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Wentworth Marsh Body Land Use Regulations

made under clause 14(e) of the

Agricultural Marshland Conservation Act

S.N.S. 2000, c. 22

N.S. Reg. 169/2026 (effective July 14, 2026)

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1        These regulations may be cited as the Wentworth Marsh Body Land Use Regulations.

 

2        (1)    No person shall construct works or use or develop lands within, on, or affecting the Wentworth Marsh Body marshland sections in any way that is not conducive to and in conformity with sound agricultural purposes and practices.

 

          (2)    For the purposes of subsection (1), uses and activities deemed to be conducive to and in conformity with sound agricultural purposes and practices include the following:

 

                   (a)      the tilling of soil;

 

                   (b)     the planting and harvesting of crops;

 

                   (c)      the growing of grains and forage crops for livestock feed;

 

                   (d)     the growing of grass and legume crops;

 

                   (e)      the growing of food crops for human consumption;

 

                   (f)      the spreading of manure;

 

                   (g)     the spreading of commercial (chemical) and natural fertilizer;

 

                   (h)     the spreading of limestone;

 

                   (i)      pest and weed control;

 

                   (j)      pre-existing, non-conforming uses, only where and as they presently exist (e.g. driving range and remote-controlled airplane clubs, sewer treatment plants, railway).

 

          (3)    For the purposes of subsection (1), non-permitted works, uses or developments include the following:

 

                   (a)      land-fill sites or dumps of any kind;

 

                   (b)     recreational activities of any kind without permission;

 

                   (c)      residential or commercial structures;

 

                   (d)     drilled well for non-agricultural uses;

 

                   (e)      sewage treatment plants or lagoons;

 

                   (f)      industrial structures or uses;

 

                   (g)     ponds for non-agricultural uses;

 

                   (h)     no hunting without permission;

 

                   (i)      top soil and sod removal.

 

 

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Legislative History
Reference Tables

Wentworth Marsh Body Land Use Regulations	N.S. Reg. 169/2026
Agricultural Marshland Conservation 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 Wentworth Marsh Body Land Use Regulations made under the Agricultural Marshland Conservation Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S. Regulation	In force date*	How in force	Royal Gazette Part II Issue
169/2026	Jul 14, 2026	date filed	Jul 24, 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
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Note that changes to headings are not included in the above table unless specifically referenced.

Editorial Notes and Corrections

	Note	Effective date
1	The provision of original text that was numbered as Section 3 has been redesignated as subsection 2(3) to correct the structure of Section 2 for the purposes of this consolidation

Repealed and Superseded

N.S. Regulation	Title	In force date	Repealed date

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.

 

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