Part II Regulations under the Regulations Act Printed by the Queen’s Printer Halifax, Nova Scotia Vol. 41, No. 15 July 21, 2017 Contents Act Reg. No.

Page Education Act Ministerial Education Act Regulations–amendment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105/2017 589 Natural Products Act Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia Regulations–amendment.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103/2017 584 Petroleum Products Pricing Act Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102/2017 582 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104/2017 587 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. 41, No. 15 N.S. Reg. 102/2017 Made: June 29, 2017 Filed: June 30, 2017 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Order dated June 29, 2017 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 M08131 - 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

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 the Board revised the retail margin and the transportation allowance effective October 28, 2016, in its decision, 2016 NSUARB 168, issued on September 26, 2016; And

whereas the average of the average of the daily high and low reported product prices (in Canadian cents) for the week ended June 28, 2017, are: Grade 1 Regular gasoline 49.8¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil 48.3¢ per litre

Now therefore the Board prescribes the benchmark prices for petroleum products to be: Gasoline: Grade 1 49.8¢ per litre Grade 2 52.8¢ per litre Grade 3 55.8¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil 48.3¢ 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 0.8¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil: minus 0.6¢ per litre And

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

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 41, No. 15 Dated at Halifax, Nova Scotia, this 29th day of June, 2017. sgd: Doreen Friis 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 June 30, 2017 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 56.3 10.0 15.5 81.8 99.9 102.1 99.9 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 59.3 10.0 15.5 84.8 103.4 105.6 103.4 999.9 Premium Unleaded 62.3 10.0 15.5 87.8 106.8 109.0 106.8 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 55.0 4.0 15.4 74.4 91.4 93.6 91.4 999.9 Zone 2 Regular Unleaded 56.8 10.0 15.5 82.3 100.5 102.7 100.5 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 59.8 10.0 15.5 85.3 104.0 106.1 104.0 999.9 Premium Unleaded 62.8 10.0 15.5 88.3 107.4 109.6 107.4 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 55.5 4.0 15.4 74.9 92.0 94.2 92.0 999.9 Zone 3 Regular Unleaded 57.2 10.0 15.5 82.7 101.0 103.2 101.0 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 60.2 10.0 15.5 85.7 104.4 106.6 104.4 999.9 Premium Unleaded 63.2 10.0 15.5 88.7 107.9 110.1 107.9 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 55.9 4.0 15.4 75.3 92.5 94.6 92.5 999.9 Zone 4 Regular Unleaded 57.3 10.0 15.5 82.8 101.1 103.3 101.1 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 60.3 10.0 15.5 85.8 104.5 106.7 104.5 999.9 Premium Unleaded 63.3 10.0 15.5 88.8 108.0 110.2 108.0 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 56.0 4.0 15.4 75.4 92.6 94.8 92.6 999.9 Zone 5 Regular Unleaded 57.3 10.0 15.5 82.8 101.1 103.3 101.1 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 60.3 10.0 15.5 85.8 104.5 106.7 104.5 999.9 Premium Unleaded 63.3 10.0 15.5 88.8 108.0 110.2 108.0 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 56.0 4.0 15.4 75.4 92.6 94.8 92.6 999.9 Zone 6 Regular Unleaded 58.0 10.0 15.5 83.5 101.9 104.1 101.9 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 61.0 10.0 15.5 86.5 105.3 107.5 105.3 999.9 Premium Unleaded 64.0 10.0 15.5 89.5 108.8 111.0 108.8 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 56.7 4.0 15.4 76.1 93.4 95.6 93.4 999.9 © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 41, No. 15 N.S. Reg. 103/2017 Made: May 30, 2017 Approved: June 9, 2017 Filed: July 5, 2017 Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia Regulations–amendment Order dated June 9, 2017 Amendment to regulations made by the Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia and approved by the Natural Products Marketing Council pursuant to

Section 9 of the Natural Products Act Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia Amendment to the Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia Regulations made under the Natural Products Act I certify that on May 30, 2017, the Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia, pursuant to

Section 9 of

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

Section 7 of the Nova Scotia Chicken Marketing Plan, N.S. Reg. 241/82, carried a motion to amend the Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia Regulations, N.S. Reg. 11/2005, approved by the Natural Products Marketing Council on December 8, 2004, in the manner set forth in the attached

Schedule “A”, effective on and after January 21, 2018. Signed at Kentville, in the County of Kings, Nova Scotia on June 14, 2017. Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia per: Shelley Acker Shelley Acker General Manager Approved by the Natural Products Marketing Council at Truro, in the County of Colchester, Nova Scotia on June 9, 2017. Natural Products Marketing Council per: E. A. Crouse Elizabeth A. Crouse, P.Ag. General Manager

