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Part II Regulations under the Regulations Act Printed by the Queen’s Printer Halifax, Nova Scotia Vol. 34, No. 4 February 12, 2010 Contents Act Reg. No.

Page Animal Protection Act Proclamation of Act, S. 42, S.N.S. 2008, c. 33–except Sections 31 to 33 .............. 1 6 / 2010 209 C h i e f I n s p e c t o r Q u a l i f i c a t i o n s R e g u l a t i o n s ..................................... 1 7 /2010 210 Efficiency Nova Scotia Corporation Act Proclamation of Act, S. 44, S.N.S. 2009, c. 3 ................................... 2 1 / 2010 216 Petroleum Products Pricing Act Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices ......................................... 2 0 / 2010 214 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices ......................................... 2 3 / 2010 219 Pharmacy Act Pharmacist Drug Prescribing Regulations ...................................... 2 2 / 2010 217 Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre Expansion Act Proclamation of Act, S. 3, S.N.S. 2008, c. 45 ................................... 1 5 / 2010 208 Trade Union Act and Other Statutes Respecting Labour Relations Proclamation of amendments to Acts, S. 10, S.N.S. 2009, c. 29 ..................... 1 8 / 2010 211 Wilderness Areas Protection Act Proclamation of amendments to Act, S. 4, S.N.S. 2009, c. 30 ....................... 1 9 / 2010 212 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.

N.S. Reg. 15/2010 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 34, No. 4 208 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. N.S. Reg. 15/2010 Made: January 19, 2010 Filed: January 21, 2010 Proclamation, S. 3, S.N.S. 2008, c. 45 Order in Council 2010-26 dated January 19, 2010 Proclamation made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 3 of the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre Expansion Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Health dated December 1, 2009, and pursuant to

Section 3 of

Chapter 45 of the Acts of 2008, the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre Expansion Act, is pleased to order and declare by proclamation that

Chapter 45 of the Acts of 2008, the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre Expansion Act, do come into force on and not before January 19, 2010. PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA sgd: J. Michael MacDonald G/S ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom, Canada and Her Other Realms and Territories, Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, OR WHOM THE SAME MAY IN ANY WISE CONCERN, G R E E T I N G: A PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS in and by

Section 3 of

Chapter 45 of the Acts of 2008, the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre Expansion Act, it is enacted as follows: 3 This Act comes into force on such day as the Governor in Council orders and declares by proclamation. AND

WHEREAS it is deemed expedient that

Chapter 45 of the Acts of 2008, the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre Expansion Act, do come into force on and not before January 19, 2010; NOW KNOW YE THAT WE, by and with the advice of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia, do by this Our Proclamation order and declare that

Chapter 45 of the Acts of 2008, the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre Expansion Act, do come into force on and not before January 19, 2010, of which all persons concerned are to take notice and govern themselves accordingly. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF We have caused these our Letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of Nova Scotia to be hereunto affixed. WITNESS, Our Trusty and Well Beloved His Honour the Honourable J. Michael MacDonald, Administrator of the Government of the Province of Nova Scotia.

N.S. Reg. 15/2010 - 16/2010 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 34, No. 4 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. 209 AT Our Law Courts in the Halifax Regional Municipality, this 19th day of January in the year of Our Lord two thousand and ten and in the fifty-eighth year of Our Reign. BY COMMAND: sgd: Ross Landry Provincial Secretary Minister of Justice and Attorney General N.S. Reg. 16/2010 Made: January 19, 2010 Filed: January 21, 2010 Proclamation, S. 42, S.N.S. 2008, c. 33 Order in Council 2010-27 dated January 19, 2010 Proclamation made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 42 of the Animal Protection Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Agriculture dated July 16, 2009, and pursuant to

Section 42 of

Chapter 33 of the Acts of 2008, the Animal Protection Act, and subsection (7) of

Section 3 of

Chapter 235 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the

Interpretation Act, is pleased to order and declare by proclamation that

Chapter 33 of the Acts of 2008, the Animal Protection Act, except Sections 31 to 33 thereof, do come into force on and not before January 19, 2010. PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA sgd: J. Michael MacDonald G/S ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom, Canada and Her Other Realms and Territories, Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, OR WHOM THE SAME MAY IN ANY WISE CONCERN, G R E E T I N G: A PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS in and by

