Part II Regulations under the Regulations Act Printed by the Queen’s Printer Halifax, Nova Scotia Vol. 40, No. 1 January 8, 2016 Contents Act Reg. No.

Page Dairy Industry Act Milk Pricing Regulations–amendment.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374/2015 12 Total Production Quota Regulations–amendment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373/2015 11 Natural Products Act Nova Scotia Egg Producers New Entrant Program Regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369/2015 1 Petroleum Products Pricing Act Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370/2015 6 Public Service Superannuation Act Public Service Superannuation Plan Regulations–amendment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371/2015 8 –amendment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372/2015 10 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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Part II - Regulations Vol. 40, No. 1 N.S. Reg. 369/2015 Made: December 8, 2015 Approved: December 9, 2015 Filed: December 17, 2016 Nova Scotia Egg Producers New Entrant Program Regulations Order dated December 9, 2015 Regulations made by the Egg Producers of Nova Scotia and approved by the Natural Products Marketing Council pursuant to

Section 9 of the Natural Products Act I certify that on December 8, 2015, the Nova Scotia Egg Producers, pursuant to

Section 9 of

Chapter 308 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Natural Products Act, as delegated by clause 6(

c) of the Nova Scotia Egg Producers’ Marketing Plan, N.S. Reg. 239/82, carried a motion to make regulations respecting a new entrant program, in the form set forth in the attached

Schedule “A”, effective on and after January 15, 2016. Signed at Truro, in the County of Colchester, Nova Scotia on December 10, 2015. Egg Producers of Nova Scotia per: sgd: Patti Wylie Patti Wyllie General Manager ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Approved by the Natural Products Marketing Council at Truro, in the County of Colchester, Nova Scotia on December 9, 2015. Natural Products Marketing Council per: sgd: E. A. Crouse Elizabeth A. Crouse, P.Ag. General Manager

Schedule “A” Regulations Respecting a New Entrant Program made by the Governor in Council [Nova Scotia Egg Producers] under

Section 9 of

Chapter 308 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Natural Products Act Citation 1 These regulations may be cited as the Nova Scotia Egg Producers New Entrant Program Regulations .

Definitions 2 In these regulations, “free range housing” means a free run housing system where laying hens are also allowed access to an outdoor enclosed pasture or range area, weather permitting; “free run housing” means a housing system where hens are allowed to roam free inside a laying facility; 2 © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 40, No. 1 “lease” means to fix and allot layer quota from the New Entrant Quota Pool, in accordance with subsection [subclause] 9(1)(c)(ii) of the Act; “leased quota” means quota that has been fixed and allotted to a New Entrant under these regulations; “New Entrant” means a producer to whom the Commodity Board has leased quota under the New Entrant Program; “New Entrant Program” means a program of the Commodity Board that has as its purpose to allow eligible individuals to apply to the Commodity Board to be leased layer quota; “New Entrant Quota Pool” means quota designated by the Commodity Board for the New Entrant Program. “organic” means organic as defined under the Organic Grade Regulations made under the Agriculture and Marketing Act and the Organic Products Regulations, 2009, made under the Canada Agricultural Products Act (Canada).

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(1) The Commodity Board may lease quota held in the New Entrant Quota Pool to a person.

(2) Quota leased under subsection (1) will be leased in lots of up to 500 layers, and no New Entrant may lease more than one lot.

(3) Quota leased under subsection (1) will not be subject to quota increases or decreases.

(4) Quota leased under subsection (1) may not be transferred, leased or sold unless approved by the Commodity Board. (5) (

a) A New Entrant, their attorney, guardian, personal representative or such other person approved by the Commodity Board, may apply to the Commodity Board for approval to transfer leased quota under subsection (1) to an eligible spouse or child, and the Commodity Board may approve the transfer; (

b) an eligible spouse or child of a New Entrant under clause (

a) must meet all of the following requirements: (

i) the spouse or child must operate out of the same facilities as those established by the original New Entrant, and (ii) the spouse or child must meet the requirements of

Section 4. [Lettering and numbering in

Section 3(5) as in original.] Eligibility 4

(1) To be eligible for the New Entrant Program, an applicant or New Entrant must be all of the following: (

a) the age of majority; (

b) a Canadian citizen; (

c) a resident of Nova Scotia; 3 © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version.

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d) primarily responsible for the production of eggs under the leased quota.

