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House of Assembly Management Commission Regulations

made under

Section 27 of the

House of Assembly Management Commission Act

S.N.S. 2010, c. 5

N.S. Reg. 43/2013 (effective February 23, 2013)

amended to N.S. Reg. 54/2026 (effective April 1, 2026)

Table of Contents

Please note: this table of contents is provided for convenience of reference and does not form part of the regulations.

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Citation

Purpose

Interpretation

Expense Claims

Principles

Presumptions

Member responsibility

Restrictions on claims

Member personal liability

Monthly reports

Statements

Speaker requirements

Disagreement with Clerk decision

Documentation

Processing of claims

Constituency Offices

Eligibility for office expenses

Eligibility for constituency office accommodation

Nature and location

Barrier-free requirements

Leasing requirements

Renting from associated person

Office operations, supplies and communications

Donations

Standard office allocation

Support staff

Election period restrictions

House Indemnity-Allowance-Travel-Expense

Indemnity, allowance and salary

Outside member allowance

Leased premises

Non-outside member and outside member of Executive Council allowance

Committee chairs and vice-chairs

Committee expenses

House leaders, whips and caucus chairs

Installment payments

Caucus

Caucus offices

Caucus and task force meetings

Caucus chairs—expenses

Leader of Opposition and Leader of Recognized Party

Expenses within the Province

Special travel

Living allowance

Motor vehicle

Deputy Speaker

Expenses respecting duties

Independent Member

Support services

Constituency Matters

Franking and travel

Services

Attendance at Halifax

Attendance at Ottawa

Attendance outside the Province other than Ottawa

Attendance at authorized parliamentary or legislative meetings

Expenses of critics

General

Restriction

Calculation of travel expense

Out-of-Province travel

Annual adjustment

No recovery upon ceasing to be member

Request for reimbursement

Limitation on reimbursement

Forms

Payment approval

Application

Citation

1 These regulations may be cited as the House of Assembly Management Commission

Regulations .

Purpose

2 The purpose of these regulations is

(

a) to provide resources to members to assist them in fulfilling their public

duties and responsibilities as members, for the benefit of the residents of the

Province;

(

b) to promote accountability in, and transparency with respect to, the

expenditure of public funds; and

(

c) to facilitate public understanding of the use of public funds in fulfillment of

members’ obligations.

Interpretation

(1) In these regulations, unless otherwise provided,

(a) “Act” means the House of Assembly Management Commission Act ;

(b) “associated person” means a person who does not deal with the member at

arm’s length as provided by the Income Tax Act (Canada);

(ba) “barrier-free requirements” means the barrier-free access and design

requirements applicable to offices under the Nova Scotia Building Code

Regulations , as amended from time to time;

(c) “Clerk” means the Chief Clerk of the House;

(d) “member” means a member of the House;

(e) “outside member” means an outside member as defined by the House of

Assembly Act ;

(f) “recognized party” means a party that is represented by two or more

members and is a recognized party in accordance with the Elections Act ;

(g) “year” means the fiscal year of the Province as defined in the Finance Act .

(2) Other words and expressions have the same meaning as in the House of Assembly

Management Commission Act and the House of Assembly Act .

(3) For the purpose of clause 19B(2)(

b) and subsections 27(3) and 43(1), (4) and (6),

a member ceases to be a member at the end of the month in which

(

a) the member dies or resigns; or

(

b) an election is held for the member’s electoral district if the member does not

re-offer or is defeated.

(4) For the purpose of subsection 43(3), a person becomes a member at the beginning

of the month in which the election, at which the person was elected, was held.

Expense Claims

Principles

(1) All claims and invoices submitted by or on behalf of a member or to provide

resources to a member and all payments and reimbursements made under these

regulations must

(

a) be submitted and made in accordance with the intent and purpose of the Act

and these regulations;

(

b) be documented and supported in accordance with generally accepted

accounting principles;

(

c) not relate to political parties’ activities; and

(

d) not give or relate to a personal benefit to any member or an associated

person of a member.

(2) Subject to directives and approval of the Commission, the Clerk and staff of the

House shall develop and maintain proper administrative and financial policies and

procedures with respect to documentation to be provided in support of claims and

invoices submitted for reimbursement or payment.

(3) The policies and procedures referred to in subsection (2) must be included in a

manual.

(4) The Commission shall periodically review the adequacy of the policies and

procedures being applied by the Clerk and staff of the House and may direct

changes that it considers appropriate to those policies and procedures to improve

controls and accountability.

Presumptions

(1) Where the Commission makes a direction or requires an action, that direction or

requirement must be made in writing or evidenced by written minutes of the

proceedings or decision of the Commission.

(2) Where in these regulations an expense claim is permitted, that claim must be

made for the time and amount permitted under these regulations or as directed or

limited by the Commission.

(3) Where the Clerk or Speaker makes a ruling that approves additional expenditures

greater than that authorized under these regulations, the Clerk or Speaker shall

report the approval at the next meeting of the Commission and a notation of that

approval must be recorded in the minutes of the Commission.

Member responsibility

(1) A member making or incurring an expenditure is the person responsible for

compliance with requirements for claims, payments and reimbursements of

expenses under the Act and these regulations.

(2) A member is not relieved of the member’s responsibility under subsection (1)

because

(

a) the member has delegated that responsibility to a constituency coordinator

or another person; or

(

b) a claim has been accepted for payment by an official of the House or has

been paid.

(3) A member may be required to certify to the Clerk, the Commission or an auditor

of the House that an expense that the member is claiming or has claimed payment

or reimbursement for has been actually incurred in compliance with the Act, these

regulations and the directives of the Commission.

(4) A member is responsible for maintaining appropriate records as prescribed in the

operating and procedures manual, operating the member’s constituency office and

engaging and training support staff in a manner that will facilitate compliance with

the Act, the regulations, directives and the manual.

(5) A member

(

a) who is entitled to claim reimbursement under the Act and these regulations

for expenses or for daily amounts or mileage in accordance with any

policies relating to ministers, ministerial assistants or other officers; and

(

b) engages in activity or travels in circumstances where the activity or travel

relates both to constituency business and business governed by those

policies,

shall prorate the claim based on the proportion of time spent on constituency

business wherever such expenditures are easily identifiable, but in no case shall

submit claims from two sources for any individual expenditure.

Restrictions on claims

(1) A claim for a payment or reimbursement must be made in respect of the year in

which the expenditure was made or incurred, and must be submitted and received

by the Clerk not more than ninety days after the end of that year.

(2) An expenditure is considered to have been made or incurred when the goods and

services to which that expenditure relates have been received.

(2A) Notwithstanding subsection (2), an expenditure for advertising is considered to

have been made or incurred on the date of the invoice for the advertising.

(2B) Notwithstanding subsection (2), an expenditure for third-party rebilling in respect

of utilities, property taxes or any other item charged to the member in connection

with a lease agreement authorized under these regulations is considered to have

been made or incurred on the date of the invoice for the third-party rebilling.

(2C) Notwithstanding subsection (2), where an invoice from an electrical utility for

electricity received and consumed during the 2024-25 or 2025-26 fiscal year is

received after the ninety-day period referred to in subsection (1), the electricity is

deemed to have been received and consumed on the date of the invoice for the

electricity.

(3) Subject to subsection (1), a claim for payment or reimbursement may not be made

more than six months after the date on which the expenditure was made.

(3A) Notwithstanding subsection (2), where an invoice from an electrical utility for

electricity received and consumed during the 2025-26 fiscal year is received after

the six-month period referred to in subsection (3), the electricity is deemed to have

been received and consumed on the date of the invoice for the electricity.

(4) Subject to subsections (1) and (3), a claim for payment of travel expenses may

include the period between the date of the election at which the member was

elected and the date the member became a member.

Member personal liability

(1) Where a member makes an expenditure that exceeds the maximum allowed for

that category of expenditure in a year, the member is personally responsible for

payment of that expenditure.

(2) Where through inadvertence or otherwise a claim made by a member is paid from

public funds and it is discovered that

(

a) the claim should not have been paid or honoured because it was in excess of

the maximum allowed for that category of expenditure; or

(

b) the claim was paid in error,

the member is liable for repayment of the over-payment and must, upon request,

immediately pay the amount due to the Crown in right of the Province.

(3) A request pursuant to subsection (2) must be made within six months of the claim

being paid or honoured.

(4) A member is personally responsible for and cannot claim for payment or

reimbursement for the payment of late fee charges by vendors on overdue

accounts or overdraft interest charges by financial institutions.

9 [repealed]

Monthly reports

(1) Before the twenty-first of each month, the Clerk shall prepare and provide to each

member a written report outlining for the preceding month

(

a) all reimbursements made to the member; and

(

b) all payments made on the member’s behalf as authorized by the member,

together with

(

c) a statement highlighting the total amount spent by the member during the

current year in each category of claim;

(d) [repealed]

(

e) a detailed report of expenditures for that month, sorted by expense category,

that reconciles with the reimbursements and payments referred to in clauses

(

a) and (b).

(2) The expenditure amount permitted for a year is considered to be allocated in equal

monthly amounts throughout the year.

(3) A member may request approval of the Speaker to make expenditures in advance

for ongoing considerations, such as the purchase of advertising that is repeated

over a period of months, or for the purchase of a block of flights if savings will

result.

