Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices (N.S. Reg. 189/2018) (just regulations rg2 2018 RG2 2018 11 23)

N.S. Reg. 189/2018

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Part II Regulations under the Regulations Act Printed by the Queen’s Printer Halifax, Nova Scotia Vol. 42, No. 24 November 23, 2018 Contents Act Reg. No.

Page Environment Act Cap-and-Trade Program Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194/2018 463 Quantification, Reporting and Verification Regulations–amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193/2018 460 Mineral Resources Act Proclamation of Act, S. 173, S.N.S. 2016, c. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195/2018 500 Mineral Resources Regulations–replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196/2018 501 Petroleum Products Pricing Act Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations–amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192/2018 454 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189/2018 446 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191/2018 452

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Summary Offence Tickets Regulations–amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190/2018 448 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. 42, No. 24 N.S. Reg. 189/2018 Made: November 1, 2018 Filed: November 2, 2018 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Order dated November 1, 2018 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 M08945 - 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: Jennifer L. Nicholson, CPA, CA, 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 October 31, 2018, are: Grade 1 Regular gasoline 62.8¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil 78.8¢ per litre

Now therefore the Board prescribes the benchmark prices for petroleum products to be: Gasoline: Grade 1 62.8¢ per litre Grade 2 65.8¢ per litre Grade 3 68.8¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil 78.8¢ 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 1.5¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil: minus 0.2¢ per litre And

whereas a winter blending adjustment of plus 2.0¢ 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. 42, No. 24 Dated at Halifax, Nova Scotia, this 1st day of November, 2018. 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 November 2, 2018 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 68.5 10.0 15.5 94.0 114.0 116.2 114.0 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 71.5 10.0 15.5 97.0 117.4 119.6 117.4 999.9 Premium Unleaded 74.5 10.0 15.5 100.0 120.9 123.0 120.9 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 87.8 4.0 15.4 107.2 129.1 131.3 129.1 999.9 Zone 2 Regular Unleaded 69.0 10.0 15.5 94.5 114.5 116.7 114.5 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 72.0 10.0 15.5 97.5 118.0 120.2 118.0 999.9 Premium Unleaded 75.0 10.0 15.5 100.5 121.4 123.6 121.4 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 88.3 4.0 15.4 107.7 129.7 131.9 129.7 999.9 Zone 3 Regular Unleaded 69.4 10.0 15.5 94.9 115.0 117.2 115.0 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 72.4 10.0 15.5 97.9 118.4 120.6 118.4 999.9 Premium Unleaded 75.4 10.0 15.5 100.9 121.9 124.1 121.9 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 88.7 4.0 15.4 108.1 130.2 132.4 130.2 999.9 Zone 4 Regular Unleaded 69.5 10.0 15.5 95.0 115.1 117.3 115.1 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 72.5 10.0 15.5 98.0 118.6 120.8 118.6 999.9 Premium Unleaded 75.5 10.0 15.5 101.0 122.0 124.2 122.0 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 88.8 4.0 15.4 108.2 130.3 132.5 130.3 999.9 Zone 5 Regular Unleaded 69.5 10.0 15.5 95.0 115.1 117.3 115.1 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 72.5 10.0 15.5 98.0 118.6 120.8 118.6 999.9 Premium Unleaded 75.5 10.0 15.5 101.0 122.0 124.2 122.0 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 88.8 4.0 15.4 108.2 130.3 132.5 130.3 999.9 Zone 6 Regular Unleaded 70.2 10.0 15.5 95.7 115.9 118.1 115.9 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 73.2 10.0 15.5 98.7 119.4 121.6 119.4 999.9 Premium Unleaded 76.2 10.0 15.5 101.7 122.8 125.0 122.8 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 89.5 4.0 15.4 108.9 131.1 133.3 131.1 999.9 © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 24 N.S. Reg. 190/2018 Made: November 8, 2018 Filed: November 9, 2018

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations–amendment Order dated November 8, 2018 Amendment to regulations made by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice pursuant to

Section 8 of the

Summary Proceedings Act Order Made under

Section 8 of

Chapter 450 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the

Summary Proceedings Act I, Mark Furey, Attorney General and Minister of Justice for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to

Section 8 of

Chapter 450 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the

Summary Proceedings Act, effective on and after the date of this order, hereby (

a) amend

Schedule M-23 to the

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations, N.S. Reg. 281/2011, made by order of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice dated October 4, 2011, to designate certain offences under the Town of Mahone Bay by-laws as

summary offence ticket offences, in the manner set forth in the attached

Schedule “A”; and (

b) order and direct that the penalty to be entered on a summons in respect of an offence set out in amendments to the schedules to the

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations, N.S. Reg. 281/2011, as set forth in the attached

Schedule “A”, is the out-of-court settlement amount listed in the out-of-court settlement column set out opposite the description for the offence, and includes the charge provided for in, and in accordance with, Sections 8 and 9 of the Act. Dated and made Nov 8, 2018, at Halifax, Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia. sgd: Mark Furey Honourable Mark Furey Attorney General and Minister of Justice

Schedule “A” Amendment to the

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations made by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice pursuant to

Section 8 of

Chapter 450 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the

Summary Proceedings Act

Schedule M-23 to the

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations, N.S. Reg. 281/2011, made by order of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice dated October 4, 2011, is amended by repealing the heading “Dogs By-law” and the items under it, and substituting the following headings and items: Building By-law 1 Constructing building without valid building permit 2(a) $697.50 2 Demolishing building without valid demolition permit 2(b) $697.50 © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 1 448

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 24 3 Occupying building or portion of building (specify) to which 2(c) $697.50 building permit applies without valid occupancy permit 4 Permitting occupancy of building or portion of building (specify) 2(c) $697.50 contrary to permitted occupancy class 5 Placing temporary building without valid permit 2(d) $697.50 6 Undertaking non-structural repairs costing more than $5000 4 $697.50 without valid building permit 7 Undertaking work not in accordance with building permit 11 $697.50 Dog Control By-law 1 Owning unregistered dog 15(1) $295.00 2 Owning dog not wearing valid registration tag 15(2) $295.00 3 Owner failing to notify staff of cessation of dog ownership 15(3) $295.00 4 Owner failing to provide written statement as required by by-law 15(4) $295.00 5 Owning dog that runs at large 15(5) $295.00 6 Owning dog that persistently disturbs quiet of neighbourhood 15(6) $295.00 7 Owner keeping dangerous dog 15(7) $525.00 8 Owner failing to remove dog feces from property other than 15(8) $295.00 owner’s 9 Keeping more than 4 dogs on property 17(1) $295.00 Fire and Burglar Alarm By-law 1 Willfully activating alarm in absence of legitimate activation event 4 $697.50 2 Installing or operating (specify) audible alarm system not designed 5 $410.00 to detect burglary, heat, smoke or fire 3 Owner permitting installation or operation (specify) of alarm that 5 $410.00 is audible off property and sounds continuously for more than 20 minutes 4 Owner of alarm system failing to have contact person in area 5 $410.00 available to system activator 5 Having alarm system that automatically transmits messages to fire 6 $410.00 department or police other than as permitted 6 Having more than 1 false alarm within 12-month period 8 $410.00 Outdoor Burning By-law 1 Operating open fire pit without permission 4(1) first offence $410.00 second offence $1272.50 third or subsequent offence $5872.50 2 Having outdoor fire not contained in acceptable fire pit 4(2) first offence $410.00 second offence $1272.50 third or subsequent offence $5872.50 3 Burning non-designated material (specify) 4(3) first offence $410.00 second offence $1272.50 third or subsequent offence $5872.50 449

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 24 4 Using outdoor gas or wood burning appliance (specify) within 5(2)(iv) 15 ft. of combustible material or property line (specify) first offence $410.00 second offence $1272.50 third or subsequent offence $5872.50 5 Creating a nuisance by use of outdoor gas or wood burning 5(2)(vi) appliance (specify) first offence $410.00 second offence $1272.50 third or subsequent offence $5872.50 6 Using outdoor gas or wood burning appliance (specify) without 5(2)(vii) responsible adult present first offence $410.00 second offence $1272.50 third or subsequent offence $5872.50 7 Using outdoor gas or wood burning appliance (specify) without 5(2)(viii) means to extinguish fire within reasonable distance first offence $410.00 second offence $1272.50 third or subsequent offence $5872.50

Schedule M-23 to the

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations is further amended by adding the following headings and items immediately after item 9 under the heading “Park Commission By-law”: Solid Waste Management By-law 1 Placing or causing to be placed for collection waste in container 10 not in accordance with by-law (specify) first offence $352.50 second offence $467.50 third or subsequent offence $697.50 2 Placing or causing to be placed waste for collection after 8:00 a.m. 29 on scheduled collection day first offence $352.50 second offence $467.50 third or subsequent offence $697.50 3 Permitting empty or rejected regulation container or rejected 31 materials (specify) to remain at collection spot after 12:00 p.m. on day following scheduled collection day first offence $352.50 second offence $467.50 third or subsequent offence $697.50 4 Placing or causing to be placed yard waste for special collection 35 more than 3 days before designated collection day first offence $352.50 second offence $467.50 third or subsequent offence $697.50 © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 24 5 Permitting rejected or residue (specify) yard waste to remain at 37 collection spot after 12:00 p.m. on day following designated collection day first offence $352.50 second offence $467.50 third or subsequent offence $697.50 6 Placing or causing to be placed natural Christmas tree for 39 collection before 8:00 p.m. of day before designated collection day first offence $352.50 second offence $467.50 third or subsequent offence $697.50 7 Permitting rejected natural Christmas tree to remain at collection 41 spot after 12:00 p.m. on day following designated collection day first offence $352.50 second offence $467.50 third or subsequent offence $697.50 8 Owner or occupier failing to keep commercial container behind or 43 beside (specify) building first offence $352.50 second offence $467.50 third or subsequent offence $697.50 9 Keeping commercial container less than 3 m from adjacent 44 residential property first offence $352.50 second offence $467.50 third or subsequent offence $697.50 10 Interfering with solid waste or regulation container (specify) 65 placed out for collection first offence $352.50 second offence $467.50 third or subsequent offence $697.50 11 Disposing of solid waste by burning 69 first offence $352.50 second offence $467.50 third or subsequent offence $697.50 12 Placing solid waste generated outside town for collection in town 70 first offence $352.50 second offence $467.50 third or subsequent offence $697.50 13 Disposing of solid waste contrary to by-law (specify) 72 $1272.50 14 Obstructing or hindering person in performance of their duties 74 $697.50 under by-law Temporary Vendors By-law 1 Engaging in temporary vending without licence 3 $410.00 2 Making false statement in temporary vendor licence application 7 $410.00 3 Failing to display temporary vendor licence on demand 17(2) $410.00 4 Vending contrary to licence specifications or by-law (specify) 22 $410.00 5 Vending on sidewalk contrary to council policy 23 $410.00 © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 24 Town Streets and Sidewalks By-law 1 Installing culvert in street right of way, cutting into or excavating 3(1) $410.00 street (specify) without valid Street Excavation Permit 2 Travelling on temporarily closed street 7 $410.00 3 Moving building, boat or equipment wider than single lane of 8(1) $410.00 traffic (specify) on public street without Street Transport Permit 4 Erecting or placing structure under, on or over (specify) street 19 $410.00 without valid Street Use Permit displayed on structure 5 Allowing thing (specify) to overhang public street contrary to by - 28 $410.00 law (specify) N.S.