(2) An applicant or New Entrant must not be any of the following: (

a) the child, spouse, common-law spouse, or registered domestic partner of a present or former layer quota holder; (

b) a current or past shareholder of a company, a child, a spouse, a common-law spouse, or registered domestic partner of a current or past shareholder of a company which holds or has held layer quota; (

c) a current or former holder of quota under the Natural Products Act or the Dairy Industry Act or similar legislation in other provinces of Canada.

(3) A New Entrant must produce one or more of the following types of eggs: (

a) free run, (

b) free range, (

c) organic.

(4) A New Entrant must not have egg production facilities located less than 5 km from any other registered egg production facilities. Application 5

(1) A person may apply for the New Entrant Program by submitting an application to the Commodity Board, in the form and manner prescribed by the Commodity Board.

(2) An application under subsection (1) must be accompanied by the following: (

a) a business plan for production under the leased quota that addresses an approach to supplying the commercial retail market with one or more of the types of eggs listed under subsection 4(3); (

b) evidence that satisfies the Commodity Board that the applicant either possesses or has the ability to acquire adequate knowledge and skills of animal husbandry for the proper care of laying hens; and (

c) an application fee of $250.00 payable to the Nova Scotia Egg Producers which shall be returned if the application is declined. Selection 6

(1) An application under

Section 5 will be reviewed by one or more persons chosen by the Commodity Board.

(2) An applicant that meets the eligibility requirements under

Section 4 will be entered in a random draw, administered by the Commodity Board, to determine one or more successful New Entrants. Terms and conditions 7 The following terms and conditions apply to every New Entrant: (

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b) a New Entrant must start production under the leased quota of one or more of the types of eggs listed under subsection 4(3), within 18 months of being declared a successful New Entrant; (

c) a New Entrant must not cease egg production for more than 18 months without permission from the Commodity Board; (

d) a New Entrant must have all of their eggs graded at an egg station registered under

Section 7 of the Egg Regulations under the Canada Agricultural Products Act. Limitations on New Entrant 8 A New Entrant is not eligible to do any of the following: (

a) vote in any Commodity Board election; (

b) vote at any producer meeting; (

c) become a member of the Commodity Board. Termination 9

(1) If a New Entrant does not meet the terms and conditions under

Section 7, the Commodity Board may stop leasing quota to the New Entrant.

(2) If a Commodity Board stops leasing quota to a New Entrant under subsection (1), that quota will be returned to the New Entrant Quota Pool. 5 © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 40, No. 1 N.S. Reg. 370/2015 Made: December 17, 2015 Filed: December 18, 2015 Petroleum Products Prices Order dated December 17, 2015 made by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board pursuant to

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and Sections 16 to 19 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations Order NSUARB-GAS-W-15-56 In the matter of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act - and - In the matter of Prescribing Prices for Petroleum Products pursuant to

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

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

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

whereas the Board revised the retail margin and transportation allowance effective January 6, 2012, in its decision, 2011 NSUARB 181, issued on November 23, 2011; 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 the average of the average of the daily high and low reported product prices (in Canadian cents) for the week ended December 16, 2015, are: Grade 1 Regular gasoline 46.2¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil 39.9¢ per litre

Now therefore the Board prescribes the benchmark prices for petroleum products to be: Gasoline: Grade 1 46.2¢ per litre Grade 2 49.2¢ per litre Grade 3 52.2¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil 39.9¢ 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 0.6¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil: minus 2.0¢ per litre And

whereas a winter blending adjustment of plus 10.3¢ 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

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 40, No. 1 effective on and after 12:01 a.m., December 18, 2015. Dated at Halifax, Nova Scotia, this 17th day of December, 2015. 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 December 18, 2015 Nova Scotia Petroleum Price