(4) [repealed]

(5) An electronic system accessible by a member from which the member may obtain

the information required under subsection (1) satisfies the requirements of that

subsection.

Statements

(1) Twice in each year the Clerk shall prepare a statement detailing individual

expenditures, including the date, description and amount of the transaction, and

summarizing by category of expenditure the amounts paid in respect of which

claims were made and paid that each member is entitled to access.

(2) The Clerk shall provide each statement prepared under subsection (1) to

(

a) the caucus office of the member to whom the statement relates; or

(

b) the independent member to whom the statement relates,

for review.

(3) Within twenty-one days, or such further time as the Speaker may permit due to

extenuating circumstances, of receipt of a statement under this Section, a member

may state in writing to the Speaker objections that the member has with respect to

its accuracy.

(4) Failure to object to the statement within the time specified under subsection (3) is

deemed to be an acceptance by the member of its accuracy.

(5) [repealed]

(6) Where an objection is filed by the member, the Clerk shall communicate with the

member to resolve the issues identified and, where resolved, revise the statement

accordingly.

(7) Where the member and the Clerk cannot reach an agreement on the issues

identified, the objection must be filed with the Commission for its review and

decision within forty-five days of receipt and the Clerk shall revise the statement

in accordance with the decision.

(8) Section 13 applies only to the revised statement.

12 A statement prepared under

Section 11 must not include the identity of a vendor in

respect of any transaction that relates to a claim for payment for accommodation

expenses under subsection 27(1), subsection 42(5) of the House of Assembly Act or

Section 8 of the Executive Council Act .

Speaker requirements

(1) The Clerk shall maintain and file a copy of statements prepared under

Section 11

in the Office of the Speaker and make them available for inspection by any person

within a reasonable time after a request by that person for inspection.

(2) The Clerk shall post for public access and inspection a copy of each statement on

a website maintained and operated by or on behalf of the Office of the Speaker as

soon as a system is in place so to do.

(3) A statement prepared under

Section 11 need not be maintained by the member or

the Clerk for public inspection after five years following the end of the year to

which the statement relates.

Disagreement with Clerk decision

(1) A member who is dissatisfied with a decision of the Clerk made under these rules

may appeal that decision to the Commission.

(2) A decision of the Commission with respect to an appeal under subsection (1)

(

a) must be made not more than thirty days or, where circumstances warrant,

forty-five days after receipt of the member’s appeal by the Commission; and

(

b) is final,

and the decision and reasons for that decision must be recorded in the minutes of

the Commission.

(3) The Commission shall determine and direct the procedure to be followed for

dealing with an appeal contemplated under this section.

Documentation

(1) A member shall claim payment or reimbursement in respect of an expense or an

allowance in the manner and on the forms prescribed by the Clerk or the

Commission or as directed by the Commission.

(2) A form prescribed by the Clerk or the Commission must contain a provision

whereby the member is required personally to certify that the expenses to which

the claim relates were actually incurred in compliance with the Act, these

regulations and applicable directives of the Commission.

(3) A member’s claim may not be paid unless, in the opinion of the Clerk, there is

sufficient documentation supplied verifying that each expenditure of the member

was incurred.

(4) A member’s claim, except a daily allowance or mileage claim, may not be paid

unless it is supported by the original invoice together with a signed receipt or other

instrument evidencing payment, such as a credit card or debit card voucher or

cancelled cheque.

(4A) A member’s claim for payment or reimbursement in respect of an expense for

placing an advertisement or communication must include for

(

a) a printed advertisement, in a newspaper or magazine, on a banner, in a

pamphlet or some other like medium, the copy of the proof provided by the

member for publishing;

(

b) an advertisement in an electronic publication such as a website, television or

newsletter, a printed copy of the electronic page where the advertisement

appeared showing the name of the publication; and

(

c) an audio advertisement, a transcript of the spoken words.

(4B) Notwithstanding subsection (4A), where a member is unable to provide the

supporting documentation, the member may submit a claim providing reasons for

the absent documentation and personally undertake to provide the supporting

documentation as soon as it becomes available.

(5) Where an original document is unavailable, a copy, photocopy, faxed copy,

electronic copy or statement itemizing the expenditure may be accepted by the

Clerk upon provision of an explanation, in writing, for the absence of the original.

(6) Where a member makes a claim for an accommodation expense for the rental of

apartment, no original invoice is required so long as proof of payment and a copy

of the lease for the apartment are submitted.

(7) The copy of the lease must be submitted at the beginning of the lease period and

at each renewal or upon any change in the rental rate.

15A

(1) The Clerk shall make the documentation referred to in

Section 15 available for

inspection and copying by the Auditor General and any other auditor employed by

the Commission on behalf of the House.

(2) The Clerk shall retain the documentation for seven years.

Processing of claims

(1) The Clerk shall ensure that the processing of member claims, including their

acceptance[,] verification and approval for payment under these rules is

undertaken in accordance with proper principles of internal control.

(2) Wherever possible, the Office of the Speaker shall ensure reimbursement to the

member for an expense claim within seven days of receipt.

Constituency Offices

Eligibility for office expenses

17 A member may seek reimbursement for the provision of eligible office expenses in order

to conduct the member’s constituency business as a component part of eligible

constituency expense.

Eligibility for constituency office accommodation

(1) Subject to

Section 43, the constituency office expenses referred to in

Section 17

includes accommodation expenses, for or related to the rental of permanent or

temporary offices, such as

(

a) rent;

(

b) utilities;

(

c) taxes;

(

d) insurance;

(

e) security;

(

f) janitorial services and cleaning supplies;

(

g) maintenance, snow removal, sanding, salting and parking, if not covered in

the lease agreement;

(

h) necessary renovations or a necessary move to respond to municipal,

provincial and federal regulation respecting the provision of a safe, healthy

and accessible workplace and public space;

(ha) a constituency office accommodation move if necessary to respond to

requirements set out in these regulations respecting constituency office

space; and

(

i) signage identifying the office as the member’s constituency office without

any reference to a political party.

(2) [repealed]

(3) A member, who is unable to establish and operate an office to adequately serve

the member’s constituents, may claim expenses for the rental of meeting rooms.

(4) A member, who has a constituency office, may also claim expenses for the rental

of meeting rooms.

(5) A member may not use a constituency office for or to further partisan political

activities.

(6) Following a general election or by-election, a new member who was not a

member in

(

a) the preceding General Assembly of the House in the case of a general

election; or

(

b) the present General Assembly of the House in the case of a by-election,

is, in addition to the constituency office accommodation funding, entitled to claim

amounts associated with the start-up of the member’s office in an amount of not

more than $2,611.00 to defray expenses as may be determined by the Commission

if the expenditures are made within six months of the member being declared

elected or by the end of the fiscal year during which the member was declared

elected, whichever is later.

(7) A member may make arrangements with the Office of the Speaker for it to pay

directly any regular recurring payment and charge the member’s constituency

account.

(8) Rules regarding the implementation of arrangements described in subsection

(7) must be included in the policy and procedure manual.

Nature and location

(1) The member shall research and locate appropriate office space, such space to

include

(

a) a private area for the member;

(

b) space for a constituency coordinator;

(

c) a waiting area;

(

d) access to public washrooms; and

(

e) a separate meeting room if possible.

(2) The space should be on a public transit route if possible.

(3) The space must comply with the barrier-free requirements as provided in

Section

19A.

(4) No member may be reimbursed and no payment may be made by the Office of the

Speaker for constituency office accommodation expenses for constituency office

space that does not comply with the barrier-free requirements as provided in

Section 19A except as permitted under that Section.

Barrier-free requirements

19A

(1) The constituency office space of a member who is elected at or after the next

general election must comply with the barrier-free requirements within 12 months

after the member is elected.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), where a member

(

a) is elected at the next general election;

(

b) was a member immediately before that election; and

(

c) is continuing to occupy constituency office space used by the member

immediately before that election,

the space must comply with the barrier-free requirements within 36 months after

the member is elected.

(3) Where the constituency office space of a member, or the office space that a

member proposes to occupy as constituency office space, does not comply with

the barrier-free requirements, the Speaker may waive compliance with the

barrier-free requirements to the extent that the Speaker considers the

non-compliance to be merely technical in nature.

(4) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), temporary constituency office space that

does not comply with the barrier-free requirements may be leased for a member

for up to 12 months if

(

a) the member prepares a compliance plan setting out how the member will,

within 12 months of the date of the plan, arrange for constituency office

space that complies with the barrier-free requirements;

(

b) the member files the compliance plan with the Speaker’s Administration

Office;

(

c) the Speaker determines that the compliance plan is likely to result in the

member being able to arrange for constituency office space that complies

with the barrier-free requirements; and

(

d) the space is leased on a month-to-month basis.

(5) Where the constituency office space of a member who files a compliance plan

with the Speaker’s Administration Office fails to comply with the barrier-free

requirements within 12 months of the date of the plan, the member must provide

the Speaker with an explanation of why the compliance plan did not work and,

where the Speaker finds the explanation to be reasonable, the member may file

another compliance plan under subsection (4).

(5A) The Speaker may refer any decision to be made by the Speaker under this

Section

to the Commission for decision.

(5B) The Speaker and the Commission may retain such expertise as they may consider

necessary or advisable to assist in making a decision under this Section.

(6) A compliance plan that is filed with the Speaker's Administration Office is a

public document and must be posted on the House of Assembly's website.

Leasing requirements

19B

(1) The agreed rent for constituency office space must be at fair market rates for

similar space in the area.

(2) A lease contract for constituency office space must

(

a) be prepared between the member and the owner of the office space or an

authorized agent of the owner; and

(

b) subject to subsection (3), stipulate that the lease is terminable within one

month after the member ceases to be a member and at the end of that month

a further two months[’] rent is payable.

(3) A lease contract that does not comply with clause (2)(

b) may be entered into if

required to obtain constituency office space that complies with the barrier-free

requirements and the Speaker approves the lease.

(4) A member who was not a member in the preceding session of the House must

utilize the previous member's constituency office if the office was built or leased

under a lease that does not comply with clause (2)(b), unless the office is in a

location that is, in the opinion of the Speaker, unsuitable for the new member.

Renting from associated person

(1) A lease of office accommodation for a member may not be entered into with a

landlord who is an associated person of the member.

(2) Subject to subsection 19B(4) and notwithstanding subsection (1), a member may

operate a constituency office from the member's residence in the member's

constituency if permitted under

Section 19A, but is not entitled to claim

reimbursement by way of rent or charge for the use of the space in, or the cost of

any renovations to, the member's residence.

Office operations, supplies and communications

(1) Subject to

Section 43, a member may claim expenses to cover the costs of

operating a constituency office including expenses for

(

a) office supplies;

(aa) safety boots, a hard hat, a reflective vest, eye protection and any other

personal protective equipment that is reasonably necessary or advisable for

the personal use of the member on visiting construction or work sites;

(

b) printing;

(

c) photocopies;

(

d) newspapers, including subscriptions to on-line publications;

(

e) telephones, facsimile machines and answering machines or services;

(

f) staff professional development;

(

g) database maintenance;

(

h) advertising, including constituency office hours, contact telephone numbers

for the member, email addresses, notices of constituency meetings and

advertising messages of welcome or congratulations;

(ha) advertising employment opportunities for constituency coordinators;

(

i) constituency communications including

(

i) business cards,

(ii) greeting, sympathy or holiday cards to be sent to constituents or

others relating to the member's constituency work,

(iii) supplies to create certificates, including specialized paper, document

holders or framing, and

(iv) the dissemination of information, that meets the standard of

parliamentary language, directed to the member’s constituents in the

form of constituency newsletters and flyers, a website or any other

medium, including website design and hosting;

(ia)

interpretation, translation or other services required to communicate with a

constituent;

(ib) travel for professional development if approval of the Speaker is obtained

before incurring the expense;

(ic) courses for the member or the member’s constituency coordinator if

approval of the Speaker is obtained before incurring the expense;

(

j) rental of the office space and those expenses authorized in

Section 18;

(ja) no more than four constituency open houses annually and the annual cost of

the total number of open houses, other than the advertising costs for the

event, not exceeding $1,024.00;

(

k) two tickets to any event related to the member’s constituency work, but not

events related to the member’s political party;

(ka) employing one or more constituency coordinators or other staff in addition

to the full-time constituency assistant or full-time equivalent under

Section

24;

(

l) where required and approved by the Commission, the services of part-time

constituency coordinators, or summer students, to be compensated on the

payroll system of the Crown in right of the Province through the Office of

the Speaker; and

(

m) any other items, including office equipment, directed by the Commission.

(2) The expenses claimed pursuant to clause (1)(

k) for attendance at an event may

include fund-raising dinners where a portion of the ticket price is allocated as a

charitable donation but

(

a) where a charitable donation receipt is issued, it must be marked void and

filed with the member’s records; and

(

b) in no case, shall a member claim the donation as a tax deduction or credit.

(3) Advertising may not include solicitations of membership in or monetary

contributions to any political party or notices of political-party meetings and other

political-party events. amended September 28, 2010

Donations

(1) Subject to

Section 43, a member is entitled to be reimbursed for donations if they

consist of

(

a) memberships in community or other service organizations, not to exceed

$522.00 per membership per annum; and

(

b) certificates, cards, plaques, frames for certificates and such other items as

the Commission may, by directive, approve to allow members to

commemorate and recognize significant events within a constituency and in

the lives of constituents.

(2) For greater certainty, a member may not be reimbursed under

Section 22 for a

donation that is a sponsorship or a gift.

Standard office allocation

(1) Subject to

Section 43, a member is entitled to acquire, as assets of the Crown in

right of the Province, and seek reimbursement for office furniture, equipment and

services for the member’s constituency office based on a standard office allocation

approved by directive of the Commission and may include

(

a) authorized office furniture and equipment described in an approved list;

(

b) telephone and facsimile services;

(

c) computer equipment described in an approved list;

(

d) backup drives;

(

e) personal data-communication devices and services;

(

f) photocopier, printer and scanner services;

(

g) Internet services and cable television; and

(

h) other items that may be approved by a directive of the Commission.

(2) All purchases within the standard office allocation remain the property of the

Crown in right of the Province and must be identified by appropriate markings as

assets of the Crown in right of the Province.

(3) A member may not personally fund, in whole or in part, the purchase of assets of

the Crown in right of the Province.

(4) The Clerk shall maintain and update an inventory report of all assets of the Crown

in right of the Province entrusted to each member, being assets acquired after

October 27, 2009.

(5) A member is personally responsible for all items in an inventory and shall account

on an annual basis or on demand to the Speaker for the items listed in the

member’s inventory report.

(6) Assets required to be marked in accordance with subsection (2) must be disposed

of in accordance with the applicable asset disposal directives issued by the

Department of Public Works and by the Chief Information Officer, or any other

department responsible and any other person responsible for making asset disposal

directives.

(7) Where a member wishes to dispose of a House asset or have it written off, the

member shall submit a request to the Clerk identifying the item and stating the

reason for the request.

(8) The member shall return the item to the House to be disposed of or otherwise

comply with the Clerk’s directions, at which time the item will be removed from

the member’s inventory.

(9) When disposing of computing devices, the member may exercise one of the

following options:

(

a) repurchase the device at the then fair-market value as determined by the

Clerk or a person designated by the Clerk, for the item; or

(

b) allow the item to be disposed of in accordance with the asset disposal

process.

(10) A new member shall takeover the furniture, furnishings and equipment utilized by

the outgoing member for that constituency, that are assets of the Crown in right of

the Province, if they are readily available to the new member and are of

reasonable quality and state of repair as determined by the new member.

(11) Subject to subsection (11A), the outgoing member shall turn over the furniture,

furnishings and equipment referred to in subsection (10) to the new member

within one month of the outgoing member ceasing to be a member.

(11A) Where the new member does not takeover [take over] all the furniture, furnishings

and equipment referred to in subsection (10), the outgoing member shall within

one month of ceasing to be a member dispose of in accordance with subsection

(6) any of the furniture, furnishings and equipment not required to be taken over to

the new member pursuant to subsection (10).

(12) Where an asset is to be replaced, the member shall follow the asset disposal

process or otherwise comply with the Clerk’s directions, whereupon the member

is entitled to acquire a replacement item.

(13) [repealed]

Support staff

(1) A member is entitled to engage the services of one full-time constituency

coordinator or the full-time equivalent.

(2) The Commission shall, by directive, set the salaries and benefits for constituency

coordinators.

(3) An employment contract of a constituency coordinator must be in a form

authorized by the Commission and be between the member and the constituency

coordinator.

(4) Constituency coordinator salaries and benefits must be paid directly to

constituency coordinators by the Office of the Speaker, pursuant to the pay levels

and benefits as exist as at March 1, 2010, until altered by directive of the

Commission.

(5) Where the constituency coordinator attends training, a meeting or event on behalf

of the member, or carries out an activity that is necessary for the operation of the

member’s constituency office, at the member’s request,

(

a) the constituency coordinator may present a claim for travelling expenses in

accordance with

Section 50 and accommodation and meals at the rate

specified for civil servants;

(

b) the claim must be signed by the member indicating the member’s approval

of the travel and the expenditure on the member’s constituency account; and

(

c) the claim must be submitted to the Office of the Speaker for disbursement

directly to the constituency coordinator.

(6) Where a member considers it necessary to engage a temporary replacement for a

constituency coordinator due to vacation, illness, or other temporary absence, the

member may do so upon notice to the Office of the Speaker and completion of the

appropriate forms to enable payment to that employee on the payroll system of the

Crown in right of the Province through the Office of the Speaker.

(7) Payroll services, including proper deductions for the constituency coordinators and

temporary replacements, must be arranged by the Office of the Speaker.

Election period restrictions

24A

(1) In this Section, “election period” means the period of time between the dissolution

of the House, or the occurrence of a vacancy for which a writ for an election is

issued, and when a candidate is declared elected.

(2) During an election period for an electoral district, a person who was the member

for the electoral district at any time within three months preceding the

commencement of the election period may not

(

a) advertise, make donations, engage in constituency communications, engage

additional constituency coordinator services or utilize any

telecommunications for which the member is or was reimbursed other than

under clause 21(1)(e), or for such activity during the election period claim

reimbursement at any time;

(

b) claim reimbursement for attendance during the election period at an event

described in clause 21(1)(k); or

(

c) utilize a constituency office, furniture, equipment including equipment

reimbursed for under clause 21(1)(

e) or any employee for partisan purposes.

