Designated Agents and Authorized Persons Regulations
made under Section 51 of the
Vital Statistics Act
R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 494
O.I.C. 2019-179 (effective July 9, 2019), N.S. Reg. 101/2019
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Citation
Definitions
Eligibility requirements for agent or authorized person
Person may designate agent or authorized person
Application by agent or authorized person
Citation
1 These regulations may be cited as the Designated Agents and Authorized Persons
Regulations.
Definitions
2 In these regulations, the following definitions apply:
“Act” means the Vital Statistics Act;
“agent or authorized person” means a person referred to in clause 37(2)(c) or (d) of
the Act who is designated in accordance with these regulations to apply for a birth
certificate on behalf of the person who made the designation;
“application” means an application for a birth certificate under subsection 37(2) of
the Act.
Eligibility requirements for agent or authorized person
3 (1) To be designated as an agent or authorized person, a person must meet all of the
following:
(a) they are a natural person who is at least 19 years old;
(b) except as provided in subsection (2), they have known the person making
the designation for at least 1 year.
(2) Clause (1)(b) does not apply to any of the following persons:
(a) a person who the Registrar is satisfied has an existing relationship with the
person making the designation;
(b) a member of the House of Assembly;
(c) a member of the council of the band in which the person making the
designation is a member.
(3) In subsection (2),
“band” means a band as defined in the Indian Act (Canada);
“council”, in relation to a band, means a council of the band as defined in the
Indian Act (Canada).
Person may designate agent or authorized person
4 (1) A person who wishes to apply for a birth certificate, other than by applying online,
may designate a person who meets the eligibility requirements of Section 3 as an
agent or authorized person to apply on that person’s behalf.
(2) To designate a person as an agent or authorized person, a person must submit a
written designation to the Registrar, in a form prescribed by the Minister, that
includes all of the following:
(a) the full name, contact information and signature of the person making the
designation;
(b) the full name and contact information of the designated person;
(c) the length of time that the designated person has known the person making
the designation;
(d) if the length of time referred to in clause (c) is under 1 year, a description of
the nature of the relationship between the designated person and the person
making the designation;
(e) a statement that the person consents to the designated person applying on
their behalf.
Application by agent or authorized person
5 (1) An application by an agent or authorized person must be in writing and
accompanied by a statutory declaration, in the form prescribed by the Minister, that
includes all of the following:
(a) the full name and contact information of the agent or authorized person;
(b) the full name of the person on whose behalf the application is being made;
(c) the length of time the agent or authorized person has known the person on
whose behalf the application is being made;
(d) if the length of time referred to in clause (d) is under 1 year, a description of
the nature of the relationship between the agent or authorized person and the
person on whose behalf the application is being made.
(2) The Registrar may not accept any online application submitted by an agent or
authorized person.
The following regulations are not yet in force and are not included in the current
consolidation: