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List of Regulations by Act (A-L)

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Maintenance Enforcement Act (Justice)

Maintenance Enforcement Regulations: N.S. Reg. 40/1996 amended to N.S. Reg. 49/2018
Refusal or Cancellation of Licences for Payors in Default of Maintenance Regulations: N.S. Reg. 183/2009

Mandatory Testing and Disclosure Act (Health and Wellness)

Mandatory Testing and Disclosure Regulations: N.S. Reg. 75/2006

Marine Renewable-energy Act (Natural Resources and Renewables)

Marine Renewable-energy General Regulations: N.S. Reg. 8/2018; Effective October 22, 2024, these regulations are amended by N.S. Reg. 225/2024.
Marine Renewable-energy Fees Regulations: N.S. Reg. 18/2018 amended to N.S. Reg. 142/2024

Margarine Act (Agriculture)

Margarine Regulations: N.S. Reg. 8/1949 amended to N.S. Reg. 58/1972

Maritime Link Act (Natural Resources and Renewables)

Maritime Link Cost Recovery Process Regulations: N.S. Reg. 189/2012

Marketable Titles Act (Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services)

Notice of Claim Regulations: N.S. Reg. 119/1996

Marriage Act (Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services)

Marriage Regulations: N.S. Reg. 74/2018

Massage Therapist Titles Protection Act (Health and Wellness)

Massage Therapist Titles Protection Regulations: N.S. Reg. 205/2019 amended to N.S. Reg. 257/2022

Meat Inspection Act (Agriculture)

Meat Inspection Regulations: N.S. Reg. 46/1990

Medal of Bravery Act (Justice)

Medal of Bravery Regulations: N.S. Reg. 397/2008

Medical Act (Health and Wellness)

Medical Act Regulations: N.S. Reg. 225/2014 amended to N.S. Reg. 169/2023

Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Professionals Act (Health and Wellness)

Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Professionals Regulations: N.S. Reg. 115/2020; Effective October 29, 2024, these regulations are amended by N.S. Reg. 227/2024.
Specified Site Regulations: N.S. Reg. 116/2020

Medical Laboratory Technology Act (Health and Wellness)

Medical Laboratory Technologists Registration Regulations: N.S. Reg. 168/2003

Medical Professional Corporations Act (Health and Wellness)

Medical Professional Corporations Regulations: N.S. Reg. 140/1996 amended to N.S. Reg. 56/1998

Members and Public Employees Disclosure Act (Justice)

Political Contributions Regulations: N.S. Reg. 122/2010

Members' Retiring Allowances Act (Finance and Treasury Board)

Rates of Interest Regulations: N.S. Reg. 26/1956 amended to N.S. Reg. 93/1995
Remuneration of Elected Provincial Officials Regulations: N.S. Reg. 15/1984

Midwifery Act (Health and Wellness)

Midwifery Regulations: N.S. Reg. 58/2009

Mi'kmaq Education Act (Education and Early Childhood Development)

Additions to Schedule to Mi'kmaq Education Act: N.S. Reg. 137/2014; N.S. Reg. 129/2014

Mineral Resources Act (Natural Resources and Renewables)

Declaration of Limestone Deposits as a Mineral in the Marble Mtn. Area: N.S. Reg. 170/1993
Mineral Resources Regulations: N.S. Reg. 196/2018
Pictou County Geothermal Resource Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 123/1993
Springhill Geothermal Resource Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 195/92 and 214/1992

Mines Act, An Act to Confer Certain Powers Upon the Lieutenant Governor and to Amend the (Natural Resources and Renewables)

Persons Eligible for Payment of Benefits Under the Pre-Retirement Leave Plan: N.S. Reg. 150/1975; (no text)
Pre-Retirement Leave Plan for Employees of Thorburn Mining Ltd. and Independent Coal Operators in Nova Scotia Regulations: N.S. Reg. 210/1991 amended to N.S. Reg. 6/1993

Missing Persons Act (Justice)

Missing Persons Regulations: N.S. Reg. 202/2015

Mortgage Regulation Act (Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services)

Cost of Borrowing Disclosure Regulations: N.S. Reg. 125/2020
Compliance Officers Regulations: N.S. Reg. 123/2020 amended to 145/2024
Forms Regulations: N.S. Reg. 132/2020 amended to N.S. Reg. 146/2024
General Disclosure Regulations: N.S. Reg. 124/2020 amended to N.S. Reg. 215/2022
Mortgage Lender, Brokerage, Broker and Administrator Licensing Regulations: N.S. Reg. 121/2020 amended to N.S. Reg. 147/2024
Mortgage Regulation Act Exemption Regulations: N.S. Reg. 120/2020 amended to N.S. Reg. 148/2024
Mortgage Regulation Act General Regulations: N.S. Reg. 113/2020
Principal Broker Regulations: N.S. Reg. 122/2020
Record-Keeping Regulations: N.S. Reg. 130/2020
Reporting Requirements Regulations: N.S. Reg. 131/2020
Standards of Conduct for Mortgage Administrators Regulations: N.S. Reg. 129/2020
Standards of Conduct for Mortgage Brokerages Regulations: N.S. Reg. 126/2020 amended to N.S. Reg. 218/2022
Standards of Conduct for Mortgage Brokers and Associate Mortgage Brokers Regulations: N.S. Reg. 127/2020 amended to N.S. Reg. 219/2022
Standards of Conduct for Mortgage Lenders Regulations: N.S. Reg. 128/2020

Motor Carrier Act (Public Works)

Board Motor Carrier Act Hours of Service Regulations: N.S. Reg. 334/2022
Board Public Passenger Motor Carrier Act Regulations: N.S. Reg. 283/1992 amended to N.S. Reg. 333/2022
Governor in Council Motor Carrier Act Hours of Service Regulations: N.S. Reg. 336/2022
Governor in Council Public Passenger Motor Carrier Act Regulations: N.S. Reg. 284/1992 amended to N.S. Reg. 335/2022
Motor Carrier Fees Regulations: N.S. Reg. 153/2002 amended to N.S. Reg. 178/2016

Motor Vehicle Act (Public Works)

Acadian Flag Number Plates Regulations

N.S. Reg. 325/2011

Agricultural Equipment Registration Exemption and Number Plates Regulations

N.S. Reg. 47/73 and N.S. Reg. 52/1978

Alcohol Ignition Interlock Program Regulations

N.S. Reg. 298/2008 amended to N.S. Reg. 185/2020

Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs Regulations

N.S. Reg. 99/2001 amended to N.S. Reg. 231/2018

Blood Drug Concentration Regulations

N.S. Reg. 230/2018

Buy Local Number Plates Regulations

N.S. Reg. 292/2013

Carriage of Freight by Vehicle Regulations

N.S. Reg. 24/1995

Classes of Vehicles to be Inspected at Official Testing Stations Regulations

N.S. Reg. 206/2009 amended to N.S. Reg. 243/2011

Classification of Ambulances Regulations

N.S. Reg. 225/1990

Classification of Drivers' Licenses Regulations

N.S. Reg. 174/1982 amended to N.S. Reg. 163/2024

Commercial Carrier Safety Fitness Rating and Compliance Regulations

N.S. Reg. 84/2005 amended to N.S. Reg. 332/2022

Commercial Vehicle Drivers' Hours of Service Regulations

N.S. Reg. 330/2022

Commercial Vehicle Maintenance Standards

N.S. Reg. 296/1990 amended to N.S. Reg. 147/2000

Commercial Vehicle Permit and Registration Regulations

N.S. Reg. 111/1987

Commercial Vehicle Transfer of Registration Regulations

N.S. Reg. 191/1986

Commercial Vehicle Trip Inspection Regulations

N.S. Reg. 26/2018 amended to N.S. Reg. 331/2022

Conservation Number Plates Regulations

N.S. Reg. 54/2003

Dealers' Licenses Regulations

N.S. Reg. 11/1995

Designation of Temporary Work Areas Regulations

N.S. Reg. 285/2008 amended to N.S. Reg. 120/2010

Display of Handicapped Persons' Vehicle Identification Permits Regulations

N.S. Reg. 70/1980

Documents and Services Fees

N.S. Reg. 126/2015

Driver Training Schools Regulations

N.S. Reg. 212/2004 amended to N.S. Reg. 154/2021

Equipment Approval Regulations

N.S. Reg. 45/1973 amended to N.S. Reg. 52/1984

Establishment of Registration Year (CAVR) Regulations

N.S. Reg. 63/1997

Exemption from Examination and Licensing Regulations

N.S. Reg. 145/2010

Exemption from Registration of Certain Vehicles of the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal Regulations

N.S. Reg. 82/1976

Exemption from Registration of Department of National Defence Vehicles Regulations

N.S. Reg. 40/1968

Exemption from Registration of Motor Vehicles Operating on the Islands of Ironbound, Pictou, Big and Little Tancook Regulations

N.S. Reg. 36/1966

Exemption from Registration of Vehicles for Autoport Limited Regulations

N.S. Reg. 70/2021

Exemption from registration — see also:

- Agricultural Equipment Registration Exemption and Number Plates Regulations

- Volunteer Fire-fighters and Ground Search and Rescue Workers Registration Fee Exemption Regulations

Expiry Date of Licenses Regulations

N.S. Reg. 92/1996

Extension of Certificates, Licenses and Permits Regulations

N.S. Reg. 93/2008

Gaelic Symbol Number Plates Regulations

N.S. Reg. 85/2018

Handicapped Parking - Reciprocating States:

- State of Florida: N.S. Reg. 61/1988

- States of Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Ohio and Oregon, and Commonwealths of Kentucky and Puerto Rico: N.S. Reg. 212/1989

Helmet Regulations

N.S. Reg. 99/2003 amended to N.S. Reg. 166/2021

Highway Racing Definitions Regulations

N.S. Reg. 284/2008

Honorary Consul Number Plates Regulations

N.S. Reg. 117/2020

Identification and Proof of Registration Regulations

N.S. Reg. 47/1974 amended to N.S. Reg. 237/2011

Identification Permits for Vehicles Transporting Mobility Handicapped Persons Regulations

N.S. Reg. 237/1986 amended to N.S. Reg. 187/2020

Judgments - Reciprocating States:

