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Mi’kmaq Number Plates Regulations

made under

Section 38 of the

Motor Vehicle Act

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

O.I.C. 2018-172 (effective June 21, 2018), N.S. Reg. 98/2018

Table of Contents

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Citation

Definitions

Description of plate

Eligibility for initial Mi’kmaq number plate

Maintaining Mi’kmaq number plate

Vehicle weight restriction

Citation

1 These regulations may be cited as the Mi’kmaq Number Plates Regulations .

Definitions

2 In these regulations,

“Mi’kmaq number plate” means a special number plate as described in

Section 3;

“Mi’kmaw Youth Fund” means the Mi’kmaw Youth Fund established as a special

purpose fund under

Section 10 of the Finance Act .

Description of plate

3 On application to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles in the form approved by the Registrar,

an eligible person may be issued a special number plate that

(

a) is 15.24 cm in width by 30.48 cm in length;

(

b) shows a Mi’kmaq petroglyph, a round symbol with 8 stars in it, on the top left

followed by blue letters and numerals on a silver white field; and

(

c) bears the words “NOVA SCOTIA” at the top and the words “MI’KMA’KI

LAND OF THE MI’KMAQ” on the bottom centre, and is otherwise in

general accordance with the number plate depicted in

Schedule A.

Eligibility for initial Mi’kmaq number plate

4 A person who has made a contribution of $24 to the Mi’kmaw Youth Fund is eligible to

apply for a Mi’kmaq number plate.

Maintaining Mi’kmaq number plate

5 A person who has been issued a Mi’kmaq number plate may retain the plate if a $24

donation is made to the Mi’kmaw Youth Fund each time the permit for the motor vehicle

the plate is issued for is renewed.

Vehicle weight restriction

6 A Mi’kmaq number plate may be issued only for a vehicle that is a passenger motor

vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle and has a registered weight of 5000 kg or less.

Schedule A

Depiction of Mi’kmaq Number Plate

Legislative History

Reference Tables

Mi’kmaq Number Plates Regulations

N.S.

Reg.

98/2018

Motor Vehicle Act

Note: The information in these tables does not form part of the regulations

and is compiled by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference

only.

Source Law

The current

consolidation of the Mi’kmaq

Number Plates Regulations made under

the Motor Vehicle Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

98/2018

Jun 21, 2018

date specified

Jul 6, 2018

The following regulations are not yet in

force and are not included in the current consolidation:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations

Act for rules about in force dates of regulations.

Amendments by

Provision

ad. = added

am. = amended

fc. = fee change

ra. = reassigned

rep. = repealed

rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

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Note that changes to headings

are not included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections:

Note

Effective

date

Repealed and Superseded:

N.S.

Regulation

Title

In force

date

Repealed

date

Note: Only regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in

this table. It may not reflect the

entire history of regulations on this subject matter.