House Indemnity-Allowance-Travel-Expense

Indemnity, allowance and salary

(1) Each member is entitled to receive a member’s indemnity in twenty-six equal

instalments, each instalment being paid at equally spaced intervals throughout the

year.

(2) Where as at June 9, 2010, a member of the House of Assembly, the Chief Clerk or

the Sergeant-at-Arms is drawing his or her indemnity, allowance or salary other

than as provided in subsection 25(1) of the Regulations as enacted by subsection

(1) , subsection (1) does not apply until the first pay period following December

31, 2010. amended by Regulation 2010A, July 7, 2010

Outside member allowance

26 Each member is entitled to receive $51.00 on account of expenses, without receipts, for

each day that the member is in attendance at the House while the House is in session.

26A

(1) For attending the House while it is in session, each outside member, except the

Premier or a member of the Executive Council having charge of a department or

the Leader of the Opposition or a leader of a recognized party, who does not have

an accommodation rental in the Halifax-Dartmouth metropolitan area is entitled to

reimbursement for expenses for either

(

a) sleeping accommodation charges, with proper receipts, not exceeding the

government rate for the establishment where the member stayed; or

(

b) travel by the shortest and most convenient route between the place where

the outside member is ordinarily resident and the place where the House

ordinarily sits at the rate set out in

Section 50, unless the outside member is

in receipt of a vehicle allowance.

(2) Where the outside member normally travels by motor vehicle on a daily basis

between the Halifax-Dartmouth metropolitan area and the member’s constituency

to attend sittings of the House, only the first trip made during a week that the

House is sitting is counted as one of the fifty-two trips referred to in

Section 49

and the member is entitled to be reimbursed in accordance with clause (1)(

b) for

each additional trip made during the week.

26B Payments may be made pursuant to Sections 26 and 26A in respect of a holiday, a

Saturday or a Sunday if the Speaker determines that travel on the holiday, Saturday or

Sunday is necessary for the purpose of attending a sitting of the House on the following

day.

26C A member may not submit a claim for travel more often than once every two weeks in

respect of payments to be made pursuant to Sections 26 and 26A.

Leased premises

(1) An outside member, other than the Premier or a member of the Executive Council

having charge of a department, the Leader of the Opposition or the leader of a

recognized party, is entitled to be reimbursed in a total amount not exceeding

$2,150.00 per month for accommodation expenses in the Halifax-Dartmouth

metropolitan area accounted for by proper receipts.

(1A) Where the maximum amount that may be claimed pursuant to subsection (1) is

not claimed in any month the unclaimed balance may be claimed in a subsequent

month.

(2) Where a member is reimbursed for accommodation expenses pursuant to this

Section, the member may not be reimbursed for sleeping accommodation charges

pursuant to

Section s 26A or 44.

(3) A member may be reimbursed for accommodation expenses pursuant to this

Section for necessary termination expenses after the member ceases to be a

member, but not exceeding the allowable reimbursement for three months.

(4) Accommodation expenses in subsection (1) consists of

(

a) accommodation rental or hotel accommodations at a rate not exceeding the

government rate for the establishment where the member stayed;

(

b) the cost of the parking at or near the accommodation rental unit of one

vehicle;

(

c) the cost of utilities provided to the accommodation rental unit;

(

d) a security deposit;

(

e) the cost of keys or other security devices or services;

(

f) the cost of Internet, cable television and telephone service;

(

g) the cost of tenant insurance; and

(

h) the cost of the rental of appliances or furnishings.

(4A) With the prior approval of and for a reason acceptable to the Speaker, where a

member who has not ceased to be a member, moves from one accommodation

rental to another accommodation rental, the member may claim reimbursement for

the moving expenses associated with the move.

(5) An outside member who enters into an accommodation rental agreement is

entitled on a one-time basis to be reimbursed for the cost, not exceeding

$2,611.00, of

(

a) appliances, not exceeding the cost of $410.00 each, that are reasonably

necessary for an accommodation rental, including a kettle, coffee maker,

toaster oven, mini-fridge, microwave oven, heater, dehumidifier, water

cooler and vacuum cleaner;

(b) [repealed]

(

c) furnishings;

(

d) utensils and cookware; and

(

e) linens,

when these items are not provided in the rental accommodation and the

expenditures are made within six months of the member being declared elected or

becoming an outside member or by the end of the fiscal year during which the

member was declared elected or became an outside member, whichever is later.

(6) Notwithstanding subsection (5), a member shall not be reimbursed for the cost of

televisions, radios, CDs, DVDs, DVRs or other forms of entertainment systems or

machines for an accommodation rental.

(6A) All assets purchased pursuant to subsection (5), with the exception of linens and

mattresses, are the property of the Crown in right of the Province and must be

identified by appropriate markings as assets of the Crown in right of the Province.

(6B) Within one month of ceasing to be a member, assets required to be marked in

accordance with subsection (6A) must be disposed of in accordance with the

applicable asset disposal directives issued by the Department of Public Works and

the Chief Information Office, or any other department responsible and any other

person responsible for making asset disposal directives.

(7) Notwithstanding the approval of any amount claimed under this Section, the

Commission shall, as soon as possible, initiate a review of fair-market rates for

apartment rental and utilities, and other like services, and entertain all options for

providing appropriate accommodation to outside members while attending the

business of the House, its committees or to their duties as members. amended by

Regulation 2010A, July 7, 2010

Non-outside member and outside member of Executive Council allowance

(1) A non-outside member may claim reimbursement for an overnight hotel stay in

Halifax at a rate not exceeding the government rate for the establishment where

the member stayed when, because of

(

a) inclement weather;

(

b) time of day; or

(

c) any other reason acceptable to the Speaker,

the member

(

d) is unable to return to the member’s ordinary residence following a sitting of

the House, a meeting of one of its committees or a caucus meeting; or

(

e) needs to be in Halifax for the night before a sitting of the House, a meeting

of one of its committees or a caucus meeting.

(2) On May 1, 2015, and every subsequent May 1st thereafter, each non-outside

member who has claimed reimbursement in accordance with subsection (1) shall

(

a) where the House of Assembly is sitting, provide to the Speaker, who shall

table in the House; or

(

b) where the House is not sitting, file with the Clerk of the House

a report setting out the dates and the reason in each case for the overnight hotel

stays for the fiscal year ending on March 31st in the year the report is tabled.

Committee chairs and vice-chairs

(1) The chair of each standing committee, each select committee and each special

committee of the House is entitled to payment as follows:

(

a) Public Accounts Committee—$3,228.00;

(

b) all other committees of the House—$2,151.00;

(2) The vice-chair of each standing committee, each select committee and each

special committee of the House is entitled to payment of $538.00.

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to the Speaker or a member of the Executive

Council.

(4) A payment respecting a position referred to in subsection (1) or (2) must be paid

in two instalments after September 30th and March 31st for the six-month period

ending on that day.

(5) Where more than one member holds a position referred to in subsection (1) or

(2) during any six-month period, the payment to each member must be reduced

proportionally to the percentage of the period that the member serves in the

position.

(6) No payment respecting a position referred to in subsection (1) or (2) may be paid

if the committee for which it is payable has not met during the period or, where

subsection (5) applies, the part of the period to which the payment relates. amended

January 11, 2011

Committee expenses

(1) The chair and each member of each standing, select and special committee of the

House and the Commission for each day on which the chair and a member attends

a meeting of a committee or the Commission when the House is not sitting or the

meeting is held outside the Halifax-Dartmouth metropolitan area is entitled to

receive reimbursement for:

(a) $51.00 on account of expenses, without receipts, for each day the committee

or the Commission meets;

(

b) actual expenses incurred in respect of accommodation; and

(

c) travelling expenses calculated in accordance with

Section 50.

(2) Sleeping accommodation charges incurred and claimed pursuant to subsection (1)

must

(

a) be accompanied by proper receipts;

(

b) not be for more than one night’s accommodation; and

(

c) not exceed the government rate for the establishment where the member

stayed.

(3) Other expenses incurred pursuant to subsection (1) may not be for more than two

days.

(4) Payments may be made pursuant to this

Section in respect of a holiday, a Saturday

or a Sunday if the Speaker determines that travel on the holiday, Saturday or

Sunday is necessary for the purpose of attending a committee or Commission

meeting on the day following. amended October 19, 2010

House leaders, whips and caucus chairs

(1) The House Leader is entitled to a payment of $10,758.00.

(2) The Deputy House Leader is entitled to a payment of $5,379.00.

(3) The person recognized by the Speaker as occupying the position of House Leader

of the Official Opposition is entitled to a payment of $10,758.00.

(4) The person recognized by the Speaker as occupying the position of Deputy House

Leader of the Official Opposition is entitled to a payment of $5,379.00.

(5) The person recognized by the Speaker as occupying the position of house leader

of a recognized party is entitled to a payment of $10,758.00.

(6) The person recognized by the Speaker as occupying the position of deputy house

leader of a recognized party is entitled to a payment of $5,379.00.

(7) The whip of each recognized party is entitled to a payment of $5,379.00.

(8) The caucus chair of each recognized party is entitled to a payment of $10,758.00.

(9) Where a member holds more than one of the positions described in this Section,

the member may only receive payment for the highest-paying position held.

Installment payments

(1) A payment respecting a position referred to in

Section 31 must be paid in

twenty-six equal instalments, each instalment being paid at equally spaced

intervals throughout the year.

