OIC Number: 2020 - 333

Date of Order: Dec 15, 2020

Statute: Motor Vehicle Act

OIC Text: The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal dated October 20, 2020, and pursuant to subsections 66(1 ), 67(13), 145(1), and 175(8) of

Chapter 293 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Motor Vehicle Act (the "Act") is pleased, effective on and after December 15, 2020, (

a) pursuant to subsection 67(13) of the Act, to amend the Alcohol Ignition Interlock Program Regulations, N.S. Reg. 298/2008, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2008-309 dated June 3, 2008, to allow nurse practitioners to complete medical fitness reports for program eligibility screening purposes, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the Report and Recommendation; (

b) pursuant to subsection 66(1) of the Act, to amend the regulations respecting classification of drivers' licenses, N.S. Reg. 174/1982, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 82-956 dated August 3, 1982, to allow nurse practitioners to complete medical reports for license application purposes and remove composition and appointment provisions pertaining to the Medical Advisory Committee, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “B” attached to and forming part of the Report and Recommendation; (

c) pursuant to subsection 145(1) of the Act, to amend the Identification Permits For Vehicles Transporting Mobility Handicapped Persons Regulations , N.S. Reg. 237/1986, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 86-1055 dated September 2, 1986, to allow nurse practitioners to complete forms for accessible parking permits, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “C” attached to and forming part of the Report and Recommendation; and (

d) pursuant to subsection 175(8) of the Act, to amend the Seat Belt and Child Restraint System Regulations, N.S. Reg. 221/2005, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2005-519 dated November 24, 2005, to allow nurse practitioners to write letters exempting people from the requirement to wear a seat belt for medical reasons, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “D” attached to and forming part of the Report and Recommendation.

Department(s): Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal