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Page Agriculture and Marketing Act Commodity Group Designation and Levy - Nova Scotia Cattlemen’s Association – r e v o c a t i o n............................................................ 145/2006 551 Building Code Act N o v a S c o t i a B u i l d i n g C o d e R e g u l a t i o n s ....................................... 143/2006 496 Crop and Livestock Insurance Act Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Plan for Forage Production - repeal ........ 123/2006 442 C r o p I n s u r a n c e P l a n W e a t h e r P l a n ........................................... 124/2006 443 C r o p a n d L i v e s t o c k I n s u r a n c e F o r m s R e g u l a t i o n s – r e p e a l.........................125/2006 449 C r o p I n s u r a n c e P l a n f o r B l u e b e r r i e s – a m e n d m e n t ...............................126/2006 449 C r o p I n s u r a n c e P l a n f o r C o r n – a m e n d m e n t .................................... 127/2006 452 T h e N o v a S c o t i a C r o p a n d L i v e s t o c k I n s u r a n c e P l a n f o r F o r a g e – a m e n d m e n t .........128/2006 455 C r o p I n s u r a n c e P l a n f o r P o t a t o e s – a m e n d m e n t .................................129/2006 456 T h e N o v a S c o t i a C r o p a n d L i v e s t o c k I n s u r a n c e P l a n f o r R a s p b e r r i e s – a m e n d m e n t .....130/2006 460 C r o p I n s u r a n c e P l a n f o r S o y b e a n s – a m e n d m e n t.................................131/2006 462 C r o p I n s u r a n c e P l a n f o r S p r i n g G r a i n – a m e n d m e n t ..............................132/2006 465 T h e N o v a S c o t i a C r o p a n d L i v e s t o c k I n s u r a n c e P l a n f o r S t r a w b e r r i e s – a m e n d m e n t.....133/2006 468 T h e N o v a S c o t i a C r o p I n s u r a n c e P l a n f o r T r e e F r u i t – a m e n d m e n t ..................134/2006 472 The Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Plan for Tree Insurance – amendment . . . 135/2006 475 N o v a S c o t i a C r o p a n d L i v e s t o c k I n s u r a n c e P l a n f o r V e g e t a b l e s – a m e n d m e n t .........136/2006 477 C r o p I n s u r a n c e P l a n f o r W i n t e r G r a i n – a m e n d m e n t..............................137/2006 480 Dairy Industry Act M i l k P r o d u c e r L i c e n s i n g R e g u l a t i o n s – a m e n d m e n t ..............................146/2006 552 Education Act M i n i s t e r i a l E d u c a t i o n A c t R e g u l a t i o n s – a m e n d m e n t .............................120/2006 439

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 30, No. 15 House of Assembly Act Proclamation of amendments to Act, S. 3, S.N.S. 2006, c. 9 ........................ 147/2006 554 Municipal Government Act Financial Accounting and Reporting Manual – dispensation from publication of N.S.

Reg. 121/2006 ...................................................... 4 4 0 Petroleum Products Pricing Act Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices ......................................... 144/2006 549 Special Places Protection Act Abraham Lake Nature Reserve Ecological Site Designation ........................ 141/2006 490 River Inhabitant Nature Reserve Ecological Site Designation ...................... 139/2006 486 Roman Valley Nature Reserve Ecological Site Designation ........................ 140/2006 488 Washabuck Nature Reserve Ecological Site Designation .......................... 138/2006 483 T u s k e t R i v e r E c o l o g i c a l S i t e D e s i g n a t i o n – a m e n d m e n t...........................142/2006 493 Wildlife Act F u r H a r v e s t i n g R e g u l a t i o n s – a m e n d m e n t ...................................... 122/2006 441 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. 30, No. 15 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. 439 N.S. Reg. 120/2006 Made: July 18, 2006 Filed: July 20, 2006 Ministerial Education Act Regulations Order dated July 18, 2006 made by the Minister of Education pursuant to

Section 145 of the Education Act In the matter of

Section 145 of

Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1995-96, the Education Act - and - In the matter of an amendment to the Ministerial Education Act Regulations made by the Minister of Education pursuant to

Section 145 of the Education Act Order I, Karen Casey, Minister of Education for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to

Section 145 of

Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1995-96, the Education Act, hereby amend the Ministerial Education Act Regulations, N.S. Reg. 80/97, made by the Minister of Education on June 24, 1997, by repealing

Schedule B to the regulations and substituting the attached

Schedule B, effective on and after August 1, 2006. Dated and made at Halifax, Nova Scotia, July 18, 2006. Sgd.: Karen Casey Honourable Karen Casey Minister of Education

Schedule B Compensation Grids Grid 1 - Compensation Grid for Directors Compa-ratio 80% 81% 82% 83% 84% Compensation amount $80 246 $81 249 $82 252 $83 255 $84 258 Compa-ratio 85% 86% 87% 88% 89% Compensation amount $85 262 $86 265 $87 268 $88 271 $89 274 Compa-ratio 90% 91% 92% 93% 94% Compensation amount $90 277 $91 280 $92 283 $93 286 $94 289 Compa-ratio 95% 96% 97% 98% 99% Compensation amount $95 292 $96 295 $97 299 $98 302 $99 305

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Compa-ratio 100% 101% 102% 103% 104% Compensation amount $100 308 $101 311 $102 314 $103 317 $104 320 Grid 2 - Compensation Grid for Superintendents Compa-ratio 80% 81% 82% 83% 84% Compensation amount $102 963 $104 250 $105 537 $106 824 $108 111 Compa-ratio 85% 86% 87% 88% 89% Compensation amount $109 398 $110 685 $111 972 $113 259 $114 546 Compa-ratio 90% 91% 92% 93% 94% Compensation amount $115 833 $117 120 $118 407 $119 694 $120 981 Compa-ratio 95% 96% 97% 98% 99% Compensation amount $122 268 $123 555 $124 842 $126 129 $127 417 Compa-ratio 100% 101% 102% 103% 104% Compensation amount $128 704 $129 991 $131 278 $132 565 $133 852 N.S.

Reg. 121/2006 Made: June 21, 2006 Filed: July 25, 2006 Financial Accounting and Reporting Manual Order in Council 2006-341 dated July 24, 2006 Dispensation from publication made by the Governor in Council pursuant to subsection 4(3) of the Regulations Act of an Order dated June 21, 2006 (N.S. Reg. 121/2006 ) made by the Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations pursuant to

Section 451 of the Municipal Government Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations dated July 11, 2006, and pursuant to subsection 4(3) of

Chapter 393 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Regulations Act, is pleased to dispense with publication in the Royal Gazette,

Part II, of the Regulation Made By the Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations Pursuant to

Section 451 of

Chapter 18 of the Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1998, the Municipal Government Act, Respecting the Financial Reporting and Accounting Manual made by the Minister on June 21, 2006, and which regulation is set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the Report and Recommendation.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 30, No. 15 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. 441 [Note: N.S. Reg. 121/2006 repeals the Municipal Accounting and Reporting Manual, N.S. Reg. 86/2000, and makes the Financial Reporting and Accounting Manual.] N.S. Reg. 122/2006 Made: July 24, 2006 Filed: July 25, 2006 Fur Harvesting Regulations Order in Council 2006-342 dated July 24, 2006 Amendments to regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to subsection 113(1) of the Wildlife Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Natural Resources dated July 10, 2006, and pursuant to subsection 113(1) of

Chapter 504 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Wildlife Act, is pleased to amend the Fur Harvesting Regulations, N.S. Reg. 165/87, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 87-956 dated August 18, 1987, to permit the taking of one “mistake” fisher throughout the Province; to include submarine and rat traps, which do not present a threat to dogs, as types of trap not prohibited next to roads and trails; and to regulate the trapping of nuisance wildlife next to roads and trails, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, effective on and after July 24, 2006.

Schedule “A” Amendment to the Fur Harvesting Regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to subsection 113(1) of

Chapter 504 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Wildlife Act 1 Subsection 6(6) of the Fur Harvesting Regulations, N.S. Reg. 165/87, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 87-956 dated August 18, 1987, is repealed and the following subsection substituted:

(6) A licensed fur harvester may possess one fisher if the fisher was taken accidentally by the fur harvester in a trap lawfully set for another species. 2 Subsection 11(5A) of the regulations is amended by (

a) striking out the period at the end of clause (

d) and substituting a semicolon; and (

b) adding the following clauses immediately after clause (d): (

e) a submarine trap; (

f) a rat trap. 3

Section 11 of the regulations is further amended by adding the following subsection immediately after subsection (5A):

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 30, No. 15 442 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. (5B) Despite subsection (5A), a person may set a trap on or within 15 m of the travelled surface of a trail or highway if that person has a conservation officer’s written permission to set that particular type of trap in that location for the purpose of trapping nuisance wildlife. N.S. Reg. 123/2006 to 124/2006 Made: July 24, 2006 Filed: July 25, 2006 Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Plan for Forage Production and Crop Insurance Weather Plan Order in Council 2006-343 dated July 24, 2006 Repeal of regulations and amendments to regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 6 of the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Agriculture dated July 4, 2006, and pursuant to

Section 6 of

Chapter 113 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act, is pleased, effective on and after July 24, 2006, to approve (

a) the repeal by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission of the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Plan for Forage Production, N.S. Reg. 145/2000, made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2000-434 dated August 30, 2000; and (

b) of new regulations respecting a crop insurance plan for weather made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission in the form set forth in

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

Schedule “A” Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission I certify that at a meeting held January 24, 2006, the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission passed a motion to (

a) repeal the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Plan for Forage Production, N.S. Reg. 145/2000, made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission on March 29, 2000, and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2000-434 dated August 30, 2000; and [N.S. Reg. 123/2006] (

b) make regulations respecting a crop insurance plan for weather events as set forth in the attached. The repeal and new regulations are effective on and after the date they are approved by the Governor in Council. Dated and signed at Truro, Nova Scotia, May 2, 2006.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 30, No. 15 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. 443 Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission per: Sgd.: Gerald Post Gerald Post, Manager N.S. Reg. 124/2006 Crop Insurance Weather Plan Regulations Respecting a Crop Insurance Plan for Weather Events made pursuant to

Section 6 of

Chapter 113 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act Citation 1 This plan may be cited as the Crop Insurance Weather Plan. Purpose 2 The purpose of this plan is to provide for insurance against a loss in crops as a result of designated perils related to weather.