Reg. 191/2018 Made: November 8, 2018 Filed: November 9, 2018 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Order dated November 8, 2018 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 M08953 - 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: Roland A. Deveau, Q.C., Vice 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 November 7, 2018, are: © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 452

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 24 Grade 1 Regular gasoline 59.0¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil 76.2¢ per litre

Now therefore the Board prescribes the benchmark prices for petroleum products to be: Gasoline: Grade 1 59.0¢ per litre Grade 2 62.0¢ per litre Grade 3 65.0¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil 76.2¢ 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 2.0¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil: nil¢ per litre And

whereas a winter blending adjustment of plus 2.5¢ 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

Schedule “A” effective on and after 12:01 a.m., November 9, 2018. Dated at Halifax, Nova Scotia, this 8th day of November, 2018. sgd: Lisa Wallace 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 November 9, 2018 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 64.3 67.3 70.3 86.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 4.0 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.4 89.8 92.8 95.8 105.4 109.1 112.6 116.0 127.1 111.3 114.8 118.2 129.3 109.1 112.6 116.0 127.1 999.9 999.9 999.9 999.9 Zone 2 Regular Unleaded Mid-Grade Unleaded Premium Unleaded Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 64.8 67.8 70.8 86.5 10.0 10.0 10.0 4.0 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.4 90.3 93.3 96.3 105.9 109.7 113.2 116.6 127.6 111.9 115.3 118.8 129.8 109.7 113.2 116.6 127.6 999.9 999.9 999.9 999.9 © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 24 Zone 3 Regular Unleaded 65.2 10.0 15.5 90.7 110.2 112.4 110.2 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 68.2 10.0 15.5 93.7 113.6 115.8 113.6 999.9 Premium Unleaded 71.2 10.0 15.5 96.7 117.1 119.3 117.1 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 86.9 4.0 15.4 106.3 128.1 130.3 128.1 999.9 Zone 4 Regular Unleaded 65.3 10.0 15.5 90.8 110.3 112.5 110.3 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 68.3 10.0 15.5 93.8 113.7 115.9 113.7 999.9 Premium Unleaded 71.3 10.0 15.5 96.8 117.2 119.4 117.2 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 87.0 4.0 15.4 106.4 128.2 130.4 128.2 999.9 Zone 5 Regular Unleaded 65.3 10.0 15.5 90.8 110.3 112.5 110.3 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 68.3 10.0 15.5 93.8 113.7 115.9 113.7 999.9 Premium Unleaded 71.3 10.0 15.5 96.8 117.2 119.4 117.2 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 87.0 4.0 15.4 106.4 128.2 130.4 128.2 999.9 Zone 6 Regular Unleaded 66.0 10.0 15.5 91.5 111.1 113.3 111.1 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 69.0 10.0 15.5 94.5 114.5 116.7 114.5 999.9 Premium Unleaded 72.0 10.0 15.5 97.5 118.0 120.2 118.0 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 87.7 4.0 15.4 107.1 129.0 131.2 129.0 999.9 N.S.

Reg. 192/2018 Made: November 13, 2018 Filed: November 13, 2018 Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations–amendment Order in Council 2018-292 dated November 13, 2018 Amendment to regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Environment and the Minister of Service Nova Scotia dated October 30, 2018, and pursuant to

Section 14 of

Chapter 11 of the Acts of 2005, the Petroleum Products Pricing Act, is pleased to amend the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations , N.S. Reg. 286/2009, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2009-399 dated September 24, 2009, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, effective on and after November 13, 2018.

Schedule “A” Amendment to the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations made by the Governor in Council under

Section 14 of

Chapter 11 of the Acts of 2005, the Petroleum Products Pricing Act Subsection 16(4) of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations , N.S. Reg. 286/2009, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2009-399 dated September 24, 2009, is amended by striking out “one-tenth” and substituting “one-hundredth”. © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 1 454

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 24 2 (1) Subsection 17(1) of the regulations is amended by (

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

d) and substituting a semicolon; and (

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

e) the carbon price (

i) calculated according to the formulas in

Schedule 1, except as provided in subclause (ii) for 2019, (ii) for the 2019 calendar year, as follows: (

A) for gasoline, 0.94¢/L, and (

B) for ultra-low-sulfur diesel, 1.20¢/L. (2) Subsection 17(5) of the regulations is amended by striking out “one-tenth” and substituting “one- hundredth”. 3 The regulations are further amended by adding the attached

Schedule 1 immediately after

Section 32.

Schedule 1—Calculation of Carbon Price for Gasoline and Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel (Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations , subsection 17(1))

Definitions for this

Schedule In this Schedule, “auction” means an auction of emission allowances under the Cap-and-Trade Program Regulations; “Cap-and-Trade Program Regulations” means the Cap-and-Trade Program Regulations made under the Environment Act; “Consumer Price Index” means the all-items Consumer Price Index for Nova Scotia, not seasonally adjusted, published by Statistics Canada under the authority of the Statistics Act (Canada); “emission allowance” means an emission allowance sold at an auction; “floor price” means the minimum price in Canadian dollars of an emission allowance as determined under the Cap-and-Trade Program Regulations; “GHG” means greenhouse gases measured as carbon dioxide equivalent calculated in accordance with the Quantification, Reporting and Verification Regulations made under the Environment Act; “settlement price” means the final sale price in Canadian dollars of an emission allowance as determined under the Cap-and-Trade Program Regulations. © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 24 Formulas for Calculating Carbon Price for Gasoline Formula 1.0—total carbon price per litre The formula for calculating total carbon price per litre of gasoline is as follows: in which TCLgas_t = total carbon price per litre, rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent SPgas_t = carbon price per litre as calculated under Formula 1.1, rounded to the nearest one- hundredth of a cent SAgas_t = settlement price adjustment as calculated under Formula 1.3 rounded to the nearest one- hundredth of a cent C = adjustment to account for the number of months between the most recently held auction and the next scheduled auction, as calculated under Formula 1.4 Formula 1.1—carbon price per litre The formula for calculating carbon price per litre of gasoline is as follows: in which SPgas_t = carbon price per litre based on the floor price at the following calendar year’s auction rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent FPt+1 = price per tonne of GHG based on the projected floor price at the following calendar year’s auctions, calculated using Formula 1.2 423.549 = equivalent in litres of gasoline of 1 tonne of GHG 0.2 = proportion of emission allowances that a fuel supplier emitter must purchase 100 = equivalent in cents of 1 dollar Formula 1.2—price per tonne of GHG The formula for calculating the price per tonne of GHG is as follows: in which FPt+1 = price per tonne of GHG based on the projected floor price at the following calendar year’s auctions FPt = floor price at the most recent auction © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 24 1.05 = 5% annual increase in auction floor prices in accordance with the Cap-and-Trade Program Regulations I = average inflation rate since the last auction determined in accordance with the Consumer Price Index Formula 1.3—settlement price adjustment The formula for calculating the settlement price adjustment is as follows: in which SAgas_t = settlement price adjustment rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent CPt = price per tonne of GHG based on the settlement price at the most recent auction FPt = floor price at the most recent auction 423.549 = equivalent in litres of gasoline of 1 tonne of GHG 0.2 = proportion of emission allowances that a fuel supplier emitter must purchase 100 = equivalent in cents of 1 dollar Formula 1.4—adjustment for months between auctions The formula for calculating the adjustment to account for the months between auctions is as follows: in which C = adjustment to account for the number of months between the most recently held auction and the next scheduled auction AY = for 2020, the number of auctions scheduled to be held in 2020, for 2021 and each subsequent year the number of auctions held in the previous calendar year AM = the number of months between the most recently held auction and the next scheduled auction © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 24 Formulas for Calculating Carbon Price for Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel Formula 2.0—total carbon price per litre of ultra-low-sulfur diesel The formula for calculating the total carbon price per litre for ultra-low-sulfur diesel is as follows: in which TCLdiesel_t = total carbon price per litre rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent SPdiesel_t = carbon price per litre as calculated under Formula 2.1 rounded to the nearest one- hundredth of a cent SAdiesel_t = settlement price adjustment as calculated under Formula 2.3 rounded to the nearest one- hundredth of a cent C = adjustment to account for the number of months between the most recently held auction and the next scheduled auction, as calculated under Formula 2.4 Formula 2.1—carbon price per litre of ultra-low-sulfur diesel The formula for calculating the carbon price per litre of ultra-low-sulfur diesel is as follows: in which SPdiesel_t = carbon price per litre based on the floor price at the following calendar year’s auction rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent FPt+1 = price per tonne of GHG based on the projected floor price at the following calendar year’s auctions, calculated using Formula 2.2 332.557 = equivalent in litres of ultra-low-sulfur diesel of 1 tonne of GHG 0.2 = proportion of emission allowances that a fuel supplier emitter must purchase 100 = equivalent in cents of 1 dollar Formula 2.2—price per tonne of GHG The formula for calculating the price per tonne of GHG is as follows: in which FPt+1 = price per tonne of GHG based on the projected floor price at the following calendar year’s auctions FPt = floor price at the most recent auction © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 24 1.05 = 5% annual increase in auction floor prices in accordance with the Cap-and-Trade Program Regulations I = average inflation rate since the last auction in accordance with the Consumer Price Index Formula 2.3—settlement price adjustment The formula for calculating the settlement price adjustment is as follows: in which SAdiesel_t = settlement price adjustment rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent CPt = price per tonne of GHG based on the settlement price of the most recent auction FPt = floor price at the most recent auction 332.557 = equivalent in litres of ultra-low-sulfur diesel of 1 tonne of GHG 0.2 = proportion of emission allowances that a fuel supplier emitter must purchase 100 = equivalent in cents of 1 dollar Formula 2.4—adjustment for months between auctions The formula for calculating the adjustment to account for the number of months between auctions is as follows: in which C = adjustment to account for the number of months between the most recently held auction and the next scheduled auction AY = the number of auctions scheduled to be held in, (