Section 42 of

Chapter 33 of the Acts of 2008, the Animal Protection Act, it is enacted as follows: 42 This Act comes into force on such day as the Governor in Council orders and declares by proclamation. AND

WHEREAS it is deemed expedient that

Chapter 33 of the Acts of 2008, the Animal Protection Act, except Sections 31 to 33 thereof, do come into force on and not before January 19, 2010;

N.S. Reg. 16/2010 - 17/2010 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 34, No. 4 210 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. NOW KNOW YE THAT WE, by and with the advice of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia, do by this Our Proclamation order and declare that

Chapter 33 of the Acts of 2008, the Animal Protection Act, except Sections 31 to 33 thereof, do come into force on and not before January 19, 2010, of which all persons concerned are to take notice and govern themselves accordingly. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF We have caused these our Letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of Nova Scotia to be hereunto affixed. WITNESS, Our Trusty and Well Beloved His Honour the Honourable J. Michael MacDonald, Administrator of the Government of the Province of Nova Scotia.

AT Our Law Courts in the Halifax Regional Municipality, this 19th day of January in the year of Our Lord two thousand and ten and in the fifty-eighth year of Our Reign. BY COMMAND: sgd: Ross Landry Provincial Secretary Minister of Justice and Attorney General N.S. Reg. 17/2010 Made: January 19, 2010 Filed: January 21, 2010 Chief Inspector Qualifications Regulations Order in Council 2010-28 dated January 19, 2010 Regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to clause 40(1)(

k) of the Animal Protection Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Agriculture dated December 16, 2009, and pursuant to clause 40(1)(

k) of

Chapter 33 of the Acts of 2008, the Animal Protection Act, is pleased to make regulations prescribing the minimum qualifications for appointment as the Chief Inspector of the Nova Scotia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty in the form set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, effective on and after January 19, 2010.

Schedule “A” Regulations Respecting the Qualifications for Appointment as Chief Inspector made by the Governor in Council under clause 40(1)(

k) of

Chapter 33 of the Acts of 2008, the Animal Protection Act Citation 1 These regulations may be cited as the Chief Inspector Qualifications Regulations.

N.S. Reg. 17/2010 - 18/2010 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 34, No. 4 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. 211 Definition 2 In these regulations, “Act” means the Animal Protection Act. Minimum qualifications for appointment as Chief Inspector 3 In addition to the requirements in the Act for appointing a person as Chief Inspector, the following are prescribed as the minimum qualifications to be met by a person appointed as Chief Inspector: (

a) the person must have earned a hi gh school diploma or the equivalent; (

b) the person must have a valid driver’s licence; (

c) the person must have experience handling and training animals; and (

d) the person must demonstrate that they ha ve the necessary investigatory skills and knowledge to act as Chief Inspector. N.S. Reg. 18/2010 Made: January 19, 2010 Filed: January 21, 2010 Proclamation, S. 10, S.N.S. 2009, c. 29 Order in Council 2010-30 dated January 19, 2010 Proclamation made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 10 of

An Act to Amend

Chapter 475 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Trade Union Act, and Other Statutes Respecting Labour Relations The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Labour and Workforce Development dated December 8, 2009, and pursuant to

Section 10 of

Chapter 29 of the Acts of 2009,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 475 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Trade Union Act, and Other Statutes Respecting Labour Relations, is pleased to order and declare by proclamation that

Chapter 29 of the Acts of 2009,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 475 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Trade Union Act, and Other Statutes Respecting Labour Relations, do come into force on and not before January 19, 2010. PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA sgd: J. Michael MacDonald G/S ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom, Canada and Her Other Realms and Territories, Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, OR WHOM THE SAME MAY IN ANY WISE CONCERN, G R E E T I N G: A PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS in and by

Section 10 of

Chapter 29 of the Acts of 2009,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 475 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Trade Union Act, and Other Statutes Respecting Labour Relations, it is enacted as follows:

N.S. Reg. 18/2010 - 19/2010 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 34, No. 4 212 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. 10 This Act comes into force on such day as the Governor in Council orders and declares by proclamation. AND

