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Part II Halifax, Nova Scotia Regulations under the Regulations Act Published by Authority Contents Act Reg. No. Page Communications and Information Act Royal Gazette

Part I Fees Regulations–amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207/2023 687 Royal Gazette

Part II Fees Regulations–amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208/2023 687 Community Easements Act Community Easements Regulations–amendment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210/2023 688 Crop and Livestock Insurance Act Poultry Insurance Plan–amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213/2023 692 Gaming Control Act Casino Regulations–amendment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212/2023 691 Housing in the Halifax Regional Municipality Act Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law Amendment Orders: Bedford West 1 and 12 Special Planning Area (dispensed from publication) . . . . . . . . 204/2023 684 Bedford West 10 Special Planning Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203/2023 679 Motor Vehicle Act Winter Parking Ban Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214/2023 694 Petroleum Products Pricing Act Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices (dispensed from publication) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205/2023 684 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices (dispensed from publication) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215/2023 699 Provincial Parks Act Carters Beach Provincial Park Designation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211/2023 689 Regulations Act Proclamation of amendments to Act, S. 25, S.N.S. 2022, c. 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206/2023 685 Regulations under the Regulations Act–amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209/2023 688 Attorney General order dispensing with publication of Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law Amendment Order Applicable to the Bedford West 1 and 12 Special Planning Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 699 677

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 25 In force date of regulations: As of November 28, 2023*, the date a regulation comes into force is determined by subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act. A regulation comes into force on the date it is filed unless the regulation states that it comes into force on a later date, or the Act that the regulation is made under authorizes the regulation to come into force on a date earlier than the date it was filed or authorizes another method of coming into force. *Date that subsections 3(4) and (5) of

Chapter 54 of the Acts of 2022,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 393 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Regulations Act, were proclaimed in force. 678

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 25 N.S. Reg. 203/2023 Made: November 21, 2023 Filed: November 22, 2023 Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law Amendment Order for Bedford West 10 Special Planning Area Order dated November 21, 2023 Made by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing pursuant to

Section 16 of the Housing in the Halifax Regional Municipality Act Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law Amendment Order for Bedford West 10 Special Planning Area made by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing under

Section 16 of

Chapter 21 of the Acts of 2021, the Housing in the Halifax Regional Municipality Act

Whereas the Bedford West 10 Special Planning Area Order, N.S. Reg. 56/2022, was made on March 24, 2022, and designated the Bedford West 10 Special Planning Area;

Whereas the Executive Panel on Housing in the Halifax Regional Municipality has recommended amendments to the Municipal Planning Strategy for Halifax and Bedford and to the Halifax Mainland Land Use By-law; And

whereas I am satisfied that the recommended amendments are necessary to advance the purpose of the Housing in the Halifax Regional Municipality Act; Therefore, I order the following: 1. Municipal Planning Strategy for Halifax is hereby further amended as follows: 1. Within

Section XV, Bedford West Secondary Planning Strategy, Sub-section 7 amend Policy BW-21K by deleting the text in strikeout and adding the text in bold below: Policy BW-21K 3. Limit density within each neighbourhood district as follows (notwithstanding Policy BW-16(c)): (a) 28.4 persons per acre in Sub Area 10B[;] (b) 53.3 48.67 persons per acre in Sub Area 10C; and (c) 28.4 persons per acre in Sub Area 10D. 2. Within

Section XV, Bedford West Secondary Planning Strategy, Sub-section 7 amend Policy BW- 21H(1) by deleting the text in strikeout and adding the text in bold below: Policy BW-21H(1)

Schedule BW-7A shall form the framework for land use planning within Sub-Area 10.

Schedule BW-7A shall administratively divide Sub Area 10 into four distinct neighbourhood districts as follows: Sub Area 10A which will encompass the properties southwest of Sub Area 9 that contains existing development; Sub Area 10B which shall encompass undeveloped lands southeast of Sub Area 9 and northwest of the former quarry lands; Sub Area 10C which shall encompass the quarry lands as well as the existing pumping station located at 243 Kearney Lake Road the abutting parcel to the northwest; and, Sub Area 10D which shall encompass lands to the southeast of the quarry lands containing primarily undeveloped lands and one property, 189 Kearney Lake Road, currently developed with an existing dwelling. 679

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 25 3. Within

Section XV, the Bedford West Secondary Planning Strategy, Sub-section 7 amend Policy BW- 21L(1) by adding the text in bold below: Policy BW-21L(1) In addition to the development rights conferred by the policies of this SPS, utility uses shall be permitted on lands in the ownership of Nova Scotia Power and Halifax Water through the Land Use Bylaw. 4.

