of Pictou By-laws
M-31	Municipality of the District of Shelburne By-laws
M-32	Municipality of the County of Victoria By-laws
M-33	Town of Berwick By-laws
M-34	Municipality of the District of Lunenburg By-laws
M-35	Municipality of the County of Inverness By-laws
M-36	Town of Annapolis Royal By-laws
M-37	Town of Shelburne By-laws
M-38	Town of New Glasgow By-laws
M-39	Town of Stewiacke By-laws
M-40	Municipality of the County of Cumberland Bylaws
M-41	Municipality of the District of Argyle Bylaws

Legislative History
Reference Tables

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations	N.S. Reg. 281/2011
Summary Proceedings 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 Summary Offence Tickets Regulations made under the Summary Proceedings Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S. Regulation	In force date*	How in force	Royal Gazette Part II Issue
281/2011	Oct 4, 2011	date specified	Oct 21, 2011
289/2011	Oct 11, 2011	date specified	Oct 21, 2011
314/2011	Dec 8, 2011	date specified	Dec 30, 2011
22/2012	Jan 11, 2012	date specified	Jan 27, 2012
23/2012	Jan 11, 2012	date specified	Jan 27, 2012
24/2012	Jan 11, 2012	date specified	Jan 27, 2012
25/2012	Jan 11, 2012	date specified	Jan 27, 2012
26/2012	Jan 11, 2012	date specified	Jan 27, 2012
27/2012	Jan 11, 2012	date specified	Jan 27, 2012
30/2012	Jan 19, 2012	date specified	Feb 10, 2012
50/2012	Feb 22, 2012	date specified	Mar 9, 2012
98/2012	Jul 6, 2013	date specified	May 18, 2012
103/2012	Sep 1, 2012	date specified	Jun 1, 2012
201/2012	Nov 1, 2012	date specified	Nov 16, 2012
34/2013	Feb 13, 2013	date specified	Feb 22, 2013
71/2013	Apr 1, 2013	date specified	Apr 12, 2013
220/2013	Jun 10, 2013	date specified	Jun 28, 2013
257/2013	Jul 10, 2013	date specified	Jul 26, 2013
270/2013	Jul 31, 2013	date specified	Aug 23, 2013
339/2013	Jan 15, 2014	date specified	Dec 27, 2013
24/2014	Feb 7, 2014	date specified	Mar 7, 2014
35/2014	Mar 4, 2014	date specified	Mar 21, 2014
36/2014	Mar 4, 2014	date specified	Mar 21, 2014
37/2014	Mar 6, 2014	date specified	Mar 21, 2014
91/2014	Jun 17, 2014	date specified	Jul 11, 2014
103/2014	Jul 30, 2014	date specified	Jul 11, 2014
112/2014	Jul 22, 2014	date specified	Aug 8, 2014
113/2014	Jul 22, 2014	date specified	Aug 8, 2014
153/2014	Oct 7, 2014	date specified	Oct 31, 2014
187/2014	Dec 2, 2014	date specified (in force date of S.N.S. 2014, c. 40)	Dec 12, 2014
194/2014	Dec 11, 2014	date specified	Dec 26, 2014
233/2014	Dec 19, 2014	date specified	Jan 9, 2015
3/2015	Jan 9, 2015	date specified	Jan 23, 2015
26/2015	Feb 12, 2015	date specified	Mar 6, 2015
36/2015	Feb 26, 2015	date specified	Mar 20, 2015
51/2015	March 24, 2015	date specified	Apr 17, 2015
181/2015	Apr 1, 2015	date specified	Apr 8, 2015
212/2015	May 12, 2015	date specified	May 29, 2015
224/2015	May 31, 2015	date specified	Jun 12, 2015
274/2015	Aug 1, 2015	date specified	Jul 24, 2015
349/2015	Oct 26, 2015	date specified (in force date of S.N.S. 2015, c. 19)⁵	Nov 13, 2015
8/2016	Jan 6, 2016	date specified	Jan 22, 2016
75/2016	May 1, 2016	date specified	May 13, 2016
92/2016	May 2, 2016	date specified	May 27, 2016
108/2016	Jun 7, 2016	date specified	Jun 24, 2016
109/2016	Jun 7, 2016	date specified	Jun 24, 2016
131/2016	Jun 24, 2016	date specified	Jul 8, 2016
132/2016	Jun 24, 2016	date specified	Jul 8, 2016
143/2016	Jul 7, 2016	date specified	Jul 22, 2016
148/2016	Jul 26, 2016	date specified	Aug 5, 2016
152/2016	Jul 28, 2016	date specified	Aug 19, 2016
165/2016	Aug 23, 2016	date specified	Sep 16, 2016
