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Page Civil Service Act Kilometrage Rates, Monthly Allowances and Transportation Allowances R e g u l a t i o n s – a m e n d m e n t.................................................. 152/2011 357 Conflict of Interest Act Proclamation, S. 48, S.N.S. 2010, c. 35 ........................................ 153/2011 358 D i s c l o s u r e S t a t e m e n t s R e g u l a t i o n s ........................................... 154/2011 360 Day Care Act D a y C a r e R e g u l a t i o n s – a m e n d m e n t ........................................... 155/2011 369 Motor Vehicle Act Yield to Transit Buses Regulations ........................................... 163/2011 381 Petroleum Products Pricing Act Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices ......................................... 159/2011 373 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices ......................................... 165/2011 383 Provincial Parks Act Upper Clements Provincial Park Designation–amendment ......................... 158/2011 371 Public Service Act Conserve Nova Scotia Special Operating Agency Designation–revocation ............ 164/2011 383 Royal Gazette Extraordinary Proclamation–General Assembly ............................................. 162/2011 380

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 35, No. 8 Teachers’ Pension Act Teachers’ Pension Plan Regulations–amendment ................................ 160/2011 375 – a m e n d m e n t ........................................................... 161/2011 378 Technical Safety Act Technical Safety Fees Regulations–amendment ................................. 156/2011 370 Wildlife Act Upper Clements Game Sanctuary Designation–amendment ........................ 157/2011 371 In force date of regulations: As of March 4, 2005*, the date a regulation comes into force is determined by subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act.

The date a regulation is made, the date a regulation is approved, the date a regulation is filed and any date specified in a regulation are important to determine when the regulation is in force. *Date that subsections 3(6) and (7) and Sections 11 and 13 of the Regulations Act and amendments to the Regulations Act made by

Chapter 46 of the Acts of 2004 were proclaimed in force.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 35, No. 8 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. 357 N.S. Reg. 152/2011 Made: March 29, 2011 Filed: March 30, 2011 Kilometrage Rates, Monthly Allowances and Transportation Allowances Regulations Order in Council 2011-112 dated March 29, 2011 Amendment to regulations made by the Public Service Commission and approved by the Governor in Council pursuant to Sections 7 and 45 of the Civil Service Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of the Public Service Commission dated March 9, 2011, and pursuant to Sections 7 and 45 of

Chapter 70 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia,1989, the Civil Service Act, is pleased to approve of amendments made by the Public Service Commission to the Kilometrage Rates, Monthly Allowances and Transportation Allowances Regulations, N.S. Reg. 395/2007, made by the Public Service Commission and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2007-521 dated September 28, 2007, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, effective on and after April 1, 2011.

Schedule “A” The Public Service Commission, pursuant to Sections 7 and 45 of

Chapter 70 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Civil Service Act, hereby amends the Kilometrage Rates, Monthly Allowances and Transportation Allowances Regulations, N.S. Reg. 395/2007, made by the Public Service Commission and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2007-521 dated September 28, 2007, in the manner attached. Dated at Halifax, Nova Scotia March 9, 2011. Sgd.: Frank Corbett Honourable Frank Corbett Minister of the Public Service Commission Amendment to the Kilometrage Rates, Monthly Allowances and Transportation Allowances Regulations made by the Public Service Commission under Sections 7 and 45 of

Chapter 70 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Civil Service Act 1 (1) Subsection 4(1) of the Kilometrage Rates, Monthly Allowances and Transportation Allowances Regulations, N.S. Reg. 395/2007, made by the Public Service Commission and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2007-521 dated September 28, 2007, is amended by striking out the table and substituting the following table: Kilometres Driven Rate 0–16 000 km 40.15¢/km 16 000.1 km+ 35.43¢/km (2) Subsection 4(2) of the regulations is amended by striking out the table and substituting the following table:

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 35, No. 8 358 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. Kilometres Driven Rate 0–16 000 km 43.81 ¢/km 16 000.1 km+ 39.09 ¢/km 2 (1) Subsection 5(1) of the regulations is amende d by striking out “$797.27” and substituting “$839.56”. (2) Subsection 5(2) of the regulations is amended by striking out the table and substituting the following table: Kilometres Driven Rate 8–24 km $62.58 24–48.3 km $95.36 Over 48.3 km $160.93 (3) Clause 5(4)(

a) of the regulations is ame nded by striking out “$296.37 plus 21.87 ¢/km” and substituting “$312.09 plus 23.03 ¢/km”. (4) Clause 5(4)(

b) of the regulations is ame nded by striking out “$296.37 plus 25.32 ¢/km” and substituting “$312.09 plus 26.66 ¢/km”. 3 (1) Subsection 12(1) of the regulations is amende d by striking out “$8.59” and substituting “$9.05”. (2) Subsection 12(2) of the regulations is amende d by striking out “$7.12” and substituting “$7.50”. N.S. Reg. 153/2011 Made: March 29, 2011 Filed: March 30, 2011 Proclamation, S. 48, S.N.S. 2010, c. 35 Order in Council 2011-113 dated March 29, 2011 Proclamation made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 48 of the Conflict of Interest Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of the Public Service Commission dated March 15, 2011, and pursuant to

Section 48 of

Chapter 35 of the Acts of 2010, the Conflict of Interest Act, is pleased to order and declare by proclamation that

Chapter 35 of the Acts of 2010, the Conflict of Interest Act, do come into force on and not before March 29, 2011. PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA sgd: Mayann E. Francis G/S ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom, Canada and Her Other Realms and Territories, Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.