WHEREAS it is deemed expedient that

Chapter 29 of the Acts of 2009,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 475 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Trade Union Act, and Other Statutes Respecting Labour Relations, do come into force on and not before January 19, 2010; NOW KNOW YE THAT WE, by and with the advice of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia, do by this Our Proclamation order and declare that

Chapter 29 of the Acts of 2009,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 475 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Trade Union Act, and Other Statutes Respecting Labour Relations, do come into force on and not before January 19, 2010, of which all persons concerned are to take notice and govern themselves accordingly. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF We have caused these our Letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of Nova Scotia to be hereunto affixed. WITNESS, Our Trusty and Well Beloved His Honour the Honourable J. Michael MacDonald, Administrator of the Government of the Province of Nova Scotia.

AT Our Law Courts in the Halifax Regional Municipality, this 19th day of January in the year of Our Lord two thousand and ten and in the fifty-eighth year of Our Reign. BY COMMAND: sgd: Ross Landry Provincial Secretary Minister of Justice and Attorney General N.S. Reg. 19/2010 Made: January 19, 2010 Filed: January 21, 2010 Proclamation, S. 4, S.N.S. 2009, c. 30 Order in Council 2010-31 dated January 19, 2010 Proclamation made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 4 of

An Act to Amend

Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1998, the Wilderness Areas Protection Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Environment dated December 2, 2009, and pursuant to

Section 4 of

Chapter 30 of the Acts of 2009,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1998, the Wilderness Areas Protection Act, is pleased to order and declare by proclamation that

Chapter 30 of the Acts of 2009,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1998, the Wilderness Areas Protection Act, do come into force on and not before January 19, 2010.

N.S. Reg. 19/2010 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 34, No. 4 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. 213 PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA sgd: J. Michael MacDonald G/S ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom, Canada and Her Other Realms and Territories, Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, OR WHOM THE SAME MAY IN ANY WISE CONCERN, G R E E T I N G: A PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS in and by

Section 4 of

Chapter 30 of the Acts of 2009,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1998, the Wilderness Areas Protection Act, it is enacted as follows: 4 This Act comes into force on such day as the Governor in Council orders and declares by proclamation. AND

WHEREAS it is deemed expedient that

Chapter 30 of the Acts of 2009,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1998, the Wilderness Areas Protection Act, do come into force on and not before January 19, 2010; NOW KNOW YE THAT WE, by and with the advice of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia, do by this Our Proclamation order and declare that

Chapter 30 of the Acts of 2009,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1998, the Wilderness Areas Protection Act, do come into force on and not before January 19, 2010, of which all persons concerned are to take notice and govern themselves accordingly. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF We have caused these our Letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of Nova Scotia to be hereunto affixed. WITNESS, Our Trusty and Well Beloved His Honour the Honourable J. Michael MacDonald, Administrator of the Government of the Province of Nova Scotia.

AT Our Law Courts in the Halifax Regional Municipality, this 19th day of January in the year of Our Lord two thousand and ten and in the fifty-eighth year of Our Reign. BY COMMAND: sgd: Ross Landry Provincial Secretary Minister of Justice and Attorney General

N.S. Reg. 20/2010 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 34, No. 4 214 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. N.S. Reg. 20/2010 Made: January 21, 2010 Filed: January 25, 2010 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Order dated January 21, 2010 made by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board pursuant to

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act Order NSUARB-GAS-W-10-04 In the Matter of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act - and - In the Matter of Prescribing Prices for Petroleum Products pursuant to

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

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

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

whereas the average of the average of the daily high and low reported product prices (in Canadian cents) for the week ended January 20, 2010, are: Grade 1 Regular gasoline 56.4¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil 55.5¢ per litre

Now therefore the Board prescribes the benchmark prices for petroleum products to be: Gasoline: Grade 1 56.4¢ per litre Grade 2 59.4¢ per litre Grade 3 62.4¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil 55.5¢ per litre And

now therefore the Board has determined, based on historical data regarding price changes and to achieve revenue neutrality, it is appropriate to apply, and the Board so orders, forward averaging corrections of: Gasoline: 0.0¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil: 0.0¢ per litre And

whereas a winter blending adjustment of plus 3.8¢ per litre is required for ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil; And