243/2016	Nov 4, 2016	date specified	Nov 25, 2016
7/2017	Jan 13, 2017	date specified	Feb 3, 2017
32/2017	Mar 7, 2017	date specified	Mar 31, 2017
76/2017	Apr 26, 2017	date specified	May 12, 2017
109/2017	Jul 17, 2017	date specified	Aug 4, 2017
110/2017	Jul 17, 2017	date specified	Aug 4, 2017
152/2017	Oct 16, 2017	date filed (not filed within 7 days)	Oct 27, 2017
25/2018	Feb 12, 2018	date filed (not filed within 7 days)	Mar 2, 2018
33/2018	Feb 22, 2018	date filed (not filed within 7 days)	Mar 16, 2018
40/2018	Mar 2, 2018	date specified	Mar 16, 2018
47/2018	Mar 22, 2018	date specified	Apr 13, 2018
97/2018	Jun 19, 2018	date specified	Jul 6, 2018
100/2018	Jun 26, 2018	date specified	Jul 20, 2018
128/2018	Jul 9, 2018	date specified	Aug 3, 2018
129/2018	Jul 9, 2018	date specified	Aug 3, 2018
136/2018	Jul 17, 2018	date specified	Aug 3, 2018
141/2018	Jul 26, 2018	date specified	Aug 17, 2018
148/2018	Aug 2, 2018	date specified	Aug 17, 2018
171/2018	Oct 17, 2018	date specified	Oct 12, 2018
185/2018	Oct 17, 2018	date specified	Nov 9, 2018
190/2018	Nov 8, 2018	date specified	Nov 23, 2018
204/2018	Nov 21, 2018	date specified	Dec 21, 2018
224/2018	Dec 13, 2018	date specified	Jan 4, 2019
5/2019	Jan 10, 2019	date filed (not filed within 7 days)	Feb 1, 2019
37/2019	Feb 19, 2019	date specified	Mar 15, 2019
21/2019	Feb 20, 2019	date specified (in force date of S.N.S. 2018, c. 22)	Feb 15, 2019
36/2019	Feb 20, 2019	date specified	Mar 15, 2019
68/2019	Apr 30, 2019	date specified	May 24, 2019
83/2019	Jun 10, 2019	date filed (not filed within 7 days)	Jun 21, 2019
86/2019	Jun 12, 2019	date specified	Jul 5, 2019
123/2019	Aug 14, 2019	date specified	Sep 13, 2019
171/2019	Oct 24, 2019	date specified	Nov 22, 2019
187/2019	Nov 15, 2019	date filed (not filed within 7 days)	Dec 6, 2019
189/2019	Nov 13, 2019	date made	Dec 6, 2019
190/2019	Nov 13, 2019	date specified (later of date made and in force date of S.N.S. 2018, c. 21)	Dec 6, 2019
172/2019	Jan 1, 2020	date specified	Nov 22, 2019
39/2020	Mar 4, 2020	date specified	Mar 27, 2020
45/2020	Mar 22, 2020	date filed (order not dated)	Apr 10, 2020
82/2020	May 27, 2020	date specified	Jun 19, 2020
83/2020	May 27, 2020	date specified	Jun 19, 2020
89/2020	Jun 17, 2020	date specified	Jul 3, 2020
98/2020	Jul 8, 2020	date specified	Jul 31, 2020
105/2020	Aug 11, 2020	date specified	Aug 28, 2020
118/2020	Sep 3, 2020	date specified	Sep 25, 2020
146/2020	Oct 8, 2020	date filed (not filed within 7 days)	Oct 23, 2020
170/2020	Nov 3, 2020	date specified	Nov 20, 2020
182/2020	Dec 10, 2020	date specified	Jan 1, 2021
50/2021	Mar 18, 2021	date specified	Apr 9, 2021
62/2021	Apr 25, 2021	date specified	May 7, 2021
78/2021	May 7, 2021	date specified	Jun 4, 2021
87/2021	May 26, 2021	date specified	Jun 18, 2021
96/2021	Jun 8, 2021	date specified	Jul 2, 2021
97/2021	Jun 8, 2021	date specified	Jul 2, 2021
148/2021	Nov 17, 2021	date specified	Dec 3, 2021
150/2021	Nov 23, 2021	date filed (not filed within 7 days)	Dec 3, 2021
9/2022	Jan 28, 2022	date specified	Feb 11, 2022
16/2022	Feb 4, 2022	date specified	Feb 25, 2022
25/2022	Feb 17, 2022¹³	date specified	Mar 11, 2022
26/2022	Feb 17, 2022	date specified	Mar 11, 2022
36/2022	Mar 10, 2022	date specified	Mar 25, 2022
37/2022	Mar 10, 2022	date specified	Mar 25, 2022
38/2022	Mar 10, 2022	date specified	Mar 25, 2022
66/2022	Mar 28, 2022	date specified	Apr 22, 2022
73/2022	Apr 14, 2022	date filed (not filed within 7 days)	May 6, 2022
107/2022	May 30, 2022	date filed (not filed within 7 days)	Jun 17, 2022