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

Tax Wholesale Selling Price Min Max Min Max Zone 1 Regular Unleaded Mid-Grade Unleaded Premium Unleaded Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 52.7 55.7 58.7 55.4 10.0 10.0 10.0 4.0 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.4 78.2 81.2 84.2 74.8 95.4 98.9 102.4 91.5 97.5 101.0 104.4 93.6 95.4 98.9 102.4 91.5 999.9 999.9 999.9 999.9 Zone 2 Regular Unleaded Mid-Grade Unleaded Premium Unleaded Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 53.2 56.2 59.2 55.9 10.0 10.0 10.0 4.0 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.4 78.7 81.7 84.7 75.3 96.0 99.5 102.9 92.1 98.1 101.5 105.0 94.2 96.0 99.5 102.9 92.1 999.9 999.9 999.9 999.9 Zone 3 Regular Unleaded Mid-Grade Unleaded Premium Unleaded Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 53.6 56.6 59.6 56.3 10.0 10.0 10.0 4.0 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.4 79.1 82.1 85.1 75.7 96.5 99.9 103.4 92.6 98.6 102.0 105.5 94.6 96.5 99.9 103.4 92.6 999.9 999.9 999.9 999.9 Zone 4 Regular Unleaded Mid-Grade Unleaded Premium Unleaded Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 53.7 56.7 59.7 56.4 10.0 10.0 10.0 4.0 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.4 79.2 82.2 85.2 75.8 96.6 100.0 103.5 92.7 98.7 102.1 105.6 94.8 96.6 100.0 103.5 92.7 999.9 999.9 999.9 999.9 Zone 5 Regular Unleaded Mid-Grade Unleaded Premium Unleaded Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 53.7 56.7 59.7 56.4 10.0 10.0 10.0 4.0 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.4 79.2 82.2 85.2 75.8 96.6 100.0 103.5 92.7 98.7 102.1 105.6 94.8 96.6 100.0 103.5 92.7 999.9 999.9 999.9 999.9 Zone 6 Regular Unleaded Mid-Grade Unleaded Premium Unleaded Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 54.4 57.4 60.4 57.1 10.0 10.0 10.0 4.0 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.4 79.9 82.9 85.9 76.5 97.4 100.9 104.3 93.5 99.5 102.9 106.4 95.6 97.4 100.9 104.3 93.5 999.9 999.9 999.9 999.9 7 © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 40, No. 1 N.S. Reg. 371/2015 to 372/2015 Made: December 17, 2015 Filed: December 21, 2015 Public Service Superannuation Plan Regulations–amendments Order dated December 17, 2015 Amendment to regulations made by the Public Service Superannuation Plan Trustee Incorporated pursuant to Sections 87 and 88 of the Public Service Superannuation Act Public Service Superannuation Plan Trustee Incorporated Amendment to the Public Service Superannuation Plan Regulations I certify that the Board of Directors of Public Service Superannuation Plan Trustee Incorporated under Sections 87 and 88 of

Schedule B, the Public Service Superannuation Act, to

Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2012, the Financial Measures

(2012) Act, carried a motion at its meeting on December 17, 2015, to amend the Public Service Superannuation Plan Regulations , N.S. Reg. 66/2013, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2013-104 dated March 28, 2013, to adjust spousal survivor allowance provisions, add to the lists of prescribed “Employers” and “Employees”, and adjust purchase of prior service provisions, in the manner set forth in the following schedules, as attached: (

a) Schedule “A”, effective on and after the date of this order; and (

b) Schedule “B”, effective on and after January 1, 2016. Signed at Halifax, Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, December 17, 2015. sgd: Ron Smith Ronald Smith, Chair Public Service Superannuation Plan Trustee Incorporated N.S. Reg. 371/2015 Public Service Superannuation Plan Regulations–amendment

Schedule “A” Amendment to the Public Service Superannuation Plan [Regulations] made by the Governor in Council [Public Service Superannuation Plan Trustee Incorporated] under Sections 87 and 88 of

Schedule B, the Public Service Superannuation Act, to

Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2012, the Financial Measures

(2012) Act 1 Subsection 43(2) of the Public Service Superannuation Plan Regulations , N.S. Reg. 66/2013, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2013-104 dated March 28, 2013, is repealed and the following subsections substituted:

(2) For the first 5 years after a plan member other than a retiree dies, a surviving spouse of the plan member who is entitled to a survivor allowance under

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a) calculated as if the plan member qualified for an immediate unreduced superannuation allowance, less any survivor allowance paid to qualifying children; and (

b) subject to the limits in subsection (2A). (2A) If the plan member would not have qualified for an immediate unreduced superannuation allowance had their employment terminated, the survivor allowance payable under subsection (2) must not exceed the greater of (

a) the survivor allowance payable under

Section 39; and (

b) the lesser of (

i) the year’s maximum pensionable earnings in the year the plan member died, and (ii) 66 2/3% of the unreduced superannuation allowance that would be payable to the plan member under subsection 31(1) at age 65 if the plan member had continued in employment to age 65 at the same rate of salary. 2