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 24 N.S. Reg. 193/2018 Made: November 13, 2018 Filed: November 13, 2018 Quantification, Reporting and Verification Regulations–amendment Order in Council 2018-293 dated November 13, 2018 Amendment to regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 112Q of the Environment Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Environment dated October 30, 2018, and pursuant to

Section 112Q of

Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1994-95, the Environment Act, is pleased to amend the Quantification, Reporting and Verification Regulations , N.S. Reg. 29/2018, made by [the] Governor in Council by Order in Council 2018-43 dated February 15, 2018, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, effective on and after November 13, 2018.

Schedule “A” Amendment to the Quantification, Reporting and Verification Regulations made by the Governor in Council under

Section 112Q of

Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1994-95, the Environment Act 1

Section 7 of the Quantification, Reporting and Verification Regulations , N.S. Reg. 29/2018, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2018-43 dated February 15, 2018, is amended by adding the following subsection immediately after subsection (2):

(3) Upon submission of a GHG report, a person is a registrant in the GHG Registry and remains a registrant while under a continuing duty to report under

Section 20. 2 The value of the variable C in

Section 12 of the regulations is amended by (

a) striking out “and” at the end of subclause (iii); (

b) adding a comma at the end of subclause (iv); and (

c) adding the following subclauses immediately after subclause (iv): (

v) as CH 4 from all ventilation and degasification systems in underground coal mining, (vi) as CH4 and N2O emissions from anaerobic wastewater treatment, (vii) as process CO2 emissions from calcination and feed oxidation in cement production, (viii) as fugitive leaks and fugitive emissions from natural gas production, processing, transmission, storage and distribution equipment, and (ix) as CO2 emissions from the addition of makeup chemicals (CaCO3, Na2CO3) or carbonates in the chemical recovery areas of chemical pulp mills. 3

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a) adding “or distributes a petroleum product in the Province” at the end of clause (

c) in the column under the heading “Criteria” in the row beginning “Category 2-Petroleum Product Supplier”; and (

b) adding the following row immediately under the row beginning “Category 2-Petroleum Product Supplier”: Category 3-Electricity a person who imports electricity into the Province Importer

Section 14 of the regulations is amended by adding the following row immediately under the row beginning “Category 2-Petroleum Product Supplier”: Category 3-Electricity the amount of greenhouse gas that would be emitted from the Importer generation of the electricity imported by the person

Section 15 of the regulations is amended by (

a) striking out “reporting” in the column under the heading “Reporting Threshold” in the row beginning “Category 1-Natural Gas Distributor”; and (

b) adding the following row immediately under the row beginning “Category 2-Petroleum Product Supplier”: Category 3-Electricity Importer the amount is 10 000 t of CO 2e or more 6

(1) The regulations are further amended by renumbering

Section 17 as subsection [17](1). (2) Subsection 17(1) of the regulations is amended by striking out “The verification amount” and substituting “Subject to subsection (2), the verification amount”.

(3) Section 17 of the regulations is further amended by adding the following subsection immediately after subsection (1):

(2) The verification amount for a fuel supplier emitter does not include the amount of CO 2 that is emitted from the combustion of biomass. 7

Section 27 of the regulations is amended by (

a) striking out “June 1” in subsection (1) and substituting “May 1”; (

b) striking out “2017” in subsection (2) and substituting “2018”; and (

c) striking out “May 1, 2018” in subsection (2) and substituting “June 1, 2019”. 8

Section 28 of the regulations is repealed and the following

Section substituted: Deadline for verification statement for GHG report 28

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a verification statement required for a GHG report must be submitted to the Minister no later than May 1 of the same year in which the GHG report is required to be given to the Minister. © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 461

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(2) A verification statement required for a GHG report submitted in 2019 must be submitted to the Minister no later than September 1, 2019. 9

Schedule 1—Greenhouse Gases and Global Warming Potentials to the regulations is amended by striking out “N2” in column 2 for item 3 and substituting “N2O”. 10 Table 2: Fuel Supplier Emitters in

Schedule 2—Specified GHG Activities to the regulations is amended by (

a) in the column under the heading “Description of Activity” in the row beginning “Category 2- Petroleum Product Supplier”, (

i) adding “under an inter-refinery agreement” at the end of item 3; and (ii) adding the following items immediately after item 4: 5. importing the product into the Province in fuel tanks installed as standard equipment to supply a fuel’s engine 6. supplying the product in a sealed container of 1 L or less (

b) adding the following row immediately under the row beginning “Category 2-Petroleum Product Supplier”: Category 3-Electricity Importer Importing electricity into the Province Importing electricity into the Province for use in the Province (

c) adding the following definition immediately after Table 2: Definition for Table 2 In this table, “inter-refinery agreement” means an agreement between an owner or operator of a petroleum product refinery in Canada or a fractionation facility in Canada and the owner or operator of another petroleum product refinery in Canada or another fractionation facility in Canada for the supply of a petroleum product. © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 462

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 24 N.S. Reg. 194/2018 Made: November 13, 2018 Filed: November 13, 2018 Cap-and-Trade Program Regulations Order in Council 2018-294 dated November 13, 2018 Regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 112Q of the Environment Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Environment dated October 30, 2018, and pursuant to

Section 112Q of

Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1994-95, the Environment Act, is pleased to make regulations respecting the establishment of a cap-and-trade program in the form set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, effective on after November 13, 2018.

Schedule “A” Regulations Respecting the Cap-and-Trade Program made by the Governor in Council under

Section 112Q of

Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1994-95, the Environment Act

Interpretation Citation 1 These regulations may be cited as the Cap-and-Trade Program Regulations.

Definitions 2

(1) In these regulations, “account agent” means a recognized account agent who is designated as either an account representative or an account viewing agent; “account representative” means a recognized account agent who is designated as a primary account representative or an alternate account representative under subsection 30(1) to perform the duties in

Section 31; “account viewing agent” means a recognized account agent who is designated as an account viewing agent under subsection 30(3) to perform the duties in

Section 32; “Act” means the Environment Act; “administrative accounts” means the administrative accounts for the Minister’s use in the program, as set out in

Section 17; “allocation account” means the administrative allocation account for the program, as described in

Section 17; “auction account” means the administrative auction account for the program, as described in

Section 17; “cancellation account” means the administrative cancellation account for the program, as described in

Section 17; © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 463

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Section 18; “Consumer Price Index” means the all-items Consumer Price Index for Nova Scotia, not seasonally adjusted, published by Statistics Canada under the authority of the Statistics Act (Canada); “financial guarantee” means the financial guarantee submitted for an auction or sale by agreement under

Section 65; “general account” means a program participant’s general cap-and-trade account, as described in

Section 18; “issuance account” means the administrative issuance account for the program, as described in

Section 17; “limited use holding account” means a program participant’s limited use holding account, as described in

Section 18; “maximum bid value” in respect of an auction, means the maximum bid value, as described in

Section 72; “NSPI” means Nova Scotia Power Incorporated; “program” means the greenhouse gas emissions cap-and-trade program established by

Section 4 under

Section 112C of the Act; “program participant” means an emitter registered in the program; “QRV Regulations” means the Quantification, Reporting and Verification Regulations made under the Act; “recognized account agent” means an individual recognized by the Minister under

Section 25, and eligible to be designated as an account agent by a program participant under

Section 30; “required to be submitted” means, in relation to emission allowances, required to be submitted to the Minister under subsection 112D(1) of the Act and in accordance with these regulations; “reserve account” means the administrative reserve account for the program, as described in

Section 17; “retirement account” means the administrative retirement account for the program, as described in

Section 17; “vintage” means, in relation to an emission allowance, the year in which the emissions allowance is created.

(2) A term defined in

Section 2 or 3 of the QRV Regulations has the same meaning when used in these regulations. Definition of “business relationship” and “related persons” 3

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 24 “business relationship” means, when used in reference to 2 persons, that the persons have 1 of the following types of relationship, either directly or indirectly: (i) 1 person owns more than 20% of the securities of the other person or holds a call, option or other right or obligation to acquire those securities, (ii) 1 person shares more than 20% of their officers or directors with the other person or may appoint up to 20% of the officers or directors of the other person, (iii) 1 person owns voting securities carrying more than 20% of the voting rights attached to all voting securities in the other person, (iv) if 1 person is a partnership other than a limited partnership, the other person holds more than 20% of the interests in the partnership, (

v) if 1 person is a limited partnership, the other person is a general partner of the partnership, (vi) both persons are members of a group that meets 1 of the following descriptions: (

A) the group consists of a person and that person’s subsidiaries, (

B) the group consists of all of the following: (

I) a person who controls other persons as described in subclause (v), (II) the controlled persons, (vii) 1 person controls more than 20% of the other person by any means.