173/2022	Jul 6, 2022	date specified	Jul 15, 2022
174/2022	Jul 6, 2022	date specified	Jul 15, 2022
175/2022	Jul 6, 2022	date specified	Jul 15, 2022
176/2022	Jul 6, 2022	date specified	Jul 15, 2022
178/2022	Jul 6, 2022	date specified	Jul 29, 2022
187/2022	Jul 20, 2022	date specified	Aug 12, 2022
195/2022	Aug 10, 2022	date specified	Aug 26, 2022
196/2022	Aug 10, 2022	date specified	Aug 26, 2022
197/2022	Aug 10, 2022	date specified	Aug 26, 2022
202/2022	Aug 25, 2022	date specified	Sep 9, 2022
240/2022	Oct 19, 2022	date specified	Nov 4, 2022
47/2023	Mar 1, 2023	date specified (in force date of S.N.S. 2022, c. 18)	Mar 10, 2023
94/2023	May 31, 2023	date specified	Jun 16, 2023
128/2023	Jul 5, 2023	date specified	Jul 28, 2023
129/2023	Jul 3, 2023	date specified	Jul 28, 2023
130/2023	Jul 3, 2023	date specified	Jul 28, 2023
157/2023	Aug 30, 2023	date specified	Sep 22, 2023
158/2023	Aug 30, 2023	date specified	Sep 22, 2023
192/2023	Oct 24, 2023	date specified	Nov 17, 2023
193/2023	Oct 24, 2023	date specified	Nov 17, 2023
19/2024	Jan 17, 2024	date filed	Feb 9, 2024
93/2024	May 13, 2024	date specified	May 31, 2024
94/2024	May 13, 2024	date specified	May 31, 2024
186/2024	Aug 27, 2024	date specified	Sep 6, 2024
187/2024	Aug 27, 2024	date specified	Sep 6, 2024
189/2024	Sep 4, 2024	date specified	Sep 20, 2024
196/2024	Sep 12, 2024	date specified	Oct 4, 2024
207/2024	Oct 1, 2024	date filed	Oct 18, 2024
4/2025	Jan 9, 2025	date specified	Jan 24, 2025
7/2025	Jan 15, 2025	date specified	Feb 7, 2025
8/2025	Jan 15, 2025	date specified	Feb 7, 2025
15/2025	Jan 28, 2025	date specified	Feb 7, 2025
16/2025	Jan 28, 2025	date specified	Feb 7, 2025
32/2025	Feb 13, 2025	date specified	Mar 7, 2025
52/2025	Mar 7, 2025	date specified	Mar 21, 2025
53/2025	Mar 7, 2025	date specified	Mar 21, 2025
58/2025	Mar 14, 2025	date specified	Apr 4, 2025
89/2025	May 2, 2025	date specified	May 16, 2025
99/2025	May 9, 2025	date specified	May 30, 2025
131/2025	Jul 10, 2025	date specified	Jul 25, 2025
132/2025	Jul 11, 2025	date specified	Jul 25, 2025
157/2025	Jul 31, 2025	date specified	Aug 22, 2025
159/2025	Aug 5, 2025	date specified	Aug 22, 2025
160/2025	Aug 7, 2025	date specified	Aug 22, 2025
181/2025	Sep 11, 2025	date specified	Oct 3, 2025
197/2025	Oct 3, 2025	date specified	Oct 17, 2025
259/2025	Nov 28, 2025	date specified	Dec 12, 2025
278/2025	Dec 19, 2025	date specified	Jan 9, 2026
4/2026	Jan 15, 2025	date specified	Feb 6, 2026
51/2026	Feb 18, 2026	date specified	Mar 6, 2026
91/2026	Apr 9, 2026	date specified	May 1, 2026
117/2026	Apr 28, 2026	date specified	May 15, 2026
118/2026	Apr 30, 2026	date specified	May 15, 2026
140/2026	May 27, 2026	date specified	Jun 12, 2026
147/2026	Jun 12, 2026	date specified	Jun 26, 2026
158/2026	Jun 25, 2026	date specified	Jul 10, 2026
178/2026	Jul 28, 2026	date specified	Aug 7, 2026
252/2026	Oct 19, 2026	date specified (in force date of S.N.S. 2025, c. 20)	Oct 30, 2026

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
3A.....................................................		ad. 252/2026
4........................................................		ra. as 4(1) 252/2026
4(1)..............................................		ra. from 4 252/2026
4(2)-(4)........................................		ad. 252/2026
4A.....................................................		ad. 252/2026
5........................................................		ra. from 5(1) 252/2026
5(1)..............................................		ra. as 5 252/2026
5(1)(b).........................................		am. 252/2026
5(1)(c)..........................................		ad. 252/2026
5(2)..............................................		rep. 252/2026
6(1)(a)...............................................		am. 252/2026
6(1)(b)...............................................		am. 252/2026
6(1)(c)...............................................		ad. 252/2026
9(1)...................................................		am. 50/2012
9(2)...................................................		am. 252/2026
9(4)...................................................		ad. 50/2012
12(3).................................................		am. 252/2026
18(1)(a).............................................		fc. 71/2013, 181/2015
18(1)(b).............................................		fc. 71/2013, 181/2015
11A–11E...........................................		ad. 50/2012
12(1).................................................		am. 204/2018
12(2A)..............................................		ad. 204/2018
Schedules
Schedule PT.....................................		am. 314/2011, 220/2013, fc. 339/2013, am. 109/2016, 131/2016, 32/2017, 25/2018, 97/2018, 50/2021, 97/2021, 176/2022, 196/2022¹⁴, 197/2022, 131/2025, 147/2026
Schedule 1, Form A..........................		am. 50/2012
Schedule 1, Form B..........................		am. 339/2013, 274/2015; rs. 204/2018, 252/2026
Schedule 1, Form B-1......................		am. 118/2020
Schedule 2A.....................................		am. 140/2026
Schedule 3A.....................................		am. 157/2023
Schedule 4........................................		am. 314/2011, 103/2012, 270/2013, 103/2014, 113/2014, 75/2016, 109/2016, 150/2021, 178/2022
Schedule 4A.....................................		am. 24/2014, 75/2016, 109/2016, 128/2018, 185/2018, 5/2019, 83/2020, 182/2020, 26/2022, 158/2023, 193/2023
Schedule 5........................................		fc. 339/2013
Schedule 7........................................		rs. 87/2021; am. 9/2022, 16/2022
Schedule 9........................................		am. 34/2013
Schedule 9A.....................................		am. 98/2012, 34/2013, 92/2016, 108/2016, 83/2019, 171/2019, 172/2019, 128/2023, 19/2024, 52/2025, 53/2025
Schedule 11......................................		am. 192/2023
Schedule 12......................................		am. 94/2023, 89/2025, 159/2025
Schedule 12A...................................		am. 107/2022
Schedule 15A...................................		am. 51/2015, 100/2018, 181/2025
Schedule 16......................................		am. 152/2016
Schedule 19......................................		am. 339/2013, 274/2015; rs. 117/2026
Schedule 20......................................		rs. 171/2018, 47/2023
Schedule 22......................................		rs. 224/2015
Schedule 32......................................		am. 160/2025
Schedule 37......................................		ad. 289/2011, fc. 339/2013
Schedule 38......................................		ad. 25/2012, am. 153/2014
Schedule 38A...................................		ad. 25/2012, rs. 153/2014
Schedule 39......................................		ad. 201/2012
Schedule 40......................................		ad. 91/2014
Schedules 41–41A............................		ad. 187/2014; rs. 190/2019
Schedule 42......................................		ad. 349/2015; am. 4/2026
Schedule 42A...................................		ad. 349/2015; am. 146/2020, 4/2026