Schedule BW-7A (Community Concept Plan Sub Area 10) shall be amended to remove PID 00289215 from the Bedford West Sub Area 10, as shown on

Schedule A attached hereto. 5.

Schedule BW-7A (Community Concept Plan Sub Area 10) shall be amended to remove PID 00289207 from Sub Area 10B and include it in Sub Area 10C of Bedford West Sub Area 10, as shown on

Schedule A attached hereto. 680

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 25 2. Municipal Planning Strategy for Bedford is hereby further amended as follows: 1. Within the Bedford West Secondary Planning Strategy Section, amend Policy BW-41A(

A) by deleting the text in strikeout and adding the text in bold below: Policy BW-41A(

A) Schedule BW-7A shall form the framework for land use planning within Sub-Area 10.

Schedule BW-7A shall administratively divide Sub Area 10 into four distinct neighbourhood districts as follows: Sub Area 10A which will encompass the properties southwest of Sub Area 9 that contains existing development; Sub Area 10B which shall encompass undeveloped lands southeast of Sub Area 9 and northwest of the former quarry lands; Sub Area 10C which shall encompass the quarry lands as well as the existing pumping station located at 243 Kearney Lake Road the abutting parcel to the northwest; and Sub Area 10D which shall encompass lands to the southeast of the quarry lands containing primarily undeveloped lands and one property, 189 Kearney Lake Road, currently developed with an existing dwelling. 2.

Schedule BW-7A (Community Concept Plan Sub Area 10) shall be amended to remove PID 00289215 from the Bedford West Sub Area 10, as shown on

Schedule A attached hereto. 3.

Schedule BW-7A (Community Concept Plan Sub Area 10) shall be amended to remove PID 00289207 from Sub Area 10B and include it in Sub Area 10C of Bedford West Sub Area 10, as shown on

Schedule A attached hereto. 682

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 25 3. Land Use By-law for Halifax Mainland is hereby further amended as follows: Amend

Section 62AD(2) by adding the text in bold below: 62AD

(2) Notwithstanding 62AD(1), Utility Uses shall be permitted at PID 40379257 and PID 00289215. This order is effective on and after the date of this order. Dated and made November 21, 2023, at Halifax, Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia. sgd. John Lohr Honourable John Lohr Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing N.S. Reg. 204/2023 Made: November 21, 2023 Filed: November 24, 2023 Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law Amendment Order Applicable to the Bedford West 1 and 12 Special Planning Area Order dated November 21, 2023 Made by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing pursuant to

Section 16 of the Housing in the Halifax Regional Municipality Act [Please note: Publication of the Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law Amendment Order for Bedford West 1 and 12 Special Planning Area filed with the Office of the Registrar of Regulations on November 24, 2023, has been dispensed with by order of the Attorney General dated November 28, 2023, and published on page 699 of this issue of the Royal Gazette

Part II. The Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law Amendment Order Applicable to the Bedford West 1 and 12 Special Planning Area is available for inspection in person at the Office of the Registrar of Regulations and can be viewed on the Office of the Registrar of Regulations’ website at the following address: https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/rxaa-l.htm#hhrm.] N.S. Reg. 205/2023 Made: November 23, 2023 Filed: November 24, 2023 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Order dated November 23, 2023 made by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board pursuant to

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and Sections 16 to 19 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations [Please note: Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices filed with the Office of the Registrar of Regulations on and after January 23, 2023, will no longer be published in the Royal Gazette

Part II. Publication of the Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices has been dispensed with by order of the Attorney General dated January 23, 2023, and published on page 63 of the February 10, 2023, issue of the Royal Gazette