Interpretation 3 In this plan, (a) “Act” means the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act; (b) “contract of insurance” means a contr act of insurance as set out in

Section 6; (c) “crop year” means the period from May 1 to August 31 in the same year; (d) “designated peril” means a peril designated in

Section 4; (e) “fodder crop” means a crop that is grown and managed to produce stored livestock feed and is accepted by the Commission for coverage under this plan, but does not include a pasture crop; (f) “forage crop” [means] (

i) a pasture crop, or (ii) a fodder crop; (g) “pasture crop” means a crop of any mixture that is grown and managed for grazing livestock. Designated perils 4 All of the following are designated as perils under this plan: (

a) insufficient rainfall, as determined under

Section 15; (

b) extended periods of rain during the month of June in a crop year for fodder crops, as determined under

Section 16.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 30, No. 15 444 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. Application 5 An application for a contract of insurance must be (

a) on a Contract of Insurance Application Form provided by the Commission for this purpose; (

b) accompanied by the insured person’s share of the total premium for the crop year; and (

c) filed with the Commission before the first day of the crop year for which the contract of insurance is to be in force. Contract of insurance 6( 1 ) A contract of insurance consists of all of the following: (

a) a Contract of Insurance in Form 1 of the re gulations respecting general (field crop) insurance made under the Act; (

b) a completed application filed under

Section 5; (

c) a copy of this plan.

(2) If a document referred to in subsection (1) is subsequently amended while the contract of insurance is still in force, the contract of insurance remains in force as amended and a copy of the amendment shall be delivered to the insured person. Duration of contract 7 A contract of insurance is in force for the crop year for which it is made. Insurance coverage limits 8( 1 ) Except as provided in subsection (4), any insurable crop offered for insurance may be insured under this plan.

(2) For forage crops, a person may apply to insure a pasture crop, a fodder crop or both types of crops, but pasture and fodder crops must be accounted for separately under a contract of insurance.

(3) The Commission may insure all or part of an insurable crop under this plan.

(4) A crop insured under any other plan under the Act is not insurable under this plan. Coverage periods 9( 1 ) A crop is only insurable under this plan for the coverage period for the crop as set out in this Section, and no indemnity is available for a claim arising for loss occurring before or after the coverage period.

(2) The coverage period for a fodder crop is one of the following, as selected by the person applying for insurance: (

a) from May 1 to June 30 in a crop year; (

b) from May 1 to July 31 in a crop year; (

c) from May 1 to August 31 in a crop year.

(3) The coverage period for a pasture crop or a forage crop that consists of both a pasture crop and a fodder crop is the period from May 1 to August 31 in a crop year.

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(1) Before the beginning of each crop year, the Commission must establish and publish dollar-value-per- acre options for insurable crops.

(2) An applicant for insurance under this plan must select one of the options established under subsection (1) as the dollar value per acre to be used for calculating premium and indemnity in their contract of insurance. Insured crop value 11

(1) The Commission may measure an insured area by any method it considers appropriate.

(2) The total crop value is calculated by multiplying the number of insured acres by the dollar value per acre for the crop under a contract of insurance. Premium 12

(1) The base premium rates set by the Commission for insurance under this plan must be based on a methodology set by an actuary and approved by the Commission.

(2) The premium may include premium payments made by the Government of Canada under the Farm Income Protection Act (Canada) and the Province under the Act.

(3) An additional premium surcharge must be applied to all insured areas of crops for which additional coverage for fodder crops, as provided for in

Section 16, is included in a contract of insurance.

(4) An applicant for insurance under this plan must pay their share of the total premium at the time they file their application.

(5) The minimum premium payable by an insured person in a crop year is $50.00. Designated weather stations 13

(1) Before the beginning of each crop year, the Commission must designate weather stations to record weather data for the purpose of this Plan.

(2) An applicant for insurance under this plan must select one of the designated weather stations as their choice for the weather station to be used for weather data used in calculating coverage and indemnity under their contract of insurance.

(3) The Commission may assign a different designated weather station other than the one selected by the applicant to be the weather station to be used to for weather data used in calculating coverage and indemnity under the person’s contract of insurance.

(4) An insured person’s designated weather station, as selected by the applicant or as assigned by the Commission, must be identified in their contract of insurance.

(5) The Commission must notify an insured person in writing when the designated weather station identified in their contract of insurance differs from the weather station the person selected under subsection (2). Guaranteed rainfall 14 The guaranteed rainfall under a contract of insurance is 80% of the long term average rainfall for the coverage period as recorded at the designated weather station identified in the person’s contract of insurance.

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(1) The amount of an indemnity payable for insufficient rainfall is calculated by the following formula: WRL x VPMR x 1.2 where: WRL = the total weighted rainfall loss for the coverage period determined from the monthly weighted rainfall losses and surpluses calculated under subsection (4), and VPMR = the value per millimeter of rain determined under subsection (5).

(2) The daily rainfall amount used to calculate monthly rainfall amounts and rainfall loss under a contract of insurance is capped at a maximum of 70 mm and the monthly rainfall amount used must be 130%, or less, of the long term average rainfall for that month recorded at the designated weather station identified in the person’s contract of insurance.

(3) The amount of rainfall loss under a contract of insurance must be calculated by subtracting the monthly rainfall amount, capped as set out in subsection (2), from the guaranteed rainfall for that month.

(4) The monthly rainfall loss or surplus determined under subsection (3) must be multiplied by the following weighted factor: Month Weighted Factor May 1.1 June 1 July 1 August 0.9

(5) The value per millimeter of rain must be calculated by dividing the total crop value by the long-term average rainfall for the coverage period as recorded at the designated weather station identified in the insured person’s contract of insurance. Additional coverage for fodder crops 16

(1) In this Section, “rain day” means a day for which 5 mm or more of rainfall is recorded at the designated weather station identified in the insured person’s contract of insurance.

(2) An applicant for insurance under this plan may opt to purchase additional coverage for a fodder crop to cover a weather event consisting of 3 consecutive rain days recorded during June 1 to June 30 in a crop year.

(3) The indemnity payable to an insured person under this

Section is 20% multiplied by the dollar value per acre for the crop under their contract of insurance.

(4) An insured person may only claim for 2 weather events under this

Section in a crop year.

(5) A rain day cannot be included in more than one weather event under this Section. Circumstances where contract of insurance does not apply 17 The Commission may refuse to grant a contract of insurance or may cancel a contract of insurance with no indemnity payable if the Commission determines that a crop is

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a) not adequately managed to produce a crop; or (

b) not insurable. Claim release 18 Before a payment for an indemnity claimed under

Section 15 or 16 is made, a Proof of Loss Form, and a Claim Release Form provided by the Commission for this purpose, must be signed by the insured person and received by the Commission.

Arbitration 19 If the Commission and an insured person fail to resolve any dispute arising out of the adjustment of loss under a contract of insurance, and the requirements of the regulations made under the Act respecting the filing of a proof of loss form are complied with, and either party wishes the dispute determined by arbitration, that party must notify the other party in writing no later than 90 days after the end of the crop year that the dispute be determined in accordance with the Arbitration Proceedings Regulations made under the Act. N.S.

Reg. 125/2006 to 137/2006 Made: July 24, 2006 Filed: July 25, 2006 Crop and Livestock Insurance Forms Regulations and Crop insurance plans for various crops Order in Council 2006-345 dated July 24, 2006 Repeal of regulations and amendments to regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 6 of the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Agriculture dated July 4, 2006, and pursuant to

Section 6 of

Chapter 113 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act, is pleased to approve, effective on and after July 24, 2006: (

a) the repeal by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission of the Crop and Livestock Insurance Forms Regulations, N.S. Reg. 90/99, made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission on May 12, 1999, and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council dated September 14, 1999, as set forth in

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

b) the making by the Nova Scotia Crop and Li vestock Insurance Commission of amendments to (

i) the Crop Insurance Plan for Blueberries, N.S. Reg. 134/2002, made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Commission on March 1, 2000, and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2002-487 dated November 1, 2002, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “B” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, (ii) the Crop Insurance Plan for Corn, N.S. Reg. 134/2002, made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission on June 27, 2001, and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2002-487 dated November 1, 2002, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “C” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation,

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 30, No. 15 448 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. (iii) The Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Plan for Forage, N.S. Reg. 6/95, made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission on August 13, 1993, and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 95-21 dated January 3, 1995, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “D” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, (iv) the Crop Insurance Plan for Potatoes, N.S. Reg. 114/2002, made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2002-407 dated September 13, 2002, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “E” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, (

v) the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Plan for Raspberries, N.S. Reg. 90/99, made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission on May 12, 1999, and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 1999-440 dated September 14, 1999, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “F” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, (vi) the Crop Insurance Plan for Soybeans, N.S. Reg. 51/2003, made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission on November 1, 1999, and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2003-89 dated March 14, 2003, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “G” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, (vii) the Crop Insurance Plan for Spring Grain, N.S. Reg. 50/2003, made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission on June 27, 2001, and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2003-88 dated March 14, 2003, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “H” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, (viii) The Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Plan for Strawberries, N.S. Reg. 6/95, made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission on February 21, 1994, and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 95-21 dated January 6, 1995, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “I” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, (ix) The Nova Scotia Crop Insurance Plan for Tree Fruit, N.S. Reg. 121/2003, made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission on March 20, 2003, and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2003-268 dated June 20, 2003, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “J” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, (

x) The Nova Scotia Crop Insurance Plan for Tree Insurance, N.S. Reg. 14/95, made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 95-63 dated January 24, 1995, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “K” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, (xi) the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Plan for Vegetables, N.S. Reg. 192/2000, made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission on March 29, 2000, and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2000-571 dated November 17, 2000, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “L” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, and (xii) the Crop Insurance Plan for Winter Grain, N.S. Reg. 134/2002, made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission on January 30, 2002, and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2002-487 dated November 1, 2002, in the manner set forth in

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

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Schedule “A” Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission I certify that at a meeting held November 8, 2005, the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission passed a motion to repeal the Crop and Livestock Insurance Forms Regulations, N.S. Reg. 90/99, made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission on May 12, 1999, and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 1999-440 dated September 14, 1999. This repeal is effective on and after the date it is approved by the Governor in Council. Dated and signed at Truro, Nova Scotia, April 26, 2006.

Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission per: Sgd.: Gerald Post Gerald Post, Manager N.S. Reg. 126/2006 Crop Insurance Plan for Blueberries

Schedule “B” Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission I certify that at a meeting held November 8, 2005, the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission passed a motion to amend the Crop Insurance Plan for Blueberries, N.S. Reg. 134/2002, made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission on March 1, 2000, and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2002-487 dated November 1, 2002, in the manner set forth in the attached. The amendments are effective on and after the date they are approved by the Governor in Council.

Dated and signed at Truro, Nova Scotia, April 26, 2006. Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission per: Sgd.: Gerald Post Gerald Post, Manager Amendment to the Crop Insurance Plan for Blueberries made pursuant to

Section 6 of

Chapter 113 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act 1 Clauses 3(1)(

a) and (

b) of the Crop Insurance Plan for Blueberries, N.S. Reg. 134/2002, made by the Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission on March 1, 2000, and approved by the Governor in Council

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 30, No. 15 450 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. by Order in Council 2002-487 dated November 1, 2002, are repealed and the following clauses substituted: (a) “average insurable yield” m eans the average insurable yield of an insurable blueberry crop determined in accordance with subsection 10(3); (b) “contract of insurance” means a contr act of insurance as set out in

Section 7; 2

Section 6 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 6 An application for a contract of insurance shall be (

a) on a contract of insurance application form provided by the Commission for this purpose; (

b) accompanied by a premium deposit of at least $50; and (

c) filed with the Commission before the first day of the first crop year for which the contract of insurance is to be in force. 3

Section 7 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 7( 1 ) A contract of insurance consists of all of the following: (

a) a Contract of Insurance in Form 1 of the regulations respecting general (field crop) insurance made under the Act; (

b) a completed application form filed under

Section 6; (

c) a copy of this plan.

(2) If a document referred to in subsection (1) is subsequently amended while the contract of insurance is still in force, the contract of insurance remains in force as amended and a copy of the amendment shall be delivered to the insured person. 4

(1) Section 9 of the plan is amended by rep ealing subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:

(2) The Commission may insure all or part of the acreage of blueberries offered for insurance coverage.

(2) Section 9 of the plan is further amended by adding the following subsection immediately after subsection (2):

(3) Upon application in writing by an insured person, the Commission may insure a blueberry crop on the basis of variety, area, agronomic practice or specified perils. 5

Section 10 of the plan and the immediately preceding heading are repealed and the following

Section and heading substituted: Total guaranteed production 10

(1) An insured person shall select a coverage level of 70%, 80%, 85% or 90% of the average insurable yield of an insurable blueberry crop for the purpose of determining the guaranteed production for that crop in a crop year.

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(2) The total guaranteed production for an insured blueberry crop shall be determined by multiplying the selected coverage level by the average insurable yield for the total area of that insured blueberry crop.

(3) The average insurable yield of an insurable blueberry crop is the potential production of that crop as determined by the Commission from the insured person’s yield records, subject to a methodology developed by an actuary and approved by the Commission. 6

Section 11 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 11

(1) For each crop year, the Commission shall establish price options for each insurable blueberry crop and shall announce these options to insured persons before the beginning of the crop year.

(2) An insured person shall select one of the price options as the established price to be used for calculating premium and indemnity in their contract of insurance. 7 (1) Subsection 13(1) of the plan is rep ealed and the following subsection substituted: 13

(1) The base premium rate shall be based on a methodology set by an actuary and approved by the Commission. (2) Subsection 13(5) of the plan is amended by striking out “$20” and substituting “$50”. 8

Section 20 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 20 No later than 15 days after the completion of harvest, an insured person shall file a harvest yield report on a harvest yield report form provided by the Commission for this purpose. 9

Section 22 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 22

(1) Despite subsection 12(1) of the Terms and Conditions of Form 1 of the regulations respecting general (field crops) insurance, which specifies a 60-day filing period, a claim for an indemnity payable due to a reduction of yield from an insured blueberry crop shall be filed with the Commission, on a proof of loss form provided by the Commission for that purpose, no later than 15 days after the earlier of (

a) the completion of harvesting of the insured crop; and (

b) the end of the crop year in which the loss occurred.

(2) Before a payment is made for an indemnity claimed, a claim release form provided by the Commission for this purpose must be received by the Commission. 10

Section 23 of the plan is repealed and the following

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Schedule “C” Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission I certify that at a meeting held November 8, 2005, the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission passed a motion to amend the Crop Insurance Plan for Corn, N.S. Reg. 134/2002, made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission on June 27, 2001, and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2002-487 dated November 1, 2002, in the manner set forth in the attached. The amendments are effective on and after the date they are approved by the Governor in Council. Dated and signed at Truro, Nova Scotia, April 26, 2006.

Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission per: Sgd.: Gerald Post Gerald Post, Manager Amendment to the Crop Insurance Plan for Corn made pursuant to

Section 6 of

Chapter 113 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act 1 (1) Clauses 3(1)(

a) and (

b) of the Crop Insurance Plan for Corn, N.S. Reg. 134/2002, made by the Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission on June 27, 2001, and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2002-487 dated November 1, 2002, are repealed and the following clauses substituted: (a) “average insurable yield” m eans the average insurable yield of an insurable corn crop determined in accordance with subsection 10(3); (b) “contract of insurance” means a contr act of insurance as set out in

Section 7; (2) Subsection 3(1) of the plan is further amended by (

a) striking out the period at the end of clause (

i) and substituting a semi-colon; and (

b) adding the following clauses immediately after clause (i): (j) “Zone 1” means the area of the Province that consists of the Municipality of the District of West Hants, Kings County and Annapolis County; (k) “Zone 2” means all areas of the Province outside Zone 1.

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Section 6 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 6 An application for a contract of insurance shall be (

a) on a contract of insurance application form provided by the Commission for this purpose; (

b) accompanied by a premium deposit of at least $50; and (

c) filed with the Commission before the first day of the first crop year for which the contract of insurance is to be in force. 3

Section 7 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 7( 1 ) A contract of insurance consists of all of the following: (

a) a Contract of Insurance in Form 1 of the regulations respecting general (field crop) insurance made under the Act; (

b) a completed application form filed under

Section 6; (

c) a copy of this plan.

(2) If a document referred to in subsection (1) is subsequently amended while the contract of insurance is still in force, the contract of insurance remains in force as amended and a copy of the amendment shall be delivered to the insured person. 4

(1) Section 9 of the plan is amended by rep ealing subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:

(2) The Commission may insure all or part of the area of corn offered for insurance coverage.

(2) Section 9 of the plan is further amended by adding the following subsection immediately after subsection (2):

(3) Upon application in writing by an insured person, the Commission may insure a corn crop on the basis of variety, area, agronomic practice or specified perils. 5

Section 10 of the plan and the immediately preceding heading are repealed and the following

Section and heading substituted: Total guaranteed production 10

(1) An insured person shall select a coverage level of 70%, 80%, 85% or 90% of the average insurable yield of an insurable corn crop for the purpose of determining the guaranteed production for that crop in a crop year.

(2) The total guaranteed production for an insured corn crop shall be determined by multiplying the selected coverage level by the average insurable yield for the total area of that insured corn crop.

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(3) The average insurable yield of an insurable corn crop is the potential production of that crop as determined by the Commission from the insured person’s yield records, subject to a methodology developed by an actuary and approved by the Commission. 6

Section 11 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 11

(1) For each crop year, the Commission shall establish price options for each insurable corn crop, and shall announce these options to insured persons before the beginning of the crop year.

(2) An insured person shall select one of the price options as the established price to be used for calculating premium and indemnity in their contract of insurance. 7 (1) Subsection 13(1) of the plan is rep ealed and the following subsection substituted: 13

(1) The base premium rate shall be based on a methodology set by an actuary and approved by the Commission. (2) Subsection 13(4) of the plan is amended by striking out “$20” and substituting “$50”. 8 Subsection 15(1) of the plan is repeal ed and the following subsection substituted: 15

(1) No later than 10 days after the final planting date, an insured person shall file a final seeding report with the Commission on a seeding report form provided by the Commission for this purpose. 9

Section 17 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 17

(1) The final date for planting corn shall be June 15 in Zone 1 and June 8 in Zone 2.

(2) Despite subsection (1), the Commission may insure any area of corn planted up to 7 days after the final planting date, but shall reduce the coverage on that area by 5% for each day after the final planting date that the area remains unplanted. 10

Section 23 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 23 No later than 15 days after the completion of harvest, an insured person shall file a harvest yield report with the Commission on a harvest yield report form provided by the Commission for this purpose. 11

Section 30 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 30

(1) Despite subsection 12(1) of the Terms and Conditions of Form 1 of the regulations respecting general (field crops) insurance, which specifies a 60-day filing period, a claim for an indemnity payable due to a reduction of yield from an insured corn crop shall be filed with the Commission, on a proof of loss form provided by the Commission for that purpose, no later than 15 days after the earlier of (

a) the completion of harvesting of the insured corn crop; and (

b) the end of the crop year in which the loss occurred.

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(2) Before a payment is made for an indemnity claimed, a claim release form provided by the Commission for this purpose must be received by the Commission. 12

Section 31 of the plan is repealed and the following substituted: 31 If the Commission and an insured person fail to resolve any dispute arising out of the adjustment of loss under a contract of insurance, and the requirements of the regulations made under the Act respecting the filing of a proof of loss form are complied with, and either party wishes the dispute determined by arbitration, that party shall notify the other party and the Crop and Livestock Insurance Arbitration Board in writing no later than 90 days after the end of the crop year that they wish the dispute to be determined in accordance with the requirements of the Arbitration Proceedings Regulations made under the Act.