Schedule 43–43A.............................		ad. 8/2016
Schedule 44......................................		ad. 143/2016
Schedule 45......................................		ad. 76/2017
Schedule 46......................................		ad. 171/2018; rs. 158/2026
Schedule 47......................................		ad. 21/2019
Schedule 48......................................		ad. 37/2019
Schedule 48A...................................		ad. 37/2019
Schedule 49......................................		ad. 123/2019; am. 45/2020, 62/2021, 148/2021
Schedule 49A...................................		ad. 123/2019; rs. 73/2022
Schedule 50......................................		ad. 66/2022
Schedule 51......................................		ad. 207/2024
Schedule 54......................................		ad. 252/2026¹⁸
Schedule M-1...................................		am. 257/2013; fc. 339/2013; am. 36/2015, 148/2016, 109/2017, 141/2018, 82/2020, 186/2024, 7/2025
Schedule M-2...................................		am. 24/2012, 112/2014; fc. 339/2013; am. 152/2016, 110/2017, 36/2019, 170/2020, 78/2021, 97/2021, 129/2023, 93/2024, 94/2024, 196/2024, 16/2025
Schedule M-3...................................		rs. 187/2022; am. 187/2024
Schedule M-5...................................		am. 194/2014, 243/2016, 240/2022
Schedule M-7...................................		rs. 197/2025
Schedule M-10.................................		am. 23/2012, 36/2014, 26/2015
Schedule M-11.................................		rs. 36/2014, am. 86/2019, 89/2020
Schedule M-12.................................		am. 27/2012, 35/2014; fc. 339/2013; am. 152/2017, 259/2025
Schedule M-13.................................		rs. 26/2012; fc. 339/2013
Schedule M-14.................................		am. 233/2014, 3/2015, 39/2020, 173/2022
Schedule M-15.................................		am. 22/2012, 68/2019, 98/2020, 174/2022, 32/2025, 58/2025
Schedule M-16.................................		rep. 187/2024
Schedule M-17.................................		am. 212/2015, 136/2018, 178/2026
Schedule M-19.................................		fc. 339/2013; am. 7/2017
Schedule M-20.................................		rep. 152/2017
Schedule M-21.................................		fc. 339/2013
Schedule M-22.................................		am. 131/2016, 36/2022
Schedule M-23.................................		am. 190/2018, 25/2022, 130/2023, 278/2025
Schedule M-26.................................		am. 37/2014, 187/2019
Schedule M-27.................................		am. 165/2016, 47/2018, 148/2018, 189/2019, 105/2020, 157/2025
Schedule M-28.................................		am. 175/2022, 8/2025, 15/2025
Schedule M-29.................................		ad. 30/2012; am. 51/2026
Schedule M-30.................................		ad. 37/2014
Schedule M-31.................................		ad. 132/2016; am. 4/2025
Schedule M-32.................................		ad. 33/2018
Schedule M-33.................................		ad. 40/2018; am. 224/2018
Schedule M-34.................................		ad. 129/2018
Schedule M-35.................................		ad. 96/2021; am. 99/2025
Schedule M-36.................................		ad. 37/2022
Schedule M-37.................................		ad. 38/2022
Schedule M-38.................................		ad. 195/2022; am. 202/2022, 132/2025
Schedule M-39.................................		ad. 189/2024
Schedule M-40.................................		ad. 118/2026