- Ontario: N.S. Reg. 26/1962

- B.C., Alta., Sask., Man., Que. and N.B.: N.S. Reg. 67/1971

- Newfoundland: N.S. Reg. 87/1979

Median Crossing Regulations

N.S. Reg. 233/2009 amended to N.S. Reg. 46/2021

Mi'kmaq Number Plates Regulations

N.S. Reg. 98/2018

Motor-Driven Cycle and Motorcycle Lighting Equipment Exemptions

N.S. Reg. 66/74 and N.S. Reg. 88/1979

Motor-driven Cycles Regulations

N.S. Reg. 63/1974 amended to N.S. Reg. 187/1986

Motor Vehicle Appeal Board Procedures Regulations

N.S. Reg. 181/2012 amended to N.S. Reg. 149/2017

Multi-Classification Vehicles Regulations

N.S. Reg. 41/1966

Nighttime Driving Exemption Regulations

N.S. Reg. 100/1999 amended to N.S. Reg. 128/2015

Non-Resident Registration Regulations

N.S. Reg. 72/1974 amended to N.S. Reg. 129/2015

Number Plates for Commercial Vehicles Registered under the International Registration Plan Regulations

N.S. Reg. 194/2004

Number Plates for Farmers and Fishermen Regulations

N.S. Reg. 203/2012

Number Plates for Firefighters Regulations

N.S. Reg. 49/1991

Number Plates for Licensed Radio Amateurs Regulations

N.S. Reg. 21/1959 amended to N.S. Reg. 21/1960

Number Plates for Semi-trailers Registered with a Permanent Identification Regulations

N.S. Reg. 40/1993

Number Plates Regulations

N.S. Reg. 173/1995 amended to N.S. Reg. 123/2005

Number plates — see also:

- Acadian Flag Number Plates Regulations

- Conservation Number Plates Regulations

- Personalized Number Plates Regulations

- Veterans' Number Plates Regulations

Owner's Permit and License Fees for Foreign Government Employees and Vehicles Regulations

N.S. Reg. 208/2006

Parking Regulations: Bedford By-pass and Highway 101 N.S. Reg. 44/1978

Pedicab Helmet and Equipment Regulations

N.S. Reg. 184/2006

Pedicab Operation Regulations

N.S. Reg. 183/2006

Personalized Number Plates Regulations

N.S. Reg. 124/2005

Prorated Registration Fees for Inter-jurisdictional Commercial Trucks Regulations

N.S. Reg. 61/1997 amended to N.S. Reg. 130/2015

Prorated Vehicle Registration Plan

N.S. Reg. 184/1981

Provincially Approved Screening Devices Regulations

N.S. Reg. 126/1999 amended to N.S. Reg. 233/2018

Refund of Registration Fees Regulations

N.S. Reg. 211/1994 amended to N.S. Reg. 131/2015

Registration Fees for Campers Regulations

N.S. Reg. 62/1977 amended to N.S. Reg. 132/2015

Registration Fees for Commercial Motor Vehicles Regulations

N.S. Reg. 57/1989 amended to N.S. Reg. 133/2015

Registration Fees for Farmers and Fishermen Regulations

N.S. Reg. 204/2012 amended to N.S. Reg. 134/2015

Registration Fees for Passenger Motor Vehicles Regulations

N.S. Reg. 3/1992 amended to N.S. Reg. 135/2015

Registration Fees for Public Passenger Vehicles Operated by a Public Utility Regulations

N.S. Reg. 189/1986

Registration Fees for Students and New Residents Regulations

N.S. Reg. 136/1972

Registration Fees for Trailers Regulations

N.S. Reg. 38/2002 amended to N.S. Reg. 136/2015

Registration Fees for Vehicles of Non-Profit, Charitable or Religious Organizations Regulations

N.S. Reg. 84/2002

Registration of Antique Vehicles Regulations

N.S. Reg. 36/1973

Registration of Armed Forces Vehicles Regulations

N.S. Reg. 103/1971 amended to N.S. Reg. 24/2005

Registration of Converted Passenger Vehicles as Commercial Vehicles Regulations

N.S. Reg. 25/1942

Registration of Mobility Handicapped Persons' Vehicles Regulations

N.S. Reg. 238/1986

Registration of Motorcycles Regulations

N.S. Reg. 121/2005

Registration of Passenger Vehicles used for Driver Instruction in High School Regulations

N.S. Reg. 190/1986

Restricted Permits and Special Permits Fees Regulations

N.S. Reg. 35/1972 amended to N.S. Reg. 137/2015

Restricted Vehicles - Identification and Registration Regulations

N.S. Reg. 224/1990 amended to N.S. Reg. 122/2002

Road Lists Regulations

N.S. Reg. 201/2011

School Areas Regulations

N.S. Reg. 164/2012

Seat Belt and Child Restraint System Regulations

N.S. Reg. 221/2005 amended to N.S. Reg. 188/2020

Securing Loads on Vehicles Regulations

N.S. Reg. 226/2006

Segway Pilot Project Regulations

N.S. Reg. 21/2014

Slow-moving Vehicle Identification Regulations

N.S. Reg. 41/1977

Snow Vehicles Pilot Project Regulations

N.S. Reg. 220/2023

Standards of Vehicle Equipment Regulations

N.S. Reg. 51/1985 amended to N.S. Reg. 165/1997

Studded Tires Regulations

N.S. Reg. 45/1979 amended to N.S. Reg. 73/2014

Temporary Registration Permits Regulations

N.S. Reg. 417/2007

Three-Wheeled Vehicles Pilot Project Regulations

N.S. Reg. 90/2024

Traffic Signs Regulations

N.S. Reg. 165/2012 amended to N.S. Reg. 178/2023

Trailer Couplings and Other Safety Devices Regulations

N.S. Reg. 86/1973

Vehicle Inspection Regulations

N.S. Reg. 214/2006 amended to N.S. Reg. 180/2020

Vehicle Warning Lights Regulations

N.S. Reg. 20/2007 amended to N.S. Reg. 233/2011

Veterans' Number Plates Regulations

N.S. Reg. 163/2002 amended to N.S. Reg. 194/2024

Volunteer Fire-fighter and Ground Search and Rescue Workers Registration Fee Exemption Regulations

N.S. Reg. 130/1999 amended to N.S. Reg. 37/2021

Weights and Dimensions of Vehicles Regulations

N.S. Reg. 137/2001 amended to N.S. Reg. 32/2020

Windshield Stickers Regulations

N.S. Reg. 6/1977

Winter Parking Ban Regulations

N.S. Reg. 214/2023

Yield to Transit Buses Regulations

N.S. Reg. 163/2011

Municipal Elections Act (Municipal Affairs and Housing)

Municipal Elections Act Forms: N.S. Reg. 84/1997 amended to N.S. Reg. 176/2024

Municipal Government Act (Municipal Affairs and Housing)

Boundaries - Annexation of Certain Areas of Land:

(no text)

Annapolis County to Middleton, Town of, N.S. Reg. 93/1980
Antigonish County to Antigonish, Town of, N.S. Reg. 88/1969
Bridgewater, Town of to Lunenburg, District of, N.S. Reg. 56/1982
Colchester County to Truro, Town of, N.S. Reg. 8/1984
Cumberland County to Amherst, Town of, N.S. Reg. 50/65 and 3/1981
Cumberland County to Springhill, Town of, N.S. Reg. 84/1966
Guysborough County to Mulgrave, Town of, N.S. Reg. 156/1973
Guysborough District to Antigonish County, N.S. Reg. 142/1987
Inverness, Former Town of to Inverness County, N.S. Reg. 83/1968
Inverness County to Port Hawkesbury, Town of, N.S. Reg. 82/1968
Kings County to Berwick, Town of, N.S. Reg. 39/1993
Kings County to Wolfville, Town of, N.S. Reg. 79/1968
Lunenburg, District of to Bridgewater, Town of, N.S. Reg. 12/81 and 309/1984
New Glasgow, Town of to Pictou, Municipality of the County of, N.S. Reg. 117/2023

Boundaries - Determination of boundaries between:

(no text unless otherwise noted)

Annapolis Royal, Town of and County of Annapolis, N.S. Reg. 81/2019 / TEXT
Bridgetown, Town of and County of Annapolis, N.S. Reg. 81/2006 / TEXT
Bridgetown, Town of and County of Annapolis, N.S. Reg. 4/2011 / TEXT
Bridgetown, Town of and County of Annapolis, N.S. Reg. 81/2012 / TEXT
Cape Breton County and Victoria County; Cape Breton Regional Municipality and Municipality of County of Victoria, N.S. Reg. 18/2001
Cumberland County and Town of Amherst, N.S. Reg. 58/2002
Cumberland County and Town of Springhill, N.S. Reg. 32/2000
Pictou County and Towns of New Glasgow and Stellarton, N.S. Reg. 109/1985
Pictou County and Town of Trenton, N.S. Reg. 69/1990
Richmond County and Inverness County, N.S. Reg. 156/1972
Truro, Town of and County of Colchester, N.S. Reg. 38/2019 / TEXT

Polling Districts Orders: *

(no text unless otherwise noted)

