In force date of regulations: As of March 5, 2005*, the date that a regulation comes into force is determined by subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act. The date that a regulation is filed and any specified effective dates are important in determining when the regulation is in force. *Effective November 28, 2023, subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act was replaced. (See subsection 3(5) of

Chapter 54 of the Acts of 2022,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 393 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Regulations Act.)

Part II – Regulations Volume 49, No. 13 June 27, 2025 Halifax, Nova Scotia Published Under the Authority of the Attorney General Contents Act Reg. No. Page Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act Industrial Coatings Applicator Trade Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114/2025 318 Financial Measures

(2023) Act Proclamation, S. 49, S.N.S. 2023, c. 2–S. 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117/2025 321 Forests Act Forest Fire Protection Regulations–amendment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118/2025 322 –amendment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119/2025 323 Petroleum Products Pricing Act Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices (dispensed from publication) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113/2025 318 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices (dispensed from publication) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115/2025 320 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices (dispensed from publication) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116/2025 320 Provincial Parks Act Provincial Parks Regulations–amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120/2025 324 Wildlife Act Shubenacadie Wildlife Park Regulations–amendment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121/2025 326 317

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 49, No. 13 N.S. Reg. 113/2025 Made: June 5, 2025 Filed: June 5, 2025 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Order dated June 5, 2025 made by the Nova Scotia Energy Board pursuant to

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and Sections 16 to 19 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations [Please note: Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices filed with the Office of the Registrar of Regulations on and after January 23, 2023, will no longer be published in the Royal Gazette

Part II. Publication of the Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices has been dispensed with by order of the Attorney General dated January 23, 2023, and published on page 63 of the February 10, 2023, issue of the Royal Gazette

Part II. Current and historical Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices are available for inspection in person at the Office of the Registrar of Regulations and can be viewed on the Nova Scotia Energy Board’s website at the following address: https://nserbt.ca/nseb/mandates/gasoline-diesel-pricing.] N.S.

Reg. 114/2025 Made: March 5, 2025 Filed: June 12, 2025 Industrial Coatings Applicator Trade Regulations Order dated March 5, 2025 Regulations made by the Apprenticeship Board pursuant to subsection 17A(1) of the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act Apprenticeship Board Industrial Coatings Applicator Trade made under subsection 17A(1) of the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act I, Trent Soholt, Chair of the Apprenticeship Board for the Province of Nova Scotia, certify that at a meeting on March 5, 2025, the Apprenticeship Board, pursuant to subsection 17A(1) of

Chapter 1 of the Acts of 2003, the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act, carried a motion to make regulations respecting the industrial coatings applicator trade in the form set forth in the attached

Schedule “A”. This order is effective on and after the date it is filed. Dated and signed March 5, 2025, at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia. sgd. T Soholt Trent Soholt Chair, Apprenticeship Board 318

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Schedule “A” Regulations Respecting the Industrial Coatings Applicator Trade made by the Apprenticeship Board under subsection 17A(1) of

Chapter 1 of the Acts of 2003, the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act Citation 1 These regulations may be cited as the Industrial Coatings Applicator Trade Regulations.

Definitions 2

(1) In these regulations, “Act” means the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act; “industrial coatings applicator trade” means the occupation of applying and removing protective finishes in commercial, institutional, marine and industrial settings, including preparing a variety of substrates (metals, concrete, wood and synthetics) before applying materials such as protective coating systems, coatings, waterproofing, fireproofing and specialty finishes; “General Regulations” means the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act General Regulations made under the Act.

(2) A term defined in the General Regulations has the same meaning when used in these regulations. Term of apprenticeship for industrial coatings applicator trade 3

(1) The term of apprenticeship for the industrial coatings applicator trade consists of all of the following: (a) 5400 documented hours of the combination of practical experience and the portion of technical training spent learning the skills of the designated trade as described in clause 26(1A)(

a) of the General Regulations and as approved by the Director; (

b) related technical training as described in clause 26(1A)(

b) of the General Regulations and as approved by the Director; (

c) a certification examination.