Schedule “A” Amendment to the Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia Regulations made by the Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia pursuant to

Section 9 of

Chapter 308 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Natural Products Act Subsection 2(1) of the Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia Regulations, N.S. Reg. 11/2005, approved by the Natural Products Marketing Council on December 8, 2004, is amended by (

a) adding the following

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 41, No. 15 “A7-0001” means the 7-week marketing period from January 21, 2018 to March 17, 2018, inclusive; “A7-0002” means the 7-week marketing period immediately following A7-0001; (

b) repealing the definition of “overmarketing assessment period” and substituting the following definition: “overmarketing assessment period” means 2 consecutive marketing periods as follows: (

i) for 8-week licences, A-06 and A-07, and every subsequent 2 consecutive 8-week marketing periods after that, and (ii) for 7-week licences, A7-0001 and A7-0002, and every subsequent 2 consecutive 7-week marketing periods after that; (

c) adding the following definition immediately after the definition of “partnership”: “periodic base quota” means the portion of a producer’s base quota applicable to 1 marketing period, calculated using the formula PBQ = (BQ/357) × 56, in which (

i) PBQ is the producer’s periodic base quota, and (ii) BQ is the producer’s base quota; (

d) repealing the definition of “quota allocation” and substituting the following definition: “quota allocation” means the total number of kilograms of chicken allocated by the Chicken Farmers of Canada to the Commodity Board for A-06 and for each subsequent 8-week marketing period after that, expressed in kilograms of live weight; 2

Section 9 of the regulations is amended by adding the following subsection immediately after subsection (7):

(8) Licences involved in a transfer must have been issued for the same marketing period. 3 (1) Subsection 10(1) of the regulations is amended by (

a) striking out the period at the end of clause (

c) and substituting a semicolon; and (

b) adding the following clause immediately after clause (c): (

d) the number of weeks in the licence period. (2) Subsection 10(5) of the regulations is repealed and the following subsection substituted:

(5) A producer who markets less than 96% of the production standard prescribed by the total producer licences issued to that producer over a time period prescribed in subsection (5A) must appear before the Commodity Board to explain why less chicken was marketed than was licensed for.

(3) Section 10 of the regulations is further amended by adding the following subsection immediately after subsection (5): © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 585

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 41, No. 15 (5A) A prescribed time period referred to in subsection (5) is as follows: (

a) for a producer with an 8-week licence, a base quota period; (

b) for a producer with a 7-week licence, a period covering (i) 8 7-week marketing periods beginning with A7-0001, or (ii) any subsequent 8 consecutive 7-week marketing periods after the period referred to in subclause (i). 4 Subsection 11(1) of the regulations is repealed and the following subsection substituted: 11

(1) Subject to subsection (2) and

Section 10, the kilograms of live weight of chicken for each producer licence is based on the length of the marketing period for which the licence is issued and the lesser of (

a) the producer’s maximum barn capacity; and (

b) the producer’s periodic base quota as adjusted by that producer’s share of any increase or decrease from the quota allocation for the marketing period, but any increase or decrease remains subject to sections 8F, 8G, and 8H. 5 Subsection 12(1) of the regulations is repealed and the following subsection substituted: 12

(1) Before each marketing period, a producer holding a producer licence and a processor must enter into a production and marketing agreement for that marketing period, which must be in the form approved by the Commodity Board and must specify all of the following: (

a) the number of chickens to be placed with the producer; (

b) the target average weight for each chicken at marketing; (

c) the scheduled processing week for the chickens that are placed; (

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N.S. Reg. 104/2017 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 41, No. 15 N.S. Reg. 104/2017 Made: July 6, 2017 Filed: July 10, 2017 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Order dated July 6, 2017 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 M08157 - 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 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 the Board revised the retail margin and the transportation allowance effective October 28, 2016, in its decision, 2016 NSUARB 168, issued on September 26, 2016; And

whereas the average of the average of the daily high and low reported product prices (in Canadian cents) for the week ended July 5, 2017, are: Grade 1 Regular gasoline 51.5¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil 50.2¢ per litre

Now therefore the Board prescribes the benchmark prices for petroleum products to be: Gasoline: Grade 1 51.5¢ per litre Grade 2 54.5¢ per litre Grade 3 57.5¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil 50.2¢ 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 0.2¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil: minus 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., July 7, 2017. © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 587