Amherst, Town of, N.S. Reg. 224/2022
Annapolis, Municipality of the County of, N.S. Reg. 202/2023
Annapolis Royal, Town of, N.S. Reg. 247/2022
Antigonish, Municipality of the County of, N.S. Reg. 222/2015
Antigonish, Town of, N.S. Reg. 192/2014
Argyle, Municipality of the District of, N.S. Reg. 118/2023
Barrington, Municipality of the District of, N.S. Reg. 27/2015
Berwick, Town of, N.S. Reg. 58/2015
Bridgewater, Town of, N.S. Reg. 63/2023 / TEXT
Cape Breton Regional Municipality, N.S. Reg. 223/2015
Chester, Municipality of the District of, N.S. Reg. 74/2023 / TEXT
Clare, Municipality of the District of, N.S. Reg. 130/2018
Clark's Harbour, Town of, N.S. Reg. 196/2014
Colchester, Municipality of the County of, N.S. Reg. 100/2023
Cumberland, Municipality of the County of, N.S. Reg. 102/2023
Digby, Municipality of the District of, N.S. Reg. 134/2023
Digby, Town of, N.S. Reg. 60/2015
East Hants, Municipality of the District of, N.S. Reg. 95/2016
Guysborough, Municipality of the District of, N.S. Reg. 239/2022
Halifax Regional Municipality, N.S. Reg. 264/2015
Inverness, Municipality of the County of, N.S. Reg. 218/2023
Kentville, Town of, N.S. Reg. 9/2023
Kings, Municipality of the County of, N.S. Reg. 104/2023
Lockeport, Town of, N.S. Reg. 251/2022
Lunenburg, Municipality of the District of, N.S. Reg. 200/2023
Lunenburg, Town of, N.S. Reg. 110/2023
Mahone Bay, Town of, N.S. Reg. 84/2023 / TEXT
Middleton, Town of, N.S. Reg. 48/2023 / TEXT
Mulgrave, Town of, N.S. Reg. 10/2023
New Glasgow, Town of, N.S. Reg. 140/2016
Oxford, Town of, N.S. Reg. 11/2023
Parrsboro, Town of, N.S. Reg. 37/2008
Pictou, Municipality of the County of, N.S. Reg. 101/2023
Pictou, Town of, N.S. Reg. 12/2023
Port Hawkesbury, Town of, N.S. Reg. 37/2023
Queens Municipality, Region of, N.S. Reg. 120/2023
Richmond, Municipality of the County of, N.S. Reg. 182/2023 / TEXT
Shelburne, Municipality of the District of, N.S. Reg. 121/2023
Shelburne, Town of, N.S. Reg. 211/2015
St. Mary's, Municipality of the District of, N.S. Reg. 99/2023
Stellarton, Town of, N.S. Reg. 192/2022
Stewiacke, Town of, N.S. Reg. 45/2008
Trenton, Town of, N.S. Reg. 39/2023
Truro, Town of, N.S. Reg. 75/2023 / TEXT
Victoria, County of, N.S. Reg. 352/2015
West Hants, Municipality of the District of, N.S. Reg. 144/2016
Westville, Town of, N.S. Reg. 64/2023 / TEXT
Windsor, Town of, N.S. Reg. 31/2015
Wolfville, Town of, N.S. Reg. 85/2023 / TEXT
Yarmouth, District of, N.S. Reg. 103/2023
Yarmouth, Town of, N.S. Reg. 62/2015

*Note: The N.S. Reg. number is given for the most recent order on file; some of these may confirm or amend earlier orders. For information on any previous orders, please contact the Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

Cape Breton Regional Municipality Deficits and Costs Amortization Regulations

N.S. Reg. 182/1995

(no text)

Capital Budgets Reporting Form for Municipalities in Nova Scotia

N.S. Reg. 189/1995

(no text)

Code of Conduct for Municipal Elected Officials Regulations

N.S. Reg. 219/2024

New, effective October 20, 2024. Text is being prepared.

Click here for a scanned PDF of N.S. Reg. 219/2024, filed with the Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

Code of Conduct for Village Elected Officials Regulations

N.S. Reg. 220/2024

New, effective October 20, 2024. Text is being prepared.

Click here for a scanned PDF of N.S. Reg. 220/2024, filed with the Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

Deed Transfer Affidavit of Value Regulations

N.S. Reg. 88/2001 amended to N.S. Reg. 207/2012

Definition Regulations

- "Commitment", N.S. Reg. 36/1999

- "Prohibit", N.S. Reg. 7/2004

Definitions of Eligible Municipal Property and Eligible Industrial Property Regulations

N.S. Reg. 12/2019

Designation of Debts Orders

N.S. Reg. 192/2011 consolidated to N.S. Reg. 19/2014

Dissolution of the Village of Havre Boucher

N.S. Reg. 159/2021

Engagement Programs Content Requirements Regulations

N.S. Reg. 139/2019

Financial Reporting and Accounting Manual

N.S. Reg. 21/2024

Click here for a PDF of N.S. Reg. 21/2024, filed with the Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

Minimum Planning Requirements Regulations

N.S. Reg. 140/2019

Effective October 10, 2024, these regulations are amended by N.S. Reg. 216/2024.

Effective October 24, 2024, N.S. Reg. 216/2024 is repealed by N.S. Reg. 229/2024.

Planning Commission Orders:

(no text unless otherwise noted)

Annapolis County, N.S. Reg. 25/1998
Canso (Strait of), N.S. Reg. 81/1970
Cape Breton Metro, amended to N.S. Reg. 119/1979
Lunenburg County, amended to N.S. Reg. 45/1997 / TEXT
Pictou County, amended to N.S. Reg. 99/1978
Yarmouth, Argyle, Barrington, N.S. Reg. 69/1984

Provincial Subdivision Regulations

(all former Provincial subdivision regulations repealed)

N.S. Reg. 38/1999 amended to N.S. Reg. 440/2008

Selling Mobile Homes at Tax Sale Definitions Regulations

N.S. Reg. 29/2000

Selling Mobile Homes at Tax Sale Forms

N.S. Reg. 30/2000

Statement of Estimates Reporting Forms Regulations

N.S. Reg. 193/2004

(no text)

Statements of Provincial Interest

N.S. Reg. 101/2001 consolidated to N.S. Reg. 272/2013

Village Application Orders:

(no text)

Village of Brooklyn, N.S. Reg. 53/1986
Village of Kingston, N.S. Reg. 60/85 amended to 61/1985
Village of Milton, N.S. Reg. 143/1988
Village of New Minas, N.S. Reg. 48/2013

Municipal Grants Act (Municipal Affairs and Housing)

Municipal Grants General Regulations: N.S. Reg. 72/2024
Standard Expenditure per Dwelling Unit (2007-2008) Regulations: N.S. Reg. 243/2007
Standard Expenditure per Dwelling Unit (2008-2009) Regulations: N.S. Reg. 305/2008
Standard Expenditure per Dwelling Unit (2009-2010) Regulations: N.S. Reg. 70/2009
Standard Expenditure per Dwelling Unit (2010-2011) Regulations: N.S. Reg. 70/2010
Standard Expenditure per Dwelling Unit (2011-2012) Regulations: N.S. Reg. 166/2011

Municipal Hospitals Loan Act (Health and Wellness)

Municipal Hospitals Loan Regulations: N.S. Reg. 29/1962 amended to N.S. Reg. 30/1962

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Natural Products Act (Agriculture)

Animal Care Program and On-Farm Food Safety Assurance Program Regulations: N.S. Reg. 44/2013
Cattle Marketing Plan: N.S. Reg. 144/2017
Cattle Producers Marketing Regulations: N.S. Reg. 124/2016
Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia Regulations: N.S. Reg. 109/2020 amended to N.S. Reg. 65/2024; Effective December 1, 2024, these regulations are amended by N.S. Reg. 236/2024.
Chicken Marketing Plan: N.S. Reg. 241/1982 amended to N.S. Reg. 157/2004
Delegation of General Powers to the Hatching Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia Regulations: N.S. Reg. 171/2017
Delegation of General Powers to the Nova Scotia Cattle Producers Regulations: N.S. Reg. 147/2017
Delegation of Regulation-making Powers to Hatching Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia Regulations: N.S. Reg. 67/2018
Delegation of Regulation-making Powers to the Nova Scotia Cattle Producers Regulations: N.S. Reg. 145/2017
Delegation of Section 6 Powers to Pork Nova Scotia Regulations: N.S. Reg. 345/2009
Delegation of Section 9 Powers to Pork Nova Scotia Regulations: N.S. Reg. 343/2009
Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia Egg Regulations: N.S. Reg. 325/2022 amended to N.S. Reg. 97/2024
Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia Levy Order: N.S. Reg. 170/2006 amended to N.S. Reg. 195/2023
Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia Marketing Plan: N.S. Reg. 239/1982 amended to N.S. Reg. 321/2022
Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia Pullet Regulations: N.S. Reg. 145/1986 amended to N.S. Reg. 324/2022
Flue-Cured Tobacco Growers' Marketing Plan: N.S. Reg. 236/1982 amended to N.S. Reg. 90/1985
Grain Marketing Board Regulations: N.S. Reg. 32/1984 amended to N.S. Reg. 47/1985
Grain Marketing Plan: N.S. Reg. 244/1982 amended to N.S. Reg. 128/1993
Greenhouse Vegetable Marketing Plan: N.S. Reg. 177/1988
Hatching Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia Regulations: N.S. Reg. 124/2023
Hatching Egg Marketing Plan: N.S. Reg. 66/2018
Pork Marketing Plan: N.S. Reg. 342/2009 amended to N.S. Reg. 174/2017
Pork Nova Scotia Regulations: N.S. Reg. 123/2016 amended to N.S. Reg. 99/2017
Potato Marketing Levy Regulations: N.S. Reg. 162/1982 amended to N.S. Reg. 121/1995
Potato Marketing Licence Regulations: N.S. Reg. 181/1989 amended to N.S. Reg. 153/1995
Potato Marketing Plan: N.S. Reg. 33/1985 amended to N.S. Reg. 171/2014
Quorum of the Natural Products Marketing Council: N.S. Reg. 167/1976
Turkey Farmers of Nova Scotia Regulations: N.S. Reg. 266/1992 amended to N.S. Reg. 216/2018
Turkey Marketing Plan: N.S. Reg. 29/1984 amended to N.S. Reg. 134/2010

NewPage Port Hawkesbury Pension Plans Act (Labour, Skills and Immigration)

NewPage Port Hawkesbury Pension Plans Regulations: N.S. Reg. 134/2012 amended to N.S. Reg. 3/2023

Non-essential Pesticides Control Act (Environment and Climate Change)

Exceptions to Prohibitions on Non-essential Pesticides Regulations: N.S. Reg. 184/2010
List of Allowable Pesticides Regulations: N.S. Reg. 181/2010 amended to N.S. Reg. 112/2022

Non-resident Deed Transfer and Property Taxes Act (Finance and Treasury Board)

Non-resident Deed Transfer Tax Regulations: N.S. Reg. 41/2023

North Queens Nursing Home Act (Community Services)

North Queens Nursing Home By-laws: N.S. Reg. 89/1991

Nursing Act (Health and Wellness)

Nursing Regulations: N.S. Reg. 76/2019
Regulatory Committees Public Representatives Appointment Regulations: N.S. Reg. 77/2019

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Occupational Health and Safety Act (Labour, Skills and Immigration)

Blasting Safety Regulations: N.S. Reg. 89/2008 amended to N.S. Reg. 54/2013
Occupational Diving Regulations: N.S. Reg. 174/2005 amended to N.S. Reg. 44/2022
Occupational Safety General Regulations: N.S. Reg. 44/1999 amended to N.S. Reg. 53/2013
Underground Mining Regulations: N.S. Reg. 296/2008 amended to N.S. Reg. 45/2022
Violence in the Workplace Regulations: N.S. Reg. 209/2007
Workplace Health and Safety Regulations: N.S. Reg. 52/2013 amended to N.S. Reg. 73/2024

