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Order Criteria and Factors Regulations

made under Section 23 of the

Housing in the Halifax Regional Municipality Act

S.N.S. 2021, c. 21

O.I.C. 2026-229 (effective July 14, 2026), N.S. Reg. 171/2026

Table of Contents

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Citation

Definitions

Criteria and factors for issuing orders

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Citation

1        These regulations may be cited as the Order Criteria and Factors Regulations.

Definitions

2        In these regulations,

 

“Act” means the Housing in the Halifax Regional Municipality Act;

 

“Board” means the Nova Scotia Regulatory and Appeals Board;

 

“order” means an order that the Minister may issue to the Municipality or a utility owned by the Municipality under Section 21A of the Act.

Criteria and factors for issuing orders

3        Before issuing an order, the Minister must consider all of the following:

 

                   (a)      relevant and available data and information respecting water resources and wastewater and stormwater capacity;

 

                   (b)     public health and safety;

 

                   (c)      existing municipal and utility capital planning, and the condition of assets and infrastructure;

 

                   (d)     the potential impact to provincial, municipal and utility budgets, finances, and human resources;

 

                   (e)      the potential impact to rates, fees and charges;

 

                   (f)      any existing or potential funding sources or funding agreements;

 

                   (g)     any potential compliance issues with respect to federal or provincial legislation or Board orders and decisions;

 

                   (h)     any relevant information provided by the Municipality or the utility owned by the Municipality;

 

                   (i)      whether discussions with the Municipality and the utility owned by the Municipality to identify mutually beneficial solutions have occurred.

 

 

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Legislative History
Reference Tables

Order Criteria and Factors Regulations	N.S. Reg. 171/2026
Housing in the Halifax Regional Municipality 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 Order Criteria and Factors Regulations made under the Housing in the Halifax Regional Municipality Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S. Regulation	In force date*	How in force	Royal Gazette Part II Issue
171/2026	Jul 14, 2026	date specified	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

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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