(1) Appendix 2 to the regulations is amended by adding the following bulleted item, where it belongs in alphabetical order, to the first list under the heading “Employers”: • Tourism Nova Scotia

(2) Appendix 2 to the regulations is further amended by adding the following bulleted items to the list under the heading “Employees”: • any person who holds 1 of the following positions with the Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children Special Operating Agency, Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage, unless the terms of their employment specifically exclude them from participation in the Pension Plan: o Coordinating Director, o Operations Lead, o Health Support Lead, o Knowledge Lead, o Facilitation Lead, o Facilitator, Youth Engagement o Briefer/Navigator • any person who holds the position of Director of Human Rights with the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission, unless the terms of their employment specifically exclude them from participation in the Pension Plan. 9 © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 40, No. 1 N.S. Reg. 372/2015 Public Service Superannuation Plan Regulations–amendment

Schedule “B” Amendment to the Public Service Superannuation Plan [Regulations] made by the Governor in Council [Public Service Superannuation Plan Trustee Incorporated] under Sections 87 and 88 of

Schedule B, the Public Service Superannuation Act, to

Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2012, the Financial Measures

(2012) Act 1

Section 2 of the Public Service Superannuation Plan Regulations , N.S. Reg. 66/2013, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2013-104 dated March 28, 2013, is amended by adding all of the following

definitions, where they belong in alphabetical order: “current employer” means, if an employee has had more than 1 successor employer, the current successor employer of the employee; [Note: The reference to the defined term “current employer” has been corrected for the web version of this publication.

This is mistakenly shown as “rent employer” in the print version.] “original employer” means the employer of an employee during a period of service for which contributions have not been made or have been made and subsequently withdrawn by the employee; “successor employer” means any employer that succeeds an original employer in respect of an employee; 2 Subsection 22(2) of the regulations is repealed and the following subsection substituted:

(2) An employee who, while an employee, has not made contributions for a period of service or has made contributions and has withdrawn them, may later pay the employee contributions required at the contribution rate applicable on the date the salary was paid or the date the contributions were withdrawn, together with interest from that date to and including the date the contributions are paid or repaid. 3 Subsection 22(3) of the regulations is repealed and the following subsections substituted:

(3) Unless previously matched by an employer, any contributions paid or repaid by an employee under subsection (2) must be fully matched, at the time they are paid or repaid, by 1 of the following: (

a) the original employer; (

b) a successor employer, if the successor employer is required by an enactment or an agreement to do so; (

c) the current employer, if the current employer is required by an enactment or an agreement to do so. (3A) Except as provided in subsection (3B), if an employer who is required to make matching payments under clause (3)(

a) or (

b) no longer exists, the Administrator must ask the Trustee to determine whether, and on what terms, the employee may receive credit for the prior period of service, and the Trustee’s determination applies despite subsection (2). 10 © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 40, No. 1 (3B) If an employer who is required to make matching payments under clause (3)(

a) or (

b) was part of the Province but no longer exists, any contributions paid or repaid by an employee under subsection (2) must, unless previously matched by an employer, be fully matched by the Province at the time they are paid or repaid. N.S. Reg. 373/2015 Made: December 16, 2015 Approved: December 17, 2015 Filed: December 23, 2015 Total Production Quota Regulations–amendment Order dated December 17, 2015 Amendment to regulations made by the Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia and approved by the Natural Products Marketing Council pursuant to clause 14(1)(

e) of the Dairy Industry Act I certify that on December 16, 2015, the Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia, pursuant to clause 14(1)(

e) of

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

h) of the Delegation of Powers to Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia Regulations, N.S. Reg. 136/2001, carried a motion to amend the Total Production Quota Regulations, N.S. Reg. 255/2009, made by the Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia on May 21, 2009, and approved by the Natural Products Marketing Council on July 21, 2009, in the manner set forth in the attached

Schedule “A”, effective on and after February 1, 2016. Signed at Truro, in the County of Colchester, Nova Scotia on December 18, 2015. Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia per: sgd: Brian Cameron Brian Cameron General Manager ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Approved by the Natural Products Marketing Council at Truro, in the County of Colchester, Nova Scotia on December 17, 2015. Natural Products Marketing Council per: sgd: E. A. Crouse Elizabeth A. Crouse, P.Ag. General Manager