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WHEREAS in and by

Section 48 of

Chapter 35 of the Acts of 2010, the Conflict of Interest Act, it is enacted as follows: 48 This Act comes into force on such day as the Governor in Council orders and declares by proclamation. AND

WHEREAS it is deemed expedient that

Chapter 35 of the Acts of 2010, the Conflict of Interest Act, do come into force on and not before March 29, 2011; NOW KNOW YE THAT WE, by and with the advice of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia, do by this Our Proclamation order and declare that

Chapter 35 of the Acts of 2010, the Conflict of Interest Act, do come into force on and not before March 29, 2011, of which all persons concerned are to take notice and govern themselves accordingly. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF We have caused these our Letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of Nova Scotia to be hereunto affixed. WITNESS, Our Trusty and Well Beloved Her Honour the Honourable Mayann E. Francis, Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Nova Scotia.

AT Our Government House in the Halifax Regional Municipality, this 29th day of March in the year of Our Lord two thousand and eleven and in the sixtieth year of Our Reign. BY COMMAND: sgd: Ross Landry Provincial Secretary Minister of Justice and Attorney General

N.S. Reg. 154/2011 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 35, No. 8 360 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. N.S. Reg. 154/2011 Made: March 29, 2011 Filed: March 30, 2011 Disclosure Statements Regulations Order in Council 2011-114 dated March 29, 2011 Regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 35 of the Conflict of Interest Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of the Public Service Commission dated March 15, 2011, and pursuant to

Section 35 of

Chapter 35 of the Acts of 2010, the Conflict of Interest Act, is pleased, effective on and after March 29, 2011, to (

a) repeal the Members Disclosure Regulations, N.S. Reg. 174/91, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 91-864 dated July 18, 1991; and (

b) make regulations respecting disclosure statements in the manner set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation.

Schedule “A” Regulations Respecting Disclosure Statements made by the Governor in Council under

Section 35 of

Chapter 35 of the Acts of 2010, the Conflict of Interest Act Citation 1 These regulations may be cited as the Disclosure Statements Regulations. Definition 2 In these regulations, “Act” means the Conflict of Interest Act. Disclosure statement forms 3( 1 ) A disclosure statement filed on behalf of a member under clause 8(1)(

a) of the Act must be in Form A.

(2) A disclosure statement filed on behalf of a member’s spouse and dependent children under clause 8(1)(

b) of the Act must be in Form B. Form A: Disclosure Statement on Behalf of Member Province of Nova Scotia Conflict of Interest Act 1) Statement information This disclosure statement is filed on behalf of: _______________________________ (type or print name of member in full), a member of the House of Assembly/Executive Council. This statement is an (check one): [ ] initial statement (to be filed within 30 days of becoming a member) [ ] annual statement (to be filed on or before June 30 each year) [ ] amended statement (to be filed within 90 days of acquisition or disposition of asset or liability)

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 35, No. 8 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. 361 2) Information about member a. Electoral distri ct you represent: ___________________________________________________ b. List of any appointments held by you under [the] Executive Council Act: _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ c. Your office address: (street) (municipality) (postal code) d.

Your permanent residence civic address: (street) (municipality) (postal code) e. Your telephone numbers • constituency office: _____ - ______ - __________ • caucus office: _____ - ______ - __________ • ministerial office: _____ - ______ - __________ • permanent residence: _____ - ______ - __________ f.

Name of y our spouse: _____________________________________________________________ Note: “spouse” is defined in the Act as “a person who is married to, the domestic partner of or living in a conjugal relationship with a member and includes a person of the same sex as a member, but does not include a person who is separated and living apart from a member”. g.

Names of your de pendent children: __________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Note: “dependent child” is defined in the Act as “a child who is under the age of majority or, although over the age of majority, unable, by reason of illness, disability or other cause, to withdraw from the charge of the person’s parents or provide himself or herself with reasonable needs”. 3) Exclusions You are not required to disclose any of the following in this disclosure statement (subsection 11(3) of the Conflict of Interest Act): • assets and financial interests having a value of less than $10,000 • a debt you owe to your spouse, a dependent child or a member of your immediate family • a debt owed to you by your spouse, a depende nt child or a member of your immediate family 4) Disclosures For an amended statement, list only changes since last disclosure statement and indicate whether they are acquisitions or disposals.

Attach a

schedule if there is not enough space on [the] form.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 35, No. 8 362 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. You must disclose all of the following information (subsection 11(2) of the Conflict of Interest Act): a. the name of every individual or organization that in any manner whatsoever remunerates or contributes to you, including any reimbursement for expenses made to you: Instructions: Indicate capacity in which remuneration is received and include address of each individual or organization named. Do not indicate amount of remuneration or contributions.

Do not list payments included in item j.) Individual or organization Civic address Capacity in which received b. the issuer or name of any bonds, debentures, holdings in investment funds, mutual funds, investment trusts or similar securities you have: Instructions: Do not include: • Canada Savings Bonds or other investments or secu rities of fixed value issued or guaranteed by any level of government in Canada or an agency of a government in Canada, • registered retirement savings plans that are not self-directed, • open-ended mutual funds, • guaranteed investment certificates or any similar financial instruments, • annuities and life insurance policies • pension rights Do not indicate the amount or value.

Name/issuer of bond, debenture, etc. c. the nature and location of any interest you have in or with respect to real property, whether situate within or outside the Province: Instructions: Do not include any interest of yours in or with respect to real property that is used by you, your spouse or your dependent children for residential or recreational purposes. Do not list an interest in real property of a corporation of which you are a shareholder.

