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Interim Recognition of Canadian Jurisdiction Vehicle Registration Regulations

made under

Section 307 of the

Motor Vehicle Act

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

O.I.C. 2025-160 (effective June 3, 2025), N.S. Reg. 109/2025

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

Interim project duration

Registration of vehicles

Compliance with Act

Commercial motor vehicles

Special conditions for motor vehicles

Registrar may cancel registration

Citation

1 These regulations may be cited as the Interim Recognition of Canadian Jurisdiction

Vehicle Registration Regulations .

Definitions

2 In these regulations,

“Act” means the Motor Vehicle Act .

Interim project duration

(1) The interim project begins on June 3, 2025, and ends on June 2, 2030.

(2) On the expiry of the interim project, these regulations are repealed.

Registration of vehicles

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the Registrar may register a vehicle if the

vehicle meets 1 of the following criteria:

(

a) it is registered in another jurisdiction in Canada;

(

b) in the Registrar’s opinion, it is eligible to be registered in another

jurisdiction in Canada.

(2) The Registrar may not register a vehicle that is not in compliance with the Police

Identity Management Act .

Compliance with Act

5 A vehicle registered under these regulations must comply with the Act.

Commercial motor vehicles

6 A person may operate a commercial motor vehicle in the Province if all of the following

are met:

(

a) the vehicle may legally be operated under the rules of another Canadian

jurisdiction;

(

b) the vehicle is in compliance with the requirements of these regulations;

(

c) the operator provides proof of compliance with the registration requirements

in another Canadian jurisdiction where the vehicle is registered or eligible to

be registered, including any special conditions, in a form acceptable to the

Registrar.

Special conditions for motor vehicles

7 An operator of a motor vehicle operating in the Province under these regulations must

comply with any special conditions imposed by the Registrar.

Registrar may cancel registration

(1) The Registrar may cancel the registration of any vehicle registered under these

regulations that is operated in violation of the Act, these regulations or a special

condition imposed under

Section 7.

(2) A cancellation under subsection (1) is deemed to be a cancellation under

Section

281 of the Act and the same processes and procedures apply.

Legislative History

Reference Tables

Interim Recognition of Canadian Jurisdiction Vehicle

Registration Regulations

N.S. Reg.

109/2025

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 Interim Recognition of Canadian Jurisdiction Vehicle

Registration 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

109/2025

Jun 3, 2025

date specified

Jun 13, 2025

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

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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.