Volume 45, No. 19 September 10, 2021

Part II Halifax, Nova Scotia Regulations under the Regulations Act Printed by the Queen’s Printer Contents Act Reg. No.

Page Dairy Industry Act Milk Producer Licensing Regulations–amendment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119/2021 308 Petroleum Products Pricing Act Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118/2021 306 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120/2021 310 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

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N.S. Reg. 118/2021 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 45, No. 19 N.S. Reg. 118/2021 Made: August 19, 2021 Filed: August 20, 2021 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Order dated August 19, 2021 made by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board pursuant to

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and Sections 16 to 19 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations Order In the matter of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act M10231 - and - In the matter of prescribing prices for petroleum products pursuant to

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and Sections 16 to 19 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations Before: Steven Murphy, MBA, P.Eng., Member

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

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

whereas the Board revised the wholesale margin effective January 4, 2013, in its decision, 2012 NSUARB 213, issued on December 12, 2012; And

whereas on December 30, 2020, the Board issued an interim order in Matter M09952 increasing the wholesale margin for self-service and full-service gasoline and diesel, on an interim basis, by 2.50 cents per litre (cpl) to a total of 9.15 cpl; And

whereas the Board revised the retail markup and the transportation allowance effective October 28, 2016, in its decision, 2016 NSUARB 168, issued on September 26, 2016, and on February 1, 2021, the Board issued an order in Matter M09727 approving an increase to the minimum self-service and full-service retail markup by 0.3 cpl and to the maximum self-service retail markup by 0.4 cpl, to a total for the minimum of 5.4 cpl, and for the maximum of 7.4 cpl; And

whereas in a decision dated April 15, 2021, in Matter 09727 (2021 NSUARB 50), the Board directed a process to consider a retail markup adjustment mechanism, applied monthly, to address ongoing Covid-19- related reduced sales volumes to ensure just and reasonable prices for petroleum products pending recovery from the pandemic, and on June 2, 2021, the Board issued an order approving the methodology for the monthly adjustment mechanism; And

whereas the average of the average of the daily high and low reported product prices (in Canadian cents) for the period ended August 18, 2021, are: Grade 1 Regular gasoline 71.90¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil 68.23¢ per litre

Now therefore the Board prescribes the benchmark prices for petroleum products to be: © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 306

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 45, No. 19 Gasoline: Grade 1 71.90¢ per litre Grade 2 74.90¢ per litre Grade 3 77.90¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil 68.23¢ per litre And

now therefore the Board has determined, based on historical data regarding price changes and to achieve revenue neutrality, it is appropriate to apply, and the Board so orders, forward averaging corrections of: Gasoline: minus 0.40¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil: minus 0.30¢ per litre And

now therefore the Board orders that a monthly adjustment to the retail markup is required to account for the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on current sales volumes, as follows: Gasoline: minimum self service and full-service: plus 0.60¢ per litre maximum self-service: plus 0.80¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil: minimum self service and full-service: plus 0.20¢ per litre maximum self-service: plus 0.20¢ per litre And

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

Schedule “A” effective on and after 12:01 a.m., August 20, 2021. Dated at Halifax, Nova Scotia, this 19th day of August, 2021. sgd. Lisa Wallace Clerk of the Board

Schedule “A” Prices Prescribed for Petroleum Products under the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations effective on and after 12:01 a.m. on August 20, 2021 Nova Scotia Petroleum Price