Schedule M-41.................................		ad. 91/2026¹⁷
All out of court settlement amounts		fc. 339/2013 increased by $6.54 and $1.93 (parking infractions), 274/2015 increased by $3.55 and $1.05 (parking infractions)

Note that changes to headings are not included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections:

	Note	Effective date
1	The references to “EMO” in item 2 of Schedule 7 in the original text should be read as references to the Department of Justice in accordance with O.I.C. 2011-147 under the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376, which abolishes the Emergency Management Office and transfers responsibility for emergency management.	Apr 19, 2011 (change predates base regulations)
2	Second clause 11A(1)(b) added by N.S. Reg. 50/2012 relettered as clause 11A(1)(c) for the purposes of this consolidation.
3	Second subsection 11B(2) added by N.S. Reg. 50/2012 renumbered as subsection 11B(4) for the purposes of this consolidation.
4	The references to “EMO” in item 2 of Schedule 7 in the original text should be read as references to the Department of Justice in accordance with O.I.C. 2014-71 under the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376, which transfers responsibility for emergency management.	Apr 1, 2014
5	Items 23, 24 and 25 of Schedule 42A added by N.S. Reg. 349/2015 are effective as of 18 months after October 26, 2015 (the in-force date of the Aquaculture Management Regulations, N.S. Reg. 348/2015).	Apr 26, 2018
6	References to the Minister of Natural Resources should be read as references to the Minister of Lands and Forestry in accordance with O.I.C. 2018-188 under the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376.	Jul 5, 2018
7	The references to “EMO” in item 2 of Schedule 7 in the original text should be read as references to the Department of Justice in accordance with O.I.C. 2019-150 under the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376.	Jun 3, 2019
8	References to the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal should be read as references to the Department of Transportation and Active Transit in accordance with O.I.C. 2021-56 under the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376.	Feb 23, 2021
9	The references to “EMO” in item 2 of Schedule 7 in the original text should be read as references to the Department of Justice in accordance with O.I.C. 2021-58 under the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376.	Feb 23, 2021
10	References to the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal should be read as references to the Department of Public Works in accordance with O.I.C. 2021-209 under the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376.	Aug 31, 2021
11	The references to “EMO” in item 2 of Schedule 7 in the original text should be read as references to the Department of Justice in accordance with O.I.C. 2021-209 under the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376.	Aug 31, 2021
12	References to the Minister of Natural Resources should be read as references to the Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables in accordance with O.I.C. 2021-210 under the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376.	Aug 31, 2021
13	Amendment is effective as of the date of the order. Order states that the date of the Minister’s signature is February 17, 2021. The order date is actually February 17, 2022. (Minister Johns appointed Minister of Justice and Attorney General on August 31, 2021.)