Schedule “A” Amendment to the Total Production Quota Regulations made by the Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia under clause 15(1)(h) [14(1)(e)] of

Chapter 24 of the Acts of 2000, the Dairy Industry Act 1

Section 5 of the Total Production Quota Regulations, N.S. Reg. 255/2009, made by the Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia on May 21, 2009, and approved by the Natural Products Marketing Council on July 21, 2009, is amended by striking out “12” and substituting “16”. 11 © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 40, No. 1 2 (1) Subsection 12(2) of the regulations is amended by repealing clause (

a) and substituting the following clause: (

a) an increase in Provincial TPQ will be allotted to a producer’s TPQ as a percentage of the producer’s TPQ as of the date of the adjustment; (2) Subsection 12(2) of the regulations is further amended by repealing clause (b). 3

Section 21 of the regulations is amended by striking out “$25 000” and substituting “$24 000”. 4 (1) Clause 26(7)(

a) of the regulations is amended by adding “who” immediately after “who is in their quota acquisition period as described in Board policy and”. (2) Subsection 26(7) is further amended by adding the following clause immediately after clause (a): (aa) second, if there is a successful buy offer from an assisted new producer who began selling milk to the Board after 2015 and the TPQ exchange is taking place during a month in which the assisted new producer is required by the Board to reimburse TPQ to the Board in accordance with Board Policy, the TPQ must be allocated to the assisted new producer until 1 of the following conditions is satisfied: (

i) all of the remaining TPQ is allocated to the assisted new producer, (ii) the assisted new producer’s buy offer is filled, (iii) the amount of TPQ bought by the assisted new producer is equal to the amount prescribed in the Board policy as the buyer prorate exemption amount during the reimbursement period; (3) Clause 26(7)(

b) of the regulations is amended by striking out “second” and substituting “third”. (4) Clause 26(7)(

c) of the regulations is amended by striking out “third” and substituting “fourth”. N.S. Reg. 374/2015 Made: December 18, 2015 Approved: December 18, 2015 Filed: December 23, 2015 Milk Pricing Regulations–amendment Order dated December 18, 2015 Amendment to regulations made by the Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia and approved by the Natural Products Marketing Council pursuant to clauses 9(

b) and 14(1)(

c) of the Dairy Industry Act I certify that on December 18, 2015, the Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia, pursuant to clauses 9(

b) and 14(1)(

c) of

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

b) of the Delegation of Powers to Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia Regulations , N.S. Reg. 136/2001, carried a motion to amend the Milk Pricing Regulations, N.S. Reg. 84/2008, made by the Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia on September 21, 2007, and approved by the Natural Products Marketing Council on February 12, 2008, in the manner set forth in the attached

Schedule “A”, effective on and after February 1, 2016. 12 © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 40, No. 1 Signed at Truro, in the County of Colchester, Nova Scotia on December 18, 2015. Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia per: sgd: Brian Cameron Brian Cameron General Manager ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Approved by the Natural Products Marketing Council at Truro, in the County of Colchester, Nova Scotia on December 18, 2015. Natural Products Marketing Council per: sgd: E. A. Crouse Elizabeth A. Crouse, P.Ag. General Manager

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

b) and 14(1)(

c) of

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

Section 3 of the Milk Pricing Regulations, N.S. Reg. 84/2008, made by the Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia on September 21, 2007, and approved by the Natural Products Marketing Council on February 12, 2008, is amended by repealing subsection 3(1) and substituting the following subsection: 3

(1) Milk processors in the Province must pay, on an F.O.B. plant basis, the prices of milk components set out in the following table for each class of milk specified: Component Prices for Classes of Milk Class of Milk Butterfat ($ per kg) Protein ($ per kg) Other Solids ($ per kg) Solids-Non-Fat ($ per hl) 1(a) 7.4556 75.1300 1(b) 7.4556 60.9000 1(c) 85% of the BF and SNF values for Class 1(

a) or Class 1(b), as applicable 2(a) 8.3597 5.8693 5.8693 2(b) 8.3597 5.8693 5.8693 3(a) 8.3597 13.6931 0.8602 3(b) 8.3597 13.2389 0.8602 3(c) 8.3597 13.6931 0.8602 4(a) 8.3597 3.4593 3.4593 4(b) 8.3597 5.4215 5.4215 4(c) 85% of the Class 4 (

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