N.S. Reg. 128/2006 The Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Plan for Forage

Schedule “D” Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission I certify that at a meeting held November 8, 2005, the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission passed a motion to amend The Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Plan for Forage, N.S. Reg. 6/95, made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission on August 13, 1993, and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 95-21 dated January 3, 1995, in the manner set forth in the attached. The amendments are effective on and after the date they are approved by the Governor in Council.

Dated and signed at Truro, Nova Scotia, April 26, 2006. Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission per: Sgd.: Gerald Post Gerald Post, Manager Amendment to The Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Plan for Forage made pursuant to

Section 6 of

Chapter 113 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act 1

Section 6 of The Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Plan for Forage, N.S. Reg. 6/95, made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission on August 13, 1993, and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 95-21 dated January 3, 1995, is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 6( 1 ) For the purpose of this plan, a contract of insurance consists of all of the following: (

a) a Contract of Insurance in Form 1 of the regulations respecting general (field crop) insurance made under the Act; (

b) a completed application form filed under

Section 7; (

c) a copy of this plan.

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(2) If a document referred to in subsection (1) is subsequently amended while the contract of insurance is still in force, the contract of insurance remains in force as amended and a copy of the amendment shall be delivered to the insured person. 2

Section 10 of the plan is amended by adding the following subsection immediately after subsection (3):

(4) Despite subsections (1) and (2), upon application in writing by an insured person, the Commission may insure a forage crop to allow for claim adjusting at less than the whole-farm level. 3

Section 11 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 11

(1) For each crop year, the Commission shall establish price options for each insurable forage crop and shall announce these options to insured persons before the beginning of the crop year.

(2) An insured person shall select one of the price options as the established price to be used for calculating premium and indemnity in their contract of insurance. 4

Section 12 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 12

(1) The base premium rate shall be based on a methodology set by an actuary and approved by the Commission.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), the premium payable by an insured person shall be reduced by any payments for premium made by the Government of Canada under the Farm Income Protection Act (Canada) or the Province of Nova Scotia under the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act.

(3) The minimum premium payable by an insured person in each crop year is $50.

(4) An applicant for insurance under this plan shall pay their share of the total premium at the time they file their application. 5

Section 16 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 16 If the Commission and an insured person fail to resolve any dispute arising out of the adjustment of loss under a contract of insurance, and the requirements of the regulations made under the Act respecting the filing of a proof of loss form are complied with, and either party wishes the dispute determined by arbitration, that party shall notify the other party and the Crop and Livestock Insurance Arbitration Board in writing no later than 90 days after the end of the crop year that they wish the dispute to be determined in accordance with the requirements of the Arbitration Proceedings Regulations made under the Act.

N.S. Reg. 129/2006 Crop Insurance Plan for Potatoes

Schedule “E” Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission I certify that at a meeting held November 8, 2005, the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission passed a motion to amend the Crop Insurance Plan for Potatoes, N.S. Reg. 114/2002, made by the

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Section 6 of

Chapter 113 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act 1 (1) Clauses 3(1)(

a) and (

b) of the Crop Insurance Plan for Potatoes, N.S. Reg. 114/2002, made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2002-407 dated September 13, 2002, are repealed and the following clauses substituted: (a) “average insurable yield” m eans the average insurable yield of an insurable potato crop determined in accordance with subsection 10(3); (b) “contract of insurance” means a contr act of insurance as set out in

Section 7; (2) Subsection 3(1) of the plan is further amended by (

a) striking out the period at the end of clause (

f) and substituting a semi-colon; and (

b) adding the following clauses immediately after clause (f): (g) “Zone 1” means the area of the Province that consists of the Municipality of the District of West Hants, Kings County and Annapolis County; (h) “Zone 2” means all areas of the Province outside Zone 1. 2

Section 6 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 6 An application for a contract of insurance shall be (

a) on a contract of insurance application form provided by the Commission for this purpose; (

b) accompanied by a premium deposit of at least $50; and (

c) filed with the Commission before the first day of the first crop year for which the contract of insurance is to be in force. 3

Section 7 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 7( 1 ) A contract of insurance consists of all of the following:

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a) a Contract of Insurance in Form 1 of the regulations respecting general (field crop) insurance made under the Act; (

b) a completed application form filed under

Section 6; (

c) a copy of this plan.

(2) If a document referred to in subsection (1) is subsequently amended while the contract of insurance is still in force, the contract of insurance remains in force as amended, and a copy of the amendment shall be delivered to the insured person. 4

(1) Section 9 of the plan is amended by rep ealing subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:

(2) The Commission may insure all or part of the area of potatoes offered for insurance coverage

(2) Section 9 of the plan is further amended by adding the following subsection immediately after subsection (2):

(3) Upon application in writing by an insured person, the Commission may insure a potato crop on the basis of variety, area, agronomic practice or specified perils. 5

Section 10 of the plan and the immediately preceding heading are repealed and the following heading and

Section substituted: Total guaranteed production 10

(1) An insured person shall select a coverage level of 70%, 80%, 85% or 90% of the average insurable yield of an insurable potato crop for the purpose of determining the guaranteed production for that crop in a crop year.

(2) The total guaranteed production for an insured potato crop shall be determined by multiplying the selected coverage level by the average insurable yield for the total area of that insured potato crop.

(3) The average insurable yield of an insurable potato crop is the potential production of that crop as determined by the Commission from the insured person’s yield records, subject to a methodology developed by an actuary and approved by the Commission. 6

Section 11 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 11

(1) Subject to subsection (2), for each crop year, the Commission shall establish price options for each insurable potato crop, and shall announce these options to insured persons before the beginning of the crop year.

(2) The Commission shall not establish a price option that is greater than the base price established by contract for the sale of a potato crop.

(3) An insured person shall select one of the price options as the established price to be used for calculating premium and indemnity in their contract of insurance. 7 Subsection 13(1) of the plan is repeal ed and the following subsection substituted:

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(1) The base premium rate shall be based on a methodology set by an actuary and approved by the Commission. 8 Subsection 15(1) of the plan is repeal ed and the following subsection substituted: 15

(1) No later than 10 days after the final planting date, an insured person shall file a final seeding report with the Commission on a seeding report form provided by the Commission for this purpose. 9

Section 17 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 17

(1) The final date for planting potatoes shall be June 15 in Zone 1 and June 8 in Zone 2.

(2) Despite subsection (1), the Commission may insure any area of potato planted up to 7 days after the final planting date, but shall reduce the coverage on that area by 5% for each day after the final planting date that the area remains unplanted. 10

Section 22 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 22 No later than 15 days after the completion of harvest, an insured person shall file a harvest yield report on a harvest yield report form provided by the Commission for this purpose. 11

Section 28 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 28

(1) Despite subsection 12(1) of the Terms and Conditions of Form 1 of the regulations respecting general (field crops) insurance, which specifies a 60-day filing period, a claim for an indemnity payable due to a reduction of yield from a potato crop shall be filed with the Commission, on a proof of loss form provided by the Commission for this purpose, no later than 15 days after the earlier of (

a) the completion of harvesting of the insured potato crop; and (

b) the end of the crop year in which the loss occurred.

(2) Before a payment is made for an indemnity claimed, a claim release form provided by the Commission for this purpose must be received by the Commission. 12

Section 29 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 29 If the Commission and an insured person fail to resolve any dispute arising out of the adjustment of loss under a contract of insurance, and the requirements of the regulations made under the Act respecting the filing of a proof of loss form are complied with, and either party wishes the dispute determined by arbitration, that party shall notify the other party and the Crop and Livestock Insurance Arbitration Board in writing no later than 90 days after the end of the crop year that they wish the dispute to be determined in accordance with the requirements of the Arbitration Proceedings Regulations made under the Act.

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Schedule “F” Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission I certify that at a meeting held November 8, 2005, the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission passed a motion to amend the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Plan for Raspberries, N.S. Reg. 90/99, made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission on May 12, 1999, and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 1999-440 dated September 14, 1999, in the manner set forth in the attached. The amendments are effective on and after the date they are approved by the Governor in Council.

Dated and signed at Truro, Nova Scotia, April 26, 2006. Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission per: Sgd.: Gerald Post Gerald Post, Manager Amendment to the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Plan for Raspberries made pursuant to

Section 6 of

Chapter 113 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act 1 Clauses 3(1)(

a) and (

b) of the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Plan for Raspberries, N.S. Reg. 90/99, made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission on May 12, 1999, and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 1999-440 dated September 14, 1999, are repealed and the following clauses substituted: (a) “average insurable yield” m eans the average insurable yield of an insurable raspberry crop determined in accordance with subsection 9A(3); (b) “contract of insurance” means a contr act of insurance as set out in

Section 7; 2

Section 6 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 6 An application for a contract of insurance shall be (

a) on a contract of insurance application form provided by the Commission for this purpose; (

b) accompanied by a premium deposit of at least $50; and (

c) filed with the Commission before the first day of the first crop year for which the contract of insurance is to be in force. 3

Section 7 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 7( 1 ) A contract of insurance consists of all of the following:

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a) a Contract of Insurance in Form 1 of the regulations respecting general (field crop) insurance made under the Act; (

b) a completed application form filed under

Section 6; (

c) a copy of this plan.

(2) If a document referred to in subsection (1) is subsequently amended while the contract of insurance is still in force, the contract of insurance remains in force as amended and a copy of the amendment shall be delivered to the insured person. 4 Subsections 9(2) and (3) of the plan are re pealed and the following subsections substituted:

(2) The Commission may insure all or part of the acreage of raspberries offered for insurance coverage.

(3) Upon application in writing by an insured person, the Commission may insure a raspberry crop on the basis of variety, area, agronomic practice or specified perils. 5 The plan is further amended by adding the followi ng heading and

Section immediately after

Section 9: Total guaranteed production 9A

(1) An insured person shall select a coverage level of 70%, 80%, 85% or 90% of the average insurable yield of an insurable raspberry crop for the purpose of determining the guaranteed production for that crop in a crop year.