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 41, No. 15 Dated at Halifax, Nova Scotia, this 6th day of July, 2017. sgd: Doreen Friis 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 July 7, 2017 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 58.5 10.0 15.5 84.0 102.5 104.6 102.5 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 61.5 10.0 15.5 87.0 105.9 108.1 105.9 999.9 Premium Unleaded 64.5 10.0 15.5 90.0 109.4 111.6 109.4 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 57.2 4.0 15.4 76.6 94.0 96.1 94.0 999.9 Zone 2 Regular Unleaded 59.0 10.0 15.5 84.5 103.0 105.2 103.0 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 62.0 10.0 15.5 87.5 106.5 108.7 106.5 999.9 Premium Unleaded 65.0 10.0 15.5 90.5 109.9 112.1 109.9 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 57.7 4.0 15.4 77.1 94.5 96.7 94.5 999.9 Zone 3 Regular Unleaded 59.4 10.0 15.5 84.9 103.5 105.7 103.5 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 62.4 10.0 15.5 87.9 107.0 109.1 107.0 999.9 Premium Unleaded 65.4 10.0 15.5 90.9 110.4 112.6 110.4 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 58.1 4.0 15.4 77.5 95.0 97.2 95.0 999.9 Zone 4 Regular Unleaded 59.5 10.0 15.5 85.0 103.6 105.8 103.6 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 62.5 10.0 15.5 88.0 107.1 109.2 107.1 999.9 Premium Unleaded 65.5 10.0 15.5 91.0 110.5 112.7 110.5 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 58.2 4.0 15.4 77.6 95.1 97.3 95.1 999.9 Zone 5 Regular Unleaded 59.5 10.0 15.5 85.0 103.6 105.8 103.6 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 62.5 10.0 15.5 88.0 107.1 109.2 107.1 999.9 Premium Unleaded 65.5 10.0 15.5 91.0 110.5 112.7 110.5 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 58.2 4.0 15.4 77.6 95.1 97.3 95.1 999.9 Zone 6 Regular Unleaded 60.2 10.0 15.5 85.7 104.4 106.6 104.4 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 63.2 10.0 15.5 88.7 107.9 110.1 107.9 999.9 Premium Unleaded 66.2 10.0 15.5 91.7 111.3 113.5 111.3 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 58.9 4.0 15.4 78.3 95.9 98.1 95.9 999.9 © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

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N.S. Reg. 105/2017 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 41, No. 15 N.S. Reg. 105/2017 Made: June 27, 2017 Filed: July 10, 2017 Ministerial Education Act Regulations–amendment Order dated June 27, 2017 Amendment to regulations made by the Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development pursuant to

Section 145 of the Education Act In the matter of

Section 145 of

Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1995-96, the Education Act - and ­ In the matter of an amendment to the Ministerial Education Act Regulations made by the Minister of Education [and Early Childhood Development] pursuant to clause 145(1)(

l) of the Education Act Order I, Zach Churchill, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to

Section 145 of

Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1995-96, the Education Act, hereby amend the Ministerial Education Act Regulations, N.S. Reg. 80/97, made by the Minister of Education on June 24, 1997, by replacing the

schedule described as “Schedule B: Compensation Grids” with the

schedule attached hereto, effective on and after August 1, 2017. Dated and made at Halifax, Nova Scotia, June 27, 2017. sgd: Zach Churchill Honourable Zach Churchill Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development

Schedule B: Compensation Grids effective 01-Aug-17 Grid 1: Compensation Grid for Directors Compa-ratio Compensation amount 80% $95,214 81% $96,405 82% $97,594 83% $98,785 84% $99,975 Compa-ratio Compensation amount 85% $101,165 86% $102,355 87% $103,545 88% $104,736 89% $105,926 Compa-ratio Compensation amount 90% $107,116 91% $108,306 92% $109,496 93% $110,686 94% $111,877 Compa-ratio Compensation amount 95% $113,066 96% $114,257 97% $115,447 98% $116,637 99% $117,828 © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 589

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 41, No. 15 Compa-ratio Compensation amount 100% $119,017 101% $120,208 102% $121,398 103% $122,588 104% $123,779 Grid 2: Compensation Grid for Superintendents Compa-ratio Compensation amount 80% $122,168 81% $123,695 82% $125,222 83% $126,749 84% $128,276 Compa-ratio Compensation amount 85% $129,803 86% $131,330 87% $132,857 88% $134,385 89% $135,912 Compa-ratio Compensation amount 90% $137,439 91% $138,966 92% $140,493 93% $142,020 94% $143,547 Compa-ratio Compensation amount 95% $145,074 96% $146,602 97% $148,129 98% $149,656 99% $151,183 Compa-ratio Compensation amount 100% $152,710 101% $154,237 102% $155,764 103% $157,291 104% $158,818 © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

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