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

Schedule “A” effective on and after 12:01 a.m., January 22, 2010. Dated at Halifax, Nova Scotia, this 21st day of January, 2010. Sgd: Elaine Wagner Clerk of the Board

N.S. Reg. 20/2010 Royal Gazette

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Schedule “A” Prices Prescribed for Petroleum Products under the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations effective on and after 12:01 a.m. on January 22, 2010 Nova Scotia Petroleum Price

Schedule Petroleum Prices in Cents/Litre Self-Service Pump Prices Full-Service Pump Prices (Pump Prices includes 13% HST) Base Wholesale Price Fed. Excise Tax Prov.

Tax Wholesale Selling Price Min Max Min Max Zone 1 Regular Unleaded Mid-Grade Unleaded Premium Unleaded Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 62.7 65.7 68.7 65.6 10.0 10.0 10.0 4.0 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.4 88.2 91.2 94.2 85.0 104.2 107.6 111.0 100.6 105.9 109.3 112.7 102.3 104.2 107.6 111.0 100.6 999.9 999.9 999.9 999.9 Zone 2 Regular Unleaded Mid-Grade Unleaded Premium Unleaded Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 63.1 66.1 69.1 66.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 4.0 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.4 88.6 91.6 94.6 85.4 104.6 108.0 111.4 101.0 106.3 109.7 113.1 102.7 104.6 108.0 111.4 101.0 999.9 999.9 999.9 999.9 Zone 3 Regular Unleaded Mid-Grade Unleaded Premium Unleaded Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 63.6 66.6 69.6 66.5 10.0 10.0 10.0 4.0 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.4 89.1 92.1 95.1 85.9 105.2 108.6 112.0 101.6 106.9 110.3 113.7 103.3 105.2 108.6 112.0 101.6 999.9 999.9 999.9 999.9 Zone 4 Regular Unleaded Mid-Grade Unleaded Premium Unleaded Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 63.6 66.6 69.6 66.5 10.0 10.0 10.0 4.0 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.4 89.1 92.1 95.1 85.9 105.2 108.6 112.0 101.6 106.9 110.3 113.7 103.3 105.2 108.6 112.0 101.6 999.9 999.9 999.9 999.9 Zone 5 Regular Unleaded Mid-Grade Unleaded Premium Unleaded Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 63.6 66.6 69.6 66.5 10.0 10.0 10.0 4.0 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.4 89.1 92.1 95.1 85.9 105.2 108.6 112.0 101.6 106.9 110.3 113.7 103.3 105.2 108.6 112.0 101.6 999.9 999.9 999.9 999.9 Zone 6 Regular Unleaded Mid-Grade Unleaded Premium Unleaded Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 64.4 67.4 70.4 67.3 10.0 10.0 10.0 4.0 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.4 89.9 92.9 95.9 86.7 106.1 109.5 112.9 102.5 107.8 111.2 114.6 104.2 106.1 109.5 112.9 102.5 999.9 999.9 999.9 999.9

N.S. Reg. 21/2010 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 34, No. 4 216 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. N.S. Reg. 21/2010 Made: January 22, 2010 Filed: January 29, 2010 Proclamation, S. 44, S.N.S. 2009, c. 3 Order in Council 2010-38 dated January 22, 2010 Proclamation made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 44 of the Efficiency Nova Scotia Corporation Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Energy dated December 8, 2009, and pursuant to

Section 44 of

Chapter 3 of the Acts of 2009, the Efficiency Nova Scotia Corporation Act, is pleased to order and declare by proclamation that

Chapter 3 of the Acts of 2009, the Efficiency Nova Scotia Corporation Act, do come into force on and not before January 22, 2010. PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA sgd: J. Michael MacDonald G/S ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom, Canada and Her Other Realms and Territories, Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, OR WHOM THE SAME MAY IN ANY WISE CONCERN, G R E E T I N G: A PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS in and by

Section 44 of

Chapter 3 of the Acts of 2009, the Efficiency Nova Scotia Corporation Act, it is enacted as follows: 44 This Act comes into force on such day as the Governor in Council orders and declares by proclamation. AND