(2) Payments made under subsection (1) commence upon the Office of the Speaker

being advised by the caucus chair that a member is the holder of the position and

cease upon the earlier of the day on which the holder of the position dies or the

caucus chair of the holder of the position advises the Office of the Speaker that the

member has ceased to be the holder of the position.

Caucus

Caucus offices

(1) In this Section, “member” does not include the Speaker, the Premier or other

member of the Executive Council, the Leader of the Opposition or the leader of a

recognized party.

(2) Each caucus office is entitled, for support services including employment

positions, to

(

a) for the fiscal year 2011-12, $449,595.00 plus $44,287.29 times the number

of caucus members determined at the beginning of the year;

(

b) for the fiscal year 2012-13, $445,099.05 plus $43,844.42 times the number

of caucus members determined at the beginning of the year;

(

c) for the fiscal year 2013-14 and subsequent fiscal years to and including the

fiscal year 2024-25, $440,648.06 plus $43,405.98 times the number of

caucus members determined at the beginning of the year;

(

d) for the fiscal year 2025-26, $528,777.67 plus $52,087.18 times the number

of caucus members determined at the beginning of the year; and

(

e) for the fiscal year 2026-27 and subsequent fiscal years, $541,468.00 plus

$53,337.00 times the number of caucus members determined at the

beginning of the year,

and a pro-rated proportion of $44,287.29, $43,844.42, $43,405.98, $52,087.18 or

$53,337.00 as applicable for the remainder of the year for each additional member

the caucus gains during the year.

(2A)

Section 52 does not apply to the amounts set out in clauses (2)(a), (

b) and (c).

(3) For greater certainty, the entitlement under this

Section is not reduced for the loss

by a caucus of a member during the year.

(4) The expenditure of the entitlement under this

Section is subject to any guidelines

adopted from time to time by the Commission.

(5) For greater certainty, the sums referred to in this

Section do not include the offices

of the Leader of the Opposition or a leader of a recognized party. amended April 27,

Caucus and task force meetings

(1) Members of the Government Caucus, members of the caucus of the Official

Opposition and members of the caucus of each recognized party are eligible for

reimbursement, pursuant to subsections (3) and (4), for a maximum of four trips

to attend caucus meetings held in the Province outside the former City of Halifax

during the year.

(2) In lieu of each of one or more of the caucus meetings referred to in subsection (1),

members of the Government Caucus, members of the Caucus of the Official

Opposition and members of the caucus of each recognized party may be

reimbursed in accordance with subsections (3) and (4) for a trip to attend a task

force meeting anywhere within the Province where the task force meets in one

location only and is for a maximum of two nights.

(3) A member attending a caucus meeting pursuant to subsection (1) or a task force

meeting pursuant to subsection (2) is entitled to receive reimbursement for

(a) $51.00 on account of expenses, without receipts, for each day the caucus

meets;

(

b) actual expenses incurred in respect of accommodation; and

(

c) travelling expenses calculated in accordance with

Section 50.

(4) Sleeping accommodation charges incurred and claimed pursuant to subsection (3)

must

(

a) be accompanied by proper receipts; and

(

b) not exceed the government rate for the establishment where the member

stayed.

Caucus chairs—expenses

35 Where the chair of a caucus is an outside member, that member is entitled to claim and

to be paid, in addition to any other expenses allowed the chair, the same allowance and

reimbursement authorized for an outside member for twelve return trips between the

place where the chair is ordinarily resident and the former City of Halifax.

Leader of Opposition and Leader of Recognized Party

Expenses within the Province

36 The Leader of the Opposition and the leader of a recognized party, in carrying out

official duties within the Province, are entitled to be reimbursed for actual and

reasonable expenses for accommodation, meals, travel and incidentals in a total amount

not exceeding $43,033.00 accounted for by proper receipts.

Special travel

37 In addition to the entitlement authorized by

Section 45, the Leader of the Opposition and

the leader of a recognized party are entitled to be reimbursed for actual and reasonable

expenses incurred for accommodation, meals, travel and incidentals incurred by the

Leader or leader and one assistant in carrying out official duties outside the Province on

two separate occasions during the year, except that on each occasion reimbursement may

not exceed expenses incurred for travel that includes more than three nights’

accommodation.

Living allowance

38 The Leader of the Opposition and the leader of a recognized party, as outside members,

are entitled to receive an allowance equivalent to that provided pursuant to the Executive

Council Act to members of the Executive Council for living expenses within the former

City of Halifax.

Motor vehicle

39 The Leader of the Opposition and the leader of a recognized party are entitled to

payment of the same motor vehicle operation expenses as a member of the Executive

Council. amended October 19, 2010

Deputy Speaker

Expenses respecting duties

40 Each Deputy Speaker is entitled to be reimbursed in a total amount not exceeding

$4,303.00 for expenses incurred in carrying out duties as Deputy Speaker accounted for

by proper receipt.

Independent Member

Support services

(1) In this Section, “independent member” means a member who is not a member of

a caucus that receives financial support pursuant to

Section 33.

(2) An independent member is entitled to be provided with

(

a) office space not exceeding three hundred square feet;

(

b) one administrative assistant at the same classification as the member’s

constituency coordinator;

(

c) office furniture and equipment necessary to furnish and equip the office for

the member and one administrative assistant;

(

d) one telephone line; and

(

e) reasonable postage.

(3) Where there is any question arising from subsection (2) in respect of the office of

the independent member concerning

(

a) the selection of space;

(

b) the level of administrative assistant within the assigned classification;

(

c) the selection or amount of furniture; or

(

d) reasonable postage,

such question must be determined by the Speaker.

(4) [repealed]

Constituency Matters

Franking and travel

(1) Subject to

Section 43, each member of the House is entitled to be reimbursed

(

a) in substitution for the franking privilege and for expenses incurred on

account of postage or equivalent forms of distribution; and

(

b) for expenses incurred on account of travel within the member’s constituency

or in relation to the member’s duties as a member.

(2) [repealed]

(3) Expenses incurred on account of travel in this

Section includes travel from the

member’s ordinary residence to the member’s constituency office.

(3A) For travel over 250 kilometres one-way in relation to the member’s duties as a

member, the member is permitted to claim expenses for meals, with receipts, at

the same rate as is paid to civil servants when they travel, if there are available

funds in the member’s franking and travel allowance.

(4) [repealed]

(5) The amounts reimbursed pursuant to clause (1)(

a) must be accounted for by

proper receipt.

(6) The amounts reimbursed pursuant to clause (1)(

b) are to be paid at the rate set out

Section 50 and must be accounted for by a proper log of the mileage with the

dates and destinations of a trip and the number of kilometres actually and

reasonably travelled in connection with the trip.

(7) A member shall make the member’s vehicle travel log available for inspection by

the Chief Clerk, the Speaker, the Commission and an auditor appointed by the

Commission within the three year period following the date when a particular trip

was undertaken. amended April 27, 2011

Services

(1) In this Section, “expenses” means expenses incurred by a member prior to the

time a member ceases to be a member, or within one month after the member

ceases to be a member, regardless of when the expense is to be paid by the

member except that a member must not be reimbursed for expenses incurred by a

member prior to the time a member ceases to be a member, or within one month

after the member ceases to be a member, if those expenses are required to be paid

more than one month after the member ceases to be a member. Nothing herein in

any way affects severance payments to a constituency coordinator payable under a

written contract.

(2) [repealed]

(3) Each member of the House is entitled to be reimbursed in a total amount, net of

sales tax, not exceeding $6,529.00 per month for expenses accounted for by

proper receipt and incurred on account of those items and services in that

member’s constituency as more specifically set out in Sections 18, 19, 19A, 19B,

21, 22, 23 and 42.

(4) Each member of the House is entitled, upon ceasing to be a member of the House,

to be reimbursed for the member’s constituency office rent for two months in

addition to the last month reimbursed pursuant to subsection (3) if the office is not

utilized by another member pursuant to subsection 19B(4) and notice to terminate

the lease has been given at the earliest opportunity to the landlord.

(5) Where the maximum amount that may be claimed pursuant to subsection s (3) is

not claimed in any month the unclaimed balance may be claimed in a subsequent

month.

(6) Each member of the House is entitled to receive the sum, net of sales tax, not

exceeding $6,529.00 per month, for expenses accounted for by proper receipt and

incurred on account of services in that member’s constituency in accordance with

subsection (3) for one month after the member ceases to be a member.

(7) Expenses incurred for the lease or the lease-purchase of office furniture and

equipment are expenses for which a member may be reimbursed pursuant to this

Section.

(8) Furniture and equipment acquired pursuant to this

Section on or after October 28,

2009, is the property of the Crown in right of the Province.

(9) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section, a member shall normally

submit not more than one expense claim in a month in respect of all payments

made pursuant to this

Section for a month.

(10) Nothing contained in this

Section means that the Office of the Speaker may not

make a payment on account of expenses to the person or organization performing

or providing the service on behalf of the member at the member’s request. amended

September 28, 2010

Attendance at Halifax

(1) Subject to

Section 49, each outside member, except the Premier or a member of

the Executive Council having charge of a department or the Leader of the

Opposition or a leader of a recognized party, is entitled to

(a) $51.00 on account of expenses, without receipts, for each day, including

days on which the member is travelling;

(

b) where the member does not have an accommodation rental in the Halifax-Dartmouth metropolitan area, reimbursement in addition to that authorized

by clause (

a) for travelling expenses calculated in accordance with

Section

50, and expenses for sleeping accommodation at a rate not exceeding the

government rate for the establishment where the member stayed, for return

trips between the place where the member is ordinarily resident and the

former City of Halifax, to attend in Halifax other than to attend a sitting of

the House or one of its committees.