Location of property Nature of interest d. unless excluded in item b., the name of every corporation, or subsidiary of a corporation, in which you hold a beneficial interest, a share warrant or purchase option: Instructions: Do not indicate the amount or value. Name of corporation

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Web version. 363 e. the nature of any interest of yours in property of a kind required to be disclosed in item b., c. or d., and over which you, your spouse or your dependent children have a general power of appointment or an expectancy under a trust: Nature of interest in disclosed property f. any trust established for you, and the names of the trustees and the contributors to the trust: Name of trust Contributors to trust Trustees Address for trustees g. the name of every individual or organization to which you are financially indebted, Instructions: Do not include a debt that • is a current and ordinary household and personal liv ing expense of yours or your spouse or your dependent children • is in respect of an automobile, a boat used for recr eational purposes, or recreational vehicles of yours or your spouse or your dependent children • is money or other property entrusted to or received by you in trust for a person other than you or your spouse or your dependent children • is in respect of an interest of yours that is not required to be disclosed in item b. or c. • is less than $10,000 Do not indicate the amount or other details about the debt.

Individual or organization Address h. the name of every individual or organization that is financially indebted to you in an amount greater than $10,000: Instructions: Do not indicate amount or other details respecting debt. Individual or organization Address i. the name of every individual or organization to which you transferred a disclosed asset or with whom you settled a disclosed liability: Instructions: List only transfers or settlements since you became a member or since your last disclosure statement was filed.

Note: A disclosed asset or liability is an asset or liability required to be disclosed whether or not previously included in a disclosure statement.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 35, No. 8 364 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. Individual or organization Address Asset or liability j. all payments received by you from a recognized party or an electoral district association: Instructions: List only payments received since becoming a member or since last disclosure statement filed. Payment source (recognized party or electoral district assn.) Amount Date k. any gifts with a value greater than $250.00 received by you Instructions: Do not include gifts from your spouse, dependent children or members of your immediate family or your spouse’s immediate family.

List only gifts received since becoming a member or since last disclosure statement filed. Gift Received from Value 5) Oath or affirmation I swear that information contained in this statement is, to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, a full and true disclosure of my interest as of _________________, 20___, as required by the Conflict of Interest Act.

Sworn to at _______________________ in the County of ____________ this ___ day of _________________ 20___, before me (Commissioner, judge, barrister, commissioner of oaths, notary public – other than a member of the House of Assembly or the Executive Council) (signature of member) For Use of Commissioner Only Filed on ____________________, 20___ _______________________ (signature of Commissioner)

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 35, No. 8 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. 365 Form B: Disclosure Statement on Behalf of Member’s Spouse and Dependent Children Province of Nova Scotia Conflict of Interest Act 1) Statement information This disclosure statement is filed on behalf of the spouse and dependent children of: ________________ _____________________________ (type or print name of member in full), a member of the House of Assembly/Executive Council.

This statement is an (check one): [ ] initial statement (to be filed within 30 days of becoming a member or within 90 days of acquiring a spouse) [ ] annual statement (to be filed on or before June 30 each year) [ ] amended statement (to be filed within 90 days of acquisition or disposition of asset or liability) 2) Information about member a. Electoral distri ct you represent: _____________________________________________________ b.

List of any appointments held by you under [the] Executive Council Act: ____________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ c. Your office address: (street) (municipality) (postal code) d. Your permanent residence civic address: (street) (municipality) (postal code) e.

Your telephone numbers • constituency office: _____ - ______ - __________ • caucus office: _____ - ______ - __________ • ministerial office: _____ - ______ - __________ • permanent residence: _____ - ______ - __________ f. Name of y our spouse: _____________________________________________________________ Note: “spouse” is defined in the Act as “a person who is married to, a domestic partner of or living in a conjugal relationship with a member and includes a person of the same sex as a member, but does not include a person who is separated and living apart from a member”. g.

Names of your de pendent children: __________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________

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Note: “dependent child” is defined in the Act as “a child who is under the age of majority or, although over the age of majority, unable, by reason of illness, disability or other cause, to withdraw from the charge of the person’s parents or provide himself or herself with reasonable needs”. 3) Exclusions You are not required to disclose any of the following in this disclosure statement (subsection 11(3) of the Conflict of Interest Act): • assets and financial interests having a value of less than $10,000 • a debt you owe to your spouse, a dependent child or a member of your immediate family • a debt owed to you by your spouse, a dependent child or a member of your immediate family 4) Disclosures For each item, indicate the person to whom the listed item relates (name of spouse or dependent child).

For an amended statement, list only changes since last disclosure statement and indicate whether they are acquisitions or disposals. Attach a

schedule if there is not enough space on [the] form. You must disclose all of the following information (subsection 11(2) of the Conflict of Interest Act): a. the name of every individual or organization that in any manner whatsoever remunerates or contributes to your spouse or dependent children, including any reimbursement for expenses made to your spouse or dependent children: Instructions: Indicate capacity in which remuneration is received and include address of each individual or organization named. Do not indicate amount of remuneration or contributions.

Do not list payments included in item j.) Individual or organization Civic address Capacity in which received Member of family b. the issuer or name of any bonds, debentures, holdings in investment funds, mutual funds, investment trusts or similar securities your spouse or your dependent children have: Instructions: Do not include: • Canada Savings Bonds or other investments or secu rities of fixed value issued or guaranteed by any level of government in Canada or an agency of a government in Canada, • registered retirement savings plans that are not self-directed, • open-ended mutual funds, • guaranteed investment certificates or any similar financial instruments, • annuities and life insurance policies • pension rights Do not indicate the amount or value.

Name/issuer of bond, debenture, etc. Member of family

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 35, No. 8 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. 367 c. the nature and location of any interest your spouse or dependent children have in or with respect to real property, whether situate within or outside the Province: Instructions: Do not include any interest in or with respect to real property that is used by you, your spouse or your dependent children for residential or recreational purposes. Do not list an interest in real property of a corporation of which you are a shareholder.