WHEREAS it is deemed expedient that

Chapter 3 of the Acts of 2009, the Efficiency Nova Scotia Corporation Act, do come into force on and not before January 22, 2010; NOW KNOW YE THAT WE, by and with the advice of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia, do by this Our Proclamation order and declare that

Chapter 3 of the Acts of 2009, the Efficiency Nova Scotia Corporation Act, do come into force on and not before January 22, 2010, of which all persons concerned are to take notice and govern themselves accordingly. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF We have caused these our Letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of Nova Scotia to be hereunto affixed. WITNESS, Our Trusty and Well Beloved His Honour the Honourable J. Michael MacDonald, Administrator of the Government of the Province of Nova Scotia.

N.S. Reg. 21/2010 - 22/2010 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 34, No. 4 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. 217 AT Our Law Courts in the Halifax Regional Municipality, this 22nd day of January in the year of Our Lord two thousand and ten and in the fifty-eighth year of Our Reign. BY COMMAND: sgd: Ross Landry Provincial Secretary Minister of Justice and Attorney General N.S.

Reg. 22/2010 Made: January 26, 2010 Filed: January 29, 2010 Pharmacist Drug Prescribing Regulations Order in Council 2010-40 dated January 26, 2010 Regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to subsection 80(2) of the Pharmacy Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Health dated December 9, 2009, and pursuant to subsection 80(2) of

Chapter 36 of the Acts of 2001, the Pharmacy Act, pleased to make new regulations respecting the prescribing of drugs by pharmacists, in the form set forth in

Schedule “A”, attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, effective on and after January 26, 2010.

Schedule “A” Regulations Respecting the Prescribing of Drugs by Pharmacists made by the Governor in Council pursuant to subsection 80(2) of

Chapter 36 of the Acts of 2001, the Pharmacy Act Citation 1 These regulations may be cited as the Pharmacist Drug Prescribing Regulations.

Definitions 2 In these regulations, “Schedule I drugs” means scheduled drugs listed in

Schedule I prescribed under

Section 78 of the Act; “Schedule II drugs” means scheduled drugs listed in

Schedule II prescribed under

Section 78 of the Act; “Schedule III drugs” means scheduled drugs named in

Schedule III prescribed under

Section 78 of the Act; “standards of practice” means the standards of practice adopted and amended by the College.

N.S. Reg. 22/2010 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 34, No. 4 218 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. When pharmacist may prescribe drugs 3( 1 ) A pharmacist may prescribe

Schedule II or

Schedule III drugs under these regulations to treat a condition.

(2) A pharmacist may prescribe

Schedule I drugs under these regulations in accordance with the standards of practice to treat conditions approved by the Council.

(3) A pharmacist may prescribe any drugs under these regulations in any of the following circumstances to maintain or enhance patient care: (

a) under conditional authority in accordance with

Section 24 of the Qualification and Professional Accountability Regulations made under the Act; (

b) to provide or replace a supply, or a portion of a supply, of prescription drugs in an emergency, as determined by Council; (

c) to renew an existing prescription; (

d) to adapt an existing prescription by modifying any of the following: (

i) the dose of the drug, (ii) the formulation of the drug, (iii) the regimen for the drug, (iv) how long the drug is to be taken; (

e) to substitute a drug with another in the same therapeutic class; (

f) in a practice setting approved by Council—such as a hospital, a home for special care or a multi-disciplinary environment—where collaborative relationships or appropriate protocols are established; (

g) in emergency circumstances identified by the Council to be in the public interest. Knowledge and understanding of pharmacist prescribing drug 4 A pharmacist must have enough knowledge and understanding of all of the following to prescribe a drug for a condition: (

a) the condition being treated; (

b) the drug being prescribed; (

c) the status of the patent’s health at the time the drug is prescribed. Information to be provided to patient or patient’s agent 5 A pharmacist who prescribes a drug under these regulations must provide a patient or a patient’s agent with enough information for the patient or patient’s agent to make an informed and voluntary decision regarding the prescribed therapy.