(2) In these regulations, 2 persons are “related persons” if their relationship meets 1 of the following descriptions: (

a) a single individual acts as an account representative for both persons and is an employee of at least 1 of the persons; (

b) they are in a business relationship as described in subclause (

i) of the definition of “business relationship” in subsection (1) and 1 person owns more than 50% of the securities of the other person or holds a call, option or other right or obligation to acquire those securities; (

c) they are in a business relationship as described in subclause (ii) of the definition of “business relationship” in subsection (1) and 1 person shares more than 50% of their officers or directors with the other person or may appoint up to 50% of the officers or directors of the other person; (

d) they are in a business relationship as described in subclause (iii) of the definition of “business relationship” in subsection (1) and 1 person owns voting securities carrying more than 50% of the voting rights attached to all voting securities in the other person; (

e) they are in a business relationship as described in subclause (iv) of the definition of “business relationship” in subsection (1) and 1 person holds more than 50% of the interests in the partnership; © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 465

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f) they are in a business relationship as described in subclause (

v) or (vi) of the definition of “business relationship” in subsection (1); (g) 1 person controls more than 50% of the other person by any means.

(3) If 2 persons are related persons under subsection (2), they are each related to any person to whom the other is related.

(4) In these regulations, a person is a subsidiary of a 2nd person if the 1st person is controlled, as described in subsection (6), by any of the following: (

a) the 2nd person; (

b) the 2nd person and 1 or more other persons, each of whom is controlled as described in subsection (6) by the 2nd person; (c) 2 or more other persons, each of whom is controlled as described in subsection (6) by the 2nd person.

(5) In these regulations, if a 1st person is a subsidiary of a 2nd person and the 2nd person is a subsidiary of a 3rd person, then the 1st person is also a subsidiary of the 3rd person.

(6) For the purposes of subsection (4), a person is controlled by another person if (

a) the 2nd person has direct or indirect influence over the voting securities of the 1st person, other than voting securities to secure an obligation, and, if that influence were exercised, the 2nd person would be entitled to elect a majority of directors of the 1st person; (

b) for a partnership other than a limited partnership, the 2nd person holds more than 50% of the interests in the partnership; or (

c) for a limited partnership, the 2nd person is the general partner. Cap-and-Trade Program Establishment of cap-and-trade program 4 A greenhouse gas emissions cap-and-trade program is hereby established under

Section 112C of the Act. Emitters exempt from program 5

(1) An emitter is not required or permitted to register in the program if (

a) the emitter is not required to submit a verification statement for a GHG report under the QRV Regulations; or (

b) despite clause (a), for a GHG report for their 2017 emissions, the verification amount in the report would not have met the verification threshold under QRV Regulations in force as of the effective date of these regulations.

(2) An emitter who ceases to engage in specified GHG activities permanently on or before the following dates is not required or permitted to register in the program: (

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b) for an emitter required to register by the deadline in clause 6(a), December 31, 2018. Registration in Program Deadlines for registering in program 6 Except as provided in

Section 7, an emitter must apply to the Minister to register in the program on or before 1 of the following dates: (

a) March 31, 2019, if the verification amount in the emitter’s GHG report for 2017 emissions meets the verification threshold; (

b) October 1 immediately after the emitter submits their 1st GHG report in which the verification amount meets the verification threshold for emissions any year after 2017. Registration of new owner or operator of facility 7 If a program participant who is a facility emitter ceases to be the owner or operator of the facility, the new owner or operator must (

a) register in the program no later than 30 days after becoming the owner or operator of the facility; and (

b) meet all the requirements that applied to the former owner or operator under these regulations. Content of application to register 8

(1) An application to register in the program must include all of the following information and documents: (

a) the program participant’s name and contact information and whether they are an individual or a corporation, partnership, sole proprietor or other type of organization or entity; (

b) for a corporation, all of the following information about the corporation: (

i) the date and place of incorporation, (ii) the business number, (iii) the names and contact information of the directors and officers, (iv) the names and contact information of persons controlling over 10% of the voting rights attached to all the outstanding voting securities, (

v) the name of all subsidiaries and parent corporations or partnerships associated with the corporation; (

c) for a partnership, all of the following information about the partnership: (

i) the business number, (ii) the name and contact information of each partner or, for a limited partnership, the name and contact information of each partner and general partner, (iii) the name and contact information of the directors and officers of each partner who is a corporation, © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 467

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 24 (iv) the name and contact information of each special partner having provided over 10% of the common stock, (

v) the name of any person who is controlled by the partnership or by whom the partnership is controlled and a description of the nature of that control, (vi) if a partner in a partnership is a corporation, the name of all subsidiaries and parent corporations or partnerships associated with that partner; (

d) for a person who is not an individual, corporation or partnership, all of the following information about the person: (

i) the date and place of the person’s establishment by other means, (ii) their business number, if applicable, (iii) the name and contact information of an individual authorized to act on their behalf, (iv) the name of any person who is controlled by the person or by whom the person is controlled and a description of the nature of that control; (

e) if the person has a business relationship with, or is a related person in respect of, another program participant or person who is required to be registered in the program, all of the information about the other program participant or person: (

i) their name and contact information, (ii) whether they are an individual or a corporation, partnership, sole proprietor or other type of organization or entity, (iii) if they are not an individual, the date and place of their incorporation or the date and place of their establishment by other means, (iv) a description of the nature of their business relationship or other relationship as related persons, including (

A) the percentage of shares, securities or other interests of each person held by the others, and (

B) a diagram showing the relationship, (

v) their general account number, (vi) the name and contact information of their primary account representative; (

f) a designation of account representatives prepared in accordance with

Section 30 and a statement indicating whether any account representatives are consultants; (

g) a statement setting out (

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i) applies; (

h) a document signed by the chief officer of the applicant or a resolution of the board of directors of the applicant that sets out all of the following: (

i) an undertaking that they will comply with the Act and these regulations, (ii) a statement that the information provided under this

Section is accurate, to the best of their knowledge; (

i) all of the following information relating to each specified GHG activity and facility in respect of which the emitter is required to submit a verification statement for a GHG report: (

i) all GHG Registry numbers assigned by the Minister under

Section 7 of the QRV Regulations, (ii) the primary NAICS codes and any secondary and tertiary NAICS codes related to each activity, (iii) the names and contact information of any persons responsible for preparing a GHG report in respect of the activities.

(2) A program participant must notify the Minister of any change to the information and documents required under subsection (1) within 30 days of the change. Attribution of Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Program Participants Attribution of emissions—specified GHG activities at facility 9

(1) This

Section applies in relation to specified GHG activities engaged in at a facility during a year for the purpose of attributing an amount of greenhouse gas emissions to the owner or operator of the facility in respect of those activities under

Section 112D of the Act.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), if a verification statement is submitted, or is required to be submitted, to the Minister under the QRV Regulations for a GHG report for a facility for a year, the amount of greenhouse gas emissions attributable to the owner or operator of the facility for that year is as set out in the following table: Verification Statement Amount of GHG Emissions Attributed to Owner or Operator of Facility positive or qualified positive verification statement verification amount set out in the GHG report adverse verification statement amount determined by the Minister under

Section 11 required verification statement not submitted amount determined by the Minister under

Section 11 (3) If a revised GHG report for a facility for a year is submitted to the Minister under the QRV Regulations, the amount of greenhouse gas emissions attributable to the owner or operator of the facility for that year is as set out in the following table: © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 469

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 24 Revised GHG Report Submitted Amount of GHG Emissions Attributed to Owner or Operator of Facility on or before the deadline set out under

Section 14 amount attributed under subsection (2), as applicable, based on the revised GHG report after the deadline set out in

Section 14 the greater of: C amount determined under subsection (2), as applicable, based on the revised GHG report C amount attributed based on the original GHG report

(4) Despite subsections (2) and (3), the amount of greenhouse gas emissions attributable to the owner or operator of a facility who is required to register in the program by the deadline in clause 6(

b) and who is not engaged in a specified GHG activity described in Categories 1, 3, 8 or 9 of Table 1 in

Schedule 2 of [to] the QRV Regulations, is zero for the first year for which they are required to submit emission allowances under clause 13(1)(b). Attribution of emissions—specified GHG activities for fuel supplier emitters 10

(1) This

Section applies in relation to specified GHG activities engaged in by a fuel supplier emitter during a year for the purpose of attributing an amount of greenhouse gas emissions to the emitter in respect of those activities under

Section 112D of the Act.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), if a verification statement is submitted, or is required to be submitted, to the Minister under the QRV Regulations for a GHG report for a fuel supplier emitter for a year, the amount of greenhouse gas emissions attributable to the fuel supplier emitter for that year is as set out in the following table: Verification Statement Amount of GHG Emissions Attributed to Fuel Supplier Emitter positive or qualified positive verification statement verification amount set out in the GHG report adverse verification statement amount determined by the Minister under

Section 11 required verification statement not submitted amount determined by the Minister under

Section 11 (3) If a revised GHG report for a fuel supplier emitter for a year is submitted to the Minister under the QRV Regulations, the amount of greenhouse gas emissions attributable to the fuel supplier emitter for that year is as set out in the following table: Revised GHG Report Submitted Amount of GHG Emissions Attributed to Fuel Supplier Emitter on or before the deadline set out under

Section 14 amount attributed under subsection (2), as applicable, based on the revised GHG report after the deadline set out in

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(1) In determining the amount of greenhouse gas emissions attributed to an emitter under

Section 9 or 10, the Minister must base the determination on 1 or more of the following: (

a) verification statements and verified GHG reports submitted to the Minister on behalf of the emitter under the QRV Regulations in respect of the specified GHG activity, including any qualifications provided by an accredited verification body; (

b) other information available to the Minister in respect of the specified GHG activity; (

c) information in respect of the specified GHG activity obtained by the Minister by requesting information from the emitter; (

d) information in respect of similar specified GHG activities engaged in by emitters in the Province.

(2) The Minister must provide an emitter with written notice of the proposed amount determined under subsection (1) that sets out all of the following: (

a) the proposed amount; (

b) an explanation of how the proposed amount was determined; (

c) a statement that the person may, no later than 5 days after the date the notice was given, submit comments in writing to the Minister in respect of the proposed amount.

(3) After considering any comments received from the emitter under subsection (2), the Minister must give written notice to the emitter of the final amount determined. Submitting Emission Allowances Compliance period 12 The initial compliance period prescribed for the purpose of

Section 112D of the Act is January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2022. Time period for which emission allowances required to be submitted 13

(1) The time period for which emission allowances are required to be submitted begins on the following dates: (

a) January 1, 2019, for a program participant required to register in the program by the deadline in clause 6(a); (

b) for a program participant required to register in the program by the deadline in clause 6(b), (

i) January 1 in the year immediately after the date they registered in the program, for a facility emitter, and (ii) January 1 in the year immediately before the date they registered in the program, for a fuel supplier emitter.