Location of property Nature of interest Member of family d. unless excluded in b., the name of every corporation, or subsidiary of a corporation, in which your spouse or dependent children hold a beneficial interest, a share warrant or purchase option: Instructions: Do not indicate the amount or value.

Name of corporation Member of family e. the nature of any interest of your spouse or dependent children in property of a kind required to be disclosed in b., c. or d., and over which you, your spouse or your dependent children have a general power of appointment or an expectancy under a trust: Nature of interest in disclosed property Member of family f. any trust established for your spouse or dependent children, and the names of the trustees and the contributors to the trust: Instructions: Do not include a trust established by you or your spouse for your dependent children.

Name of trust Contributors to trust Trustees Address for trustees Member of family g. the name of every individual or organization to which your spouse or dependent children are financially indebted, Instructions: Do not include a debt that • is a current and ordinary household and personal livi ng expense of yours or your spouse or your dependent children • is in respect of an automobile, a boat used for recr eational purposes, or recreational vehicles of yours or your spouse or your dependent children • is money or other property entrusted to or received by you in trust for a person other than you or your spouse or your dependent children • is in respect of an interest of yours t hat is not required to be disclosed in b. or c.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 35, No. 8 368 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. • is less than $10,000 Do not indicate the amount or other details about the debt. Individual or organization Address Member of family h. the name of every individual or organization that is financially indebted to your spouse or dependent children in an amount greater than $10,000: Instructions: Do not indicate amount or other details respecting debt.

Individual or organization Address Member of family i. the name of every individual or organization to which your spouse or dependent children transferred a disclosed asset or with whom they settled a disclosed liability: Instructions: List only transfers or settlements since you became a member or since your last disclosure statement was filed. Note: A disclosed asset or liability is an asset or liability required to be disclosed whether or not previously included in a disclosure statement.

Individual or organization Address Asset or liability Member of family j. all payments received by you from a recognized party or an electoral district association: Instructions: List only payments received since becoming a member or since last disclosure statement filed. Payment source (recognized party or electoral district assn.) Amount Date Member of family k. any gifts with a value greater than $250.00 received by your spouse or dependent children Instructions: Do not include gifts from your spouse, dependent children or members of your immediate family or your spouse’s immediate family.

List only gifts received since becoming a member or since last disclosure statement filed. Gift Received from Value Member of family

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 35, No. 8 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. 369 5) Oath or affirmation I swear that information contained in this statement is, to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, a full and true disclosure of the interests of my spouse and dependent children as of _________________, 20___, as required by the Conflict of Interest Act.

Sworn to at _______________________ in the County of ____________ this ___ day of _________________ 20___, before me (Commissioner, judge, barrister, commissioner of oaths, notary public – other than a member of the House of Assembly or the Executive Council) (signature of member) For Use of Commissioner Only Filed on ____________________, 20___ _______________________ (signature of Commissioner) N.S. Reg. 155/2011 Made: March 29, 2011 Filed: March 30, 2011 Day Care Regulations Order in Council 2011-116 dated March 29, 2011 Amendment to regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 15 of the Day Care Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Community Services dated March 10, 2011, and pursuant to

Section 15 of

Chapter 120 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Day Care Act, is pleased to amend the Day Care Regulations, N.S. Reg. 193/2010, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2010-456 dated December 20, 2010, to clarify that the regulations apply to holders of licenses issued under the former regulations and to provide for the appointment of advisory committees, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, effective on and after April 1, 2011.

Schedule “A” Amendment to the Day Care Regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 15 of

Chapter 120 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Day Care Act 1T h e Day Care Regulations, N.S. Reg. 193/2010, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2010-456 dated December 20, 2010, are amended by repealing subsection 4(4) and substituting the following subsection:

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(4) Except as provided in subsection (5), a license issued in accordance with the former regulations is deemed to have been issued under these regulations, and the holder of the license must comply with these regulations. 2 The regulations are further amended by adding the following

Section immediately after

Section 55: Advisory committees 56 The Minister may appoint a licensing review committee, a task force or an advisory committee as the Minister considers necessary for the proper administration of the Act and these regulations to carry out any duties that the Minister directs. N.S. Reg. 156/2011 Made: March 30, 2011 Filed: March 31, 2011 Technical Safety Fees Regulations Order dated March 30, 2011 Amendment to regulations made by the Minister of Labour and Advanced Education pursuant to

Section 50 of the Technical Safety Act Prescription In the matter of

Section 50 of

Chapter 10 of the Acts of 2008, the Technical Safety Act - and - In the matter of the Technical Safety Fees Regulations I, Marilyn More, Minister of Labour and Advanced Education for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to

Section 50 of

Chapter 10 of the Acts of 2008, the Technical Safety Act, hereby amend subsection 7(11) of the Technical Safety Fees Regulations, N.R. [N.S.] Reg. 46/2011 made by the Order of the Minister of Labour and Advanced Education dated March 23, 2011, effective on and after April 1, 2011, by striking out “per year” and substituting “for 5 years”, and this amendment is to come into effect on and after April 1, 2011. Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Province of Nova Scotia on March 30, 2011. Sgd.: Marilyn More Honourable Marilyn More Minister of Labour and Advanced Education

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 35, No. 8 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. 371 N.S. Reg. 157/2011 and 158/2011 Made: March 29, 2011 Filed: March 31, 2011 Upper Clements Game Sanctuary Designation and Upper Clements Provincial Park Designation Order in Council 2011-120 dated March 29, 2011 Amendment to regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 14 of the Wildlife Act and