14	Amending instructions in N.S. Reg. 196/2022 specify amendments to Schedule PT should be inserted immediately before the heading “Queens Regional Municipality Parking Lot By-law”, which does not exist. Amendments inserted immediately before the heading “Queens Regional Municipality Parking Meter By-law” for the purposes of this consolidation.
15	The references to “EMO” in item 2 of Schedule 7 in the original text should be read as references to the Department of Justice in accordance with O.I.C. 2024-425 under the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376.	Dec 12, 2024
16	References to the Minister of Natural Resources should be read as references to the Minister of Natural Resources in accordance with O.I.C. 2024-425 under the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376.	Dec 12, 2024
17	Amending instructions in N.S. Reg. 91/2026 specify Schedule M-41 should be inserted immediately after Schedule M-40, which does not exist. Schedule inserted immediately after Schedule M-39 for the purposes of this consolidation.
18	In item 16 to Schedule 46, as replaced by N.S. Reg. 158/2026, the section column refers to s. 23(A)(2) of the Cannabis Control Act, S.N.S. 2018. c. 3, which does not exist. Section reference corrected to 23A(2) of the Act for the purposes of this consolidation.
19	Section 3A, added by N.S. 252/2026, defines the construction of Schedule 54 from Schedule B to the Offences, Penalties and Mandatory Suspension Periods Regulations. Schedule 54 added, using those instructions, for the purposes of this consolidation.
20	The cross-reference to Table 1 (Offences Relating to Drivers and Driver’s Licences) in s. 3A(2)(a) added by N.S. Reg. 252/2026 has been corrected to Table 12 (Offences Relating to Parking) for the purposes of this consolidation.
21	The cross-reference to Tables 2 (Offences Relating to Rules of the Road) to 12 (Offences Relating to Parking) in s. 3A(2)(b) added by N.S. Reg. 252/2026 has been corrected to Tables 1 (Offences Relating to Drivers and Driver’s Licences) to 11 (Offences Relating to Administration of the Act) for the purposes of this consolidation.
21	In Form B of Schedule 1, as replaced by N.S. Reg. 252/2026, the penalty listed for the offence of stopping or parking in a fire lane (s. 151(2)) under the Using the Road Regulations is $25 or $61.60, but this offence is designated as a Category C (Parking) offence in Table 12 of the Offences, Penalties and Mandatory Suspension Periods Regulations, N.S. Reg. 223/2026, and the penalty for that category under s. 4B(c) of the Summary Proceedings Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 450, is set at $100 with the out of court settlement amount payable after 60 days being $136.60 in accordance with s. 6 of the Summary Offence Tickets Regulations, N.S. Reg. 281/1011.
22	In Form B of Schedule 1, as replaced by N.S. Reg. 252/2026, the penalty listed for the offence of obstructing snow removal (s. 152) under the Using the Road Regulations is $25 or $61.60, but this offence is designated as a Category B (Parking) offence in Table 12 of the Offences, Penalties and Mandatory Suspension Periods Regulations, N.S. Reg. 223/2026, and the penalty for that category under s. 4B(c) of the Summary Proceedings Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 450, is set at $50 with the out of court settlement amount payable after 60 days being $86.60 in accordance with s. 6 of the Summary Offence Tickets Regulations, N.S. Reg. 281/1011.

Repealed and Superseded:

N.S. Regulation	Title	In force date	Repealed date
46/1995	Regulations respecting Summary Offence Tickets	Feb 28, 1985	Jan 18, 2001
4/2001	Summary Offence Tickets Regulations	Jan 18, 2001	Oct 4, 2011

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.