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Order Criteria and Factors Regulations

made under Section 277B of the

Halifax Regional Municipality Charter

S.N.S. 2008, c. 39

O.I.C. 2026-230 (effective July 14, 2026), N.S. Reg. 172/2026

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 Halifax Regional Municipality Charter;

 

“order” means an order that the Minister may issue under Section 223B of the Act to extend or alter an urban service area;

 

“urban service area” means an urban service area as defined in Section 223B of the Act.

Criteria and factors for issuing orders

3        (1)    Before issuing an order, the Minister must consider whether the extension or alteration of the urban service area is related to any of the following:

 

                   (a)      materially increasing housing supply;

 

                   (b)     supporting major employment growth;

 

                   (c)      removing barriers to significant economic development opportunities;

 

                   (d)     advancing provincial population growth objectives.

 

          (2)    The Minister must not issue an order unless it is proposed by 1 of the following:

 

                   (a)      the Municipality;

 

                   (b)     a department of the provincial government;

 

                   (c)      a Crown agency;

 

                   (d)     another provincial authority.

 

          (3)    In the order, the Minister must state that extending or altering the urban service area does not include a requirement that the Municipality service the area or require or guarantee infrastructure servicing in the area.

 

 

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Legislative History
Reference Tables

Order Criteria and Factors Regulations	N.S. Reg. 172/2026
Halifax Regional Municipality Charter
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 Halifax Regional Municipality Charter includes all of the following regulations:

N.S. Regulation	In force date*	How in force	Royal Gazette Part II Issue
172/2026	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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