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 25 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices are available for inspection in person at the Office of the Registrar of Regulations and can be viewed on the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board’s website at the following address: https://nsuarb.novascotia.ca/mandates/gasoline-diesel-pricing.] N.S. Reg. 206/2023 Made: November 28, 2023 Filed: November 28, 2023 Proclamation of amendments to Act, S. 25, S.N.S. 2022, c. 54 Order in Council 2023-331 dated November 28, 2023 Proclamation made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 25 of

An Act to Amend

Chapter 393 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Regulations Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice dated October 24, 2023, pursuant to

Section 25 of

Chapter 54 of the Acts of 2022,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 393 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Regulations Act, is pleased to order and declare by proclamation that subsections 3(4) and (5) of

Chapter 54 of the Acts of 2022,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 393 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Regulations Act, do come into force on and not before November 28, 2023. L.S. Canada Province of Nova Scotia Charles the Third, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom, Canada, and His Other Realms and Territories, KING, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. To all [to] whom these presents shall come, or whom the same may in any wise concern, Greeting! A Proclamation

Whereas in and by

Section 25 of

Chapter 54 of the Acts of 2022,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 393 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Regulations Act, it is enacted as follows: 25 Subsections 3(4) and (5) come into force on such day as the Governor in Council orders and declares by proclamation. And

Whereas it is deemed expedient that subsections 3(4) and (5) of

Chapter 54 of the Acts of 2022,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 393 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Regulations Act, do come into force on and not before November 28, 2023; Now Know Ye That We, by and with the advice of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia, do by this Our Proclamation order and declare that subsections 3(4) and (5) of

Chapter 54 of the Acts of 2022,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 393 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Regulations Act, do come into force on and not before November 28, 2023, of which all persons concerned are to take notice and govern themselves accordingly. In Testimony Whereof We have caused these our Letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of Nova Scotia to be hereunto affixed. 685

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 25 Witness, Our Trusty and Well Beloved, Arthur J. LeBlanc, Chancellor of Our Order of Nova Scotia, one of Our Counsel learned in the law in the Province of Nova Scotia, Lieutenant Governor in and of Our Province of Nova Scotia. Given at Our Government House in the Halifax Regional Municipality, this 28th day of November in the year of Our Lord two thousand and twenty-three and in the Second year of Our Reign. By Command: PROVINCIAL SECRETARY ATTORNEY GENERAL AND MINISTER OF JUSTICE N.S. Reg. 207/2023 to 209/2023 Made: November 28, 2023 Filed: November 28, 2023 Royal Gazette

Part I Fees Regulations–amendment; Royal Gazette

Part II Fees Regulations–amendment; Regulations under the Regulations Act–amendment Order in Council 2023-332 dated November 28, 2023 Amendment to regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 18 of the Communications and Information Act and

Section 21 of the Regulations Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice dated September 20, 2023, is pleased, effective on and after November 28, 2023, (

a) pursuant to

Section 18 of

Chapter 79 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Communications and Information Act, to amend (

i) the Royal Gazette

Part I Fees Regulations, N.S. Reg. 41/1999, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 1999-185 dated April 21, 1999, to update the fee structures to better align with the current operating procedures of the Royal Gazette

Part I, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, and (ii) the Royal Gazette

Part II Fees Regulations, N.S. Reg. 41/1999, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 1999-185 dated April 21, 1999, to set a fee and a minimum charge for a single issue of the Royal Gazette

Part II, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “B” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation; and (

b) pursuant to

Section 21 of

Chapter 393 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Regulations Act, to amend the Regulations under the Regulations Act, N.S. Reg. 42/1999, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 1999-186 dated April 21, 1999, to remove the option and fee to request regulations on disk, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “C” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation. 686

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Part I Fees Regulations–amendment

Schedule “A” Amendment to the Royal Gazette

Part I Fees Regulations made by the Governor in Council under

Section 18 of

Chapter 79 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Communications and Information Act 1

Section 2 of the Royal Gazette

Part I Fees Regulations, N.S. Reg. 41/1999, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 1999-185 dated April 21, 1999, is amended by (

a) repealing clause (

a) and substituting the following clause: (

a) single issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.36 per page (

b) adding “including corrections to previously published notices,” immediately after “all other notices,” in clause (d); and (

c) repealing clause (e). 2 The regulations are further amended by adding the following