Section 8 of the Provincial Parks Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Natural Resources dated February 24, 2011, is pleased to: (

a) pursuant to

Section 16 of

Chapter 114 of th e Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Crown Lands Act, approve the issuance of a grant or deed by the Minister of Natural Resources to convey two parcels of Crown land located at Upper Clements, Annapolis County, containing approximately 75.5 hectares and shown as Lot 1 and Lot 2 and outlined in bold on the plan marked

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, to the Hanse Society, a society having it registered office at Upper Clements, Annapolis County, its successors and assigns, for the consideration of $123.55 per hectare for Lot 1 and $279.11 per hectare for Lot 2; [Clause (

a) not filed as a regulation] (

b) pursuant to

Section 14 of

Chapter 504 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Wildlife Act, subtract any portions of the Upper Clements Game Sanctuary contained within the parcel of land shown as Lot 1 and outlined in bold on the plan marked

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation from the wildlife sanctuary which was approved by Order in Council 77-1072 dated August 30, 1977, [N.S. Reg. 99/77,]and declare them to no longer be a wildlife sanctuary; [Clause (

b) filed as N.S. Reg. 157/2011] (

c) pursuant to

Section 8 of

Chapter 367 of th e Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Provincial Parks Act, decrease the size of Upper Clements Provincial Park which was approved by Order in Council 79-346 dated March 27, 1979, [N.S. Reg. 41/79,] by terminating the status, as a provincial park of approximately 4.5 hectares of land shown as Lot 2 and outlined in bold on the plan marked

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation; and [Clause (

c) filed as N.S. Reg. 158/2011] (

d) authorize the Minister of Natural Resources to execute such documents as may be necessary to achieve the purpose of this Order. [Clause (

d) not filed as a regulation.]

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N.S. Reg. 159/2011 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 35, No. 8 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. 373 N.S. Reg. 159/2011 Made: March 31, 2011 Filed: April 1, 2011 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Order dated March 31, 2011 made by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board pursuant to

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and Sections 16 to 19 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations Order NSUARB-GAS-W-11-13 In the Matter of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act - and - In the Matter of Prescribing Prices for Petroleum Products pursuant to

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and Sections 16 to 19 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations Before: Peter W. Gurnham, Q.C., Member Order

Whereas the purpose of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations is to ensure just and reasonable prices for specified petroleum products taking into consideration the objectives of preserving the availability of such products in rural areas, stabilizing prices of such products and minimizing the variances in prices of such products across the Province; And

whereas the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (“Board”) considered the manner in which it would proceed to set petroleum prices in its decision, 2006 NSUARB 108, issued on October 16, 2006; And

whereas the average of the average of the daily high and low reported product prices (in Canadian cents) for the week ended March 30, 2011, are: Grade 1 Regular gasoline 76.2¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil 80.3¢ per litre

Now therefore the Board prescribes the benchmark prices for petroleum products to be: Gasoline: Grade 1 76.2¢ per litre Grade 2 79.2¢ per litre Grade 3 82.2¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil 80.3¢ per litre And

now therefore the Board has determined, based on historical data regarding price changes and to achieve revenue neutrality, it is appropriate to apply, and the Board so orders, forward averaging corrections of: Gasoline: plus 1.4¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil: plus 1.0¢ per litre And

whereas a winter blending adjustment of plus 0¢ per litre is required for ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil; And

now therefore the Board prescribes the prices for petroleum products as set forth in

Schedule “A” effective on and after 12:01 a.m., April 1, 2011. Dated at Halifax, Nova Scotia, this 31st day of March, 2011. Sgd: Elaine Wagner Clerk of the Board

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Schedule “A” Prices Prescribed for Petroleum Products under the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations effective on and after 12:01 a.m. on April 1, 2011 Nova Scotia Petroleum Price

Schedule Petroleum Prices in Cents/Litre Self-Service Pump Prices Full-Service Pump Prices (Pump Prices includes 15% HST) Base Wholesale Price Fed. Excise Tax Prov.

Tax Wholesale Selling Price Min Max Min Max Zone 1 Regular Unleaded Mid-Grade Unleaded Premium Unleaded Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 83.9 86.9 89.9 87.6 10.0 10.0 10.0 4.0 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.4 109.4 112.4 115.4 107.0 130.4 133.9 137.3 127.7 132.1 135.6 139.0 129.4 130.4 133.9 137.3 127.7 999.9 999.9 999.9 999.9 Zone 2 Regular Unleaded Mid-Grade Unleaded Premium Unleaded Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 84.3 87.3 90.3 88.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 4.0 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.4 109.8 112.8 115.8 107.4 130.9 134.3 137.8 128.1 132.6 136.0 139.5 129.8 130.9 134.3 137.8 128.1 999.9 999.9 999.9 999.9 Zone 3 Regular Unleaded Mid-Grade Unleaded Premium Unleaded Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 84.8 87.8 90.8 88.5 10.0 10.0 10.0 4.0 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.4 110.3 113.3 116.3 107.9 131.4 134.9 138.3 128.7 133.2 136.6 140.1 130.4 131.4 134.9 138.3 128.7 999.9 999.9 999.9 999.9 Zone 4 Regular Unleaded Mid-Grade Unleaded Premium Unleaded Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 84.8 87.8 90.8 88.5 10.0 10.0 10.0 4.0 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.4 110.3 113.3 116.3 107.9 131.4 134.9 138.3 128.7 133.2 136.6 140.1 130.4 131.4 134.9 138.3 128.7 999.9 999.9 999.9 999.9 Zone 5 Regular Unleaded Mid-Grade Unleaded Premium Unleaded Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 84.8 87.8 90.8 88.5 10.0 10.0 10.0 4.0 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.4 110.3 113.3 116.3 107.9 131.4 134.9 138.3 128.7 133.2 136.6 140.1 130.4 131.4 134.9 138.3 128.7 999.9 999.9 999.9 999.9 Zone 6 Regular Unleaded Mid-Grade Unleaded Premium Unleaded Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 85.6 88.6 91.6 89.3 10.0 10.0 10.0 4.0 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.4 111.1 114.1 117.1 108.7 132.4 135.8 139.3 129.6 134.1 137.5 141.0 131.3 132.4 135.8 139.3 129.6 999.9 999.9 999.9 999.9