(2) The total guaranteed production for an insured raspberry crop shall be determined by multiplying the selected coverage level by the average insurable yield for the total area of that insured raspberry crop.

(3) The average insurable yield of an insurable raspberry crop is the potential production of that crop as determined by the Commission from the insured person’s yield records, subject to a methodology developed by an actuary and approved by the Commission. 6

Section 10 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 10

(1) For each crop year, the Commission shall establish price options for each insurable raspberry crop, and shall announce these options to insured persons before the beginning of the crop year.

(2) An insured person shall select one of the price options as the established price to be used for calculating premium and indemnity in their contract of insurance. 7 Subsection 12(1) of the plan is repeal ed and the following subsection substituted: 12

(1) The base premium rate shall be based on a methodology set by an actuary and approved by the Commission. 8

Section 18 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 18 No later than 15 days after the completion of harvest, an insured person shall file a harvest yield report on a harvest yield report form provided by the Commission for this purpose.

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Section 20 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 20

(1) Despite subsection 12(1) of the Terms and Conditions of Form 1 of the regulations respecting general (field crops) insurance, which specifies a 60-day filing period, a claim for an indemnity payable due to a reduction of yield from a raspberry crop shall be made to the Commission, on a proof of loss form provided by the Commission for this purpose, no later than 15 days after the earlier of (

a) the completion of harvesting of the insured crop; and (

b) the end of the crop year in which the loss occurred.

(2) Before a payment is made for an indemnity claimed, a claim release form provided by the Commission for this purpose must be received by the Commission. 10

Section 21 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 21 If the Commission and an insured person fail to resolve any dispute arising out of the adjustment of loss under a contract of insurance, and the requirements of the regulations made under the Act respecting the filing of a proof of loss form are complied with, and either party wishes the dispute determined by arbitration, that party shall notify the other party and the Crop and Livestock Insurance Arbitration Board in writing no later than 90 days after the end of the crop year that they wish the dispute to be determined in accordance with the requirements of the Arbitration Proceedings Regulations made under the Act.

N.S. Reg. 131/2006 Crop Insurance Plan for Soybeans

Schedule “G” Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission I certify that at a meeting held November 8, 2005, the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission passed a motion to amend the Crop Insurance Plan for Soybeans, N.S. Reg. 51/2003, made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission on November 1, 1999, and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2003-89 dated March 14, 2003, in the manner set forth in the attached. The amendments are effective on and after the date they are approved by the Governor in Council.

Dated and signed at Truro, Nova Scotia, April 26, 2006. Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission per: Sgd.: Gerald Post Gerald Post, Manager Amendment to the Crop Insurance Plan for Soybeans made pursuant to

Section 6 of

Chapter 113 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act 1 (1) Clauses 3(1)(

a) and (

b) of the Crop Insurance Plan for Soybeans, N.S. Reg. 51/2003, made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission on November 1, 1999, and approved by the

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Section 7; (2) Clause 3(1)(

e) of the plan is amended by stri king out “all varieties of soybeans” and substituting “all varieties of soybeans, sunflowers and canola”. (3) Subsection 3(1) of the plan is further amended by (

a) striking out the period at the end of clause (

f) and substituting a semi-colon; and (

b) adding the following clauses immediately after clause (f): (g) “Zone 1” means the area of the Province that consists of the Municipality of the District of West Hants, Kings County and Annapolis County; (h) “Zone 2” means all areas of the Province outside Zone 1. 2

Section 6 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 6 An application for a contract of insurance shall be (

a) on a contract of insurance application form provided by the Commission for this purpose; (

b) accompanied by a premium deposit of at least $50; and (

c) filed with the Commission no later than May 1 in advance of the first crop year for which the contract of insurance is to be in force. 3

Section 7 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 7( 1 ) A contract of insurance consists of all of the following: (

a) a Contract of Insurance in Form 1 of the regulations respecting general (field crop) insurance made under the Act; (

b) a completed application form filed under

Section 6; (

c) a copy of this plan.

(2) If a document referred to in subsection (1) is subsequently amended while the contract of insurance is still in force, the contract of insurance remains in force as amended, and a copy of the amendment shall be delivered to the insured person. 4

(1) Section 9 of the plan is amended by rep ealing subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:

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(2) The Commission may insure all or part of the area of soybeans offered for insurance coverage

(2) Section 9 of the plan is further amended by adding the following subsection immediately after subsection (2):

(3) Upon application in writing by an insured person, the Commission may insure a soybean crop on the basis of variety, area, agronomic practice or specified perils. 5

Section 10 of the plan and the immediately preceding heading are repealed and the following heading and

Section substituted: Total guaranteed production 10

(1) An insured person shall select a coverage level of 70%, 80%, 85% or 90% of the average insurable yield of an insurable soybean crop for the purpose of determining the guaranteed production for that crop in a crop year.

(2) The total guaranteed production for an insured soybean crop shall be determined by multiplying the selected coverage level by the average insurable yield for the total area of that insured soybean crop.

(3) The average insurable yield of an insurable soybean crop is the potential production of that crop as determined by the Commission from the insured person’s yield records, subject to a methodology developed by an actuary and approved by the Commission. 6

Section 11 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 11

(1) For each crop year, the Commission shall establish price options for each insurable soybean crop, and shall announce these options to insured persons before the beginning of the crop year.

(2) An insured person shall select one of the price options as the established price to be used for calculating premium and indemnity in their contract of insurance. 7 Subsection 13(1) of the plan is repeal ed and the following subsection substituted: 13

(1) The base premium rate shall be based on a methodology set by an actuary and approved by the Commission. 8 Subsection 15(1) of the plan is repeal ed and the following subsection substituted: 15

(1) No later than 10 days after the final planting date, an insured person shall file a final seeding report with the Commission on a seeding report form provided by the Commission for this purpose. 9

Section 17 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 17

(1) The final date for planting soybeans shall be June 15 in Zone 1 and June 8 in Zone 2.

(2) Despite subsection (1), the Commission may insure any area of soybeans planted up to 7 days after the final planting date, but shall reduce the coverage on that area by 5% for each day after the final planting date that the area remains unplanted.

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Section 23 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 23 No later than 15 days after the completion of harvest, an insured person shall file a harvest yield report on a harvest yield report form provided by the Commission for this purpose. 11

Section 30 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 30

(1) Despite subsection 12(1) of the Terms and Conditions of Form 1 of the regulations respecting general (field crops) insurance, which specifies a 60-day filing period, a claim for an indemnity payable due to a reduction of yield from a soybean crop shall be filed with the Commission, on a proof of loss form provided by the Commission for this purpose, no later than 15 days after the earlier of (

a) the completion of harvesting of the insured soybean crop; and (

b) the end of the crop year in which the loss occurred.

(2) Before a payment is made for an indemnity claimed, a claim release form provided by the Commission for this purpose must be received by the Commission. 12

Section 31 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 31 If the Commission and an insured person fail to resolve any dispute arising out of the adjustment of loss under a contract of insurance, and the requirements of the regulations made under the Act respecting the filing of a proof of loss form are complied with, and either party wishes the dispute determined by arbitration, that party shall notify the other party and the Crop and Livestock Insurance Arbitration Board in writing no later than 90 days after the end of the crop year that they wish the dispute to be determined in accordance with the requirements of the Arbitration Proceedings Regulations made under the Act.

N.S. Reg. 132/2006 Crop Insurance Plan for Spring Grain

Schedule “H” Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission I certify that at a meeting held November 8, 2005, the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission passed a motion to amend the Crop Insurance Plan for Spring Grain, N.S. Reg. 50/2003, made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission on June 27, 2001, and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2003-88 dated March 14, 2003, in the manner set forth in the attached. The amendments are effective on and after the date they are approved by the Governor in Council.

Dated and signed at Truro, Nova Scotia, April 26, 2006. Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission per: Sgd.: Gerald Post Gerald Post, Manager

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Section 6 of

Chapter 113 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act 1 (1) Clauses 3(1) (

a) and (

b) of the Crop Insurance Plan for Spring Grain, N.S. Reg. 50/2003, made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission on June 27, 2001, and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2003-88 dated March 14, 2003, are repealed and the following clauses substituted: (a) “average insurable yield” mean s the average insurable yield of an insurable spring grain crop determined in accordance with subsection 10(3); (b) “contract of insurance” means a contr act of insurance as set out in

Section 7; (2) Subsection 3(1) of the plan is further amended by (

a) striking out the period at the end of clause (

h) and substituting a semi-colon; and (

b) adding the following clauses immediately after clause (h): (i) “Zone 1” means the area of the Province that consists of the Municipality of the District of West Hants, Kings County and Annapolis County; (j) “Zone 2” means all areas of the Province outside Zone 1. 2

Section 6 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 6 An application for a contract of insurance shall be (

a) on a contract of insurance application form provided by the Commission for this purpose; (

b) accompanied by a premium deposit of at least $50; and (

c) filed with the Commission before the first day of the first crop year for which the contract of insurance is to be in force. 3

Section 7 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 7( 1 ) A contract of insurance consists of all of the following: (

a) a Contract of Insurance in Form 1 of the regulations respecting general (field crop) insurance made under the Act; (

b) a completed application form filed under

Section 6; (

c) a copy of this plan.

(2) If a document referred to in subsection (1) is subsequently amended while the contract of insurance is still in force, the contract of insurance remains in force as amended, and a copy of the amendment shall be delivered to the insured person.

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(1) Section 9 of the plan is amended by rep ealing subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:

(2) The Commission may insure all or part of the area of spring grain offered for insurance coverage

(2) Section 9 of the plan is further amended by adding the following subsection immediately after subsection (2):

(3) Upon application in writing by an insured person, the Commission may insure a spring grain crop on the basis of variety, area, agronomic practice or specified perils. 5

Section 10 of the plan and the immediately preceding heading are repealed and the following heading and

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(1) An insured person shall select a coverage level of 70%, 80%, 85% or 90% of the average insurable yield of an insurable spring grain for the purpose of determining the guaranteed production for that crop in a crop year.

(2) The total guaranteed production for an insured spring grain crop shall be determined by multiplying the selected coverage level by the average insurable yield for the total area of that insured spring grain crop.