(2) Sleeping accommodation charges incurred and claimed pursuant to subsection (1)

must

(

a) be accompanied by proper receipts;

(

b) not be for more than two nights’ accommodation unless approved in

advance by the Speaker; and

(

c) not exceed the government rate for the establishment where the member

stayed.

Attendance at Ottawa

(1) Each member is entitled to

(a) $102.00 on account of expenses, without receipts, for each travel day and

for each meeting day when the travel day is not a meeting day;

(

b) reimbursement, in addition to that authorized by clause (a), for expenses

incurred for economy air travel, reasonable ground transportation and

sleeping accommodation,

for two return trips between the place where the member is ordinarily resident and

the City of Ottawa to attend in Ottawa on constituency business or on business as

a caucus critic.

(2) Sleeping accommodation charges incurred and claimed pursuant to subsection (1)

must

(

a) be accompanied by proper receipts;

(

b) not be for more than two nights’ accommodation for each trip; and

(

c) not exceed the government rate for the establishment where the member

stayed.

(3) [repealed]

(3A) The Speaker may permit reimbursement of unexpected expenses for a trip

permitted in accordance with this

Section on presentation of receipts and the

member’s written reasons for incurring the additional expenses.

(4) The Government Caucus, the Official Opposition Caucus and the caucus of a

recognized party may each designate a member to make two return trips or two

members to each make one return trip to attend in Ottawa on constituency

business or on business as a caucus critic and subsections (1) and (2) apply

mutatis mutandis to each such trip.

Attendance outside the Province other than Ottawa

(1) In substitution for any trip to Ottawa to which a member is entitled, the member

may make one return trip between the place where the member is ordinarily

resident and another place in North America outside the Province to attend that

other place on constituency business or business as a caucus critic if approval of

the Speaker is obtained before incurring any of the trip’s expenses and the

member is entitled to

(

a) when the trip is within Canada, $102.00 on account of expenses, without

receipts, for each travel day and for each meeting day, when the travel day is

not a meeting day;

(aa) when the trip is outside Canada but within North America, $154.00 on

account of expenses, without receipts, for each travel day and for each

meeting day, when the travel day is not a meeting day;

(

b) reimbursement, in addition to that authorized by clause (a), for expenses

incurred for economy air travel, reasonable ground transportation and

sleeping accommodation for one return trip between the place where the

member is ordinarily resident and another place in North America outside

the Province to attend that other place on constituency business, if approval

of the Speaker is obtained before incurring the expenses.

(2) Sleeping accommodation charges incurred and claimed pursuant to subsection (1)

must

(

a) be accompanied by proper receipts;

(

b) not be for more than two nights[’] accommodation unless approved in

advance by the Speaker; and

(

c) not exceed the government rate for the establishment where the member

stayed.

(2A) The Speaker may permit reimbursement of unexpected expenses for a trip

permitted in accordance with this

Section on presentation of receipts and the

member’s written reasons for incurring the additional expenses.

(3) [repealed]

Attendance at authorized parliamentary or legislative meetings

(1) Each member is entitled to

(

a) when the trip is within the Province, $51.00 on account of expenses,

without receipts, for each travel day and for each meeting day when the

travel day is not a meeting day;

(aa) when the trip is outside the Province but within Canada, $102.00 on account

of expenses, without receipts, for each travel day and for each meeting day

when the travel day is not a meeting day;

(ab) when the trip is outside Canada, $154.00 on account of expenses, without

receipts, for each travel day and for each meeting day when the travel day is

not a meeting day;

(

b) reimbursement in addition to that authorized by clause (a) , (aa) or (ab) for

expenses incurred for economy air travel, reasonable ground transportation

and sleeping accommodation, if the sleeping accommodation charges are

(i) [are] accompanied by proper receipts,

(ii) [are] not for more nights’ accommodation than are necessary to

attend the planned program for the meeting, and

(iii) do not exceed the government rate for the establishment where the

member stayed, unless determined otherwise by the Speaker for

return trips between the place where the member is ordinarily

resident and another place, to attend at that other place a meeting of

the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association or a meeting of any

other parliamentary or legislative group, if approval of the Speaker is

obtained before incurring the expenses. amended September 28, 2010

(1A) A member is entitled to reimbursement of registration fees for a meeting referred

to in subsection (1) and, where the trip is outside of Canada, for such other

reasonable fees as the Speaker may determine are necessary or advisable,

including the cost of vaccinations and travel visas.

(2) The Speaker may permit reimbursement of unexpected expenses for a trip

permitted in accordance with this

Section on presentation of receipts and the

member’s written reasons for incurring the additional expenses.

Expenses of critics

(1) A member occupying the position of critic of a department or agency of

Government is entitled to

(a) $51.00 on account of expenses, without receipts, for each day;

(

b) reimbursement in addition to that authorized by clause (a), for travelling

expenses calculated in accordance with

Section 50 and expenses for

sleeping accommodation charges incurred by the critic,

for attending, for each department or agency of which the member occupies the

position of critic, not more than four meetings per year within the Province which

meetings are necessarily incidental to the duties of the critic, if approval of the

Speaker is obtained before incurring the expenses.

(2) Sleeping accommodation charges incurred and claimed pursuant to subsection (1)

must

(

a) be accompanied by proper receipts; and

(

b) not exceed the government rate for the establishment where the member

stayed.

(3) Reimbursement pursuant to subsection (1) is limited to three days and two nights

for each meeting.

(4) In lieu of each of one or more of the caucus meetings referred to in subsection

34(1), members of the Government Caucus, members of the Caucus of the

Official Opposition and members of the caucus of each recognized party may be

reimbursed in accordance with this

Section for a meeting referred to in subsection

(1) if approval of the Speaker is obtained before incurring the expenses.

General

Restriction

49 Except as authorized by

Section 26A, no member may be reimbursed for travel expenses

authorized by Sections 26A and 44 in excess of fifty-two return trips in the year between

the place where the member is ordinarily resident and the former City of Halifax to

attend in Halifax, other than for attendance at a meeting of a select committee, a special

committee or a standing committee.

Calculation of travel expense

50 Each outside member of the House, the Leader of the Opposition and a leader of a

recognized party entitled under the House of Assembly Act to receive travelling expenses

is entitled to be reimbursed out of the General Revenue Fund of the Province for claimed

travelling expenses incurred for travel by the shortest and most convenient route between

the place where the member is ordinarily resident and the place where the House

ordinarily sits or the Committee is meeting at

(

a) the same rate per kilometre as is paid to civil servants;

(

b) the cost of economy air travel plus reasonable ground transportation; or

(

c) the cost of another means of transportation not exceeding the amount that

could be claimed under clause (a).

Out-of-Province travel

51 Members of the House are entitled to reimbursement for health-insurance premiums for

out-of-Province travel on House business, if such premiums are necessary to maintain

coverage.

Annual adjustment

(1) The fixed amounts set out in the regulations, except the amount in clause 50(a),

are increased on April 1st of each year by the increase in the Consumer Price

Index for Nova Scotia or the Consumer Price Index for Canada, whichever is

lower, for the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest dollar.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the fixed amounts set out in these regulations are

not increased on April 1, 2025.

(3) For greater certainty, the fixed amounts referred to in subsection (1) are not

increased in any year pursuant to subsection (1) if they are otherwise increased

effective April 1st of that year by amendment to these regulations.

No recovery upon ceasing to be member

53 Where

(

a) a member dies or resigns; or

(

b) there is a general election during the year and a member does not reoffer or

is defeated,

no recovery of any amounts paid to the member pursuant to this regulation may be made

as a result of the member not being a member for the remainder of the year.

53A When an outside member ceases to be a member in accordance with

Section 53, the

member may claim the expenses for two trips from the member’s ordinary residence to

the Halifax-Dartmouth metropolitan area to vacate the member’s rental accommodation

and to vacate the member’s personal caucus office.

Request for reimbursement

54 A person who makes a request for payment or reimbursement shall

(

a) make the request in writing on the form provided by the House of Assembly

Management Commission;

(

b) make the request within six months from the time the payment or claim for

which reimbursement is made was incurred or became eligible to be paid;

(

c) sign the request and certify that the request is correct; and

(

d) forward the request to the Office of the Speaker.

Limitation on reimbursement

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this regulation, no member may claim for

reimbursement an expense

(

a) for which the member is reimbursed pursuant to another regulation or

enactment;

(

b) paid to an associated person;

(

c) paid to a person living in the same dwelling, as a member of the same

household;

(

d) paid to any business or on account of property in which the member or

those persons mentioned in clause (

b) or (

c) have an ownership interest.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in this regulation, no member may claim for

reimbursement for meals or other food or refreshment for any day if the member

is entitled for that same day to the amount set out in

(

a) Section 26;

(b) [repealed]

(c) clause 30(1)(a);

(d) clause 34(3)(a);

(e) clause 44(1)(a);

(f) clause 45(1)(a);

(g) subsection 46(1);

(h) subsection 47(1); or

(i) clause 48(1)(a).