Section immediately after

Section 2: Minimum charge 3 The fee prescribed in clause 2(

a) is subject to a $5.83 minimum charge. N.S. Reg. 208/2023 Royal Gazette

Part II Fees Regulations–amendment

Schedule “B” Amendment to the Royal Gazette

Part II Fees Regulations made by the Governor in Council under

Section 18 of

Chapter 79 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Communications and Information Act The Royal Gazette

Part II Fees Regulations, N.S. Reg. 41/1999, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 1999-185 dated April 21, 1999, are amended by repealing

Section 2 and substituting the following Sections: Fee for single issue 2 The fee for a single issue of the Royal Gazette

Part II is $0.36 per page. Minimum charge 3 The fee prescribed in

Section 2 is subject to a $5.83 minimum charge. 687

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 25 N.S. Reg. 209/2023 Regulations under the Regulations Act–amendment

Schedule “C” Amendment to the Regulations under the Regulations Act made by the Governor in Council under

Section 21 of

Chapter 393 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Regulations Act

Schedule A to the Regulations under the Regulations Act, N.S. Reg. 42/1999, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 1999-186 dated April 21, 1999, is amended by repealing subclause 2(1)(b)(i). N.S. Reg. 210/2023 Made: November 28, 2023 Filed: November 28, 2023 Community Easements Regulations–amendment Order in Council 2023-335 dated November 28, 2023 Amendment to regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to clause 16(1)(

b) of the Community Easements Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables dated August 17, 2023, and pursuant to clause 16(1)(

b) of

Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2012, the Community Easements Act, is pleased, effective on and after November 28, 2023, to amend the Community Easements Regulations, N.S. Reg. 248/2013, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2013-233 dated July 9, 2013, to designate the Nova Scotia Working Woodlands Trust as an eligible body, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation.

Schedule “A” Amendment to the Community Easements Regulations made by the Governor in Council under

Section 16 of

Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2012, the Community Easements Act

Schedule A to the Community Easements Regulations, N.S. Reg. 248/2013, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2013-233 dated July 9, 2013, is amended by adding “Nova Scotia Working Woodlands Trust” immediately after “Industrial Heritage Nova Scotia Society” in the list of eligible bodies. 688

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 25 N.S. Reg. 211/2023 Made: November 28, 2023 Filed: November 28, 2023 Carters Beach Provincial Park Designation Order in Council 2023-336 dated November 28, 2023 Designation made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 8 of the Provincial Parks Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables dated October 16, 2023, and pursuant to

Section 8 of

Chapter 367 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Provincial Parks Act, is pleased, effective on and after November 28, 2023, to (

a) designate approximately 96.7 hectares (239 acres) of Crown lands in Queens County, currently identified as PIDs 70062575, 70181631 and 70182696, shown outlined in bold and shaded dark grey on the plan marked

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation and declare that it be known as Carters Beach Provincial Park; and (

b) authorize the Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables to execute such documents as may be necessary to achieve the purposes of this Order. 689

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 25 N.S. Reg. 212/2023 Made: November 28, 2023 Filed: November 28, 2023 Casino Regulations–amendment Order in Council 2023-337 dated November 28, 2023 Amendment to regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 127 of the Gaming Control Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Service Nova Scotia and the Minister responsible for

Part II of the Gaming Control Act dated October 20, 2023, and pursuant to

Section 127 of

Chapter 4 of the Acts of 1994-95, the Gaming Control Act, is pleased, effective on and after November 28, 2023, to amend the Casino Regulations, N.S. Reg. 40/1995, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 95-259 dated April 4, 1995, to require the staff of the Gaming Division of the Department of Finance and Treasury Board to obtain a security clearance and to make other administrative amendments, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “A”, attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation.

Schedule “A” Amendment to the Casino Regulations made by the Governor in Council under

Section 127 of

Chapter 4 of the Acts of 1994-95, the Gaming Control Act 1

(1) The Casino Regulations, N.S. Reg. 40/1995, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 95-259 dated April 4, 1995, are amended by adding the heading “Definitions” immediately before

Section 2.

(2) Section 2 of the regulations is amended by adding the following definition where it belongs in alphabetical order: “Gaming Division employee” means an employee of the Gaming Division of the Department who supports the operations of the Corporation in accordance with

Section 18 of the Act; 2 Clause 20(1)(

d) of the regulations is repealed and the following clause substituted: (

d) Gaming Division employees or employees of the Department as designated by the Executive Director; 3 (1) Clause 24(1)(

a) of the regulations is repealed. (2) Clause 24(1)(

b) of the regulations is repealed and the following clause substituted: (

b) each Gaming Division employee; (3) Subsection 24(3) of the regulations is repealed and the following subsection substituted:

(3) A former employee of the Corporation who was deemed to be an employee of the Province effective December 1, 2022, under

Section 19 of the Act is not subject to a security clearance requirement if they have previously obtained a security clearance from the Executive Director. 4 (1) Subsection 25(1) of the regulations is amended by striking out “Each member and employee of the 691

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 25 Corporation and each employee of the Department designated by the Executive Director” and substituting “All employees of the Department designated by the Executive Director and all Gaming Division employees designated by the Executive Director”. (2) Subsection 25(2) of the regulations is repealed and the following subsection substituted:

(2) An oath or affirmation taken and subscribed to under subsection (1) shall be taken before a justice of the peace, commissioner of oaths or barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia and shall be returned to the Executive Director and recorded in any manner that the Executive Director determines. 5 (1) Subsection 26(1) of the regulations is amended by (

a) striking out “the Corporation or”; and (

b) adding “or employed as a Gaming Division employee” immediately after “Department”. (2) Clause 26(2)(

a) of the regulations is amended by striking out “the Chair and members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation” and substituting “a Gaming Division employee who is an Executive Director”. (3) Clause 26(2)(

b) of the regulations is repealed. (4) Clause 26(2)(

d) of the regulations is amended by (

a) striking out “an employee of the Corporation” and substituting “a Gaming Division employee”; and (

b) striking out “the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation” and substituting “a Gaming Division employee who is an Executive Director”. (5) Subsection 26(3) of the regulations is amended by striking out “or voting”. (6) Subsection 26(4) of the regulations is repealed. 6 Subsection 249(1) of the regulations is amended by striking out “$2500” and substituting “$3000”. N.S. Reg. 213/2023 Made: September 22, 2023 Approved: November 28, 2023 Filed: November 28, 2023 Poultry Insurance Plan–amendment Order in Council 2023-339 dated November 28, 2023 Amendment to regulations made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission and approved by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 6 of the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Agriculture dated October 19, 2023, and pursuant to

Section 6 of

Chapter 113 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Crop and 692

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 25 Livestock Insurance Act, is pleased, effective on and after November 28, 2023, to approve amendments made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission to the Poultry Insurance Plan, N.S. Reg. 339/2007, made by the Commission and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2007-394 dated July 13, 2007, reflecting amendments to the Animal Health and Protection Regulations, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “A”, attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation.

Schedule “A” Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission I certify that the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission, at a meeting held September 22, 2023, passed a motion to amend the Poultry Insurance Plan, N.S. Reg. 339/2007, approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2007-394 dated July 13, 2007, in the manner set out in the attached. The amendments to the regulations referred to above are effective on and after the date they are approved by the Governor in Council. Dated and signed at Bible Hill, Nova Scotia, on September 25, 2023.

Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission per: sgd. Peggy Weatherbee Peggy Weatherbee Director of Business Risk Management and Executive Secretary of the Commission Amendment to the Poultry Insurance Plan made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission under

Section 6 of

Chapter 113 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act 1 Subsection 12(3) of the Poultry Insurance Plan, N.S. Reg. 339/2007, made by the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2007-394 dated July 13, 2007, is repealed and the following subsection substituted:

(3) If the Commission consents in writing to the destruction of an insured broiler flock as a result of a designated peril, the amount of the loss is calculated by using the following formula: L = (P -

M) I in which L = the loss P = the guaranteed production for the flock M = the allowance for normal mortality reported by the Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia I = the insurable value per bird established under

Section 8. 693

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Section 13 of the plan is repealed and the following

Section substituted: 13

(1) On receiving notice of the presence of a disease in an insured flock other than a broiler flock under

Section 10, the Commission may consent in writing to the destruction of the flock.