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Chapter 462 [of the] Revised Statutes [of Nova Scotia], 1989

Whereas Sections 14 and 20 of

Chapter 26 of the Acts of 1998, the Teachers’ Pension Act provides that the Minister of Finance (“Minister”) and the Nova Scotia Teachers’ Union (“Union”) may make regulations setting out the terms of the Teachers’ Pension Plan (“Pension Plan”); And

whereas the Teacher’s[s’] Pension Plan Regulations (“Regulations”) were made as of March 31, 1999, as Nova Scotia Regulation 88/99; And

whereas the By-laws of the Union, as amended by Resolution 2000-15, authorize the Executive of the Union to exercise on behalf of the Union the powers of the Union under the Teachers’ Pension Act; And

whereas by resolution of the Executive of the Union dated February 3, 2011, the Executive approved the amendments to the Regulations (Sections 13, 16, 17, 19) as set out in

Schedule “A” attached hereto and authorized the President of the Union to sign the amendments to the Regulations on behalf of the Executive; The Minister and the Union hereby make the amendments to the Regulations in the form and manner attached hereto as

Schedule “A”, effective on and after April 1, 2011. Signed and sealed in the presence of: Sgd.: Alison MacIsaac ) Sgd.: Graham Steele Witness ) Honourable Graham Steele ) Minister of Finance ) ) March 24, 2011 )D a t e ) ) Sgd.: Joan Ling ) Sgd.: Alexis Allen Witness ) Alexis Allen ) President, Nova Scotia Teachers’ Union ) ) March 30, 2011 )D a t e

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Schedule “A” Amendment to the Teachers’ Pension Plan Regulations (Sections 13, 16, 17, 19) made pursuant to Sections 14 and 20 of the Acts of 1998, c. 26, the Teachers’ Pension Act Amendments to the Regulations regarding the Nova Scotia Teachers’ Pension Plan and Disability Pensions

Section 13 – Maximum service pension Delete current 13(1) and replace it as follows: 13

(1) Despite any other provision of the Plan, no service or disability pension shall be payable in an amount that exceeds the maximum permitted for that pension by the Income Tax Act (Canada).

Section 16 – Calculations Delete current 16(2) and replace it as follows: 16

(2) Subject to subsection 16(3), a total disability pension shall be calculated as the greater of the following: (

a) the unreduced service pension that would be payable to the member under clause 12(1)(

a) based on pensionable earnings and pensionable service to the date of commencement of the total disability, and (

b) the lesser of the following: (

i) the Y.M.P.E. in the year of disability retirements; and (ii) the unreduced pension that would be payable to the member under clause 12(1)(

a) at age 65 assuming the member continued in employment to age 65 at the same rate of pensionable earnings. Add 16(3), (4) and (5) as follows: 16

(3) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the total disability pension paid pursuant to subsections 15(1) and (2) shall not exceed 2% of the average of the member’s best 5 years of annualized pensionable earnings multiplied by the member’s number of years of pensionable service.

(4) If the total disability pension calculated under subsection 16(2) is less than the cap under subsection 16(3), a bridge benefit equal to the difference shall be payable from commencement of the total disability pension until attainment of age 65.

(5) For greater certainty: (

a) a member receiving a total disability pension calculated under subsection 16(2) or 16(3) is not eligible to receive the bridge benefit described in clause 12(1)(b); (

b) subject to subsections 19(4), (5) and (6), fo r purposes of determining benefits payable under

Part VII on the death of a member in receipt of a total disability pension calculated under subsection 16(2) or 16(3), references to service pension in

Part VII shall be deemed to include references to the total disability pension calculated under subsection 16(2) or 16(3);

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c) the benefits of a member in receipt of a partial disability pension calculated under subsection 16(1) shall be based on the integrated formula described in subsection 12(1) and no portion of the disability benefit attributable to the bridge benefit described in subsection [clause] 12(1)(

b) shall be payable following the member’s attainment of age

Section 17 – Rules and Procedures Add the following: 17 (7) (

a) Notwithstanding

Section 14, a partial disability pension shall not be granted to any member who, at the date of application for a partial disability pension, is entitled to an unreduced service pension under

Section 7 or subsection 9(1). (

b) Notwithstanding subsection 15(1), a total di sability pension shall not be granted to any member who, at the date of application for a total disability pension, is entitled to a unreduced service pension under

Section 7 or subsection 9(1). Amend – 17(4) into three parts 17 (4) (

a) The Plan administrator in his/her sole discr etion may require any information, in addition to the reports specified in subsection (3), to substantiate an application for disability pension. (

b) Members shall provide to the Plan administra tor such medical reports and participate in such independent medical assessments as may be required in the absolute discretion of the administrator at least biannually, or more frequently as the Plan administrator may request. Such reports must be duly completed by a medical doctor licensed to practise in Canada, and must be provided up to the date the member attains age 65 as a condition for the continuation of a disability pension. The medical report shall be in the form and contain the information necessary, as determined by the Administrator.

The report must provide a confirmation of whether the member is able to perform the regular duties of his employment, and shall include information to assist in the accommodation of the member in the workplace, as relevant. (

c) If a person fails to provide all the necessary in formation required by the Plan administrator under clause (3)(

a) or 4(b), on a timely basis and in the form and manner specified by the Plan administrator, payment of a disability pension may be delayed, suspended or denied.