(2) Any probationary period included in a term of apprenticeship for the industrial coatings applicator trade as permitted by subsection 12(2) of the General Regulations must be no longer than 3 months. Industrial coatings applicator certificate through trade qualification 4 The period of employment in the designated trade that is required by paragraph 30(1)(a)(ii)(

B) of the General Regulations for a person who does not hold a certificate of apprenticeship and is applying for a certificate of qualification in the industrial coatings applicator trade is 8100 hours. Compliance with identity card requirements of General Regulations 5 For the purposes of subsections 34(2) and (3) of the General Regulations, which require an apprentice or journeyperson to keep their identity card in their possession when practising the designated trade and produce it on request, a person is practising the industrial coatings applicator trade while the person is doing any of the following: 319

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a) for an apprentice, (

i) acquiring practical experience in the trade, or (ii) learning the skills of the trade during the technical training portion of apprenticeship training; (

b) for a journeyperson, performing the duties of the trade as defined in these regulations or their duties as set out in the General Regulations. N.S. Reg. 115/2025 Made: June 12, 2025 Filed: June 12, 2025 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Order dated June 12, 2025 made by the Nova Scotia Energy Board pursuant to

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and Sections 16 to 19 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations [Please note: Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices filed with the Office of the Registrar of Regulations on and after January 23, 2023, will no longer be published in the Royal Gazette

Part II. Publication of the Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices has been dispensed with by order of the Attorney General dated January 23, 2023, and published on page 63 of the February 10, 2023, issue of the Royal Gazette

Part II. Current and historical Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices are available for inspection in person at the Office of the Registrar of Regulations and can be viewed on the Nova Scotia Energy Board’s website at the following address: https://nserbt.ca/nseb/mandates/gasoline-diesel-pricing.] N.S. Reg. 116/2025 Made: June 16, 2025 Filed: June 16, 2025 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Order dated June 16, 2025 made by the Nova Scotia Energy Board pursuant to

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and Sections 16 to 19 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations [Please note: Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices filed with the Office of the Registrar of Regulations on and after January 23, 2023, will no longer be published in the Royal Gazette

Part II. Publication of the Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices has been dispensed with by order of the Attorney General dated January 23, 2023, and published on page 63 of the February 10, 2023, issue of the Royal Gazette

Part II. Current and historical Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices are available for inspection in person at the Office of the Registrar of Regulations and can be viewed on the Nova Scotia Energy Board’s website at the following address: https://nserbt.ca/nseb/mandates/gasoline-diesel-pricing.] 320

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 49, No. 13 N.S. Reg. 117/2025 Made: June 17, 2025 Filed: June 17, 2025 Proclamation, S. 49, S.N.S. 2023, c. 2–S. 48 Order in Council 2025-180 dated June 17, 2025 Proclamation made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 49 of the Financial Measures

(2023) Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Finance and Treasury Board dated May 15, 2025, pursuant to

Section 49 of

Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023, the Financial Measures

(2023) Act, and subsection 3(7) of

Chapter 235 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the

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

Section 48 of

Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023, the Financial Measures

(2023) Act, do come into force on and not before June 17, 2025. L.S. Canada Province of Nova Scotia Charles the Third, by the Grace of God King of Canada and His Other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth. To all to whom these presents shall come, or whom the same may in any wise concern, Greeting! A Proclamation

Whereas in and by subsection 49(1) of

Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023, the Financial Measures

(2023) Act, it is enacted as follows: 49

(1) Sections 3 to 6, 8 to 16, 42 and 45 to 48 come into force on such day as the Governor in Council orders and declares by proclamation. And

Whereas it is deemed expedient that

Section 48 of

Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023, the Financial Measures

(2023) Act, do come into force on and not before June 17, 2025; 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