(2) If the Commission consents in writing to the destruction of an insured flock other than a broiler flock under subsection (1) as the result of a designated peril, the amount of the loss must be calculated based on the week in the production cycle during which the flock is destroyed, in accordance with the

schedule of values per bird established under

Section 8. N.S. Reg. 214/2023 Made: November 23, 2023 Filed: November 29, 2023 Winter Parking Ban Regulations Order dated November 23, 2023 Regulations made by the Provincial Traffic Authority pursuant to subsection 202(1) of the Motor Vehicle Act In the matter of subsection 202(1) of

Chapter 293 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Motor Vehicle Act -and- In the matter of an order respecting winter parking of vehicles made by the Provincial Traffic Authority pursuant to subsection 202(1) of the Motor Vehicle Act Order I, Michael Croft, Provincial Traffic Authority, pursuant to subsection 202(1) of

Chapter 293 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Motor Vehicle Act, hereby make regulations respecting a prohibition on winter parking of vehicles in the form set forth in

Schedule “A” attached hereto, effective on the dates set out in the regulations. Dated and made at Halifax, in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, this 23rd day of November, 2023. sgd. M Croft Michael Croft, P. Eng. Provincial Traffic Authority for the Province of Nova Scotia 694

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Schedule “A” Regulations Respecting a Prohibition on Winter Parking of Vehicles made by the Provincial Traffic Authority under subsection 202(1) of

Chapter 293 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Motor Vehicle Act Citation 1 These regulations may be cited as the Winter Parking Ban Regulations. Application 2 These regulations apply to any highway that is subject to the Public Highways Act. Limitation on parking 3 Notwithstanding that certain traffic signs have been erected which may permit motor vehicles to park or stand upon sections of highway during the hours stated thereon, an owner, driver or person having control or custody of any vehicle must not park the vehicle upon any highway in Appendix A or any highway in the communities listed in Appendix A (

a) between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m.; (

b) in a manner that hinders, inconveniences or prevents the removal of snow or ice from a highway unless the vehicle is attended by a person authorized to operate and capable of operating it on a highway; or (

c) from 1 hour after a snowstorm starts to 2 hours after the snowstorm stops. Determination of boundary 4 For the purposes of these regulations, the boundaries of a community are determined in accordance with the Geographical Names Program established by the Government of Nova Scotia. Exception 5

Section 3 does not apply to any of the following vehicles: (

a) a motor vehicle registered to a medical practitioner who is registered under the Medical Act if all of the following apply: (

i) the vehicle is parked reasonably near the medical practitioner’s office or residence, (ii) the vehicle is immediately available to the medical practitioner for professional calls; (

b) a motor vehicle parked by a medical practitioner who is registered under the Medical Act if all of the following apply: (

i) the medical practitioner is engaged in their occupation, (ii) the vehicle is parked in reasonable proximity to the location where the medical practitioner is engaged in their occupation; (

c) a motor vehicle registered to a police department, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or the Canadian Forces; 695

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d) a commercial vehicle parked by a driver for the purpose of loading or unloading merchandise; (

e) a motor vehicle registered to a public utility as defined in the Public Utilities Act that is parked reasonably near the residence of its driver and immediately available for emergency calls. Effective dates 6 These regulations are effective December 15, 2023, to and including March 31, 2024. Appendix A (Winter Parking Ban Regulations) Annapolis County Aldred Rd. Amina Dr. Anna Ct. Balcom Cres. Baxter Ave. Beech St. Birch Dr. Bonavista Dr. Brookside Dr./Pine Grove Cres. Chipman Dr. Clementsport Rd. Colonial Dr. Cook Ave. Dodd St. Elm St. Empire St. First Ave. Geiger Dr.