Section 19 – Calculation of survivor pension Add 19(4), (5) and (6) as follows: 19

(4) Where a pensioner in receipt of a total disability pension calculated under subsection 16(2) or 16(3) dies before reaching age 65, the amount of a survivor pension payable to a spouse, child or dependant shall be based on the amount of the service pension that would have been in payment at the time of the deceased pensioner’s death if it had been calculated under subsection 12(1) at the date of retirement rather than under subsection 16(2) or 16(3), and on the date the deceased pensioner would have reached age 65, the amount of the survivor pension shall be adjusted to reflect the cessation of the portion of the bridge benefit that would have been provided under clause 12(1)(

b) from the deceased pensioner’s earned pension in respect of service on and after January 1, 1992.

(5) Where a pensioner in receipt of a total disability pension calculated under subsection 16(2) or 16(3) dies on or after reaching age 65, the amount of a survivor pension payable to a spouse, child or dependant shall be based on the amount of the service pension that would have been in payment at the date of the death of the pensioner if it had been calculated under subsection 12(1) at the date of retirement rather than under subsection 16(2) or 16(3).

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(6) Notwithstanding the foregoing, survivor pensions in pay as of April 1, 2011, where the disabled member would have been over 65 years of age as at that date, shall not be recalculated or adjusted except to the extent necessary to ensure compliance with the Income Tax Act (Canada), as described in subsection 18(1). N.S.

Reg. 161/2011 Made: March 24, 2011 and March 30, 2011 Filed: April 4, 2011 Teachers’ Pension Plan Regulations Order dated March 24, 2011 and March 30, 2011 Amendment to regulations made by the Minister of Finance and the Nova Scotia Teachers’ Union pursuant to Sections 14 and 20 of the Teachers’ Pension Act Memorandum of Agreement between Her Majesty the Queen in the right of the Province of Nova Scotia represented by the Minister of Finance and the Nova Scotia Teachers’ Union a Body Corporate established pursuant to the Teaching Profession Act, being

Chapter 462 [of the] Revised Statutes [of Nova Scotia], 1989

Whereas Sections 14 and 20 of

Chapter 26 of the Acts of 1998, the Teachers’ Pension Act provides that the Minister of Finance (“Minister”) and the Nova Scotia Teachers’ Union (“Union”) may make regulations setting out the terms of the Teachers’ Pension Plan (“Pension Plan”); And

whereas the Teacher’s[s’] Pension Plan Regulations (“Regulations”) were made as of March 31, 1999, as Nova Scotia Regulation 88/99; And

whereas the By-laws of the Union, as amended by Resolution 2000-15, authorize the Executive of the Union to exercise on behalf of the Union the powers of the Union under the Teachers’ Pension Act; And

whereas by resolution of the Executive of the Union dated March 3, 2011, the Executive approved the amendments to the Regulations (Section [subsection] 4(2A)) as set out in

Schedule “A” attached hereto and authorized the President of the Union to sign the amendments to the Regulations on behalf of the Executive; The Minister and the Union hereby make the amendments to the Regulations in the form and manner attached hereto as

Schedule “A”, effective on and after April 1, 2011. Signed and sealed in the presence of: Sgd.: Alison MacIsaac ) Sgd. Graham Steele Witness ) Honourable Graham Steele ) Minister of Finance ) ) March 24, 2011 )D a t e ) )

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Schedule “A” Amendment to the Teachers’ Pension Plan Regulations (Section [subsection] 4(2A)) made pursuant to Sections 14 and 20 of the Acts of 1998, c. 26, the Teachers’ Pension Act Amend subsection (2A) of

Section 4 to read: “(2A) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a member who commences a period of reduced service in any school year between August 1, 2000 and July 31, 2014, shall be credited with an amount of pensionable service for each year in the period of reduced service, equal to the amount of pensionable service with which the teacher was credited in the school year immediately prior to the period of reduced service, provided that (

a) during the period of reduced service, the member makes the contributions which would otherwise be required to be made if the member were employed on the same basis as he was employed in the school year immediately prior to the period of reduced service; (

b) for school years commencing on or after August 1, 2008, the member teaches at least 40% of the school year; (

c) the period or periods of reduced service do not apply to more than two school years during the member’s lifetime unless all of the service is prior to August 1, 2008; and (

d) the period of reduced service ends by July 31, 2014.”

N.S. Reg. 162/2011 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 35, No. 8 380 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. N.S. Reg. 162/2011 Made: March 31, 2011 Filed: April 5, 2011 Proclamation–General Assembly General Assembly Proclamation dated March 31, 2011 PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA sgd: Mayann E. Francis G/S ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom, Canada and Her Other Realms and Territories, Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, OR WHOM THE SAME MAY IN ANY WISE CONCERN, G R E E T I N G: A PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS we have been advised by Our Executive Council that it is in the public interest that the Second Session of the Sixty-First General Assembly should be prorogued this 31st day of March, A.D., 2011, and that the Third Session of the Sixty-First General Assembly should meet on Thursday, the 31st day of March, A.D., 2011, at two o’clock in the afternoon, for the dispatch of business: NOW KNOW YE THAT WE, by and with the advice of Our Executive Council, have thought fit to prorogue the Second Session of the Sixty-First General Assembly on the 31st day of March, A.D., 2011, and to summon the said General Assembly and do hereby summon the said General Assembly to meet on Thursday, the 31st day of March, A.D., 2011, at two o’clock in the afternoon, for the dispatch of business, of which all persons concerned are to take notice and govern themselves accordingly.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF We have caused these our Letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of Nova Scotia to be hereunto affixed. WITNESS, Our Trusty and Well Beloved Her Honour the Honourable Mayann E. Francis, Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Nova Scotia. AT Our Government House in the Halifax Regional Municipality, this 31st day of March in the year of Our Lord two thousand and eleven and in the sixtieth year of Our Reign. BY COMMAND: sgd: Ross Landry Provincial Secretary Minister of Justice and Attorney General