Occupational Therapists Act (Health and Wellness)

College of Occupational Therapists of Nova Scotia Defined Register Regulations: N.S. Reg. 163/2003
College of Occupational Therapists of Nova Scotia General Regulations: N.S. Reg. 99/1999
College of Occupational Therapists of Nova Scotia Professional Corporations Regulations: N.S. Reg. 34/1999
College of Occupational Therapists of Nova Scotia Registration Regulations: N.S. Reg. 34/1999 amended to N.S. Reg. 81/2023

Off-highway Vehicles Act (Natural Resources and Renewables, unless otherwise indicated)

Off-highway Vehicle Infrastructure Fund Regulations: N.S. Reg. 44/2006
Off-highway Vehicle Insurance Regulations: (Public Works); N.S. Reg. 207/2007
Off-highway Vehicles Closed Courses Regulations: N.S. Reg. 193/2006
Off-highway Vehicles Designated Trails and Trail Permits Regulations: N.S. Reg. 224/2006 amended to N.S. Reg. 173/2023
Off-highway Vehicles Fees Regulations: N.S. Reg. 103/2004 amended to N.S. Reg. 262/2022
Off-highway Vehicles General Regulations: N.S. Reg. 13/1988 amended to N.S. Reg. 174/2023
Off-highway Vehicles Safety and Training Regulations: N.S. Reg. 43/2006 amended to N.S. Reg. 316/2007
Off-highway Vehicles Vulnerable Areas Licensing Regulations: (Environment and Climate Change & Natural Resources and Renewables); N.S. Reg. 47/2006
Prohibition of Off-highway Vehicle Use in Pockwock Lake Watershed Protected Water Area: (Environment and Climate Change); N.S. Reg. 275/2008
Snow Vehicle Trails Designation: N.S. Reg. 288/2007 amended to N.S. Reg. 435/2008
Snow Vehicles Pilot Project Trails Designation: N.S. Reg. 222/2023

Offshore Petroleum Royalty Act (Natural Resources and Renewables)

Offshore Petroleum Royalty Regulations: N.S. Reg. 71/1999 amended to N.S. Reg. 55/2007

Oil Refineries and L.N.G. Plants Municipal Taxation Act (Municipal Affairs and Housing)

Bear Head L.N.G. Plant Municipal Property Taxation Regulations: N.S. Reg. 209/2004 amended to N.S. Reg. 99/2014
Dartmouth Imperial Oil Refinery Municipal Property Taxation Regulations: N.S. Reg. 191/2004 amended to N.S. Reg. 63/2012

Ombudsman Act (Justice)

Designation of Agencies Regulations: N.S. Reg. 253/2004

Optometry Act (Health and Wellness)

Optometry Regulations: N.S. Reg. 453/2007 amended to N.S. Reg. 142/2020

Order of Nova Scotia Act (Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage)

Order of Nova Scotia Insignia Regulations: N.S. Reg. 189/2004

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Parenting and Support Act (Justice)

Administrative Recalculation of Child Support Regulations: N.S. Reg. 161/2014 amended to N.S. Reg. 82/2017
Family Support Regulations: N.S. Reg. 181/1980 amended to N.S. Reg. 84/2017
Provincial Child Support Guidelines: N.S. Reg. 53/1998 amended to N.S. Reg. 49/2022

Partnership Act (Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services)

Limited Liability Partnerships Regulations: N.S. Reg. 221/2003 amended to N.S. Reg. 163/2017

Partnerships and Business Names Registration Act (Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services)

Partnerships and Business Names Registration Act Regulations: N.S. Reg. 52/1992
Limited Liability Partnerships Registration Regulations: N.S. Reg. 222/2003
Province of New Brunswick - Exemption Designation: N.S. Reg. 41/1994
Schedule of Fees Payable to the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies: N.S. Reg. 201/2008 amended to N.S. Reg. 143/2013; (also made under the Business Electronic Filing Act)

Patient Access to Care Act (Health and Wellness)

Patient Access to Care Act Definitions Regulations: N.S. Reg. 162/2023

Patient Safety Act (Health and Wellness)

Patient Safety Reporting Regulations: N.S. Reg. 55/2013 amended to N.S. Reg. 367/2015

Pay Equity Act (Labour, Skills and Immigration)

Pay Equity Commission Procedures Regulations: N.S. Reg. 173/1991

Pension Benefits Act (Finance and Treasury Board)

Pension Benefits Act Fees Regulations: N.S. Reg. 216/2015 amended to N.S. Reg. 105/2021
Pension Benefits Regulations: N.S. Reg. 200/2015 amended to N.S. Reg. 122/2023; Effective April 1, 2025, these regulations are amended by N.S. Reg. 232/2024.; Click here for a PDF of N.S. Reg. 232/2024, filed with the Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

Personal Directives Act (Justice)

Personal Directives Regulations: N.S. Reg. 31/2010

Personal Health Information Act (Health and Wellness)

Electronic Health Records Regulations: N.S. Reg. 132/2024
Personal Health Information Regulations: N.S. Reg. 217/2012 amended to N.S. Reg. 168/2023

Personal Information International Disclosure Protection Act (Justice)

Personal Information International Disclosure Protection Regulations: N.S. Reg. 113/2008

Personal Property Security Act (Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services)

Personal Property Security Act General Regulations: N.S. Reg. 129/1997 amended to N.S. Reg. 143/2015
Schedule of Fees Payable to the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies: N.S. Reg. 128/1996; (also made under the Business Electronic Filing Act)

Petroleum Products Pricing Act (Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services & N.S. Utility and Review Board)

Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations: N.S. Reg. 286/2009 amended to N.S. Reg. 95/2023
Petroleum Products Pricing Information Regulations: N.S. Reg. 144/2005
Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices: N.S. Reg. 238/2024; Effective November 1, 2024, replaces N.S. Reg. 231/2024.; There is no consolidated version of this regulation. Click here for a PDF of these regulations as filed with the Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

Petroleum Resources Act (Natural Resources and Renewables)

Onshore Petroleum Drilling Regulations: N.S. Reg. 29/2001 amended to N.S. Reg. 144/2015
Onshore Petroleum Geophysical Exploration Regulations: (listed under the Energy Resources Conservation Act)
Order Exempting Certain Coal Gas and Lands in Plymouth, Pictou County, from the Act: N.S. Reg. 82/2000 amended to N.S. Reg. 84/2000
Petroleum Resources Regulations: N.S. Reg. 178/1985 amended to N.S. Reg. 145/2015
Withdrawal of Petroleum Products from the Act Regulations: N.S. Reg. 279/2007

Petroleum Resources Removal Permit Act (Natural Resources and Renewables)

Petroleum Resources Removal Permit Exemption Regulations: N.S. Reg. 28/2000

Pharmacy Act (Health and Wellness)

Drug Schedules Regulations: N.S. Reg. 164/2003 amended to N.S. Reg. 16/2017
Pharmacist Drug Prescribing Regulations: N.S. Reg. 22/2010 amended to N.S. Reg. 253/2013
Pharmacist Extended Practice Regulations: N.S. Reg. 214/2013
Pharmacy Act and Regulations Definitions Regulations: N.S. Reg. 251/2013 amended to N.S. Reg. 15/2023
Pharmacy Practice Regulations: N.S. Reg. 258/2013 amended to N.S. Reg. 98/2023
Registration, Licensing and Professional Accountability Regulations: N.S. Reg. 252/2013 amended to N.S. Reg. 16/2023

Physiotherapy Act (Health and Wellness)

Nova Scotia College of Physiotherapists Registration Regulations: N.S. Reg. 23/1999
Nova Scotia College of Physiotherapists Professional Corporations Regulations: N.S. Reg. 23/1999

Pipeline Act (Natural Resources and Renewables)

Deep Panuke Project Regulations: N.S. Reg. 202/2005; (also made under the Energy Resources Conservation Act)
Gas Plant Facility Regulations: (listed under the Energy Resources Conservation Act)
Land Acquisition Regulations: N.S. Reg. 67/1998
Pipeline Benefits Plan Regulations: N.S. Reg. 151/1997
Pipeline Regulations (Nova Scotia): N.S. Reg. 66/1998 amended to N.S. Reg. 199/2004
Sable Offshore Energy Project Regulations: N.S. Reg. 32/2005; (also made under the Energy Resources Conservation Act)

Police Act (Justice)

Police Regulations: N.S. Reg. 230/2005 amended to N.S. Reg. 11/2020
Serious Incident Response Team Regulations: N.S. Reg. 89/2012 amended to N.S. Reg. 129/2024

Police Identity Management Act (Justice)

Police Identity Management Regulations: N.S. Reg. 65/2022

Police Services Act (Justice)

Appointment of Provincial Civil Constables Regulations: N.S. Reg. 8/1972 amended to N.S. Reg. 146/2015

Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act (Finance and Treasury Board)

Pooled Registered Pension Plans Regulations: N.S. Reg. 88/2016

Potato Industry Act (Agriculture)

Potato Industry Regulations: N.S. Reg. 108/1987

Prescription Monitoring Act (Health and Wellness)

Designation of Additional Licensing Authorities Regulations: N.S. Reg. 166/2014
Drug Information System Prescription Monitoring Regulations: N.S. Reg. 216/2013
Prescription Monitoring Regulations: N.S. Reg. 132/2005 amended to N.S. Reg. 254/2013

Primary Forest Products Marketing Act (Natural Resources and Renewables)

Guidelines for Grants and Loans Regulations: N.S. Reg. 82/1989
Licensing and Furnishing of Information Regulations: N.S. Reg. 239/1988 amended to N.S. Reg. 41/1990
Rules of Procedure: Part I - Internal Matters N.S. Reg. 95/1988 Part II - Bargaining - Agreement Matters N.S. Reg. 20/1994: Please Note: Copies of orders are available at the office of the Primary Forest Products Marketing Board.