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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the deadline for submitting emission allowances required to be submitted for a compliance period is 8 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time on December 15 immediately after the end of the compliance period.

(2) If a program participant submits a revised GHG report that results in an increase in the amount of GHG emissions attributable to the program participant, the deadline for submitting emission allowances in subsection (1) may be extended by the Minister to a date that is no later than 180 days after the date the revised GHG report is submitted. Submitting emission allowances 15 To submit emission allowances for the greenhouse gas emissions attributed to a program participant under Sections 9 and 10, the emission allowances must be transferred to the program participant’s compliance account. Transfer of emission allowances required to be submitted 16

(1) After the deadline in

Section 14, the Minister must transfer emission allowances out of a program participant’s compliance account until all emission allowances required to be submitted for the program participant for the compliance period are transferred, in the following order: (

a) emission allowances purchased at a sale by agreement; (

b) other emission allowances in the compliance account, beginning with the emission allowances with the earliest vintage and continuing chronologically to the emission allowances with the most recent vintage.

(2) If a program participant has not transferred all emission allowances required to be submitted by the program participant for the compliance period to their compliance account under

Section 15, the Minister may transfer the remaining amount of the required emission allowances out of the program participant’s general account.

(3) The Minister must transfer the emission allowances under subsections (1) and (2) into the retirement account.

(4) If the amount of emission allowances transferred under subsections (1) and (2) is less than the amount of emission allowances required to be submitted by the program participant for the compliance period, then the authority of the program participant and its account representatives to transfer emission allowances from the program participant’s general account, other than to the program participant’s compliance account, is suspended until all of the required emission allowances have been submitted. Cap-and-Trade Accounts Administrative accounts 17

(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister must maintain all of the following administrative accounts in the program for the following purposes: (

a) an issuance account—to record emission allowances created by the Minister; (

b) an allocation account—for emission allowances available for allocation without charge; (

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d) a reserve account—for emission allowances intended for sale by agreement or to be used to adjust the quantity of emission allowances allocated without charge; (

e) a retirement account—for emission allowances that are retired from the program; (

f) a cancellation account—for cancelled emission allowances.

(2) The number and names of administrative accounts in the program’s electronic system may differ from those established under subsection (1), so long as it does not substantially alter the application of these regulations. Program participant accounts 18

(1) On registering a program participant in the program, the Minister must establish all of the following accounts in the program for the program participant: (

a) a general account—for emission allowances that are transferred from the Minister, to be held by the program participant until transferred under these regulations; (

b) a compliance account—for emission allowances that are required to be submitted by the program participant; (

c) a limited use holding account—for emission allowances that are transferred at the request of the program participant to be sold on consignment at auction.

(2) The accounts established under subsection (1) must be administered and maintained for the purposes and in the manner set out in these regulations. Minister’s correction of material errors in accounts 19

(1) The Minister may correct a material error that occurs in any account in the program.

(2) The Minister must notify the affected program participants and provide reasons for any correction made under subsection (1). Holding limit for general and compliance accounts 20

(1) A program participant may hold a combined total of no more than 500 000 emission allowances in their general account and, except as provided in subsection (2), in their compliance account.

(2) The limit in subsection (1) does not apply to emission allowances in a program participant’s compliance account that are required to be submitted for the current year or for any preceding years. Holding limit for related persons 21

(1) The limit in

Section 20 applies to program participants who are related persons as if they are a single person.

(2) Program participants who are related persons must allot percentage shares of the limit in

Section 20 amongst themselves and divide up the emission allowances permitted to be held under

Section 20 according to those percentages.

(3) The percentage shares of emission allowances allotted under subsection (2) must be disclosed to the Minister at all of the following times: (

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b) no later than 30 days after a new business relationship is created; (

c) at least 40 days before the date of an auction or sale by agreement for which 1 of the related persons has applied to be registered as a bidder or purchaser. When holding limit exceeded 22

(1) Beginning 5 days after a program participant is in contravention of the limit in

Section 20, the Minister may transfer the number of emission allowances that exceed the holding limit out of the program participant’s accounts, in the following order: (

a) emission allowances in the general account, beginning with emission allowances with the earliest vintage and continuing chronologically to the emission allowances with the most recent vintage; (

b) emission allowances in the compliance account, beginning with the emission allowances with the earliest vintage and continuing chronologically to the emission allowances with the most recent vintage.

(2) The Minister must transfer the emission allowances under subsection (1) to the following administrative accounts in such proportions as the Minister determines to be advisable for the program: (

a) the reserve account; (

b) the auction account. Surrendering emission allowances on permanently ceasing specified GHG activities 23

(1) On notifying the Minister as required by subsection 112J(1) of the Act, the emission allowances required to be surrendered to the Minister under subsection 112J(2) of the Act by a program participant who is permanently ceasing specified GHG activities must be surrendered no later than December 31 following the date of the verification statement for the last GHG report submitted in accordance with the QRV Regulations, by doing all of the following: (

a) transferring to their compliance account any emission allowances required to be submitted; (

b) for a program participant who is a facility emitter, transferring to their compliance account any emission allowances allocated without charge for the facility that are not required to be submitted.

(2) The Minister must transfer the emission allowances transferred under clause (1)(

a) to the retirement account to be retired.

(3) The Minister must transfer the emission allowances transferred under clause (1)(

b) to the following administrative accounts in such proportions as the Minister determines to be advisable for the program: (

a) the reserve account; (

b) the auction account. Closure of program participant’s accounts 24

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a) the program participant (

i) is no longer required to submit a verification statement for a GHG report under the QRV Regulations, and (ii) is in compliance with the Act, the QRV Regulations and these regulations, and has submitted all emission allowances required to be submitted; (

b) the program participant (

i) notifies the Minister that it no longer owns or operates the facility for which emission allowances are required to be submitted, and (ii) does not own or operate any other facility for which emission allowances are required to be submitted; (

c) the program participant (

i) is permanently ceasing specified GHG activities at their facility, (ii) does not own or operate any other facility for which emission allowances are required to be submitted, and (iii) has submitted or surrendered emission allowances in compliance with

Section 23.

(2) A program participant whose compliance account is closed under subsection (1) must dispose of any emission allowances in their general account no later than 60 days after the date their compliance account is closed, by doing the following: (

a) surrendering to the Minister any emission allowances that were distributed to the program participant without charge by providing written notice of their surrender to the Minister and leaving them in their general account; (

b) for any emission allowances that were not distributed to the program participant without charge, (

i) transferring them to another program participant, or (ii) requesting that the Minister transfer them to their limited use holding account for sale on consignment at the next auction.

(3) The Minister may remove any emission allowances remaining in a program participant’s general account 60 days after their compliance account is closed.

(4) The Minister must transfer any emission allowances surrendered under subsection (2) or removed under subsection (3) to the following administrative accounts, in such proportions as the Minister determines to be advisable for the program: (

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(5) After 60 days have passed since a program participant’s compliance account was closed, the Minister may close all of the program participant’s accounts and cancel their registration in the program. Account Agents Recognized account agents 25

(1) The Minister may recognize an individual who meets the eligibility criteria in

Section 26 and provides the information required under

Section 27 as a recognized account agent.

(2) The Minister must assign a unique identification number to each recognized account agent. Eligibility for recognized account agent 26 An individual may apply to be recognized by the Minister as an account agent in the program if the person meets all of the following eligibility criteria: (

a) they have not been convicted of a criminal offence in the 5 years immediately before the application, unless a pardon, including a record suspension with[in] the meaning of the Criminal Records Act (Canada), has been obtained; (

b) they have not been found guilty of an offence under the Act, these regulations or the QRV Regulations; (

c) they have not been found guilty of an offence under the Securities Act. Contents of application for recognized account agent 27 An application to be recognized by the Minister as an account agent must include all of following information and documents for the applicant: (

a) name, address and date of birth; (

b) copies of 2 government-issued identity documents, 1 of which must have a photograph and indicate their name and date of birth; (

c) a statement signed by a lawyer or notary, completed no earlier than 3 months before the date the application is submitted, verifying the applicant’s identity and certifying the authenticity of the identity documents; (

d) if the applicant is employed, the name and contact information of the their employer; (

e) confirmation from a financial institution located in Canada that (

i) the applicant has an account with the institution, and (ii) the financial institution has verified the applicant’s identity; (

f) a document signed by the applicant stating that (

i) the applicant meets the eligibility criteria in

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 24 Updated or additional information for recognized account agent 28 A recognized account agent must provide the Minister with all of the following: (

a) no later than 30 days after any change to the information or documents provided under

Section 27, updated information respecting their eligibility; (

b) any information relevant to their recognition as an account agent, upon request and by the date requested by the Minister. Cancellation of account agent recognition 29 The Minister may cancel an individual’s recognition under

Section 25 for any of the following reasons, by providing the individual with written notice of cancellation: (

a) the Minister is satisfied that the individual does not satisfy, or no longer satisfies, the eligibility criteria in

Section 26; (

b) the individual fails to provide any information required or requested by the Minister under

Section 28. Program participant to designate recognized account agents 30

(1) A program participant must designate recognized account agents as their account representatives, as follows: (a) 1 individual as a primary account representative; (

b) at least 1 and no more than 4 individuals as alternate account representatives, none of whom may also be designated as the primary account representative.

(2) At least 1 of the account representatives designated under subsection (1) must reside in the Province, unless the program participant has a recognized agent in the Province who is authorized to accept service of documents.

(3) A program participant may designate up to 5 individuals as account viewing agents.

(4) A program participant must submit all of the following information and documents for each recognized account agent they designate as their account agent: (

a) the recognized account agent’s name and their identification number assigned by the Minister under subsection 25(2); (

b) a statement signed by a chief officer or a resolution of the program participant’s board of directors confirming that the recognized account agent has been designated by the program participant, and whether they are designated as an account representative or account viewing agent; (

c) a statement signed by a lawyer or notary confirming the relationship between the recognized account agent and the program participant; (

d) a statement signed by the recognized account agent, confirming that (

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e) if the recognized account agent is also designated as an account agent by another program participant, a statement signed by the recognized account agent providing the name and contact information of the other program participant. Powers and duties of account representative 31

(1) A program participant’s account representative is authorized to act on behalf of the program participant to perform any actions that the program participant is required or permitted to take under the Act or the regulations.

(2) A program participant’s account representative who submits a notice or confirmation under these regulations must confirm in writing that (

a) they are authorized to submit the notice or confirmation on behalf of the program participant; and (

b) the information set out in the notice or confirmation is true, accurate and complete to the best of their knowledge. Powers of account viewing agent 32 A program participant’s account viewing agent is authorized to observe the program participant’s cap-and- trade accounts on behalf of the program participant. Termination of account agent designation 33 A designation of a program participant’s account representative or account viewing agent terminates when any of the following occurs: (

a) the Minister receives a written request from the program participant to terminate the designation; (

b) all of the program participant’s cap-and-trade accounts are closed; (

c) the Minister cancels the account agent’s recognition under

Section 29. Suspension and reinstatement of authority to deal with accounts 34

(1) If the Minister has reason to believe that a program participant or their account representative has contravened the Act, these regulations or the QRV Regulations, the Minister may suspend the program participant’s or account representative’s authority to deal with emissions allowances held in the program participant’s accounts by providing written notice of the suspension to the program participant and any account representative suspended.

(2) The Minister may reinstate any authority suspended under subsection (1), if satisfied that the program participant or their account representative is not or is no longer in contravention of the Act, these regulations or the QRV Regulations. Emission Allowance Transactions General restrictions on emission allowances transactions 35

(1) An emission allowance may be transferred only in accordance with these regulations.

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(3) Once transferred to a compliance account, an emission allowance may only be used to account for emission allowances required to be submitted, except as required for the following: (

a) surrendering emission allowances under

Section 23; (

b) closure of a program participant’s accounts under

Section 24; (

c) transferring emission allowances to a new owner of a facility under

Section 39.

(4) Only an emission allowance created by the Minister under

Section 45 may be transferred or used for compliance purposes in the program.

(5) An emission allowance that has been cancelled or retired cannot be transferred or used for compliance purposes in the program. Minister to transfer upon receiving transfer request 36

(1) The Minister must transfer emission allowances in accordance with a transfer request except in the following circumstances: (

a) the requested transfer would result in contravention of the Act or these regulations; (

b) the request contains an error or omission or is incomplete; (

c) the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that an offence has been committed under the Act or these regulations in relation to the transfer request.

(2) If the Minister refuses to transfer emission allowances under subsection (1), the Minister must provide notice of the reason for the refusal to all of the account representatives involved in the transfer request no later than 5 days after the date of the refusal.

(3) A notice under subsection (2) for a refusal to transfer emission allowances under clause (1)(

b) must either (

a) identify the error or omission; or (

b) include a description of how the request is otherwise incomplete.

(4) Unless a transfer request is refused under subsection (1), the Minister must ensure that the emission allowances specified in the request are transferred in accordance with the transfer request, on receipt of the following: (

a) for transfers under

Section 38, the confirmation of the intended transferee’s intent to accept the transfer; (

b) for transfers under

Section 39, the notice of intent to transfer and confirmation of the registration under

Section 7 of the new owner or operator; and (

c) for transfers under

Section 40, a confirmation of the intent to transfer. Additional information about transfer of emission allowances to Minister on request 37 The account representatives for a transferor and transferee in any transaction to transfer emission allowances under these regulations must provide the Minister with additional information, upon request and by the date requested by the Minister. © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 479

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(1) To transfer emission allowances from their general account to another program participant’s general account, a program participant must submit a transfer request to the Minister by taking all of the following steps: (

a) an account representative of the transferor must submit a notice of the transferor’s intent to transfer emission allowances, setting out all of the information required by subsection (2), to all of the following: (

i) the Minister, (ii) all of the transferor’s other account representatives; (

b) no later than 2 days after the date that a notice of intent is submitted under clause (a), a 2nd account representative of the transferor must submit a confirmation of the transferor’s intent to transfer the emission allowances specified in the notice to all of the following: (

i) the Minister, (ii) all of the transferor’s other account representatives, (iii) all of the intended transferee’s account representatives.

(2) A notice of a transferor’s intent to transfer emission allowances required by subsection (1) must include all of the following information: (

a) the transferor’s general account number; (

b) the transferee’s general account number; (

c) the total number of emission allowances to be transferred; (

d) for each emission allowance to be transferred, (

i) the vintage, if any, and (ii) if the transferor and transferee are not related persons, the price to be paid for the emission allowance under the transfer agreement; (

e) for each emission allowance of the same vintage, the method used to determine the price to be paid; (

f) a detailed description of the transfer agreement that includes all of the following: (

i) the date that the transferor and transferee signed the agreement, (ii) the date by which all terms of the agreement are to be fulfilled, (iii) a description of any other matters dealt with in the agreement; (

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(3) To accept a transfer of emission allowances under this Section, an account representative of the intended transferee must submit a confirmation of the intended transferee’s intent to accept the transfer to the Minister no later than 3 days after the notice of intent is submitted under clause (1)(a). Transfers between compliance accounts—new facility owner or operator 39

(1) Subject to subsection (2), to transfer emission allowances from the compliance account of a previous owner or operator of a facility to the compliance account of a new owner or operator of the facility, the previous owner or operator’s account representative must submit a transfer request to the Minister in the form of a notice of intent to transfer emission allowances that sets out all of the following information: (

a) the previous owner or operator’s compliance account number; (

b) the new owner or operator’s compliance account number; (

c) the total number of emission allowances to be transferred; (

d) the vintage for each emission allowance to be transferred.

(2) The Minister must receive the registration of the new owner or operator of the facility required by

Section 7 before transferring the emission allowances in accordance with a transfer request under subsection (1). Transfers from program participant’s general account to compliance account or limited use holding account 40

(1) To transfer emission allowances from their general account to their compliance account, a program participant must submit a transfer request to the Minister by taking the following steps: (

a) an account representative of the program participant must submit a notice of the intent to transfer emission allowances, setting out all of the information required by subsection (3) to all of the following: (

i) the Minister, (ii) all of the program participant’s other account representatives; (

b) no later than 2 days after the date that the notice of intent is submitted under clause (a), a 2nd account representative of the program participant must submit a confirmation of their intent to transfer the emission allowances specified in the notice to all of the following: (

i) the Minister, (ii) all of the program participant’s other account representatives.

(2) To transfer emission allowances from their general account to their limited use holding account, a program participant’s account representative must submit a transfer request to the Minister, signed by a 2nd account representative of the program participant, setting out all of the information required by subsection (3).

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a) the program participant’s general account number; (

b) the program participant’s compliance account number or limited use holding account number, whichever the emission allowances are being transferred to; (

c) the total number of emission allowances to be transferred; (

d) the vintage for each emission allowance to be transferred. Annual publication of transactions

summary 41 At least annually, the Minister must publish the following on the Department’s website: (

a) a list of program participants; and (

b) a

summary of transactions conducted between program participants during the previous year. Prohibitions on use of non-public information in dealing with emission allowances 42

(1) A person must not purchase, sell, trade or otherwise deal with emission allowances if the person has information that could reasonably be expected to have a significant effect on the price or value of an emission allowance, unless the person reasonably believes that the information has been made public or is known to the other party.

(2) A person must not, other than in the necessary course of business, inform another person of information that could reasonably be expected to have a significant effect on the price or value of an emission allowance, unless the person reasonably believes that the information has been made public or is known to the other party.

(3) A contravention of subsection (1) or (2) voids the affected transaction. Misleading or untrue statements 43 A person must not make a statement that the person knows or reasonably ought to know (

a) in a material respect and at the time and in the light of the circumstances in which it is made is misleading or untrue or does not state a fact that is required to be stated or that is necessary to make the statement not misleading; and (

b) would reasonably be expected to have a significant effect on the price or value of an emission allowance. Misleading or untrue information 44 A person must not provide any information that the person knows or reasonably ought to know (

a) in a material respect and at the time and in the light of the circumstances in which it is provided is misleading or untrue or does not state a fact that is required to be stated or that is necessary to make the information not misleading; and (

b) would reasonably be expected to have a significant effect on the price or value of an emission allowance. © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 482

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 24 Creation and Allocation of Emission Allowances to Administrative Accounts Creation of emission allowances 45

(1) An emission allowance created by the Minister must be (

a) in electronic form; (

b) identified in a way that allows it to be differentiated from all other emission allowances; and (

c) recorded in either the administrative accounts or recorded in the accounts of a program participant.

(2) The number of emission allowances created by the Minister for a year must be the number set out in the following table: Year Number of Emission Allowances Created 2019 13 683 000 2020 12 725 000 2021 12 258 000 2022 12 148 000 Issuance account 46 On or before January 1 in the first year of a compliance period, the Minister must record the emission allowances created for that compliance period in the issuance account. Reserve account 47

(1) On or before January 1 in the first year of a compliance period, the Minister must transfer emission allowances from the issuance account to the reserve account in accordance with subsection (2).

(2) The number of emission allowances to be transferred to the reserve account under subsection (1) is 3% of the number of emission allowances created for each year in the compliance period. Allocation account 48 On or before January 1 of each year in a compliance period, the Minister must transfer emission allowances from the issuance account to the allocation account to be distributed to program participants without charge in accordance with Sections 50 to 58.

Auction account 49 The Minister may transfer some or all emission allowances that are not required for the reserve or allocation accounts to the auction account before each scheduled auction, to be auctioned to program participants. Allocation of Emission Allowances Without Charge Calculation of initial allocation of emission allowances without charge to facility emitters, other than NSPI 50

(1) A program participant who is a facility emitter, other than NSPI, is eligible to receive emission allowances without charge for each year in a compliance period in accordance with this

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(2) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), the Minister must calculate the number of emission allowances to be initially allocated under

Section 51 without charge to a program participant who is a facility emitter using Formula 2.1 in

Schedule 1.