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Section 124A of

Chapter 293 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Motor Vehicle Act -and- In the Matter of Regulations Respecting Requirements to Yield to Transit Buses I, Bill Estabrooks, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to subsection 124A(5) of

Chapter 293 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Motor Vehicle Act hereby make regulations respecting the requirements for yielding to transit buses in the form set forth in the attached

Schedule “A”, effective on and after May 1, 2011, or such later date that

Chapter 63 of the Acts of 2010,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 293 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Motor Vehicle Act, is proclaimed in force. Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, March 31, 2011. Sgd.: Bill Estabrooks Honourable Bill Estabrooks Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal

Schedule “A” Regulations Respecting Requirements to Yield to Transit Buses made by the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal under

Section 124A of

Chapter 293 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Motor Vehicle Act Citation 1 These regulations may be cited as the Yield to Transit Buses Regulations. Definition 2 In these regulations, “Act” means the Motor Vehicle Act. Prescribed class of transit buses 3 Transit buses operated by any of the following are prescribed as a class of transit bus for the purpose of

Section 124A of the Act: (

a) Halifax Regional Municipality;

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b) Kings Transit Authority; (

c) Strait Area Transit Co-operative Ltd; (

d) Transit Cape Breton. Signage on transit buses 4( 1 ) A sign to be displayed on a transit bus for the purpose of

Section 124A of the Act must meet all of the following criteria: (

a) it must be in accordance with the depiction in

Schedule A; (

b) it must be a minimum of 30 cm in height and 30 cm in width.

(2) A sign for the purpose of

Section 124A of the Act must be displayed on the rear of the transit bus immediately above the left turn signal or, if not possible, as close as practicable to immediately above the left turn signal.

Schedule A: Yield to Transit Bus Sign

N.S. Reg. 164/2011 - 165/2011 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 35, No. 8 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. 383 N.S. Reg. 164/2011 Made: March 31, 2011 Filed: April 6, 2011 Designation of Conserve Nova Scotia as a Special Operating Agency Order in Council 2011-125 dated March 31, 2011 Revocation of designation made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 16 of the Public Service Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Energy dated March 10, 2011, and pursuant to Sections 4, 16 and 36B of

Chapter 376 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Public Service Act, and

Section 19 of

Chapter 235 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the

Interpretation Act, is pleased, effective on March 31, 2011, to: (

a) revoke the designation of Conserve Nova Scotia as a special operating agency, which was approved by Order in Council 2006-443 dated October 17, 2006 [N.S. Reg. 198/2006]; [Clause (

a) filed as N.S. Reg. 164/2011.] (

b) revoke the operating charter of Conserve Nova Scotia, which was approved by Order in Council 2006-443 dated October 17, 2006; and [Clause (

b) not filed as a regulation.] (

c) assign to the Department of Energy the affair s and matters previously assigned to Conserve Nova Scotia under its operating charter. [Clause (

c) not filed as a regulation.] N.S. Reg. 165/2011 Made: April 7, 2011 Filed: April 8, 2011 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Order dated April 7, 2011 made by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board pursuant to

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and Sections 16 to 19 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations Order NSUARB-GAS-W-11-14 In the Matter of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act - and - In the Matter of Prescribing Prices for Petroleum Products pursuant to

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and Sections 16 to 19 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations Before: Roberta J. Clarke, Q.C., Member Order

Whereas the purpose of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations is to ensure just and reasonable prices for specified petroleum products taking into consideration the objectives of preserving the availability of such products in rural areas, stabilizing prices of such products and minimizing the variances in prices of such products across the Province;

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whereas the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (“Board”) considered the manner in which it would proceed to set petroleum prices in its decision, 2006 NSUARB 108, issued on October 16, 2006; And

whereas the average of the average of the daily high and low reported product prices (in Canadian cents) for the week ended April 6, 2011, are: Grade 1 Regular gasoline 78.7¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil 81.5¢ per litre

Now therefore the Board prescribes the benchmark prices for petroleum products to be: Gasoline: Grade 1 78.7¢ per litre Grade 2 81.7¢ per litre Grade 3 84.7¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil 81.5¢ per litre And

now therefore the Board has determined, based on historical data regarding price changes and to achieve revenue neutrality, it is appropriate to apply, and the Board so orders, forward averaging corrections of: Gasoline: plus 1.3¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil: plus 1.0¢ per litre And

now therefore the Board prescribes the prices for petroleum products as set forth in

Schedule “A” effective on and after 12:01 a.m., April 8, 2011. Dated at Halifax, Nova Scotia, this 7th day of April, 2011. Sgd: Elaine Wagner Clerk of the Board

Schedule “A” Prices Prescribed for Petroleum Products under the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations effective on and after 12:01 a.m. on April 8, 2011 Nova Scotia Petroleum Price

Schedule Petroleum Prices in Cents/Litre Self-Service Pump Prices Full-Service Pump Prices (Pump Prices includes 15% HST) Base Wholesale Price Fed. Excise Tax Prov. Tax Wholesale Selling Price Min Max Min Max Zone 1 Regular Unleaded Mid-Grade Unleaded Premium Unleaded Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 86.3 89.3 92.3 88.8 10.0 10.0 10.0 4.0 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.4 111.8 114.8 117.8 108.2 133.2 136.6 140.1 129.0 134.9 138.3 141.8 130.8 133.2 136.6 140.1 129.0 999.9 999.9 999.9 999.9

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