Prisons and Reformatories Act (Canada) (Federal Act - Justice)

Remission of Sentence Regulations: N.S. Reg. 249/1988

Private Career Colleges Act (Advanced Education)

Private Career Colleges General Regulations: N.S. Reg. 56/2016
Private Career Colleges Operational Regulations: N.S. Reg. 55/2023

Private Investigators and Private Guards Act (Justice)

Private Investigators and Private Guards Regulations: N.S. Reg. 180/2005 amended to N.S. Reg. 147/2015

Private Investment Holding Companies Act (Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services)

Schedule of Fees Payable to the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies: N.S. Reg. 107/2004 amended to N.S. Reg. 149/2015; (also made under the Business Electronic Filing Act)

Probate Act (Justice)

Probate Court Practice, Procedure and Forms Regulations: N.S. Reg. 119/2001 amended to N.S. Reg. 25/2024

Property Valuation Services Corporation Act (Municipal Affairs and Housing)

Designation of Employees of the Property Valuation Services Corporation: N.S. Reg. 126/2008

Protection for Persons in Care Act (Community Services and Seniors and Long Term Care)

Protection for Persons in Care Regulations: N.S. Reg. 364/2007 amended to N.S. Reg. 174/2019

Provincial Court Act (Justice)

Duties of the Chief Judge and Administrator of the Provincial Court Regulations: N.S. Reg. 250/1983
Public Service Awards Regulations: N.S. Reg. 282/1986
Regulations Respecting Part-Time Judges of the Provincial Court: N.S. Reg. 185/1991 amended to N.S. Reg. 58/2023

Provincial Parks Act (Natural Resources and Renewables)

Provincial Parks Regulations: N.S. Reg. 69/1989 amended to N.S. Reg. 102/2016
Provincial Park Designations: Ainslie Point Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 37/2024 Amherst Shore Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 144/2000 Annapolis Basin Look Off Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 205/1986 Anthony Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 121/1974 Arisaig Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 110/1981 Barrachois Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 39/1983 Barra Forest and MacNeils Vale Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 150/2020 Battery Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 117/1972 amended to N.S. Reg. 121/2014 Bayfield Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 11/2014 Bayswater Beach Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 159/1976 amended to 140/2023 Beaver Mountain Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 118/1972 Bell Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 117/2014 Ben Eoin Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 31/1975 Black Duck Cove Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 35/2024 Blomidon Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 122/1974 amended to N.S. Reg. 200/2016 Boylston Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 119/1972 Cabot's Landing Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 123/1974 Camerons Brook Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 94/1981 Cape Chignecto Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 51/1998 amended to N.S. Reg. 199/2016 Cape George Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 44/2024 Cape Smokey Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 40/1983 amended to N.S. Reg. 437/2015 Cape Split Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 146/2019 Card Lake Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 163/1976 Caribou-Monroes Island Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 120/1972 amended to N.S. Reg. 126/1996 Carters Beach Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 211/2023 Central Grove Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 158/1976 Clairmont Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 121/1972 Clam Harbour Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 81/1980 Cleveland Beach Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 208/1978 Coldbrook Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 127/1980 Cole Harbour-Lawrencetown Coastal Heritage Park System N.S. Reg. 100/1998 Cookville Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 33/2024 Craigmore Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 131/1973 Crystal Crescent Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 150/1981 amended to N.S. Reg. 144/2019 Dalem Lake Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 185/1977 Dollar Lake Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 24/1981 Dominion Beach Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 61/1992 Dunns Beach Provincial Park Designation N.S. Reg. 236/2022 East River Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 82/1979 Ellenwood Lake Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 90/1971 Falls Lake Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 198/1991 False Bay Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 34/2024 Fancy Lake Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 52/1985 Five Islands Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 122/1972 amended to N.S. Reg. 43/2024 Fox Harbour Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 305/1990 Gaspereaux River Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 31/2024 Glenwood Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 41/1983 Graves Island Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 91/1971 Greenhill Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 39/1984 Groves Point Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 142/1980 Gulf Shore Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 123/1972 Heather Beach Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 84/1980 Herring Cove Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 40/2024 Indian Fields Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 438/2015 The Islands Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 124/1972 Jerry Lawrence Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 160/1976 amended to 45/2024 Judds Pool Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 234/1992 Lake Charlotte Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 440/2015 Lake George Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 12/2004 Lake Midway Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 104/1981 Lake O'Law Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 125/1974 Laurie Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 125/1972 Lennox Passage Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 53/1985 Lochiel Lake Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 51/1992 Long Lake Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 254/1984 amended to N.S. Reg. 67/1993 Lumsden Pond Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 151/1981 Mabou Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 126/1974 MacKenzie Beach Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 46/2024 Martinique Beach Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 92/1971 Mavillette Beach Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 121/1993 McNabs and Lawlor Islands Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 137/2002 Melmerby Beach Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 73/1977 Merigomish Harbour Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 47/2024 Mira River Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 113/1984 Monks Head Provincial Park Designation N.S. Reg. 237/2022 Moose River Gold Mines Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 140/1986 Musquodoboit Valley Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 132/1973 New Harbour Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 38/2024 North Mountain Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 41/2024 Northport Beach Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 127/1974 Oakfield Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 133/1973 Orangedale Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 36/2024 Owls Head Provincial Park Designation N.S. Reg. 114/2022 Petersfield Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 269/1984 Plaster Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 134/1973 Pomquet Beach Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 32/2024 Pondville Beach Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 54/1984 Port Hood Station Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 119/2014 Port Maitland Beach Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 161/1976 Porter's Lake Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 126/1974 Powell's Point Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 128/1974 Queensland Beach Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 85/1980 Rissers Beach Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 135/1973 amended to N.S. Reg. 166/1989 Rushton Beach Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 143/1978 Sable River Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 120/1982 Sackville Lakes Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 243/2013 Salsman Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 128/1972 Salt Springs Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 30/1993 Sand Hills Beach Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 177/1989 Savary Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 129/1974 Second Peninsula Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 35/1975 amended to N.S. Reg. 219/1985 Shinimicas Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 136/1973 Smiley's Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 93/1971 Smith's Cove Look Off Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 204/1986 Smuggler's Cove Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 179/1982 South West Margaree Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 37/1975 St. Anns Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 43/1983 St. Marys River Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 149/2020 Summerville Beach Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 23/1993 Tatamagouche Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 130/1974 Taylor Head Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 82/1980 amended to N.S. Reg. 436/2015 Ten Mile Lake Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 38/1975 Thomas Raddall Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 75/1997 as amended to N.S. Reg. 120/2014 Tidnish Dock Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 163/1982 Tor Bay Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 42/2024 Uisge Bàn Falls Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 39/2024 Upper Clements Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 41/1979 consolidated to N.S. Reg. 158/2011 Valleyview Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 137/1973 Waterside Beach Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 80/1994 Wentworth Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 130/1974 Wentzells Lake Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 42/1983 West Dover Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 393/2015 West Mabou Beach Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 109/2001 amended to N.S. Reg. 276/2008 Whycocomagh Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 131/1972 William E. Degarthe Memorial Provincial Park N.S. Reg. 178/1988

Psychologists Act (Health and Wellness)

Psychologists Regulations: N.S. Reg. 70/2002 amended to N.S. Reg. 106/2023

Public Archives Act (Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage)

Advisory Board Composition Regulations: N.S. Reg. 20/2017
Public Archives Fees Regulations: N.S. Reg. 70/2007 amended to N.S. Reg. 151/2015

Public Highways Act (Public Works)

Advertising Signs Regulations: N.S. Reg. 89/2001 amended to N.S. Reg. 152/2015
Extinguishment of Public Highways Procedure Regulations: N.S. Reg. 43/2010
Parkway Development Standards Regulations: N.S. Reg. 123/1984
Spring Weight Restriction Regulations: N.S. Reg 31/2018 as amended to N.S. Reg. 55/2024
Spring Weight Restriction Regulations Effective Date Order: N.S. Reg. 80/2024

Public Interest Disclosure of Wrongdoing Act (Public Service Commission)

Public Interest Disclosure of Wrongdoing Regulations: N.S. Reg. 323/2011

Public School Administrators Employment Relations Act (Education and Early Childhood Development)

Public School Administrators Employment Relations Regulations: N.S. Reg. 146/2018 amended to N.S. Reg. 67/2024

Public Sector Compensation (1994-97) Act (Public Service Commission)

Powers, Privileges and Immunities of the Public Sector Compensation Restraint Board Regulations: N.S. Reg. 129/1994
Public Sector Compensation Restraint Board Regulations: N.S. Reg. 128/1994

Public Sector Compensation Disclosure Act (Finance and Treasury Board)

Exemption from Disclosure of Compensation Regulations: N.S. Reg. 229/2015
Public Sector Body Designation Regulations: N.S. Reg. 234/2011
Time and Manner of Disclosure Regulations: N.S. Reg. 263/2013

Public Sector Compensation Restraint Act (Public Service Commission)

Powers, Privileges and Immunities of the Public Sector Compensation Restraint Board Regulations: N.S. Reg. 177/1991
Public Sector Compensation Restraint Board Regulations: N.S. Reg. 176/1991

Public Service Act (Public Service Commission, unless otherwise indicated)

Deputy Minister Pension Arrangement Regulations: N.S. Reg. 30/2024
Early Retirement Eligibility Designation and Regulations: N.S. Reg. 46/1998 amended to N.S. Reg. 146/2003
Early Retirement Incentive Program (1994-98) Regulations: N.S. Reg. 23/1994 amended to N.S. Reg. 29/1997
Personal Services Contract Regulations: N.S. Reg. 188/2005 amended to N.S. Reg. 234/2016
Special Operating Agency Designations: (Treasury and Policy Board); N.S. Reg. 204/2004 consolidated to N.S. Reg. 211/2024

Public Service Superannuation Act (Finance and Treasury Board)

Supplementary Pension Regulations: N.S. Reg. 421/2007 amended to N.S. Reg. 67/2013

Public Services Sustainablity (2015) Act (Minister of Labour Relations)

Public Services Sustainability General Regulations: N.S. Reg. 128/2017 amended to N.S. Reg. 50/2019
Public Services Sustainability Board Regulations: N.S. Reg. 129/2017

Public Trustee Act (Justice)

Fees and Interest Rates Regulations: N.S. Reg. 231/1991
Interest Rate Paid by Minister of Finance and Treasury Board Regulations: N.S. Reg. 73/2012
Personal Directives Act Referral Regulations: N.S. Reg. 32/2010
Public Trustee Authorization Respecting Unclaimed Remains: N.S. Reg. 51/2020

Public Utilities Act

Approvals of Natural Gas Transportation Contracts Regulations: N.S. Reg. 80/2019
Bus Operations: N.S. Reg. 32/1961; (no text) Click here to view a scanned copy of N.S. Reg. 32/61.
Electric Utilities - Non-refundable Contributions: N.S. Reg. 34/1954; (no text)
Electric Utilities - Uniform System of Accounts: N.S. Reg. 26/1953 amended to N.S. Reg. 46/1959; (no text)
Guidelines for completing report forms: N.S. Reg. 190/1974; (no text)
Nova Scotia Power Incorporated Regulations: N.S. Reg. 231/2012
Nova Scotia Power Incorporated Performance Standards Regulations: N.S. Reg. 256/2022
Prescribed Projects Regulations: N.S. Reg. 234/2024; New, effective October 24, 2024. Text is being prepared.; Click here for a PDF of N.S. Reg. 234/2024, filed with the Office of the Registrar of Regulations.
Rules for the Regulation of Practice and Procedure: N.S. Reg. 48/1942
Small Business Advocate Regulations: N.S. Reg. 190/2011
Telephone Utilities - Uniform System of Accounts: N.S. Reg. 95/1978; (no text)
Trolley Coaches: (1955); (no text)
Water Utilities - Approval of Expenditure Over $5000: N.S. Reg. 157/1973; (no text)
Water Utilities - Depreciation Funds Directive: N.S. Reg. 172/1975; (no text)
Water Utilities - Replacement of Meters and Services: N.S. Reg. 36/1954; (no text)
Water Utilities - Uniform System of Accounts: N.S. Reg. 86/1992; (no text)

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Railways Act (Public Works)

Private Railway Crossing Fees Regulations: N.S. Reg. 23/2011
Railway Discontinuance of Services and Abandonment Regulations: N.S. Reg. 55/2016
Railway Notification and Licence Regulations: N.S. Reg. 146/2001
Railway Safety Regulations: N.S. Reg. 144/2001

Real Estate Trading Act (Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services)

Real Estate Recovery Fund Regulations: N.S. Reg. 8/1997
Real Estate Trading Commission Regulations: N.S. Reg. 131/1997

Reciprocal Enforcement of Custody Orders Act (Justice)

Reciprocating States Declarations (Custody Orders) Regulations: N.S. Reg. 13/1977 consolidated to N.S. Reg. 225/1982

Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Act (Justice)

Reciprocating States Declarations (Judgments) Regulations: N.S. Reg. 142/1973 consolidated to N.S. Reg. 29/1999
Civil Procedure Rules, Rule 81: Reciprocal Enforcement: N.S. Reg. 370/2008

Registered Barbers Act (Labour, Skills and Immigration)

Nova Scotia Registered Barbers Association By-laws: N.S. Reg. 32/1957 amended to N.S. Reg. 70/1999

Registry Act (Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services)

Document Submission Regulations: N.S. Reg. 185/2007
Electronic Information Regulations: N.S. Reg. 30/2007

Regulated Health Professions Act (Health and Wellness)

Paramedicine Regulations: N.S. Reg. 107/2024
Regulated Health Professions General Regulations: N.S. Reg. 106/2024

Regulated Health Professions Network Act (Health and Wellness)

Order Modifying Scope of Practice: N.S. Reg. 6/2018
Regulated Health Professions Network Members Regulations: N.S. Reg. 235/2024; New, effective October 24, 2024. Text is being prepared.
Regulated Health Professions Network Regulations: N.S. Reg. 61/2014 amended to N.S. Reg. 138/2017

Regulations Act (Justice)

Regulations under the Regulation Act: N.S. Reg. 42/1999 amended to N.S. Reg. 209/2023

Rental Property Conversion Act (Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services)

Rental Property Conversion Statutory Declaration Form Regulations: N.S. Reg. 270/2008

Research Nova Scotia Corporation Act (Labour, Skills and Immigration)

Research Nova Scotia Corporation Funding Regulations: N.S. Reg. 212/2018

Residential Tenancies Act (Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services)

Residential Tenancies Regulations: N.S. Reg. 190/1989 amended to N.S. Reg. 140/2024

Respiratory Therapists Act (Health and Wellness)

Respiratory Therapists Regulations: N.S. Reg. 460/2007

Retail Business Designated Day Closing Act (Minister responsible for the Act)

Retail Business Designated Day Closing Regulations: N.S. Reg. 267/2009 amended to N.S. Reg. 76/2018

Retail Business Uniform Closing Day Act (Minister responsible for the Act)

Retail Business Uniform Closing Day Regulations: N.S. Reg. 188/2006 amended to N.S. Reg. 77/2018
Sunday Shopping Plebiscite Regulations: N.S. Reg. 188/2004

Revenue Act (Finance and Treasury Board)

Revenue Act Regulations: N.S. Reg. 63/1996 amended to N.S. Reg. 90/2022
Sales Tax Act Regulations: (listed under the Sales Tax Act)

Road Trails Act (Public Works)

Off-highway Vehicles Equipment Regulations: N.S. Reg. 177/2023
Off-highway Vehicles Insurance and Passenger Regulations: N.S. Reg. 172/2023
Road Trails Designation: N.S. Reg. 176/2023 amended to N.S. Reg. 143/2024

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Safe Body Art Act (Environment and Climate Change)

Safe Body Art Regulations: N.S. Reg. 39/2018

Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act (Justice)

Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Regulations: N.S. Reg. 237/2006 amended to N.S. Reg. 314/2013

Safer Needles in Healthcare Workplaces Act (Health and Wellness)

Safer Needles in Healthcare Workplaces Regulations: N.S. Reg. 115/2008

Sales Tax Act (Finance and Treasury Board)

Health Services Tax and Theatres and Amusements Taxes Suspension Regulations: N.S. Reg. 34/1997 amended to N.S. Reg. 4/2000
Sales Tax Act Regulations: N.S. Reg. 33/1997 amended to N.S. Reg. 114/2012

Scalers Act (Natural Resources and Renewables)

Scaling Regulations: N.S. Reg. 411/2007

Securities Act (Minister responsible for the Act)

Please note: Pursuant to subsections 150A(5), (7) and (8) of the Securities Act, the Securities Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure (O.I.C. 88-188, N.S. Reg 37/1988 and the Securities Regulations (O.I.C. 87-1171, N.S. Reg. 201/1987 made pursuant to Section 150 of the Securities Act are deemed to be rules of the Commission.

Please note: Effective October 11, 2018, pursuant to subsections 150A(5), (7) and (8A) of the Securities Act, the Community Economic-Development Corporations Regulations (O.I.C. 2011-139, N.S. Reg 168/2011 made pursuant to Sections 150 and 150B of the Securities Act are deemed to be rules of the Commission.

Senior Citizens' Property Tax Rebate Act (Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services)

Senior Citizens' Property Tax Rebate Regulations: N.S. Reg. 34/2019 amended to N.S. Reg. 98/2021

Service Dog Act (Justice)

Service Dogs Regulations: N.S. Reg. 94/2018

Sherbrooke Restoration Commission Act (Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage)

Sherbrooke Planning Area Designation and Regulations: N.S. Reg. 103/1985

Short-term Rentals Registration Act (Municipal Affairs and Housing)

Short-term Rentals Registration Regulations: N.S. Reg. 158/2024 amended to 185/2024

Small Claims Court Act (Justice)

Small Claims Court Forms and Procedures Regulations: N.S. Reg. 17/1993 amended to N.S. Reg. 114/2019
Small Claims Court Residential Tenancies Appeal Regulations: N.S. Reg. 18/2003 amended to N.S. Reg. 157/2015
Small Claims Court Taxation of Costs Regulations: N.S. Reg. 37/2001 amended to N.S. Reg. 158/2015

Smoke-free Places Act (Health and Wellness)

Smoke-free Places Regulations: N.S. Reg. 144/2002 amended to N.S. Reg. 206/2006

Snow Sport Helmet Act (Environment and Climate Change)

Snow Sport Helmet Regulations: N.S. Reg. 206/2012

Social Assistance Act (Community Services, unless otherwise indicated)

Municipal Assistance Regulations: (Community Services/Seniors and Long Term Care); (N.S. Reg. 76/1981 amended to N.S. Reg. 93/1999
Rehabilitation and Social Development Approval Assistance Regulations: N.S. Reg. 59/1974

Societies Act (Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services)

Schedule of Fees Payable to the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies: N.S. Reg. 216/2018 amended to N.S. Reg. 160/2015; (also made under the Business Electronic Filing Act)

Special Places Protection Act (Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage unless otherwise indicated)

Debert Archaeological Resource Impact Assessment Regulations

N.S. Reg. 129/2008

Ecological Site Designations:

(Environment and Climate Change)

Abraham Lake Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 141/2006
Angevine Lake Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 412/2015
Ashfield Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 153/2019
Aylesford Mountain Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 428/2015
Baleine Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 249/2015
Barneys River Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 277/2022
Basque Islands Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 42/2017
Bennery Lake Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 429/2015
Big Meadow Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 276/2022
Black River Bog Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 246/2015
Blandford Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 383/2007 amended to N.S. Reg. 213/2014
Bornish Hill Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 58/1993
Cap La Ronde Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 223/2023
Caribou Rivers Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 212/2014
Catalone Lake Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 150/2019
Cedar Lake Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 238/2015
Cherry Hill Beach Reserve: N.S. Reg. 278/2022
Chimney Corner Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 245/2015
Cowan Brook Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 211/2014
Crows Neck Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 152/2019
Dalhousie Mountain Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 244/2015
Diligent River Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 430/2015
Dochertys Brook Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 431/2015
Drug Brook Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 210/2014
Duncans Cove Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 239/2004
Dunraven Bog Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 384/2015
Eagles Nest Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 209/2014
East River St. Marys Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 224/2023
Economy Point Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 432/2015
Eighteen Mile Brook Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 413/2008
Fossil Coast Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 243/2015
Ghost Antler Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 406/2015
Glendyer Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 279/2022
Grassy Island Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 151/2019
Great Barren & Quinan Lakes Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 236/2004
Green Island Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 43/2017
Harpers Lake Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 225/2023
Harrison Woods Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 433/2015
Hectanooga Cedar Swamp Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 160/2019
Indian Man Lake Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 136/1990 amended to N.S. Reg. 434/2015
Irish Cove Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 208/2014
Janvrin Island Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 206/2014
Johnson Lake Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 44/2017
Kennetcook Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 242/2015
Lake Annis Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 157/2019
Lake Egmont Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 241/2015
Lambs Lake Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 411/2015
Les Caps Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 280/2022
Little Beaver Lakes Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 410/2015
Long Lake Bog Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 226/2023
Long Lake Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 411/2008 amended to N.S. Reg. 409/2015
Loon Lake Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 408/2015
Lyons Marsh Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 207/2014
MacAulays Hill Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 240/2015
MacDonalds Pond Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 45/2017
MacFarlane Woods Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 240/2004
MacKay Brook Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 198/2014
MacLeod Brook Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 46/2017
MacRitchies Brook Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 47/2017
Margaree Brook Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 48/2017
Martin Brook Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 412/2008
Mary Harper Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 283/2011
Masons Mountain Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 199/2014
Minard Brook Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 227/2023
Montrose Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 200/2014
Mulgrave Hills Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 228/2023
Northwest Brook Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 415/2015
Ohio River Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 49/2017
Old Annapolis Road Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 435/2015
Panuke Lake Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 206/1992
Peppered Moon Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 157/2020
Petite Bog Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 201/2014
Point Michaud Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 229/2023
Ponhook Lake Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 207/1992 amended to N.S. Reg. 230/2023
Porcupine Brook Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 281/2022
Port L'Hebert Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 419/2015
Quinns Meadow Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 237/2004 amended to N.S. Reg. 239/2015
Ragged Harbour Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 147/2019
Rawdon River Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 420/2015
River Denys Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 159/2019 as amended to N.S. Reg. 158/2020
River Inhabitants Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 139/2006 as amended to N.S. Reg. 139/2006
Roman Valley Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 140/2006
Rush Lake Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 202/2014
Seal Cove Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 52/2017
Seven Falls Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 203/2014
Shut-in Island Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 149/2019
Sixth & Coades Lake Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 415/2008
Skull Bog Lake Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 386/2015
Slade Lake Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 204/2014
Sloans Lake Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 418/2015
Smith Lake Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 417/2015
Snowshoe Lakes Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 385/2015
South River Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 53/2017
Southwest Mabou River Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 50/2017
Spinneys Heath Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 238/2004
Sporting Lake Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 135/1990
St. Margarets Bay Islands Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 156/2020
Steepbank Brook Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 200/2018
Sugar Harbour Islands Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 231/2023
Tait Lake Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 248/2015
Tennycape River Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 205/2014
Tiddville Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 247/2015
Tobacco Island Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 232/2023
Torbrook Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 51/2017
Tupper Lake Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 416/2015
Tusket River Ecological Site: N.S. Reg. 78/2003 amended to N.S. Reg. 142/2006
Washabuck River Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 138/2006
Wentworth Lake Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 407/2015
West Branch Medway River Nature Reserve: N.S. Reg. 414/2008

Protected Site Designations: Belleisle Marsh N.S. Reg. 158/2010 Certain Lands at Debert, Colchester County N.S. Reg. 52/2006 Fletcher Lake Lock of the Shubenacadie Canal System N.S. Reg. 50/2006 Joggins Fossil Cliff N.S. Reg. 53/2006 amended to N.S. Reg. 210/2007 Parrsboro Fossil Site N.S. Reg. 49/2006 Port Morien French Mine Site N.S. Reg. 51/2006

Student Aid Act (Advanced Education)

Nova Scotia Student Aid Appeal Committee Regulations: N.S. Reg. 113/1976 amended to N.S. Reg. 172/1990

Summary Proceedings Act (Justice)

Investigative Warrant Enactment Regulations: N.S. Reg. 118/2006 amended to N.S. Reg. 77/2010
Regulations Prescribing Forms: N.S. Reg. 230/1990
Summary Offence Tickets Regulations: N.S. Reg. 281/2011 amended to N.S. Reg. 207/2024

Surplus Crown Property Disposal Act (Public Works)

Surplus Crown Property Disposal Regulations: N.S. Reg. 9/1978 amended to N.S. Reg. 200/1978

Sydney Steel Corporation Sale Act (Minister responsible for Act)

Designation of "Effective Date": N.S. Reg. 19/2001

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Tanning Beds Act (Environment and Climate Change)

Tanning Facilities Regulations: N.S. Reg. 195/2011

Teachers' Collective Bargaining Act (Labour, Skills and Immigration)

Designation of Matters for Bargaining Between Minister of Education and Union: N.S. Reg. 59/2002 consolidated to N.S. Reg. 8/2013

Teachers' Pension Act (Finance and Treasury Board)

Nova Scotia Teachers' Early Retirement Program (1994-98) Regulations: N.S. Reg. 115/1994 amended to N.S. Reg. 60/2002
Teachers' Pension Plan Regulations: N.S. Reg. 88/1999 amended to N.S. Reg. 113/2024

Teachers' Professional Agreement and Classroom Improvements (2017) Act (Education and Early Childhood Development)

Teachers' Service Payouts Regulations: N.S. Reg. 22/2018

Technical Safety Act (Labour, Skills and Immigration)

Boiler and Pressure Equipment Regulations: N.S. Reg. 10/2011
Crane Operators Regulations: N.S. Reg. 13/2011
Fuel Safety Regulations: N.S. Reg. 11/2011 amended to N.S. Reg. 41/2022
Power Engineers Regulations: N.S. Reg. 12/2011
Technical Safety Fees Regulations: N.S. Reg. 182/2015 amended to N.S. Reg. 154/2018
Technical Safety General Regulations: N.S. Reg. 9/2011
Technical Safety Standards Regulations: N.S. Reg. 102/2014 amended to N.S. Reg. 34/2023

Theatres and Amusements Act (Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services)

Theatres and Amusements Regulations: N.S. Reg. 90/2015 amended to N.S. Reg. 259/2016

Time Definition Act (Justice)

Proclamation - Daylight Saving Time: N.S. Reg. 62/2006; There is no consolidated version of this regulation. Click here to view N.S. Reg. 62/2006 as published in Volume 30, Issue 9 of the Royal Gazette Part II dated May 12, 2006.

Tobacco Access Act (Health and Wellness)

Tobacco Access Regulations: N.S. Reg. 9/1996 amended to N.S. Reg. 75/2020

Trade Union Act (Labour, Skills and Immigration)

Craft Units Regulations: N.S. Reg. 54/1973 amended to N.S. Reg. 46/1977
Sectors in the Construction Industry Regulations: N.S. Reg. 160/1990
Trade Union Act General Regulations: N.S. Reg. 62/2019

Trails Act (Natural Resources and Renewables)

Trail Designation - Liverpool to Summerville: N.S. Reg. 203/1991
Trails Regulations: N.S. Reg. 71/1989

Trust and Loan Companies Act (Finance and Treasury Board)

Trust and Loan Companies Regulations: N.S. Reg. 18/1992 amended to N.S. Reg. 390/2008

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Underground Hydrocarbons Storage Act (Natural Resources and Renewables)

Underground Hydrocarbons Storage Regulations: N.S. Reg. 148/2002 amended to N.S. Reg. 163/2015

Universities Accountability and Sustainability Act

Designation of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design: N.S. Reg. 152/2005

University Foundations Act (Advanced Education)

University Foundations Regulations: N.S. Reg. 63/1993 amended to N.S. Reg. 80/2020

Utility and Review Board Act

Assessment Appeal Rules: N.S. Reg. 113/2017 amended to N.S. Reg. 91/2021
Board Regulatory Rules: N.S. Reg. 235/2005 amended to N.S. Reg. 90/2021
Conseil scolaire Rules: N.S. Reg. 137/2024
Costs Rules: N.S. Reg. 131/1996
Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeal Rules: N.S. Reg. 25/1995; (See also: Victims' Rights and Services Act)
Expropriation Rules: N.S. Reg. 291/1992; (See also: Expropriations Act)
Liquor Procedural Rules: N.S. Reg. 239/2009 amended to N.S. Reg. 179/2010
Municipal Government Act Rules: N.S. Reg. 114/2017 amended to N.S. Reg. 89/2021
Planning Appeal Rules: N.S. Reg. 288/1992
Public Utilities Rules: N.S. Reg. 290/1992; (See also: Public Utilities Act)
Revenue Act Appeal Rules: N.S. Reg. 74/1996
Utility and Review Board Regulations: N.S. Reg. 270/1992

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Venture Corporations Act (Economic Development)

Venture Corporations Regulations: Schedule "A" (N.S. Reg. 39/1981; Schedule "B" (N.S. Reg. 59/1981; (no text)

Veterinary Medical Act (Agriculture)

Veterinary Medical Regulations: N.S. Reg. 37/2006 amended to N.S. Reg. 35/2017
Veterinary Technologists Regulations: N.S. Reg. 160/2014

Victims' Rights and Services Act (Justice)

Criminal Injuries Counselling Regulations: N.S. Reg. 24/1994 amended to N.S. Reg. 212/2024; (See also: Utility and Review Board Act)
Regulations Amending the Schedule to the Act Listing Criminal Offences: N.S. Reg. 243/2008 amended to N.S. Reg. 213/2024
Victim Fine Surcharge Rate Regulations: N.S. Reg. 243/1989

Vital Statistics Act (Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services)

Birth Registration Regulations: N.S. Reg. 51/2024
Change of Sex Indicator Regulations: N.S. Reg. 328/2015 amended to N.S. Reg. 98/2019
Designated Agents and Authorized Persons Regulations: N.S. Reg. 101/2019
Fees for Searches and Transactions Regulations: N.S. Reg. 100/2019
Medical Certificate of Death Regulations: N.S. Reg. 7/2013 amended to N.S. Reg. 99/2019
Vital Statistics Appointment of Division Registrars Regulations: N.S. Reg. 74/1999

Volunteer Fire and Ground Search and Rescue Services Act (Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage)

Volunteer Fire Services Regulations: N.S. Reg. 160/2002

Volunteer Protection Act (Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage)

Designation of Non-Profit Organizations Regulations: N.S. Reg. 158/2005 amended to N.S. Reg. 187/2009

Volunteer Services Act (Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage)

Definition of Sundries Regulations: N.S. Reg. 103/2000

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Wilderness Areas Protection Act (Environment and Climate Change)