(3) For a facility emitter who is required to register in the program by the deadline in clause 6(b), the Minister must use the years that correspond to the following as the reference period to calculate the emission allowances under subsection (2) instead of the years set out in Column 5 of Table 1 of

Schedule 1: Year for Which the Facility is Required to Submit a Verification Statement Substituted Reference Years in Column 5 3rd 1st year for which the facility is required to submit a verification statement 4th 1st and 2nd years for which the facility is required to submit a verification statement 5th 1st, 2nd and 3rd years for which the facility is required to submit a verification statement 6th and subsequent years 2nd, 3rd and 4th years for which the facility is required to submit a verification statement Initial allocation of emission allowances without charge to facility emitters 51

(1) The Minister must allocate the number of emission allowances that are calculated under

Section 50 without charge to program participants who are facility emitters on or before April 14, 2019, and January 14 of each subsequent year, and transfer them to the program participants’ general accounts.

(2) If the owner or operator of a facility changes before the allocation date in subsection (1) in a given year and the previous owner or operator of the facility notifies the Minister in writing on or before the last business day before the allocation date in that year, the emission allowances in subsection (1) must be allocated to the new owner or operator of the facility.

Calculation of remaining allocation of emission allowances without charge to facility emitters 52 The Minister must calculate the remaining number of emission allowances to be allocated each year under Sections 53 and 54 without charge to a program participant who is a facility emitter, after receiving the verification statement for the GHG report for the year for which allocations were calculated under

Section 50, using Formula 3.1 in

Schedule 1. Allocation of remaining emission allowances to facility emitters 53 If the calculation of the remaining emission allowances under

Section 52 creates a positive result, the Minister must allocate the program participant the amount of emission allowances calculated under

Section 52 and transfer them to the program participant’s general account on or before June 14 of each year after the verification statement is received as required by

Section 52. Surrendering excess emission allowances from initial allocation 54

(1) If the calculation of the remaining emission allowances under

Section 52 creates a negative result, the Minister must notify the program participant that they must transfer an amount of emission allowances of the same or earlier vintage as were issued under

Section 51 that is equal to the amount calculated under

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(2) If a program participant does not comply with subsection (1), the Minister may transfer the amount of emission allowances required to be transferred under that subsection from the program participant’s general account into the administrative accounts under subsection (4).

(3) If there are insufficient emission allowances in a program participant’s accounts to cover the program participant’s obligation under subsection (1), the Minister may reduce the program participant’s next allocation of emission allowances without charge by the number of emission allowances necessary to make up the shortfall.

(4) The Minister must transfer the emission allowances transferred under subsections (1) or (2) to the following administrative accounts in such proportions as the Minister determines to be advisable for the program: (

a) the reserve account; (

b) the auction account. Allocation of emission allowances without charge to NSPI 55

(1) NSPI is eligible to receive emission allowances without charge in relation to NSPI’s program participation respecting their facilities and in relation to the specified GHG activity of importing electricity into the Province, in accordance with this Section.

(2) The number of emission allowances NSPI may be allocated without charge for a year is as set out in the following table: Year Number of Emission Allowances Allocated Without Charge to NSPI 2019 6 334 000 2020 5 517 000 2021 5 120 000 2022 5 087 000

(3) The Minister must allocate 100% of the emission allowances to be allocated without charge to NSPI under this

Section on or before April 14, 2019, and January 14 of each subsequent year, and transfer the emission allowances to NSPI’s general account. Calculation and allocation of emission allowances without charge to fuel supplier emitters 56

(1) Subject to

Section 57, for each year in a compliance period, the Minister must calculate the number of emission allowances required to be submitted by a program participant who is a fuel supplier emitter based on the greenhouse gas emissions attributed to the emitter under

Section 10.

(2) The Minister must allocate 80% of the emission allowances that are calculated under subsection (1) without charge to program participants who are fuel supplier emitters and transfer them to the program participants’ general accounts on or before June 14 in the year immediately after the year for which the emission allowances are allocated. Revised GHG reports—adjustment of allocation 57

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a program participant who submits a revised GHG report that increases the verification amount reported in a GHG report submitted for a year in the current compliance period is entitled, during the next allocation of emission allowances, to be allocated © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 485

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(2) No additional emission allowances may be allocated under subsection (1) if the compliance deadline in

Section 14 has expired for the year that the revised GHG report is submitted for. Suspension of allocation of emission allowances without charge 58

(1) The Minister may suspend the allocation of emission allowances without charge to any program participant who contravenes the Act, these regulations or the QRV Regulations.

(2) The Minister may reinstate any allocation suspended under subsection (1), if satisfied that the program participant is not or is no longer in contravention of the Act, these regulations or the QRV Regulations. Auctions and Sales by Agreement Number of auctions and sales by agreement per year 59

(1) The Minister may hold an auction or sale by agreement of emission allowances in a specific place or online.

(2) The Minister may hold no more than 4 auctions and 4 sales by agreement per calendar year.

(3) The Minister must hold at least 2 auctions per calendar year, beginning in 2020. Minister’s notice of auction or sale of agreement 60

(1) No later than 60 days before the date of an auction or sale by agreement, the Minister must publish a notice of the auction or sale on the Department’s website and, if the Minister considers it appropriate, in a newspaper or other publication.

(2) The Minister’s notice under subsection (1) must include all of the following information: (

a) the place or Internet address, the date and the time of the auction or sale; (

b) the terms and conditions for registering as a bidder or purchaser; (

c) the form of a bid or offer; (

d) the procedure for submitting a bid or offer; (

e) the procedure for the auction or sale by agreement; (

f) for an auction, (

i) the number of emission allowances to be auctioned, the vintages and the composition of each lot, and (ii) the minimum purchase price for the emission allowances at the auction; (

g) for a sale by agreement, (

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h) the regulatory rules that apply to the auction or sale by agreement. Registration with Minister as a bidder or purchaser 61

(1) To participate in an auction or sale by agreement, a program participant must register with the Minister as a bidder or purchaser no later than 30 days before the date of the auction or sale by agreement by submitting all of the following information and documents: (

a) their name and contact information; (

b) the names and identification numbers of the their account representatives; (

c) for a sale by agreement, their compliance account number; (

d) for an auction, their general account number; (

e) the names and contact information of any advisors who were retained in relation to their bidding strategy and the name of any employer of the advisor; (

f) the form of the financial guarantee that will be submitted under

Section 65.

(2) To participate in an auction or sale by agreement, a program participant must provide the Minister with an update of any change in the following information and documents no later than 40 days before the date of the auction or sale: (

a) all information or documents required on registration as a program participant under

Section 8 relating to (

i) the program participant’s identity, ownership, administration and structure, and (ii) the existence of any business relationship; (

b) in relation to the related persons disclosed on registration as a program participant under

Section 8, as updated under clause (a), the allocation of the holding limit.

(3) A program participant is not permitted to participate in an auction or sale by agreement if there is any change in the information provided under clause (2)(b) 30 days or less before the date of the auction or sale. Restriction on services of an advisor at auction or sale by agreement 62

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a program participant who retains an advisor in relation to their bidding or purchasing strategy in an auction or sale by agreement must ensure that the advisor does not do any of the following: (

a) disclose any of the information set out in

Section 63; (

b) coordinate the bidding or purchasing strategy of any other bidder or purchaser in relation to an auction or sale by agreement in the same calendar year. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who is acting as an advisor for more than 1 program participant, if the program participants are related persons to each other. © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 487

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 24 Prohibition on disclosing information about auction or sale by agreement participation 63 A program participant must not disclose any information relating to their participation or non-participation in an auction or sale by agreement, including any of the following: (

a) whether they are participating in an auction or sale by agreement; (

b) their identity; (

c) their bidding strategy; (

d) the amount of their bids or purchase offers and the number of emission allowances bid or offered for; (

e) the financial information submitted to the Minister. Refusal to permit participation in auction or sale by agreement 64 The Minister may refuse to register a program participant as a bidder or purchaser, if the program participant has done any of the following: (

a) provided false or misleading information when applying to register to participate in the auction or sale by agreement, or any previous auction or sale; (

b) failed to disclose required information; (

c) contravened a rule of procedure for the auction or sale by agreement, or any previous auction or sale. Financial guarantee for auction or sale by agreement 65

(1) A registered bidder or purchaser must provide a financial guarantee at least 12 days before the date of the auction or sale by agreement.

(2) The financial guarantee required by subsection (1) must be (

a) submitted in Canadian dollars; (

b) be valid for a period of at least 26 days following the date of the auction or sale by agreement; (

c) be provided in 1 of the following forms: (

i) bank transfer, (ii) 1 of the following issued by a bank as defined under the Bank Act (Canada) or a body corporate to which the Trust and Loan Companies Act (Canada) applies: (

A) an irrevocable letter of credit, (

B) a letter of guarantee.

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(1) To sell emission allowances on consignment at auction, a program participant must first request a transfer of the emission allowances to their limited use holding account.

(2) Emission allowances transferred to a program participant’s limited use holding account for sale at auction must be transferred by the Minister to the auction account no later than 5 days after the date of the request, to be sold (

a) at the next auction; or (

b) if the transfer request required by

Section 40 is not received at least 80 days before the next scheduled auction, at the auction immediately after the next scheduled auction.

(3) Emission allowances placed for sale on consignment at auction must be sold before any other emission allowances in the auction account, in the order in which the transfer to the program participant’s limited use holding account under

Section 40 was completed.

(4) Any emission allowances transferred to the auction account to be offered for sale on consignment must remain in the auction account until sold.

(5) Following the sale of a program participant’s emission allowances on consignment at an auction, the Minister must transfer 100% of the sale price to the program participant. Program participants eligible to participate in auction 67 A program participant is eligible to participate in an auction as a bidder, unless (

a) emission allowances are not required to be submitted for emissions attributed to the program participant for the previous calendar year; or (

b) their cap-and-trade accounts have been suspended or revoked for any reason other than failing to submit sufficient emission allowances in relation to attributable greenhouse gas emissions. Auctioning of emission allowances 68 The auctioning of emission allowances must be by a single round of bidding and using sealed bids in Canadian dollars. Composition of lots of emission allowances available for auction 69

(1) Emission allowances must be auctioned in lots of 1000 emission allowances, except for the last lot which may consist of fewer emission allowances.

(2) Emission allowances from a vintage that is the same as or a year previous to the year of an auction may be combined together in the same lot of emission allowances at the auction.