(3) The average insurable yield of an insurable spring grain crop is the potential production of that crop as determined by the Commission from the insured person’s yield records, subject to a methodology developed by an actuary and approved by the Commission. 6

Section 11 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 11

(1) For each crop year, the Commission shall establish price options for each insurable spring grain crop, and shall announce these options to insured persons before the beginning of the crop year.

(2) For pedigreed seed, the price options shall be increased by $25 per tonne.

(3) An insured person shall select one of the price options as the established price to be used for calculating premium and indemnity in their contract of insurance. 7 (1) Subsection 13(1) of the plan is rep ealed and the following subsection substituted: 13 (1)The base premium rate shall be based on a methodology set by an actuary and approved by the Commission. (2) Subsection 13(4) of the plan is repeal ed and the following subsection substituted:

(4) Despite subsections (1), (2) and (3), the minimum annual premium payable by an insured person in each crop year is $50. 8 Subsection 15(1) of the plan is repeal ed and the following subsection substituted:

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(1) No later than 10 days after the final planting date, an insured person shall file a final seeding report with the Commission on a seeding report form provided by the Commission for this purpose. 9

Section 17 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 17

(1) The final date for planting spring grain shall be June 15 in Zone 1 and June 8 in Zone 2.

(2) Despite subsection (1), the Commission may insure any area of spring grain planted up to 7 days after the final planting date, but shall reduce the coverage on that area by 5% for each day after the final planting date that the area remains unplanted. 10

Section 23 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 23 No later than 15 days after the completion of harvest, an insured person shall file a harvest yield report on a harvest yield report form provided by the Commission for this purpose. 11

Section 30 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 30

(1) Despite subsection 12(1) of the Terms and Conditions of Form 1 of the regulations respecting general (field crops) insurance, which specifies a 60-day filing period, a claim for an indemnity payable due to a reduction of yield from a spring grain crop shall be filed with the Commission, on a proof of loss form provided by the Commission for this purpose, no later than 15 days after the earlier of (

a) the completion of harvesting of the insured spring grain crop; and (

b) the end of the crop year in which the loss occurred.

(2) Before a payment is made for an indemnity claimed, a claim release form provided by the Commission for this purpose must be received by the Commission. 12

Section 31 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 31 If the Commission and an insured person fail to resolve any dispute arising out of the adjustment of loss under a contract of insurance, and the requirements of the regulations made under the Act respecting the filing of a proof of loss form are complied with, and either party wishes the dispute determined by arbitration, that party shall notify the other party and the Crop and Livestock Insurance Arbitration Board in writing no later than 90 days after the end of the crop year that they wish the dispute to be determined in accordance with the requirements of the Arbitration Proceedings Regulations made under the Act.

N.S. Reg. 133/2006 The Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Plan for Strawberries

Schedule “I” Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission I certify that at a meeting held November 8, 2005, the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission passed a motion to amend The Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Plan for Strawberries,

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Section 6 of

Chapter 113 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act 1

Section 3 of The Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Plan for Strawberries, N.S. Reg. 6/95, made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission on February 21, 1994, and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 95-21 dated January 3, 1995, is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 3( 1 ) In this plan, (a) “average insurable yield” m eans the average insurable yield of an insurable strawberry crop determined in accordance with subsection 9A(3); (b) “contract of insurance” means a contr act of insurance as set out in

Section 7; (c) “strawberries” means varieties of strawb erries accepted by the Commission for insurance coverage.

(2) For conversion purposes, a quart of strawberries weighs 0.6237 kg (1.375 lbs. or 22 oz.) and 1 kg equals 2.2046 pounds. 2

Section 6 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 6 An application for a contract of insurance shall be (

a) on a contract of insurance application form provided by the Commission for this purpose; (

b) accompanied by a premium deposit of at least $50; and (

c) filed with the Commission before November 15 in the first crop year for which the contract of insurance is to be in force. 3

Section 7 of the plan is repealed and the following heading and

Section substituted: Contract of insurance 7( 1 ) A contract of insurance consists of all of the following:

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a) a Contract of Insurance in Form 1 of the regulations respecting general (field crop) insurance made under the Act; (

b) a completed application form filed under

Section 6; (

c) a copy of this plan.

(2) If a document referred to in subsection (1) is subsequently amended while the contract of insurance is still in force, the contract of insurance remains in force as amended and a copy of the amendment shall be delivered to the insured person. 4

Section 9 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 9( 1 ) All the area of strawberries owned or operated by an insured person and to be harvested shall be offered for insurance coverage.

(2) The Commission may insure all or part of the area offered for insurance coverage.

(3) Upon application in writing by an insured person, the Commission may insure a strawberry crop on the basis of variety, area, agronomic practice or specified perils. 5 The plan is further amended by adding the followi ng heading and

Section immediately after

Section 9: Total guaranteed production 9A

(1) An insured person shall select a coverage level of 70%, 80%, 85% or 90% of the average insurable yield of an insurable strawberry crop for the purpose of determining the guaranteed production for that crop in a crop year.

(2) The total guaranteed production for an insured strawberry crop shall be determined by multiplying the selected coverage level by the average insurable yield for the total area of that insured strawberry crop.

(3) The average insurable yield of an insurable strawberry crop is the potential production of that crop as determined by the Commission from the insured person’s yield records, subject to a methodology developed by an actuary and approved by the Commission. 6

Section 10 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 10

(1) For each crop year, the Commission shall establish price options for each insurable strawberry crop, and shall announce these options to insured persons before the beginning of the crop year.

(2) An insured person shall select one of the price options as the established price to be used for calculating premium and indemnity in their contract of insurance. 7

Section 12 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 12

(1) The base premium rate shall be based on a methodology set by an actuary and approved by the Commission.

(2) The base premium rate shall be adjusted by giving a discount when indemnity is less than total premiums paid or adding a surcharge when indemnity exceeds total premiums, and adjustments shall be calculated using the following formula:

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(3) Despite subsection (2), the maximum discount shall be 50% and the maximum surcharge shall be 100%.

(4) Despite subsections (1), (2) and (3), the minimum annual premium payable by an insured person in each crop year is $50.

(5) The premium determined under subsections (1) to (3) includes premium payments made by the Government of Canada under the Farm Income Protection Act (Canada) and the Province under the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act. 8

Section 19 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 19 No later than 15 days after the completion of harvest, an insured person shall file a harvest yield report on a harvest yield report form provided by the Commission for this purpose. 9 The plan is further amended by adding th e following

Section immediately after

Section 19: Notice of claim 19A

(1) Despite subsection 12(1) of the Terms and Conditions of Form 1 of the regulations respecting general (field crops) insurance, which specifies a 60-day filing period, a claim for an indemnity payable due to a reduction of yield from a strawberry crop shall be made to the Commission, on a proof of loss form provided by the Commission for this purpose, no later than 15 days after the earlier of (

a) the completion of harvesting of the insured strawberry crop; and (

b) the end of the crop year in which the loss occurred.

(2) Before a payment is made for an indemnity claimed, a claim release form provided by the Commission for this purpose must be received by the Commission. 10

Section 20 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 20 If the Commission and an insured person fail to resolve any dispute arising out of the adjustment of loss under a contract of insurance, and the requirements of the regulations made under the Act respecting the filing of a proof of loss form are complied with, and either party wishes the dispute determined by arbitration, that party shall notify the other party and the Crop and Livestock Insurance Arbitration Board in writing no later than 90 days after the end of the crop year that they wish the dispute to be determined in accordance with the requirements of the Arbitration Proceedings Regulations made under the Act.

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Schedule “J” Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission I certify that at a meeting held November 8, 2005, the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission passed a motion to amend the The Nova Scotia Crop Insurance Plan for Tree Fruit, N.S. Reg. 121/2003, made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission on March 20, 2003, and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2003-268 dated June 20, 2003, in the manner set forth in the attached. The amendments are effective on and after the date they are approved by the Governor in Council.

Dated and signed at Truro, Nova Scotia, April 26, 2006. Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission per: Sgd.: Gerald Post Gerald Post, Manager Amendment to The Nova Scotia Crop Insurance Plan for Tree Fruit made pursuant to

Section 6 of

Chapter 113 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act 1 Clauses 3(1)(

a) and (

b) of The Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Plan for Tree Fruit, N.S. Reg. 121/2003, made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission on March 20, 2003, and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2004-176 dated April 8, 2004, effective April 1, 2004, are repealed and the following clauses substituted: (a) “average insurable yield” m eans the average insurable yield of an insurable tree fruit crop determined in accordance with subsection 10(3); (b) “contract of insurance” means a contr act of insurance as set out in

Section 7; 2

Section 6 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 6 An application for a contract of insurance shall be (

a) on a contract of insurance application form provided by the Commission for this purpose; (

b) accompanied by a premium deposit of at least $50; and (

c) filed with the Commission before the first day of the first crop year for which the contract of insurance is to be in force. 3

Section 7 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 7( 1 ) A contract of insurance consists of all of the following:

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a) a Contract of Insurance in Form 1 of the regulations respecting general (field crop) insurance made under the Act; (

b) a completed application form filed under

Section 6; (

c) a copy of this plan.

(2) If a document referred to in subsection (1) is subsequently amended while the contract of insurance is still in force, the contract of insurance remains in force as amended and a copy of the amendment shall be delivered to the insured person. 4

Section 9 of the plan is amended by adding the following subsection immediately after subsection (4):

(5) Upon application in writing by an insured person, the Commission may insure a tree fruit crop on the basis of variety, area, agronomic practice or specified perils. 5

Section 10 of the plan and the immediately preceding heading are repealed and the following heading and

Section substituted: Total guaranteed production 10

(1) An insured person shall select a coverage level of 70%, 80%, 85% or 90% of the average insurable yield of an insurable tree fruit crop for the purpose of determining the guaranteed production for that crop in a crop year.

(2) The total guaranteed production for an insured tree fruit crop shall be determined by multiplying the selected coverage level by the average insurable yield for the total area of that insured tree fruit crop.