Alder Ground Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands: N.S. Reg. 258/2015
Archibald Lake Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 153/2023
Baddeck River Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 214/2014
Big Plains Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 233/2023
Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 201/2009 amended to N.S. Reg. 237/2023
Boggy Lake Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands: N.S. Reg. 388/2015
Bonnet Lake Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands: N.S. Reg. 115/2012
Cains Mountain Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 405/2015
Calvary River Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 404/2015
Cape Mabou Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 161/2019
Carleton River Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 41/2017
Chase Lake Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 202/2018
Chignecto Isthmus Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 438/2008 amended to N.S. Reg. 39/2017
Cloud Lake Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands: Amended to N.S. Reg. 256/2015
Denis Lakes Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 255/2015
Devils Jaw Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 389/2015 amended to N.S. Reg. 238/2023
Douglas Meadow Brook Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 234/2023
Eastern Shore Islands Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 254/2015 amended to N.S. Reg. 269/2022
Economy River Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands: N.S. Reg. 93/2005 amended to N.S. Reg. 270/2022
Eigg Mountain-James River Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 92/2005 amended to N.S. Reg. 271/2022
Five Bridge Lakes Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 293/2011
Fourchu Coast Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 421/2015 amended to N.S. Reg. 239/2023
French River Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands: N.S. Reg. 403/2015
Gabarus Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands: N.S. Reg. 402/2015
Gully Lake Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 91/2005 amended to N.S. Reg. 240/2023
Guysborough Headlands Brook Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 235/2023
Holden Lake Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 155/2019
Humes River Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 215/2014
Island Lake Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 244/2023
Katewe’katik Designation: N.S. Reg. 151/2020
Kelley River Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 125/2012 amended to N.S. Reg. 401/2015
Kluscap Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 390/2015
Lake Rossignol Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands: N.S. Reg. 93/2005 amended to N.S. Reg. 400/2015
Liscomb River Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands: N.S. Reg. 422/2015 amended to N.S. Reg. 241/2023
Margaree River Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands: N.S. Reg. 391/2015
McGill Lake Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands: N.S. Reg. 118/2012
Medway Lakes Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 423/2015 amended to N.S. Reg. 272/2022
Middle River Framboise Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands: N.S. Reg. 273/2022
Middle River Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 154/2019
Nine Mile Woods Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 236/2023
North Mountain Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 399/2015
North River Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands: Amended to N.S. Reg. 252/2015
Ogden Round Lake Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands: N.S. Reg. 242/2023
Pockwock Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 398/2015
Pollets Cove-Aspy Fault Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands: N.S. Reg. 424/2015
Polly Brook Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 392/2015
Porcupine Lake Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 397/2015
Portapique River Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands: N.S. Reg. 274/2022
Port La Tour Bogs Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 425/2015
Pu’tlaqne’katik Designation: N.S. Reg. 152/2020
Raven Head Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 124/2012 amended to N.S. Reg. 251/2015
Rogues Roost Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 376/2015
Roseway River Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 377/2015
Ruiss Noir Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 216/2014
Sackville River Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 268/2022
Scrag Lake Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 378/2015
Shelburne River Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 210/2009 amended to N.S. Reg. 379/2015
Ship Harbour Long Lake Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 281/2009 amended to N.S. Reg. 155/2020
Silver River Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 153/2020
Sissiboo River Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 260/2015
South Panuke Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 426/2015 amended to N.S. Reg. 245/2023
The Stillwaters Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 217/2014
Tangier Grand Lake Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands: N.S. Reg. 120/2012 amended to N.S. Reg. 427/2015
Terence Bay Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands: Amended to N.S. Reg. 154/2020
Tidney River Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands: N.S. Reg. 121/2012 amended to N.S. Reg. 396/2015
Toadfish Lakes Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 381/2015
Tobeatic Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands: N.S. Reg. 93/2005 amended to N.S. Reg. 395/2015
Tracadie River Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 394/2015
Trout Brook Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands: N.S. Reg. 414/2015 amended to N.S. Reg. 243/2023.
Tusket Islands Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 413/2015
Tusket River Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 259/2015 amended to N.S. Reg. 158/2019
Twelve Mile Stream Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 382/2015
Walton River Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 40/2017
Waverley–Salmon River Long Lake Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands: N.S. Reg. 123/2012
Wentworth Valley Wilderness Area Designation: N.S. Reg. 201/2018 amended to N.S. Reg. 275/2022
White Lake Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands: N.S. Reg. 93/2005 amended to N.S. Reg. 383/2015

Wildlife Act (Natural Resources and Renewables, unless otherwise indicated)

Bear Harvesting Regulations: N.S. Reg. 60/1988 amended to N.S. Reg. 287/2015
Deer Farming and Marketing of Deer Products Regulations: (Agriculture); (N.S. Reg. 1/1991 amended to N.S. Reg. 166/2015
Deer Hunting Regulations: N.S. Reg. 239/2018 amended to N.S. Reg. 286/2015
Dog Hunting and Training Regulations: N.S. Reg. 209/1987 amended to N.S. Reg. 120/2005
Firearm and Bow Regulations: N.S. Reg. 144/1989 amended to N.S. Reg. 284/2015
Fishing Regulations: (Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture); N.S. Reg. 27/2018
Forfeiture of Seized Property Regulations: N.S. Reg. 83/1999
Fur Buyers, Hide Dealers and Taxidermists Regulations: N.S. Reg. 207/1987 amended to N.S. Reg. 169/2015
Fur Harvesting Regulations: N.S. Reg. 165/1987 amended to N.S. Reg. 285/2015
Game Farming Regulations: (Agriculture); (N.S. Reg. 147/1996
General Wildlife Regulations: N.S. Reg. 205/1987 amended to N.S. Reg. 283/2015
Guide Regulations: N.S. Reg. 206/1987 amended to N.S. Reg. 172/2015
Hunter Education, Safety, and Training Regulations: N.S. Reg. 208/1987 amended to N.S. 235/2013
Hunting Prohibition Orders: Bridgewater, Lunenburg County N.S. Reg. 301/1990 (no text) Dominion Beach, Dominion, Cape Breton County N.S. Reg. 234/1989 (no text) Georges Island, Lawlors Island and MacNabs Island, Halifax County N.S. Reg. 171/1989 (no text) Petite Riviere, Lunenburg County N.S. Reg. 268/1990 (no text) Majors Point Beach, Belliveau Cove, Digby County N.S. Reg. 86/1991 (no text) Moose Management Zones 2, 3 and 4 N.S. Reg. 193/2024 Chaswood and Middle Musquodoboit, Halifax County N.S. Reg. 153/1990 (no text)
Licence and Permit Suspension Regulations: N.S. Reg. 233/2007 amended to N.S. Reg. 267/2013
Moose Hunting Regulations: N.S. Reg. 90/1988 amended to N.S. Reg. 74/2016
Pheasant Shooting Preserve Regulations: N.S. Reg. 89/1988 amended to N.S. Reg. 288/2015
Small Game Hunting Regulations: N.S. Reg. 166/1987 amended to N.S. Reg. 175/2015
Game Sanctuaries and Wildlife Parks: Blandford Game Sanctuary Designation and Regulations N.S. Reg. 14/1959 Brule Point Game Sanctuary Designation and Regulations N.S. Reg. 23/1963 Chignecto Game Sanctuary Designation N.S. Reg. 15/1958 Regulations N.S. Reg. 138/1994 amended to N.S. Reg. 233/2013 Hackmatack Lake and Round Lake Game Sanctuaries Designation N.S. Reg. 10/1961 Liscomb Game Sanctuary Designation N.S. Reg. 160/1983 Regulations N.S. Reg. 113/1996 amended to N.S. Reg. 232/2013 Louisburg National Park Game Sanctuary Designation and Regulations N.S. Reg. 36/1969 Martinique Beach Game Sanctuary Designation and Regulations N.S. Reg. 11/1961 amended to N.S. Reg. 114/1974 Melbourne Lake Game Sanctuary Designation and Regulations N.S. Reg. 24/1963 Shubenacadie Wildlife Park Designation N.S. Reg. 79/2008 Regulations N.S. Reg. 80/2008 amended to N.S. Reg. 175/2013 Spectacle Island Game Sanctuary Designation and Regulations N.S. Reg. 65/1995 Sunnybrae Game Sanctuary Designation N.S. Reg. 14/1955 Upper Clements Game Sanctuary Designation and Regulations N.S. Reg. 99/1977 amended to N.S. Reg. 157/2011 Waverley Game Sanctuary Designation and Regulations N.S. Reg. 84/1974
Wildlife Management Areas Abercrombie Wildlife Management Area Designation and Regulations N.S. Reg. 147/1977 Antigonish Wildlife Management Area Designation and Regulations N.S. Reg. 33/1968 Bird Islands Wildlife Management Area Designation N.S. Reg. 193/2009 Regulations N.S. Reg. 194/2009 Debert Wildlife Management Area Designation and Regulations N.S. Reg. 76/1973 Dewey Creek Wildlife Management Area Designation and Regulations N.S. Reg. 188/1982 Eastern Shore Islands Wildlife Management Area Designation N.S. Reg. 104/1976 amended to N.S. Reg. 228/1991 Regulations N.S. Reg. 104/1976 Grassy Island Wildlife Management Area Designation N.S. Reg. 202/2007 Regulations N.S. Reg. 203/2007 Hibernia Wildlife Management Area Designation and Regulations N.S. Reg. 144/1975 Manganese Mines Wildlife Management Area Designation and Regulations N.S. Reg. 126/1973 Minas Basin Wildlife Management Area Designation and Regulations N.S. Reg. 100/1977 Pearl Island Wildlife Management Area Designation and Regulations N.S. Reg. 99/1976 Scatarie Island Wildlife Management Area Designation and Regulations N.S. Reg. 86/1976 Shubenacadie Wildlife Management Area Designation N.S. Reg. 77/2008 Regulations N.S. Reg. 78/2008 The Brothers Islands Wildlife Management Area Designation N.S. Reg. 204/2007 Regulations N.S. Reg. 205/2007 Tobeatic Wildlife Management Area Designation N.S. Reg. 30/1968 Regulations N.S. Reg. 139/1994 amended to N.S. Reg. 231/2013

Workers' Compensation Act (Labour, Skills and Immigration, unless otherwise indicated)

Chronic Pain Regulations: N.S. Reg. 187/2004
Firefighters' Compensation Regulations: N.S. Reg. 140/2003 amended to N.S. Reg. 111/2022
Workers' Advisers Program Eligibility Regulations: N.S. Reg. 174/1996
Workers' Advisers Program Transitional Regulations: N.S. Reg. 175/1996
Workers' Compensation Appeal Backlog Regulations: (Justice); (N.S. Reg. 84/1996
Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal Alternative Dispute Resolution Regulations: (Justice); N.S. Reg. 105/1998
Workers' Compensation General Regulations: N.S. Reg. 22/1996 amended to N.S. Reg. 151/2024

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Youth Criminal Justice Act (Canada) (Justice)

Designations of Persons Who May Access Records: N.S. Reg. 40/2004 consolidated to N.S. Reg. 153/2016
Designations of Courts and Facilities: (listed under the Youth Justice Act)
Youth Bail Supervision Program Regulations: (listed under the Correctional Services Act)

Youth Justice Act (Justice)

Designations of Courts and Facilities: (also made under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (Canada)); (N.S. Reg. 92/2003 amended to N.S. Reg. 163/2006
Designations of Courts and Judges: N.S. Reg. 93/2003
Youth Justice Regulations: N.S. Reg. 191/2003 amended to N.S. Reg. 104/2008

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