(3) Emission allowances from a vintage subsequent to the year of the auction may not be combined together in a lot with emission allowances of another vintage. Minimum price of emission allowances at an auction 70

(1) The minimum price of emission allowances at an auction is set as follows: (

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b) for an auction conducted in any year after 2020, the minimum price set for the previous year, increased by 5% and adjusted for inflation in accordance with the Consumer Price Index, as calculated by the Minister.

(2) The Minister must reject any bid submitted at less than the minimum price set under subsection (1). Program participant’s bids at auction 71

(1) A program participant’s account representatives may submit more than 1 bid at an auction on behalf of the program participant, subject to the terms and conditions set out in the notice of auction published by the Minister under

Section 60.

(2) A bid submitted at an auction must state all of the following: (

a) the number of lots of emission allowances requested; (

b) the price offered per emission allowance, in dollars and whole cents.

(3) The maximum bid value of all bids submitted at an auction for a program participant may not exceed the amount of the financial guarantee provided. Calculation of maximum bid value of program participant’s bids at auction 72

(1) Before accepting any bids, the Minister must calculate the maximum bid value of all of a program participant’s bids at an auction in accordance with subsection (2).

(2) The maximum bid value is the highest value obtained by multiplying each bid price included in the program participant’s bids by the number of emission allowances that the program participant proposed to purchase at that bid price or at a higher bid price. Limit on total amount of emission allowances purchased at auction 73

(1) A program participant who is a facility emitter, other than NSPI, may not purchase more than the following amount of emission allowances at auction: (

a) per auction, 3% of the emission allowances required to be submitted by the program participant for emissions in the previous calendar year; (

b) per calendar year, 5% of the emission allowances required to be submitted by the program participant for emissions in the previous calendar year.

(2) A program participant who is a fuel supplier emitter, other than NSPI, may not purchase more than the following amount of emission allowances at auction: (

a) per auction, 15% of the emission allowances required to be submitted by the program participant for emissions in the previous calendar year; (

b) per calendar year, 25% of the emission allowances required to be submitted by the program participant for emissions in the previous calendar year.

(3) NSPI may not purchase more than 5% of the emission allowances available for sale at an auction.

(4) Despite subsections (1) to (3), the purchase limits in those subsections may be exceeded by the amount required to purchase a full lot of emission allowances, if purchasing a portion of the lot is within the program participant’s purchase limits. © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 490

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(1) After the period of time for bidding has concluded, the Minister must reject a program participant’s bids, or a portion of their bids, if accepting all of the program participant’s bids would result in a contravention of either (

a) the holding limit under

Section 20; or (

b) the purchase limit in

Section 73.

(2) In rejecting a program participant’s bids, or a portion of their bids, under subsection (1), the Minister must first reject the bid with the lowest price offered, and then continue in increasing order by bid price until the total of the program participant’s bids remaining would, if accepted, not result in a contravention of

Section 20 or 73. Removal of lots from program participant’s bids if over financial guarantee 75

(1) After the period of time for bidding has concluded, the Minister must remove any lots from a program participant’s bid that cause the maximum bid value of all of their bids at the auction to exceed the amount of their financial guarantee.

(2) The Minister must assign a new offer price to lots removed under subsection (1) based on the offer prices of all bids at the auction, by descending value, beginning with the price immediately below the price in the bid that caused the maximum bid value of the program participant’s bids at the auction to exceed their financial guarantee, until the lots are assigned a price that would bring the maximum bid value of all of the program participant’s bids at the auction within the limit of their financial guarantee.

(3) If it is not possible to assign a new offer price under subsection (2) to bring the maximum bid value of all of the program participant’s bids at the auction within the limit of their financial guarantee, the Minister must reject the removed lots.

(4) A program participant whose bids have been assigned a new offer price under subsection (2) is deemed to have submitted the bids at that offer price. Awarding emission allowances at auction 76 The Minister must accept all bids that have not been rejected and then award emission allowances, starting with the bidder that submitted the highest offer price and then to the next highest bidder, and so forth, until all of the available emission allowances have been awarded. Final sale price per emission allowance 77 The final sale price for all emission allowances sold at an auction is the lowest offer price for the bids for which the Minister awards emission allowances under

Section 76. Dividing emission allowances amongst lowest price bidders 78 If there is more than 1 bidder at the lowest offer price for which the Minister has awarded emission allowances under

Section 76, and the total amount of accepted bids at that offer price exceeds the remaining amount of emission allowances available, the Minister must divide the remaining emission allowances among the bidders at that price in accordance with the following steps: (

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b) award the remaining emission allowances by multiplying each bidder’s share by the remaining number of emission allowances, rounding down to the nearest whole number; (

c) if there are any emission allowances remaining after completing the step in clause (b), assign a random number to each of the bidders and award 1 emission allowance per bidder, in ascending order of the numbers assigned, until all of the emission allowances have been awarded. Sale by Agreement Program participants eligible to purchase emission allowances at sale by agreement 79 A program participant is eligible to register as a purchaser to purchase emission allowances at a sale by agreement only if (

a) emission allowances are required to be submitted for emissions attributed to the program participant for the previous calendar year; (

b) they have no emission allowances in their general account; and (

c) their accounts have not been suspended or revoked for any reason other than failing to submit emission allowances required to be submitted. Sale price of emission allowances at sale by agreement 80 The sale price of emission allowances at a sale by agreement must be set as follows: (a) $50 per emission allowance, for a sale by agreement conducted in 2020; (

b) for a sale by agreement conducted in any year after 2020, the sale price set for the previous year, increased by 5% and adjusted for inflation in accordance with the Consumer Price Index, as calculated by the Minister. Selling of emission allowances by sale by agreement 81 The sale by agreement of emission allowances consists of a single round of offers, using sealed offers in Canadian dollars. Composition of lots of emission allowances available for sale by agreement 82 Emission allowances must be offered for sale at a sale by agreement in lots of 1000 emission allowances, except for the last lot.

Program participant’s offers at sale by agreement 83 A program participant’s account representatives may not submit more than 1 offer at a sale by agreement on behalf of the program participant, subject to the terms and conditions set out in the notice of sale by agreement published by the Minister under

Section 60. Rejection of program participant’s offers that exceed holding limit or financial guarantee 84 After the period of time for submitting offers has concluded, the Minister must remove lots of emission allowances from any of a program participant’s offers submitted at a sale by agreement, that either (

a) exceed the financial guarantee provided; or (

b) would result, if accepted, in a contravention of the holding limit under

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 24 Sale of emission allowances when available allowances equal to or exceed offers 85 When the total number of emission allowances for which purchasers have submitted offers at a sale by agreement is equal to or less than the number of emission allowances available at the sale by agreement, the Minister must award the emission allowances to the purchasers in accordance with their offers.

Sale of emission allowances when offers exceed available allowances 86 When the total number of emission allowances for which purchasers have submitted offers at a sale by agreement exceeds the number of emission allowances available at the sale by agreement, the Minister must divide the available emission allowances among the purchasers in accordance with the following steps: (

a) determine each purchaser’s share by dividing the number of emission allowances for which offers have been received from each purchaser by the total number of emission allowances for which offers have been received; (

b) award the available emission allowances by multiplying each purchaser’s share by the available number of emission allowances, rounding down to the nearest whole number; (

c) if there are any emission allowances remaining after completing the step in clause (

b) is completed, assign a random number to each of the purchasers and award 1 emission allowance per purchaser, in ascending order of the numbers assigned, until all of the emission allowances have been awarded. Post-auction and Post-sale by Agreement Payment of amount owing for emission allowances purchased 87

(1) A program participant who purchases emission allowances at an auction or by sale by agreement must pay the amount owing for the allowances, less any amount withheld under subsection (2), no later than 7 days after notification of the purchase is sent.

(2) If the financial guarantee provided by a program participant is in the form of a bank transfer, then the amount owing for the purchase of emission allowances at auction or by sale by agreement is withheld from the financial guarantee.

(3) If the amount owing for a program participant’s purchase of emission allowances at auction or by sale by agreement is not transferred in full in accordance with subsection (1) or withheld under subsection (2), the Minister may withhold the remaining amount owing from the financial guarantee provided, using the form of guarantee in the order set out in

Section 65, until the amount owing is paid in full. (3)* Any of a financial guarantee not required to pay the amount owing for the purchase of emission allowances at auction or by sale by agreement must be returned to the program participant. [*Subsection numbering as in original.] Transferring emission allowances purchased at auction or sale by agreement 88 On receiving payment in full for the emission allowances allocated to a program participant at an auction or sale by agreement, the Minister must issue the emission allowances to the program participant by transferring the emission allowances to the following program accounts for the program participant: (

a) for an auction: (

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Section 20, compliance account; (

b) for a sale by agreement, the compliance account. Unsold emission allowances after auction or sale by agreement 89 Any emission allowances that remain unsold at the close of an auction or sale by agreement must, (

a) for a sale by agreement, remain in the reserve account; or (

b) for an auction, remain in the auction account for future auctions. Publication of

summary of auction or sale by agreement 90 The Minister must publish a

summary of each auction or sale by agreement on the Department’s website no later than 45 days after the close of the auction or sale by agreement, including all of the following information: (

a) the names of the program participants registered as bidders or purchasers; (

b) the final purchase price of the emission allowances; (

c) without identifying the purchasers, the total amount and distribution of the emission allowances sold at the auction or sale by agreement. Information, Records and Forms GHG Registry information 91 Any information submitted under these regulations is deemed to be recorded in the GHG Registry. Retention of records 92 A program participant must keep all records created by the program participant relating to their participation in the program and their compliance with these regulations, including all the following, in paper or electronic format, for at least 7 years after the date that the records were created: (

a) registration in the program; (

b) transactions in the program; (

c) designations of recognized account agents; (

d) documents relating to the allocation of emission allowances; (

e) registrations in auctions or sales by agreement. Form and manner of records and required information submitted 93

(1) A record or other information that is required to be submitted under these regulations must be submitted in a form provided or approved by the Minister and in a manner app

Document details

Collection	Nova Scotia — Gazette
Citation	N.S. Reg. 189/2018
Date	2018-11-23
Type	gazette
Volume / chapter	just regulations rg2 2018 RG2 2018 11 23
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	72b0944600f0b9f800306a5c594e5651775945b9

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