(3) The average insurable yield of an insurable tree fruit crop is the potential production of that crop as determined by the Commission from the insured person’s yield records, subject to a methodology developed by an actuary and approved by the Commission. 6

Section 11 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 11

(1) For each crop year, the Commission shall establish price options for each insurable tree fruit crop, and shall announce these options to insured persons before the beginning of the crop year.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), an insured person shall select one of the price options as the established price to be used for calculating premium and indemnity in their contract of insurance.

(3) The price option selected by an insured person as the established price shall not exceed the actual average price received by the insured person for their insurable tree fruit crop over the immediately preceding 2 years. 7

Section 14 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 14

(1) The base premium rate shall be based on a methodology set by an actuary and approved by the Commission.

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(2) The base premium rate shall be adjusted by giving a discount when indemnity is less than total premiums paid or adding a surcharge when indemnity exceeds total premiums, and adjustments shall be calculated using the following formula: (LR-1) x (n÷(20+n)) where “LR” equals total indemnity divided by total premiums and “n” equals the number of years insured in the plan.

(3) Despite subsection (2), the maximum discount shall be 50% and the maximum surcharge shall be 100%.

(4) Despite subsections (1), (2) and (3), the minimum annual premium payable by an insured person in each crop year is $50.

(5) The premium determined under subsections (1), (2) and (3) includes premium payments made by the Government of Canada under the Farm Income Protection Act (Canada) and the Province under the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act. 8

Section 20 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 20 No later than 15 days after the completion of harvest, an insured person shall file a harvest yield report on a harvest yield report form provided by the Commission for this purpose. 9

Section 22 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 22

(1) Despite subsection 12(1) of the Terms and Conditions of Form 1 of the regulations respecting general (field crops) insurance, which specifies a 60-day filing period, a claim for an indemnity payable due to a reduction of yield from a tree fruit crop shall be made to the Commission, on a proof of loss form provided by the Commission for this purpose, no later than 15 days after the earlier of (

a) the completion of harvesting of the insured tree fruit crop; and (

b) the end of the crop year in which the loss occurred.

(2) Before a payment is made for an indemnity claimed, a claim release form provided by the Commission for this purpose must be received by the Commission. 10

Section 28 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 28 If the Commission and an insured person fail to resolve any dispute arising out of the adjustment of loss under a contract of insurance, and the requirements of the regulations made under the Act respecting the filing of a proof of loss form are complied with, and either party wishes the dispute determined by arbitration, that party shall notify the other party and the Crop and Livestock Insurance Arbitration Board in writing no later than 90 days after the end of the crop year that they wish the dispute to be determined in accordance with the requirements of the Arbitration Proceedings Regulations made under the Act.

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Schedule “K” Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission I certify that at a meeting held November 8, 2005, the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission passed a motion to amend The Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Plan for Tree Insurance, N.S. Reg. 14/95, made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 95-63 dated January 24, 1995, in the manner set forth in the attached. The amendments are effective on and after the date they are approved by the Governor in Council.

Dated and signed at Truro, Nova Scotia, April 26 , 2006. Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission per: Sgd.: Gerald Post Gerald Post, Manager Amendment to The Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Plan for Tree Insurance made pursuant to

Section 6 of

Chapter 113 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act 1

Section 5 of The Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Plan for Tree Insurance, N.S. Reg. 14/95, made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 95-63 dated January 24, 1995, is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 5( 1 ) A contract of insurance consists of all of the following: (

a) a Contract of Insurance in Form 1 of the regulations respecting general (field crop) insurance made under the Act; (

b) a completed application form filed under

Section 6; (

c) a copy of this plan.

(2) If a document referred to in subsection (1) is subsequently amended while the contract of insurance is still in force, the contract of insurance remains in force as amended and a copy of the amendment shall be delivered to the insured person. 2

Section 6 of the plan is repealed and the following heading and

Section substituted: Application 6 An application for a contract of insurance shall be (

a) on a contract of insurance application form provided by the Commission for this purpose; (

b) accompanied by the insured person’ s share of the total premium; and

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c) filed with the Commission no later than December 1 in the first crop year for which the contract of insurance is to be in force. 3

Section 9 of the plan is repealed and the following heading and

Section substituted: Eligibility 9( 1 ) The Commission shall determine the eligibility of trees for coverage under this plan.

(2) If an applicant has both apple and pear trees and does not wish to insure both kinds of trees, only the trees making up the highest percentage of trees in the tree fruit orchard are eligible for tree insurance under this plan.

(3) At the time of filing an application for tree insurance, the applicant shall indicate the number of apple and pear trees owned or leased by the applicant.

(4) Trees planted before June 1 in a crop year are eligible for coverage in the fall of that crop year if their total terminal growth exceeds 46 cm.

(5) A new grower who has immature trees that are not yet producing is eligible for tree insurance under this plan if they own 500 trees or more. 4

Section 10 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 10

(1) The base premium rate shall be based on a methodology set by an actuary and approved by the Commission.

(2) The premium determined under subsection (1) includes premium payments made by the Government of Canada under the Farm Income Protection Act (Canada) and the Province under the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act. 5

Section 11 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 11

(1) For each crop year, the Commission shall establish insurable values for each insurable tree, considering tree age and planting density, and shall announce these values to insured persons before the beginning of the crop year.

(2) The Commission shall use the insurable values to calculate premium and indemnity in contracts of insurance for insurable trees.

(3) If in a crop year the number of trees owned or leased by an insured person is greater or less than the number of trees they had insured under this plan in the immediately preceding crop year, the insured person shall report the change to the Commission. 6

Section 14 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 14 If the Commission and an insured person fail to resolve any dispute arising out of the adjustment of loss under a contract of insurance, and the requirements of the regulations made under the Act respecting the filing of a proof of loss form are complied with, and either party wishes the dispute determined by arbitration, that party shall notify the other party and the Crop and Livestock Insurance Arbitration Board in writing no later than 90 days after the end of the crop year that they wish the dispute to be determined in accordance with the requirements of the Arbitration Proceedings Regulations made under the Act.

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Schedule “L” Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission I certify that at a meeting held November 8, 2005, the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission passed a motion to amend the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Plan for Vegetables, N.S. Reg. 192/2000, made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission on March 29, 2000, and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2000-571 dated November 17, 2000, in the manner set forth in the attached. The amendments are effective on and after the date they are approved by the Governor in Council.

Dated and signed at Truro, Nova Scotia, April 26, 2006. Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission per: Sgd.: Gerald Post Gerald Post, Manager Amendment to the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Plan for Vegetables made pursuant to

Section 6 of

Chapter 113 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act 1 Clauses 3(1)(

a) and (

b) of the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Plan for Vegetables, N.S. Reg. 192/2000, made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission on March 29, 2000, and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2000-571 dated November 17, 2000, are repealed and the following clauses substituted: (a) “average insurable yield” m eans the average insurable yield of an insurable vegetable crop determined in accordance with subsection 9A(3); (b) “contract of insurance” means a contr act of insurance as set out in

Section 7; 2

Section 6 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 6 An application for a contract of insurance shall be (

a) on a contract of insurance application form provided by the Commission for this purpose; (

b) accompanied by a premium deposit of at least $50; and (

c) filed with the Commission before the first day of the first crop year for which the contract of insurance is to be in force. 3

Section 7 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 7( 1 ) A contract of insurance consists of all of the following:

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a) a Contract of Insurance in Form 1 of the regulations respecting general (field crop) insurance made under the Act; (

b) a completed application form filed under

Section 6; (

c) a copy of this plan.

(2) If a document referred to in subsection (1) is subsequently amended while the contract of insurance is still in force, the contract of insurance remains in force as amended, and a copy of the amendment shall be delivered to the insured person. 4

Section 9 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 9( 1 ) All the area of vegetables owned or operated by an insured person and to be harvested shall be offered for insurance coverage.

(2) The Commission may insure all or part of the area of vegetables offered for insurance coverage

(3) Upon application in writing by an insured person, the Commission may insure a vegetable crop on the basis of variety, area, agronomic practice or specified perils. 5 The plan is further amended by adding the followi ng heading and

Section immediately after

Section 9: Total guaranteed production 9A

(1) An insured person shall select a coverage level of 70%, 80%, 85% or 90% of the average insurable yield of an insurable vegetable crop for the purpose of determining the guaranteed production for that crop in a crop year.

(2) The total guaranteed production for an insured vegetable crop shall be determined by multiplying the selected coverage level by the average insurable yield for the total area of that insured vegetable crop.

(3) The average insurable yield of an insurable vegetable crop is the potential production of that crop as determined by the Commission from the insured person’s yield records, subject to a methodology developed by an actuary and approved by the Commission. 6

Section 10 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 10

(1) For each crop year, the Commission shall establish price options for each insurable vegetable crop, and shall announce these options to insured persons before the beginning of the crop year.

(2) An insured person shall select one of the price options as the established price to be used for calculating premium and indemnity in their contract of insurance. 7

Section 12 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 12

(1) The base premium rate shall be based on a methodology set by an actuary and approved by the Commission.

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(2) The base premium rate shall be adjusted by giving a discount when indemnity is less than total premiums paid or adding a surcharge when indemnity exceeds total premiums, and adjustments shall be calculated using the following formula: (LR-1) x (n÷(20+n)) where “LR” equals total indemnity divided by total premiums and “n” equals the number of years insured in the plan.

(3) Despite subsection (2), the maximum discount shall be 50% and the maximum surcharge shall be 100%.

(4) Despite subsections (1), (2) and (3), the minimum annual premium payable by an insured person in each crop year is $50.

(5) The premium determined under subsections (1) to (3) includes premium payments made by the Government of Canada under the Farm Income Protection Act (Canada) and the Province under the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act. 8

Section 19 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 19 No later than 15 days after the completion of harvest, an insured person shall file a harvest yield report on a harvest yield report form provided by the Commission for this purpose. 9

Section 21 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 21

(1) Despite subsection 12(1) of the Terms and Conditions of Form 1 of the regulations respecting general (field crops) insurance, which specifies a 60-day filing period, a claim for an indemnity payable due to a reduction of yield from a vegetable crop shall be filed with the Commission, on a proof of loss form provided by the Commission for this purpose, no later than 15 days after the earlier of (

a) the completion of harvesting of the insured vegetable crop; and (

b) the end of the crop year in which the loss occurred.