Section 48 of

Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023, the Financial Measures

(2023) Act, do come into force on and not before June 17, 2025, 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, Michael John Savage, Chancellor of Our Order of Nova Scotia, Lieutenant Governor in and of Our Province of Nova Scotia. Given at Our Government House in the Halifax Regional Municipality, this 17th day of June in the year of Our Lord two thousand and twenty-five and in the Third year of Our Reign. By Command: 321

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 49, No. 13 PROVINCIAL SECRETARY ATTORNEY GENERAL AND MINISTER OF JUSTICE N.S. Reg. 118/2025 Made: June 17, 2025 Filed: June 17, 2025 Forest Fire Protection Regulations–amendment Order in Council 2025-181 dated June 17, 2025 Amendment to regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 40 of the Forests Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Natural Resources dated May 12, 2025, and pursuant to

Section 40 of

Chapter 179 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Forests Act, is pleased to amend the Forest Fire Protection Regulations, N.S. Reg. 135/2019, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2019-248 dated September 17, 2019, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, effective on and after June 17, 2025.

Schedule “A” Amendment to the Forest Fire Protection Regulations made by the Governor in Council under

Section 40 of

Chapter 179 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Forests Act 1

Section 3 of the Forest Fire Protection Regulations, N.S. Reg. 135/2019, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2019-248 dated September 17, 2019, is amended by adding “, special event burning” immediately after “domestic burning” in the definition of the term “permit to burn”. 2 Subsection 8(2) of the regulations is repealed. 3 The regulations are further amended by adding the following

Section immediately after

Section 8: Special event burning permit 8A

(1) A permit authorizing a person to ignite and maintain an open fire for the purpose of a special event may be issued by the Minister or a person authorized by the Minister to a person who applies in the form required by the Minister.

(2) A special event burning permit must be issued in writing and may include any terms and conditions that the Minister or a person authorized by the Minister considers appropriate.

(3) A special event burning permit must not be issued unless the Minister or a person authorized by the Minister is satisfied that it is safe and reasonable under the circumstances to do so. 322

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 49, No. 13 N.S. Reg. 119/2025 to 121/2025 Made: June 17, 2025 Filed: June 17, 2025 Forest Fire Protection Regulations–amendment; Provincial Parks Regulations–amendment; Shubenacadie Wildlife Park Regulations–amendment Order in Council 2025-182 dated June 17, 2025 Amendments to regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 40 of the Forests Act,

Section 37 of the Provincial Parks Act, and

Section 113 of the Wildlife Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Natural Resources dated May 15, 2025, is pleased, effective on and after June 17, 2025, to (

a) pursuant to

Section 40 of

Chapter 179 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Forests Act, amend the Forest Fire Protection Regulations, N.S. Reg. 135/2019, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2019-248 dated September 17, 2019, in the manner set forth in

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

b) pursuant to

Section 37 of

Chapter 367 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Provincial Parks Act, amend the Provincial Parks Regulations, N.S. Reg. 69/1989, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 89-579 dated May 16, 1989, in the manner set forth in

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

c) pursuant to

Section 113 of

Chapter 504 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Wildlife Act, amend the Shubenacadie Wildlife Park Regulations, N.S. Reg. 80/2008, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2008-54 dated February 19, 2008, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “C” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation. N.S. Reg. 119/2025 Forest Fire Protection Regulations–amendment

Schedule “A” Amendment to the Forest Fire Protection Regulations made by the Governor in Council under

Section 40 of

Chapter 179 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Forests Act Subsection 10(1) of the Forest Fire Protection Regulations, N.S. Reg. 135/2019, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2019-248 dated September 17, 2019, is amended by striking out “$62.30, inclusive of any applicable taxes” and substituting “$54.17, plus any applicable taxes”. 323

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 49, No. 13 N.S. Reg. 120/2025 Provincial Parks Regulations–amendment