Granville Rd. from Mills Mountain Rd. to Bingay Lane (North St.) Granville Ferry Hemlock Dr. Hillcrest Ave. Krista Dr. Kyle Ave. Lorcon St. M and R St. Main St., Meadowvale Maple Ave. Martyn Cres. Michael Ave. Nictaux Falls Rd. Nictaux Rd. Oak Dr. Old Runway Dr. Orchard Dr. Penny Lane Pine Ct. Pine Dr. Pleasant St. Pond Dr. Poplar Dr. Rogers Rd. Route 201, Nictaux Route 201, Bridgetown/ Carleton Corner Second Ave. Seth Dr. South St. Sunset Lane, Nictaux Tasha Dr. Taylor Dr., Nictaux Torbrook Rd. Trunk 10, Nictaux Trunk 10, Nictaux Falls Trunk 1, Paradise Trunk 10, Springfield Valley Rd. Vendora Dr.

Village of Lawrencetown Village of Bear River Village Rd. Wanda Lynn Dr. Welton Lane Willow Ave. Antigonish County Chisholm Dr. Church St. Extension Grandview Dr. Heritage Dr. Duncan MacIsaac Rd. Mountain View Dr. Ponderosa Dr. Sylvan Valley Lane Sylvan Valley Rd. Tamara Dr. Trinity Lane West River Cross Rd. Whisper Ave. Wild Horse Dr.

Cape Breton County Cape Breton Regional Municipality Colchester County Bass River Belmont Brookfield Brookside Camden Central Onslow Central North River Debert Economy Five Islands Great Village Greenfield Harmony Hilden Londonderry Lower Onslow Lower Truro Masstown Murray Siding North River Old Halifax Rd. Onslow Salmon River Truro Heights Upper Onslow Valley Bible Hill Tatamagouche 696

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 25 Cumberland County Athol Rd. Biggs Dr., East Amherst Birchwood Place Brookside Dr. D’Orsay Rd. Harmony Heights Hillcrest St. Joggins Maccan Meadow Park Dr. Trunk 2 from Lord Amherst Dr. to MacDonald Rd. Village of River Hebert Village of Pugwash Wallace Digby County Francis Dr. Lighthouse Rd. (Digby/Bay View) Trunk 1, Metegan Trunk 1, Comeauville Trunk 1, Church Point Trunk 1, Saulnierville Village of Freeport Village of Weymouth Village of Sandy Cove Village of Westport Village of Bear River Guysborough County Village of Guysborough Village of Sherbrooke Boyd St.

Canso Loop Carleton Terrace Centennial St. Chapel St. Cook St. Cross St. Duke St. Durells Island Rd. Ext. Flaherty St. Horton Ln. Hurst St. Industrial St. Jackson Ln. King St. Main St. Memorial Ln. Middle St. Prince St. Queen St. Roberts St. Rocky Rd. School St. Second St. Sterling St. Telegraph St. Union St. Water St. Whitman St. Wilmot St.

Halifax Regional Municipality Antrim Bayside Bear Cove Beaverbank Black Point Blind Bay Boutiliers Point Brookside Carrolls Corner Chaswood Chezzetcook Conrod Settlement Cooks Brook Dean Dutch Settlement East Chezzetcook East Dover East Jeddore East Lawrencetown East Pennant East Petpeswick East Preston East Ship Harbour Elderbank Elmsdale Elmsvale Fall River Five Island Lake French Village Gaetz Brook Glen Haven Glen Margaret Goodwood Grand Desert Grand Lake Hacketts Cove Halibut Bay Harrietsfield Hatchet Lake Head of Chezzetcook Head of Jeddore Head of St.

Margarets Bay Herring Cove Hubbards Indian Harbour Ingramport Ketch Harbour Lake Echo Lake Egmont Lake Charlotte Lantz Lawrencetown Lewis Lake Lower East Chezzetcook Lower Prospect Lower Tantallon Lower Three Fathom Harbour Lower West Jeddore McGraths Cove Meaghers Grant Middle Musquodoboit Middle Porters Lake Middle Village Mineville Moser River Musquodoboit Harbour Myers Point Oakfield Oldham Ostrea Lake Peggys Cove Pleasant Point Porters Lake Port Dufferin Portuguese Cove Prospect Prospect Bay Queensland Salmon River Bridge Sambro Seabright Seaforth Shad Bay Sheet Harbour Sheldrake Lake Ship Harbour Smith Settlement Tangier Tantallon Terence Bay Three Fathom Harbour Upper Lakeville 697