Forms

(1) The Clerk may prescribe any forms the Clerk considers necessary or advisable for

the purpose of these regulations.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Commission may, by directive, prescribe any

forms the Commission considers necessary or advisable for the purpose of these

regulations.

Payment approval

(1) Directions for payment of indemnities, allowances, payments or reimbursements

and approval of requests for payment or reimbursement must be issued or made

by the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker or a person designated by the Speaker.

(2) The person who approves a request for payment or reimbursement has the

authority to reduce or increase the amount of the payment or reimbursement

claimed where that person determines that the amount claimed is in error.

(3) A member’s expense claim form and private vehicle usage report must be

completed in their entirety, including detailed expenditures, as required by the

Office of the Speaker for reimbursement. amended October 19, 2010

Application

58 This regulation applies on and after June 9, 2010.

Legislative History

Reference Tables

House of Assembly Management Commission Regulations

N.S. Reg.

43/2013

House of Assembly Management Commission Act

Note: The

information in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is

compiled by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only.

Source Law

The current consolidation of the House of Assembly Management Commission Regulations made

under the House of Assembly Management Commission Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

43/2013

Feb 27, 2013

date filed

Mar 8, 2013

217/2013

May

30, 2013

date

specified

Jun

28, 2013

280/2013

Aug

14, 2013

date

specified

Sep 6,

341/2013

Dec

19, 2013

date

specified

Jan

10, 2014

34/2014

Feb

27, 2014

date

specified

Mar

21, 2014

107/2014

Nov 1,

date

specified

Jul

25, 2014

108/2014

Jul

10, 2014

date

specified

Jul

25, 2014

8/2015

Jan

15, 2015

date

specified

Feb 6,

41/2015

Mar 3,

date

specified

Mar

20, 2015

322/2015

Sep

10, 2015

date

specified

Oct 2,

150/2016

Jul

28, 2016

date

specified

Aug

19, 2016

253/2016

Nov

29, 2016

date

specified

Dec

23, 2016

62/2017

Apr 4,

date

specified

Apr

28, 2017

198/2018

Nov

13, 2018

date

specified

Dec 7,

169/2020

Oct

28, 2020

date

specified

Nov

20, 2020

75/2021

May 7,

date

specified (date of filing)

May

21, 2021

76/2021

May 7,

date

specified (date of filing)

May

21, 2021

77/2021

Jul

17, 2021

date specified (date that House of Assembly dissolved)

May

21, 2021

183/2022

Jul

13, 2022

date

specified (date of filing)

Jul

29, 2022

226/2022

Oct 1,

date

specified

Oct

21, 2022

248/2022

Nov 3, 2022

date specified

Nov 18, 2022

21/2023

Jan 26, 2023

date specified (date of filing)

Feb 10, 2023

91/2023

May 24, 2023

date specified (date of filing)

Jun 16, 2023

92/2023

May 24, 2023

date specified (date of filing)

Jun 16, 2023

179/2023

Sep 28, 2023

date specified (date of filing)

Oct 20, 2023

22/2024

Jan 25, 2024

date specified (date of filing)

Feb 9, 2024

61/2025

Mar 21, 2025

date specified (date of filing)

Apr 4, 2025

62/2025

Apr 1, 2025

date specified

Apr 4, 2025

63/2025

Apr 1, 2025

date specified

Apr 4, 2025

64/2025

Apr 1, 2025

date specified

Apr 4, 2025

224/2025

Oct 22, 2025

date specified (date of filing)

Nov 14, 2025

225/2025

Oct 22, 2025

date specified (date of filing)

Nov 14, 2025

6/2026

Jan 16, 2026

date specified (date of filing)

Feb 6, 2026

53/2026

Feb 20, 2026

date specified (date of filing)

Mar 6, 2026

54/2026

Apr 1, 2026

date specified

Mar 6, 2026

The following regulations are not yet in force and are not included in

the current consolidation:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for

rules about in force dates of regulations.

Amendments by Provision

ad. = added

am. = amended

fc. = fee change

ra. = reassigned

rep. = repealed

rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

3(1)(ba) ............................................

ad. 280/2013

3(3) ...................................................

am. 280/2013, 183/2022 6

3(4) ...................................................

am. Jan 11, 2011 1 , 150/2016, 179/2023

6(2)(a) ..............................................

am. 224/2025

7(1) ...................................................

am. Dec 19, 2012 1

7(2A) ................................................

ad. 179/2023

7(2B) ................................................

ad. 225/2025

7(2C) ................................................

ad. 225/2025 ; am. 53/2026

7(3A) ................................................

ad. 53/2026

7(4) ...................................................

ad. 34/2014

8(1) ...................................................

am.

179/2023

8(2) ...................................................

rs. 8/2015; am. 179/2023

8(4) ...................................................

ad. 217/2013

9 ........................................................

rep. 21/2023

10(1)(d) ............................................

rep. 179/2023

10(4) .................................................

rep. 179/2023

11(2) .................................................

rs.

179/2023

11(3) .................................................

am.

179/2023

11(4) .................................................

am.

179/2023

11(5) .................................................

rep. 179/2023

11(8) .................................................

am.

179/2023

12 ......................................................

rep. 179/2023

ad. 64/2025

15(4A)-(4B) .....................................

ad. 217/2013

15A ...................................................

ad. 21/2023

18(1) .................................................

am. 169/2020, 179/2023

18(1)(h) ......................................

am.

253/2016

18(1)(ha) ....................................

ad. 253/2016

18(2) .................................................

rep. 76/2021

18(6) .................................................

am. 183/2022, 22/2024, 54/2026

18(6)(a)-(b) ..................................

ad. 183/2022

19(1) .................................................

am. 280/2013, 169/2020, 76/2021

19(1)(b) .......................................

am. 224/2025

19(2) .................................................

am. 169/2020, 76/2021 3

19(3) .................................................

rs. 280/2013

19(4) .................................................

rs. 280/2013; am. 169/2020

19(5)-(8) ...........................................

rep. 280/2013

19(9) .................................................

am. Oct 19, 2010 1

19A ...................................................

ad. 280/2013

19A(3) .........................................

am.

76/2021

19A(4)(a) .....................................

am.

76/2021

19A(4)(c) .....................................

am.

76/2021

19A(5) .........................................

am.

76/2021

19A(5A)-(5B) ..............................

ad.

76/2021

19B ...................................................

ad. 280/2013

19B(1) ..........................................

am. 76/2021

19B(2)(a) .....................................

am. 76/2021 4

19B(2)(b) .....................................

am. 183/2022

19B(3) ..........................................

am. 75/2021, 183/2022

20(2) .................................................

am. Oct 19, 2010 1 ; rs. 280/2013

21(1) .................................................

am. 179/2023

21(1)(aa) ......................................

ad. 92/2023

21(1)(ha) ......................................

am.

224/2025

21(1)(ia) .......................................

ad. 198/2018

21(1)(ib) .......................................

ad. 169/2020

21(1)(ic) .......................................

ad. 169/2020 ; am.

224/2025

21(1)(ja) .......................................

ad. 150/2016 ; am. 91/2023,

54/2026

21(1)(k) ........................................

rs. 107/2014, 108/2014

21(1)(ka) ......................................

ad. 179/2023 ; am. 224/2025

21(1)(l) .........................................

am.

179/2023, 224/2025

21(3) .................................................

am. Sep 28, 2010 1

22 ......................................................

ra. 22(1) 107/2014

22(1) ............................................

ra. from 22 107/2014 ;

am. 179/2023 8

22(1)(a) .......................................

am. 54/2026 10

22(2) ............................................

ad. 107/2014

23(1)-(4) ...........................................

am. 179/2023

23(6) .................................................

rs. 107/2014; am. 62/2017, 183/2022

23(8)-(9) ...........................................

rs. 62/2017

23(10) ...............................................

am. 169/2020, 179/2023

23(11) ...............................................

am. 8/2015, 62/2017; rep.

169/2020

ad. 183/2022

23(11A) ............................................

ad. 183/2022

23(12) ...............................................

am. 62/2017

23(13) ...............................................

am. Oct 19, 2010 1 ; rep. 62/2017

24(1)-(2) ...........................................

am. 224/2025

24(3) .................................................

am. 224/2025 (“assistant” replaced throughout)

24(4) .................................................

am. 224/2025

24(5) .................................................

am. 217/2013, 224/2025 (“assistant” replaced

throughout)

24(5)(a) .......................................

am. 183/2022

24(6) .................................................

am. 179/2023, 224/2025

24(7) .................................................

am. Sep 28, 2010 1 , 183/2022, 224/2025

24A(2)(a) ..........................................

am. 179/2023, 224/2025

24A(2)(c) ..........................................

am. by Regulation 2010B, Sep 28, 2010 1 ,

179/2023

25(2) .................................................

am. by Regulation 2010A, Jul 7, 2010 1

26 ......................................................

rs. 107/2014; am. 54/2026

26(7) ............................................

am. Jan 11, 2011 1

26A ...................................................

ad. 107/2014

26A(1)(a) ..........................................

am. 150/2016

26B-26C ...........................................

ad. 107/2014

27(1) .................................................

am.