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

Tax Wholesale Selling Price Min Max Min Max Zone 1 Regular Unleaded 83.04 Mid-Grade Unleaded 86.04 Premium Unleaded 89.04 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 79.96 10.0 10.0 10.0 4.0 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.4 108.54 111.54 114.54 99.36 131.7 134.3 135.2 137.7 138.6 141.2 120.7 123.0 131.7 999.9 135.2 999.9 138.6 999.9 120.7 999.9 Zone 2 Regular Unleaded 83.54 Mid-Grade Unleaded 86.54 Premium Unleaded 89.54 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 80.46 10.0 10.0 10.0 4.0 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.4 109.04 112.04 115.04 99.86 132.3 134.8 135.7 138.3 139.2 141.7 121.3 123.6 132.3 999.9 135.7 999.9 139.2 999.9 121.3 999.9 © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 45, No. 19 Zone 3 Regular Unleaded 83.94 10.0 15.5 109.44 132.8 135.3 132.8 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 86.94 10.0 15.5 112.44 136.2 138.7 136.2 999.9 Premium Unleaded 89.94 10.0 15.5 115.44 139.7 142.2 139.7 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 80.86 4.0 15.4 100.26 121.7 124.0 121.7 999.9 Zone 4 Regular Unleaded 84.04 10.0 15.5 109.54 132.9 135.4 132.9 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 87.04 10.0 15.5 112.54 136.3 138.9 136.3 999.9 Premium Unleaded 90.04 10.0 15.5 115.54 139.8 142.3 139.8 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 80.96 4.0 15.4 100.36 121.9 124.2 121.9 999.9 Zone 5 Regular Unleaded 84.04 10.0 15.5 109.54 132.9 135.4 132.9 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 87.04 10.0 15.5 112.54 136.3 138.9 136.3 999.9 Premium Unleaded 90.04 10.0 15.5 115.54 139.8 142.3 139.8 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 80.96 4.0 15.4 100.36 121.9 124.2 121.9 999.9 Zone 6 Regular Unleaded 84.74 10.0 15.5 110.24 133.7 136.2 133.7 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 87.74 10.0 15.5 113.24 137.1 139.7 137.1 999.9 Premium Unleaded 90.74 10.0 15.5 116.24 140.6 143.1 140.6 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 81.66 4.0 15.4 101.06 122.7 125.0 122.7 999.9 N.S.

Reg. 119/2021 Made: August 16, 2021 Approved: August 24, 2021 Filed: August 26, 2021 Milk Producer Licensing Regulations–amendment Order dated August 24, 2021 Amendment to regulations made by the Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia and approved by the Natural Products Marketing Council pursuant to clauses 9(f)–(

i) and subsection 15(1) of the Dairy Industry Act Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia Amendment to the Milk Producer Licensing Regulations made under the Dairy Industry Act I certify that on August 16, 2021, the Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia, pursuant to clauses 9(

f) to (

i) and subsection 15(1) of

Chapter 24 of the Acts of 2000, the Dairy Industry Act, as delegated by clause 2(1)(

l) to (

o) of the Delegation of Powers to Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia Regulations, N.S. Reg. 136/2001, carried a motion to amend the Milk Producer Licensing Regulations, N.S. Reg. 125/2017, made by the Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia on October 14, 2016, and approved by the Natural Products Marketing Council on August 21, 2017, in the manner set forth in the attached

Schedule “A”, effective on and after September 1, 2021. Signed at Truro, in the County of Colchester, Nova Scotia on August 24, 2021. © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 308

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 45, No. 19 Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia per: sgd. S. Jake Vancuren S. Jake Vancuren General Manager Approved by the Natural Products Marketing Council at Truro, in the County of Colchester, Nova Scotia on August 24, 2021. Natural Products Marketing Council per: sgd. Danielle Dorn Kouwenberg Danielle Dorn Kouwenberg Acting Director

Schedule “A” Amendment to the Milk Producer Licensing Regulations made by the Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia pursuant to clauses 9(

f) to (

i) and subsection 15(1) of

Chapter 24 of the Acts of 2000, the Dairy Industry Act

Section 3 of the Milk Producer Licensing Regulations, N.S. Reg. 125/2017, made by the Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia on October 14, 2016, and approved by the Natural Products Marketing Council on August 21, 2017, is amended by repealing the definition of “proAction program” and substituting the following: “proAction program” means all of the following modules of the Dairy Farmers of Canada proAction program: (

i) Food Safety Workbook and Reference Manual, as amended from time to time; (ii) Livestock Traceability Workbook and Reference Manual, as amended from time to time; (iii) Animal Care Workbook and Reference Manual, as amended from time to time; (iv) Biosecurity Workbook and Reference Manual, as amended from time to time; (

v) Environment Workbook and Reference Manual, as amended from time to time; © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 309

N.S. Reg. 120/2021 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 45, No. 19 N.S. Reg. 120/2021 Made: August 26, 2021 Filed: August 27, 2021 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Order dated August 26, 2021 made by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board pursuant to

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and Sections 16 to 19 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations Order In the matter of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act M10235 - and - In the matter of prescribing prices for petroleum products pursuant to

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and Sections 16 to 19 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations Before: Stephen McGrath, LL.B., Member

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

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

whereas the Board revised the wholesale margin effective January 4, 2013, in its decision, 2012 NSUARB 213, issued on December 12, 2012; And

whereas on December 30, 2020, the Board issued an interim order in Matter M09952 increasing the wholesale margin for self-service and full-service gasoline and diesel, on an interim basis, by 2.50 cents per litre (cpl) to a total of 9.15 cpl; And

whereas the Board revised the retail markup and the transportation allowance effective October 28, 2016, in its decision, 2016 NSUARB 168, issued on September 26, 2016, and on February 1, 2021, the Board issued an order in Matter M09727 approving an increase to the minimum self-service and full-service retail markup by 0.3 cpl and to the maximum self-service retail markup by 0.4 cpl, to a total for the minimum of 5.4 cpl, and for the maximum of 7.4 cpl; And

whereas in a decision dated April 15, 2021, in Matter 09727 (2021 NSUARB 50), the Board directed a process to consider a retail markup adjustment mechanism, applied monthly, to address ongoing Covid-19- related reduced sales volumes to ensure just and reasonable prices for petroleum products pending recovery from the pandemic, and on June 2, 2021, the Board issued an order approving the methodology for the monthly adjustment mechanism; And

whereas the average of the average of the daily high and low reported product prices (in Canadian cents) for the period ended August 25, 2021, are: Grade 1 Regular gasoline 69.64¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil 67.54¢ per litre

Now therefore the Board prescribes the benchmark prices for petroleum products to be: © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 310

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 45, No. 19 Gasoline: Grade 1 69.64¢ per litre Grade 2 72.64¢ per litre Grade 3 75.64¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil 67.54¢ per litre And

now therefore the Board has determined, based on historical data regarding price changes and to achieve revenue neutrality, it is appropriate to apply, and the Board so orders, forward averaging corrections of: Gasoline: plus 1.86¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil: plus 0.39¢ per litre And

now therefore the Board orders that a monthly adjustment to the retail markup is required to account for the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on current sales volumes, as follows: Gasoline: minimum self service and full-service: plus 0.6¢ per litre maximum self-service: plus 0.8¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil: minimum self service and full-service: plus 0.2¢ per litre maximum self-service: plus 0.2¢ per litre And

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

Schedule “A” effective on and after 12:01 a.m., August 27, 2021. Dated at Halifax, Nova Scotia, this 26th day of August, 2021. sgd. Bruce A. Kiley Clerk of the Board

Schedule “A” Prices Prescribed for Petroleum Products under the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations effective on and after 12:01 a.m. on August 27, 2021 Nova Scotia Petroleum Price

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

Tax Wholesale Selling Price Min Max Min Max Zone 1 Regular Unleaded 83.04 Mid-Grade Unleaded 86.04 Premium Unleaded 89.04 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 79.96 10.0 10.0 10.0 4.0 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.4 108.54 111.54 114.54 99.36 131.7 134.3 135.2 137.7 138.6 141.2 120.7 123.0 131.7 999.9 135.2 999.9 138.6 999.9 120.7 999.9 Zone 2 Regular Unleaded 83.54 Mid-Grade Unleaded 86.54 Premium Unleaded 89.54 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 80.46 10.0 10.0 10.0 4.0 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.4 109.04 112.04 115.04 99.86 132.3 134.8 135.7 138.3 139.2 141.7 121.3 123.6 132.3 999.9 135.7 999.9 139.2 999.9 121.3 999.9 © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 45, No. 19 Zone 3 Regular Unleaded 83.94 10.0 15.5 109.44 132.8 135.3 132.8 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 86.94 10.0 15.5 112.44 136.2 138.7 136.2 999.9 Premium Unleaded 89.94 10.0 15.5 115.44 139.7 142.2 139.7 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 80.86 4.0 15.4 100.26 121.7 124.0 121.7 999.9 Zone 4 Regular Unleaded 84.04 10.0 15.5 109.54 132.9 135.4 132.9 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 87.04 10.0 15.5 112.54 136.3 138.9 136.3 999.9 Premium Unleaded 90.04 10.0 15.5 115.54 139.8 142.3 139.8 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 80.96 4.0 15.4 100.36 121.9 124.2 121.9 999.9 Zone 5 Regular Unleaded 84.04 10.0 15.5 109.54 132.9 135.4 132.9 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 87.04 10.0 15.5 112.54 136.3 138.9 136.3 999.9 Premium Unleaded 90.04 10.0 15.5 115.54 139.8 142.3 139.8 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 80.96 4.0 15.4 100.36 121.9 124.2 121.9 999.9 Zone 6 Regular Unleaded 84.74 10.0 15.5 110.24 133.7 136.2 133.7 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 87.74 10.0 15.5 113.24 137.1 139.7 137.1 999.9 Premium Unleaded 90.74 10.0 15.5 116.24 140.6 143.1 140.6 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 81.66 4.0 15.4 101.06 122.7 125.0 122.7 999.9 © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

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