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 25 Upper Lawrencetown Upper Musquodoboit Upper Sackville Upper Tantallon Watt

Section Wellington West Chezzetcook West Dover West Jeddore West Lawrencetown West Pennant West Petpeswick Whites Lake Williamswood Hants County Brooklyn Colonial Rd., Windsor Currys Corner East Uniacke Ellershouse Elmsdale Enfield Etter Settlement Falmouth Five Mile Plains Garlands Crossing Ivey Lane, Windsor Lantz Lower Nine Mile River Martock Milford Morison Drive, Windsor Mt. Uniacke Nesbitt Connector from Water St. to Nesbitt St., Windsor Nelson Street, Windsor Newport Station Sanford Drive, Windsor St. Croix Shubenacadie South Uniacke Three Mile Plains Inverness County Charles MacLean Rd.

Chéticamp Church St. Davis Dr. Grant St. Hilltop Dr. Kings Rd. Lovers Lane Mabou MacKenzie Ct. Village of Port Hastings Village of Inverness Kings County Aldershot Alice Dr. Auburn Blomidon Crescent Brandywine Dr. Brookside Cres. Cambridge Centreville Coldbrook Davlyn Dr. Dyke View Rd. Elizabeth Dr. Folease Park Dr. Fred Thomas Rd. from Rt. 341 north 0.5 km Glooscap Lane Grand Pré Greenwich Hants Border Harry Dr. Kimberley Dr. Kingsport LeMarchant Dr. Merrit Dr. Montgomery Dr. Morris Cres. Murray St. North Kentville North Alton Novawood Dr. Pine St., White Rock Poplar Grove Poplar Dr., Highbury River Dr.

Rosalind Dr. Stream Ave. Sunset Dr. Village of Kingston Village of New Minas Village of Aylesford Village of Canning Village of Cornwallis Square Village of Greenwood Village of Port Williams Wayne Rd. Windermere Dr. Lunenburg County Village of Chester Western Shore Village of New Germany Pictou County River John Queens County Village of Brooklyn Richmond County Arichat Hospital Rd., Evanston Petit-de-Grat Village of St. Peter’s Victoria County Village of Baddeck 698

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 25 N.S. Reg. 215/2023 Made: November 30, 2023 Filed: November 30, 2023 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Order dated November 30, 2023 made by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board pursuant to

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and Sections 16 to 19 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations [Please note: Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices filed with the Office of the Registrar of Regulations on and after January 23, 2023, will no longer be published in the Royal Gazette

Part II. Publication of the Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices has been dispensed with by order of the Attorney General dated January 23, 2023, and published on page 63 of the February 10, 2023, issue of the Royal Gazette

Part II. Current and historical Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices are available for inspection in person at the Office of the Registrar of Regulations and can be viewed on the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board’s website at the following address: https://nsuarb.novascotia.ca/mandates/gasoline-diesel-pricing.] ATTORNEY GENERAL ORDER Pursuant to

Section 4 of

Chapter 393 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Regulations Act

Whereas subsection 4(3) of the Regulations Act allows the Attorney General, on the recommendation of the Registrar of Regulations, to order the dispensation of the publication of a regulation in prescribed circumstances; And

Whereas the Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law Amendment Order Applicable to the Bedford West 1 and 12 Special Planning Area (respecting the Bedford Land Use By-law) is of such length and complexity to render publication in the Royal Gazette

Part II unpractical; And

Whereas the Registrar of Regulations has recommended dispensing with the publication of the Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law Amendment Order Applicable to the Bedford West 1 and 12 Special Planning Area (respecting the Bedford Land Use By-law) in the Royal Gazette

Part II; Therefore I Hereby Order the dispensation of the publication in the Royal Gazette

Part II of the Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law Amendment Order Applicable to the Bedford West 1 and 12 Special Planning Area (respecting the Bedford Land Use By-law) made under the Housing in the Halifax Regional Municipality Act by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing dated November 21, 2023. This Order is effective on and after the date it is made. Dated this 28th day of November, 2023. sgd. Bradley Johns Honourable Brad Johns Minister of Justice and Attorney General 699