N.S. Reg. 22/2010 - 23/2010 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 34, No. 4 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. 219 Documenting, monitoring and communicating actions 6 A pharmacist who prescribes drugs under these regulations must do all of the following in accordance with the standards of practice: (

a) document and monitor all actions taken in prescribing the drugs; (

b) communicate all actions taken in prescribing th e drugs to the patient’s primary care provider as soon as reasonably possible. N.S. Reg. 23/2010 Made: January 28, 2010 Filed: January 29, 2010 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Order dated January 28, 2010 made by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board pursuant to

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act Order NSUARB-GAS-W-10-05 In the Matter of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act - and - In the Matter of Prescribing Prices for Petroleum Products pursuant to

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and Sections 16 to 19 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations Before: Kulvinder S. Dhillon, P.Eng., Member Order

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

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

whereas the average of the average of the daily high and low reported product prices (in Canadian cents) for the week ended January 27, 2010, are: Grade 1 Regular gasoline 55.2¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil 54.6¢ per litre

Now therefore the Board prescribes the benchmark prices for petroleum products to be: Gasoline: Grade 1 55.2¢ per litre Grade 2 58.2¢ per litre Grade 3 61.2¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil 54.6¢ per litre

N.S. Reg. 23/2010 Royal Gazette

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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: 0.0¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil: minus 0.6¢ per litre And

whereas a winter blending adjustment of plus 3.6¢ per litre is required for ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil; And

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

Schedule “A” effective on and after 12:01 a.m., January 29, 2010. Dated at Halifax, Nova Scotia, this 28th day of January 2010. Sgd: Elaine Wagner Clerk of the Board

Schedule “A” Prices Prescribed for Petroleum Products under the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations effective on and after 12:01 a.m. on January 29, 2010 Nova Scotia Petroleum Price

Schedule Petroleum Prices in Cents/Litre Self-Service Pump Prices Full-Service Pump Prices (Pump Prices includes 13% HST) Base Wholesale Price Fed. Excise Tax Prov.

Tax Wholesale Selling Price Min Max Min Max Zone 1 Regular Unleaded Mid-Grade Unleaded Premium Unleaded Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 61.5 64.5 67.5 63.9 10.0 10.0 10.0 4.0 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.4 87.0 90.0 93.0 83.3 102.8 106.2 109.6 98.6 104.5 107.9 111.3 100.3 102.8 106.2 109.6 98.6 999.9 999.9 999.9 999.9 Zone 2 Regular Unleaded Mid-Grade Unleaded Premium Unleaded Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 61.9 64.9 67.9 64.3 10.0 10.0 10.0 4.0 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.4 87.4 90.4 93.4 83.7 103.3 106.7 110.1 99.1 105.0 108.4 111.8 100.8 103.3 106.7 110.1 99.1 999.9 999.9 999.9 999.9 Zone 3 Regular Unleaded Mid-Grade Unleaded Premium Unleaded Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 62.4 65.4 68.4 64.8 10.0 10.0 10.0 4.0 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.4 87.9 90.9 93.9 84.2 103.8 107.2 110.6 99.7 105.5 108.9 112.3 101.4 103.8 107.2 110.6 99.7 999.9 999.9 999.9 999.9 Zone 4 Regular Unleaded Mid-Grade Unleaded Premium Unleaded Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 62.4 65.4 68.4 64.8 10.0 10.0 10.0 4.0 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.4 87.9 90.9 93.9 84.2 103.8 107.2 110.6 99.7 105.5 108.9 112.3 101.4 103.8 107.2 110.6 99.7 999.9 999.9 999.9 999.9

N.S. Reg. 23/2010 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 34, No. 4 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. 221 Zone 5 Regular Unleaded Mid-Grade Unleaded Premium Unleaded Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 62.4 65.4 68.4 64.8 10.0 10.0 10.0 4.0 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.4 87.9 90.9 93.9 84.2 103.8 107.2 110.6 99.7 105.5 108.9 112.3 101.4 103.8 107.2 110.6 99.7 999.9 999.9 999.9 999.9 Zone 6 Regular Unleaded Mid-Grade Unleaded Premium Unleaded Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 63.2 66.2 69.2 65.6 10.0 10.0 10.0 4.0 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.4 88.7 91.7 94.7 85.0 104.8 108.1 111.5 100.6 106.4 109.8 113.2 102.3 104.8 108.1 111.5 100.6 999.9 999.9 999.9 999.9