(2) Before a payment is made for an indemnity claimed, a claim release form provided by the Commission for this purpose must be received by the Commission. 10

Section 22 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 22 If the Commission and an insured person fail to resolve any dispute arising out of the adjustment of loss under a contract of insurance, and the requirements of the regulations made under the Act respecting the filing of a proof of loss form are complied with, and either party wishes the dispute determined by arbitration, that party shall notify the other party and the Crop and Livestock Insurance Arbitration Board in writing no later than 90 days after the end of the crop year that they wish the dispute to be determined in accordance with the requirements of the Arbitration Proceedings Regulations made under the Act.

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Schedule “M” Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission I certify that at a meeting held November 8, 2005, the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission passed a motion to amend the Crop Insurance Plan for Winter Grain, N.S. Reg. 134/2002, made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission on January 30, 2002, and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2002-487 dated November 1, 2002, in the manner set forth in the attached. The amendments are effective on and after the date they are approved by the Governor in Council.

Dated and signed at Truro, Nova Scotia, April 26, 2006. Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission per: Sgd.: Gerald Post Gerald Post, Manager Amendment to the Crop Insurance Plan for Winter Grain made pursuant to

Section 6 of

Chapter 113 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act 1 Clauses 3(

a) and (

b) of the Crop Insurance Plan for Winter Grain, N.S. Reg. 134/2002, made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission on January 30, 2002, and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2002-487 dated November 1, 2002, are repealed and the following clauses substituted: (a) “average insurable yield” mean s the average insurable yield of an insurable winter grain crop determined in accordance with subsection 10(3); (b) “contract of insurance” means a contr act of insurance as set out in

Section 7; 2

Section 6 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 6 An application for a contract of insurance shall be (

a) on a contract of insurance application form provided by the Commission for this purpose; (

b) accompanied by a premium deposit of at least $50; and (

c) filed with the Commission before the first day of the first crop year for which the contract of insurance is to be in force. 3

Section 7 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 7( 1 ) A contract of insurance consists of all of the following: (

a) a Contract of Insurance in Form 1 of the regulations respecting general (field crop) insurance made under the Act;

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b) a completed application form filed under

Section 6; (

c) a copy of this plan.

(2) If a document referred to in subsection (1) is subsequently amended while the contract of insurance is still in force, the contract of insurance remains in force as amended, and a copy of the amendment shall be delivered to the insured person. 4

(1) Section 9 of the plan is amended by rep ealing subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:

(2) The Commission may insure all or part of the area of winter grain offered for insurance coverage

(2) Section 9 of the plan is further amended by adding the following subsection immediately after subsection (2):

(3) Upon application in writing by an insured person, the Commission may insure a winter grain crop on the basis of variety, area, agronomic practice or specified perils. 5

Section 10 of the plan and the immediately preceding heading are repealed and the following heading and

Section substituted: Total guaranteed production 10

(1) An insured person shall select a coverage level of 70%, 80%, 85% or 90% of the average insurable yield of an insurable winter grain crop for the purpose of determining the guaranteed production for that crop in a crop year.

(2) The total guaranteed production for an insured winter grain crop shall be determined by multiplying the selected coverage level by the average insurable yield for the total area of that insured winter grain crop.

(3) The average insurable yield of an insurable winter grain crop is the potential production of that crop as determined by the Commission from the insured person’s yield records, subject to a methodology developed by an actuary and approved by the Commission. 6

Section 11 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 11

(1) For each crop year, the Commission shall establish price options for each insurable winter grain crop, and shall announce these options to insured persons before the beginning of the crop year.

(2) An insured person shall select one of the price options as the established price to be used for calculating premium and indemnity in their contract of insurance. 7

Section 13 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 13

(1) The base premium rate shall be based on a methodology set by an actuary and approved by the Commission.

(2) The base premium rate shall be adjusted by giving a discount when indemnity is less than total premiums paid or adding a surcharge when indemnity exceeds total premiums, and adjustments shall be calculated using the following formula:

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(3) Despite subsection (2), the maximum discount shall be 50% and the maximum surcharge shall be 100%.

(4) Despite subsections (1), (2) and (3), the minimum annual premium payable by an insured person in each crop year is $50.

(5) The premium determined under subsections (1) to (3) includes premium payments made by the Government of Canada under the Farm Income Protection Act (Canada) and the Province under the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act. 8 Subsection 15(1) of the plan is repeal ed and the following subsection substituted: 15

(1) No later than 10 days after the final planting date, an insured person shall file a final seeding report with the Commission on a seeding report form provided by the Commission for this purpose. 9

Section 23 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 23 No later than 15 days after the completion of harvest, an insured person shall file a harvest yield report on a harvest yield report form provided by the Commission for this purpose. 10

Section 29 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 29

(1) Despite subsection 12(1) of the Terms and Conditions of Form 1 of the regulations respecting general (field crops) insurance, which specifies a 60-day filing period, a claim for an indemnity payable due to a reduction of yield from a winter grain crop shall be filed with the Commission, on a proof of loss form provided by the Commission for this purpose, no later than 15 days after the earlier of (

a) the completion of harvesting of the insured winter grain crop; and (

b) the end of the crop year in which the loss occurred.

(2) Before a payment is made for an indemnity claimed, a claim release form provided by the Commission for this purpose must be received by the Commission. 11

Section 30 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 30 If the Commission and an insured person fail to resolve any dispute arising out of the adjustment of loss under a contract of insurance, and the requirements of the regulations made under the Act respecting the filing of a proof of loss form are complied with, and either party wishes the dispute determined by arbitration, that party shall notify the other party and the Crop and Livestock Insurance Arbitration Board in writing no later than 90 days after the end of the crop year that they wish the dispute to be determined in accordance with the requirements of the Arbitration Proceedings Regulations made under the Act.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 30, No. 15 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. 483 N.S. Reg. 138/2006 to 142/2006 Made: July 24, 2006 Filed: July 25, 2006 Designation of Washabuck River, River Inhabitants, Roman Valley and Abraham Nature Reserves and Tusket River Ecological Site Designation Order in Council 2006-351 dated July 24, 2006 Regulations and amendment to regulations made by the Minister of Environment of Labour and approved by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 14 of the Special Places Protection Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Environment and Labour, dated July 11, 2006, and pursuant to

Section 14 of

Chapter 438 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Special Places Protection Act, is pleased, effective on and after July 24, 2006, to (

a) approve the following new ecological site designati ons by the Minister of Environment and Labour: (

i) an ecological site to be known as Washabuck Ri ver Nature Reserve, in the form set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation; (ii) an ecological site to be known as River Inhab itants Nature Reserve, in the form set forth in

Schedule “B” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation; (iii) an ecological site to be known as Roman Valley Nature Reserve, in the form set forth in

Schedule “C” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation; (iv) an ecological site to be known as Abraham Lake Nature Reserve, in the form set forth in

Schedule “D” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation; and (

b) approve of an amendment to the Tusket River Ecological Site Designation, N.S. Reg. 78/2003, made by the Minister of Education and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 89-587 dated May 23, 1989, to add certain lands to be included as part of the Tusket River Ecological Site, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “E” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation. N.S. Reg. 138/2006 Designation of Washabuck River Nature Reserve

Schedule “A” In the matter of

Section 14 of

Chapter 438 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Special Places Protection Act - and - In the matter of the designation of an ecological site near South Cove, Victoria County, to be known as the Washabuck River Nature Reserve I, Mark Parent, Minister of Environment and Labour for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to

Section 14 of

Chapter 438 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Special Places Protection Act, hereby designate the area of land described in Appendix A and shown on the map in Appendix B, attached to and forming part of

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Chapter 18 of the Acts of 1990, the Mineral Resources Act, until the date upon which the licence or any valid continuation of title no longer applies to the land as a result of the surrender, abandonment, forfeiture, expiration, cancellation or termination of the licence. Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, July 11/06, 2006.

Sgd.: Mark Parent Honourable Mark Parent Minister of Environment and Labour Appendix A Washabuck River Nature Reserve - Description All that certain tract of land and land covered by water shown outlined in bold line and identified as “Washabuck River Nature Reserve”, on Field Plot P-054/05-1, entitled Washabuck River Nature Reserve, filed at the Department of Natural Resources Office at Halifax, said tract of land located near South Cove, Victoria County, Province of Nova Scotia.

Saving and excepting from the above described Washabuck River Nature Reserve, any and all highways as defined in the Public Highways Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 371. Containing a total area of 67 hectares more or less.

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Schedule “B” In the matter of

Section 14 of

Chapter 438 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Special Places Protection Act - and - In the matter of the designation of an ecological site near Askilton, Inverness County to be known as the River Inhabitants Nature Reserve I, Mark Parent, Minister of Environment and Labour for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to

Section 14 of

Chapter 438 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Special Places Protection Act, hereby designate the area of land described in Appendix A and shown on the map in Appendix B, attached to and forming part of this order, as an ecological site, to be known as the River Inhabitants Nature Reserve. The written consent of the landowner has been granted and has been filed with the Department of Environment and Labour.

This designation is effective on and after the date it is published in the Royal Gazette, except that the designation is not effective on that portion of the land that is subject to underground hydrocarbon storage-area licence number UHSLIC03-05-23-02, or any valid continuation of title, issued to Intragaz Incorporated or its successor as ratified under

Chapter 37 of the Acts of 2001, the Underground Hydrocarbons Storage Act, until the date upon which the licence or any valid continuation of title no longer applies to the land as a result of the surrender, abandonment, forfeiture, expiration, cancellation or termination of the licence. Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, July 11, 2006.

Sgd.: Mark Parent Honourable Mark Parent Minister of Environment and Labour Appendix A River Inhabitants Nature Reserve Description All that certain tract of land and land covered by water shown outlined in bold line and identified as “River Inhabitants Nature Reserve”, on Field Plot P-059/05, entitled River Inhabitants Nature Reserve, filed at the Department of Natural Resour