Schedule “B” Amendment to the Provincial Parks Regulations made by the Governor in Council under

Section 37 of

Chapter 367 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Provincial Parks Act 1

Section 2 of the Provincial Parks Regulations, N.S. Reg. 69/1989, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 89-579 dated May 16, 1989, is amended by adding the following definition immediately after the definition of “timber”: “two-way serviced campsite” means a campsite that provides water and electrical service; 2 The regulations are further amended by repealing

Section 16 and substituting the following Section: Fees 16

(1) The fees for campsites and other services are as follows: Service Fee campsite permits (excluding Cape Chignecto Provincial Park) campsite in park not serviced by flush toilet and shower $17.37 per day campsite in park serviced by flush toilet and shower $23.25 per day two-way serviced campsite $30.97 per day campsite with yurt $52.15 per day for up to 4 people, plus an additional $9.47 per person per day for each person in excess of 4 campsite permits for Cape Chignecto Provincial Park campsite $23.25 per day bunkhouse or cabin rental $51.67 per day for up to 4 people, plus an additional $10.31 per person per day for up to 4 additional people group camping permits campsite in park not serviced by flush toilet and shower $17.37 per day, plus $2.06 per day for each person in excess of 6 campsite in park serviced by flush toilet and shower $23.25 per day, plus $2.06 per day for each person in excess of 6 324

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 49, No. 13 other fees use of camping trailer sewage disposal unit in park by person who does not hold valid campsite permit or group camping permit $5.70 per dumping permit to park 1 additional vehicle issued under clause 11(1)(c) $7.24 per day campsite reservation $7.85 cancelling or changing campsite reservation $6.10

(2) Despite subsection (1), a campsite permit may be issued free of charge to a person who provides campsite services to the Department within the park at the request of a park attendant.

(3) Any fee prescribed in this

Section must be paid in advance for the total number of days of occupancy to be authorized by the campsite permit or group camping permit.

(4) The Minister may refund the fees paid by a holder of a campsite permit if all of the following conditions are met: (

a) they surrender or cancel their campsite permit before its expiry date; (

b) they apply to the Department for a refund on a form provided by the Department.

(5) The fees prescribed in this

Section do not include any applicable taxes. 3

Section 16A of the regulations is repealed. 4 Subsection 17(1) of the regulations is amended by (

a) striking out “$2.35” and substituting “$2.06”; (

b) striking out “inclusive of any applicable tax” and substituting “to be applied before any applicable taxes”; and (

c) striking out “Sections 16 and 16A” and substituting “Section 16”. 5

(1) Subsection 17A(1) of the regulations is amended by (

a) striking out “$2.35” and substituting “$2.06”; (

b) striking out “inclusive of any applicable tax” and substituting “to be applied before any applicable taxes”; and (

c) striking out “Sections 16 and 16A” and substituting “Section 16”.

(2) Subsection 17A(4) of the regulations is amended by striking out “or 16A”. 325

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 49, No. 13 N.S. Reg. 121/2025 Shubenacadie Wildlife Park Regulations–amendment

Schedule “C” Amendment to the Shubenacadie Wildlife Park Regulations made by the Governor in Council under

Section 113 of

Chapter 504 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Wildlife Act 1

Section 3 of the Shubenacadie Wildlife Park Regulations, N.S. Reg. 80/2008, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2008-54 dated February 19, 2008, is amended by (

a) striking out the clause letter before each definition; (

b) repealing the definition of “family”; (

c) repealing the definition of “school group”; and (

d) repealing the definition of “seasonal permit”. 2 The regulations are further amended by repealing

Section 5 and substituting the following Section: Conditions of admission 5

(1) A person must not enter, use or remain in the Wildlife Park unless the applicable fee, if any, has been paid by or on behalf of that person.

(2) A person must show proof of payment of the applicable fee, if any, if requested by a park attendant.

(3) A person must show personal identification if requested by a park attendant. 326