62/2025, 54/2026

27(1A) ..............................................

ad. 217/2013

27(2) .................................................

am. 150/2016

27(4)(a) ............................................

rs. 107/2014; am. 150/2016

27(4)(b)-(c) ......................................

am. 107/2014

27(4A) .............................................

ad. 253/2016

27(5) .................................................

rs. 107/2014; am. 22/2024, 54/2026

27(5)(a) .......................................

rs. 179/2023; am. 54/2026

27(5)(b) .......................................

rep. 179/2023

27(6) .................................................

rs. 107/2014

27(6A) ..............................................

ad. 107/2014 ; am.

179/2023

27(6B) ..............................................

ad. 183/2022

27(7) .................................................

am. by Regulation 2010A, Jul 7, 2010 1

28 ......................................................

rs. 107/2014, 108/2014

28(1) ............................................

am. 150/2016, 253/2016

28(1)(c) .......................................

am. 62/2017

28(1)(e) .......................................

am. 62/2017

28(2) ............................................

rs. 150/2016

29(1)(a) ............................................

am. 54/2026

29(1)(b) ............................................

am. 54/2026

29(2) .................................................

am. 54/2026

29(6) .................................................

am. Jan 11, 2011 1

30(1)(a) ............................................

rs. 107/2014; am. 54/2026

30(4) .................................................

am. Oct 19, 2010 1

31(1)-(8) ...........................................

am. 54/2026

31(10) ...............................................

rep. 226/2022

31(11) ...............................................

am. Oct 19, 2010 1 ; rep. 226/2022

32 ......................................................

am. Jan 11, 2011 1 ; rs. 226/2022

33(2) .................................................

am. 6/2026, 54/2026

33(2)(b) .......................................

am. 6/2026

33(2)(c) .......................................

am. 6/2026, 54/2026

33(2)(d) .......................................

ad. 6/2026 ; am. 54/2026

33(2)(e) .......................................

ad. 54/2026

33(2A) ..............................................

am. 6/2026

34(2) .................................................

am. 179/2023

34(3)(a) ............................................

rs. 107/2014; am. 54/2026

34(3)(c) ............................................

am. 169/2020

36 ......................................................

am. 54/2026

39 ......................................................

am. Oct 19, 2010 1

40 ......................................................

am. 54/2026

40A ...................................................

ad. 248/2022 ; rep. 224/2025

41(2) .................................................

am. Oct 19, 2010 1

41(2)(b) .......................................

am. 169/2020; 224/2025 9

41(3)(b) ............................................

am. 169/2020

41(4) .................................................

rep. 169/2020

42(1) .................................................

am. 41/2015, 179/2023

42(2) .................................................

rep. 41/2015

42(2)(a)(i)-(iii) ............................

rs. 341/2013

42(2)(a)(iv)-(vii) .........................

ad. 341/2013

42(2)(b)(i)-(ii) .............................

rs. 341/2013

42(2)(b)(iii)-(iv) ..........................

rep. 341/2013

42(2)(c)(i)-(iii) ............................

rs. 341/2013

42(2)(d)(i)-(vi) ............................

rs. 341/2013

42(2)(d)(vii)-(x) ..........................

ad. 341/2013

42(3) .................................................

ad. 107/2014 ; am.

179/2023

42(3A) ..............................................

ad. 107/2014 ; am.

169/2020

42(4) .................................................

rep. 41/2015

42(6) .................................................

am.

183/2022

42(7) .................................................

am. Apr 27, 2011 1

43(1) .................................................

am. 169/2000, 224/2025

43(2) .................................................

rep. 169/2020

43(3) .................................................

am. 280/2013, 41/2015, 179/2023, 63/2025, 54/2026

43(4) .................................................

rep. 107/2014

ad. 75/2021 ; am. 179/2023

43(5) .................................................

am. 150/2016

43(6) .................................................

am. 169/2020, 63/2025, 54/2026

43(8) .................................................

am. 179/2023

43(10) ...............................................

am. Sep 28, 2010 1

43A ...................................................

ad. 41/2015 ; rep. 63/2025

43A(1) .........................................

rep. 179/2023

43A(2) .........................................

am.

179/2023

43A(2)(a) ....................................

am.

179/2023

43A(2)(b) ....................................

am.

183/2022, 179/2023

43A(2)(c) ....................................

am.

179/2023

43A(2)(d) ....................................

am.

179/2023

43A(3)-(3A) ................................

rep. 179/2023

43A(4) .........................................

ad. 322/2015 ; rep. 179/2023

44(1)(a) ............................................

rs. 107/2014; am. 179/2023, 54/2026

44(1)(b) ............................................

am. 107/2014, 150/2016

45(1)(a) ............................................

rs. 107/2014; am. 54/2026

45(1)(b) ............................................

rs. 179/2023

45(3) .................................................

rep. 179/2023

45(3A) ..............................................

ad. 107/2014

45(4) .................................................

am.

179/2023

46(1) .................................................

am.

179/2023

46(1)(a) .......................................

rs. 107/2014; am. 54/2026

46(1)(aa) .....................................

ad. 107/2014 ; am. 54/2026

46(1)(b) .......................................

am.

179/2023

46(2) .................................................

rs.

179/2023

46(2A) ..............................................

ad. 107/2014

46(3) .................................................

rep. 179/2023

47 ......................................................

am. Sep 28, 2010 1 ; ra. as 47(1) 107/2014

47(1) ............................................

ra. from 47 107/2014

47(1)(a) .......................................

rs. 107/2014; am. 54/2026

47(1)(aa) .....................................

ad. 107/2014 ; am. 54/2026

47(1)(ab) .....................................

ad. 107/2014 ; am. 54/2026

47(1)(b) .......................................

am.

179/2023

47(1A) .........................................

ad. 179/2023

47(2) ............................................

ad. 107/2014

48(1) .................................................

am. 179/2023

48(1)(a) .......................................

rs. 107/2014; am. 54/2026

49 ......................................................

am. 150/2016

50(a) .................................................

rs. 107/2014; am. 169/2020

50(b) .................................................

am. 169/2020, 179/2023

50(c) .................................................

ad. 169/2020

52(1) .................................................

am. 41/2015, 183/2022, 61/2025

52(2) .................................................

am. Apr 27, 2011 1 ; rep. 183/2022

ad. 61/2025

52(3) .................................................

ad. 41/2015 ; rep. 183/2022

ad. 54/2026

53A ...................................................

ad. 107/2014

55(2)(a) ............................................

am. 107/2014, 150/2016, 183/2022 7

55(2)(b) ............................................

rep. 150/2016

55(2)(g)-(h) ......................................

rs.

183/2022

57(3) .................................................

am. Oct 19, 2010 1

“Sections 43 and 43A” replaced throughout with “Section

43” ........

am. 63/2025

Note that changes to headings are not

included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections:

Note

Effective

date

N.S. Reg. 43/2013 includes all amendments made by the

Commission up to and including amendments made December 19, 2012 (amendments

made by the Commission on July 7, 2010, September 28, 2010, October 19, 2010,

January 11, 2011, April 27, 2011, and December 19, 2012).

The reference in s. 23(6) to the Department of

Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal should be read as a reference to

the Department of Transportation and Active Transit in accordance with O.I.C.

2021-56 under the Public Service Act ,

R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376.

Feb 23, 2021

The amendment to s. 19(2) by N.S. Reg. 76/2021 contains

instructions to strike out text that

was previously struck out by N.S. Reg. 169/2020 . The duplicate

amendment has not been applied for the purposes of this consolidation.

May 7, 2021

The amendment to s. 19B(2)(

a) by N.S. Reg. 76/2021 does

not contain instructions to strike out the quotation marks surrounding the struck-out

text. The quotation marks have been removed for the purposes of this

consolidation.

May 7, 2021

The reference in s. 23(6) to the Department of

Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal should be read as a reference to

the Department of Public Works in accordance with O.I.C. 2021-209 under the Public Service Act , R.S.N.S. 1989, c.

Aug 31, 2021

The amendment to s. 3(3) by N.S. Reg. 183/2022 contains

instructions to strike out “(3)” and substitute “(4)”, but does not specify

which of the two instances of “(3)” should be amended. The amendment has been

applied to the second instance of “(3)” for the purposes of this

consolidation.

July 13, 2022

The amendment to s. 55(2)(

a) by N.S. Reg. 183/2022

contains instructions to strike out and replace text that was previously struck out and replaced by N.S. Reg. 107/2014 .

The duplicate amendment has not been applied for the purposes of this

consolidation.

July 13, 2022

The amendment to s. 22 by N.S. Reg. 179/2023 contains

instructions to amend the text, but does not indicate whether this amendment

should be applied to subsection (1) or (2). The amendment has been applied to

subsection (1) for the purposes of this consolidation.

Sep 28, 2023

The amendment to s. 41(2)(

b) by N.S. Reg. 224/2025

contains instructions to strike out “assistant” and substitute “coordinator”,

but does not specify which of the two instances of “assistant” should be

amended. The amendment has been applied to the second instance of “assistant”

for the purposes of this consolidation.

Oct 22, 2025

Amending instruction in N.S. Reg. 54/2026 specifies

amendment to s. 22(a), which does not exist. Amendment made to s. 22(1)(

a) for the purposes of this consolidation.

Apr 1, 2026

Repealed and Superseded:

N.S.

Regulation

Title

In force

date

Repealed

date

Note: Only

regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this

table. It may not reflect the entire

history of regulations on this subject matter.