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Gaelic Symbol Number Plates Regulations

made under

Section 38 of the

Motor Vehicle Act

R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 293

O.I.C. 2018-138 (effective May 8, 2018), N.S. Reg. 85/2018

Table of Contents

Please note: this table of contents is provided for convenience of reference and does not form part of the regulations.

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Citation

Definitions

Description of plate

Eligibility for initial Gaelic symbol number plate

Renewals

Vehicle weight restriction

Schedule A

Citation

1 These regulations may be cited as the Gaelic Symbol Number Plates Regulations .

Definitions

2 In these regulations,

“Gaelic symbol number plate” means a special number plate as described in

Section

“Gaels Forward Fund” means the Gàidheil Air Adhart/Gaels Forward fund

established as a special purpose fund under

Section 10 of the Finance Act .

Description of plate

3 On application to the Registry of Motor Vehicles in the form approved by the Registrar,

and subject to these regulations, a person may be issued a special number plate that

(

a) is 15.24 cm in width by 30.48 cm in length;

(

b) shows a Gaelic symbol followed by blue letters and numerals on a silver white

field; and

(

c) bears the words “NOVA SCOTIA” at the top and “ALBA NUADH” at the

bottom, and is otherwise in general accordance with the number plate depicted

in

Schedule A.

Eligibility for initial Gaelic symbol number plate

4 A person who has made a contribution of $50 to the Gaels Forward Fund is eligible to

apply for a Gaelic symbol number plate.

Renewals

5 A person who has been issued a Gaelic symbol number plate may retain the Gaelic symbol

number plate if an additional $50 donation is made to the Gaels Forward Fund on each

renewal of the permit for the motor vehicle for which the plate is issued.

Vehicle weight restriction

6 A Gaelic symbol number plate may be issued only for a vehicle that is a passenger motor

vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle and has a registered weight of 5000 kg or less.

Schedule A

Depiction of Gaelic Symbol Number Plate

Legislative History

Reference Tables

Gaelic Symbol Number Plates

Regulations

N.S.

Reg.

85/2018

Motor Vehicle Act

Note: The information in these tables does not form part of the regulations

and is compiled by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference

only.

Source Law

The current

consolidation of the Gaelic Symbol

Number Plates Regulations made under

the Motor Vehicle Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

85/2018

May 8, 2018

date specified

May 25, 2018

The following regulations are not yet in

force and are not included in the current consolidation:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations

Act for rules about in force dates of regulations.

Amendments by

Provision

ad. = added

am. = amended

fc. = fee change

ra. = reassigned

rep. = repealed

rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

..........................................................

Note that changes to

headings are not included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections:

Note

Effective

date

Repealed and Superseded:

N.S.

Regulation

Title

In force

date

Repealed

date

Note: Only regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in

this table. It may not reflect the

entire history of regulations on this subject matter.