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Part II Regulations under the Regulations Act Printed by the Queen's Printer Halifax, Nova Scotia Vol. 28, No. 15 July 23, 2004 Contents Act Reg. No. Page Education Act Governor in Council Education Act Regulations – amendment ..................... 178/2004 291 – a m e n d m e n t........................................................... 179/2004 293

Interpretation Act A d j u d i c a t i v e B o d i e s D e s i g n a t i o n R e g u l a t i o n s ..................................176/2004 289 Justice Administration Amendment

(2004) Act Proclamation, S. 32(1), S.N.S. 2004, c. 6 – S. 24 ................................ 180/2004 297 Proclamation, S. 32(1), S.N.S. 2004, c. 6 – S. 31 ................................ 181/2004 299 Public Service Act,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 376 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, to Establish the Office of Health Promotion Proclamation, S. 3, S.N.S. 2004, c. 16 ......................................... 175/2004 288

Summary Proceedings Act S u m m a r y O f f e n c e T i c k e t s R e g u l a t i o n s – a m e n d m e n t.............................177/2004 291 AVAILABLE SOON The third issue of the 2004 subscription year of the Folio®-based Nova Scotia Regulations CD-ROM, containing the consolidated regulations of Nova Scotia and the quarterly sectional index of regulations, is now being prepared by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations. For information or subscription please call (902) 424-6723 or visit our website at <www.gov.ns.ca/just/regulations/cd>.

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Section 3 of

An Act to Amend

Chapter 376 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Public Service Act, to Establish the Office of Health Promotion The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Health Promotion dated June 15, 2004, and pursuant to

Section 3 of

Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2004,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 376 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Public Service Act, to Establish the Office of Health Promotion, is pleased to order and declare by proclamation that

Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2004,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 376 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Public Service Act, to Establish the Office of Health Promotion, come into force on and not before July 1, 2004. PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA Sgd: Myra A. Freeman G/S ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom, Canada and Her Other Realms and Territories, Queen, 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 3 of

Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2004,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 376 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Public Service Act, to Establish the Office of Health Promotion, it is enacted as follows: 3 This Act comes into force on such day as the Governor in Council orders and declares by proclamation. AND

WHEREAS it is deemed expedient that

Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2004,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 376 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Public Service Act, to Establish the Office of Health Promotion, come into force on and not before July 1, 2004; 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

Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2004,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 376 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Public Service Act, to Establish the Office of Health Promotion, come into force on and not before July 1, 2004, 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.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 28, No. 15 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. 289 WITNESS, Our Trusty and Well Beloved Her Honour the Honourable Myra A. Freeman, Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Nova Scotia. AT Our Government House in the Halifax Regional Municipality, this 30 th day of June, in the year of Our Lord two thousand and four and in the fifty- third year of Our Reign. BY COMMAND: Sgd: Michael G. Baker Provincial Secretary Minister of Justice and Attorney General N.S. Reg. 176/2004 Made: July 9, 2004 Filed: July 13, 2004 Adjudicative Bodies Designation Regulations Order in Council 2004-276 dated July 9, 2004 Regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 18A of the

Interpretation Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Justice dated May 13, 2004, and pursuant to

Section 18A of

Chapter 235 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the

Interpretation Act, is pleased, effective on and after July 9, 2004, to: (

a) make regulations designating adjudicative bodies in the form set forth in

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

b) order that, unless otherwise provided by orde r of the Governor in Council for the purposes of subsection 18A(3) of the Act, the time period for the extension of the jurisdiction of a member of a body designated pursuant to subsection 18A(1) of the Act who resigns or retires or whose term of office expires or is terminated is 6 months.

Schedule “A” Regulations Respecting Designation of Adjudicative Bodies made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 18A of

Chapter 235 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the

Interpretation Act Citation 1 These regulations may be cited as the Adjudicative Bodies Designation Regulations.

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Section 18A of the Act: Adoption Appeal Board Advisory Council on Heritage Property Agricultural Marshlands Conservation Commission Assistance Appeal Board (Employment Support and Income Assistance Act) Blasters’ Board of Examiners Board of the Nova Scotia College of Chiropractors Board of the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Nova Scotia Board of the Nova Scotia College of Medical Laboratory Technologists Board of Dispensing Opticians Board of Examiners of the Nova Scotia Association of Optometrists College of Occupational Therapists of Nova Scotia College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia Construction Industry Panel Council of the College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia Crane Operators Appeal Board Crop and Livestock Arbitration Board Denturist Licensing Board Elevators and Lifts Appeal Board Environmental Assessment Board Farm Practices Board Farm Registration Appeal Committee Fire Safety Appeal Board Labour Relations Board Labour Standards Tribunal Natural Products Marketing Council Nova Scotia Board of Examiners in Psychology Nova Scotia Boxing Authority Nova Scotia Building Advisory Council Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists Nova Scotia College of Physiotherapists Nova Scotia Insurance Review Board Nova Scotia Primary Forests Products Marketing Board Nova Scotia Securities Commission Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board Occupational Health and Safety Appeal Panel On-site Services Advisory Board Peggy’s Cove Commission Power Engineers and Operators Appeal Committee Provincial Dental Board of Nova Scotia Psychiatric Facilities Review Board Radiation Health Advisory Committee Regional Assessment Appeal Court

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Summary Offence Tickets Regulations Order in Council 2004-279 dated July 9, 2004 Amendment to regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to Sections 8 and 8A of the

Summary Proceedings Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Justice dated May 28, 2004, and pursuant to Sections 8 and 8A of

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

Summary Proceedings Act, is please, effective on and after July 9, 2004, to amend subsection 6(2) of the

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations [N.S. Reg. 4/2001, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2001-21 dated January 18, 2001,] by striking out “but shall be included in the out of court settlement amount thereafter” and substituting “but if the penalty is paid after the first 60 days and the ticket has been filed with a Provincial Court, the $30 charge shall be included in the out of court settlement amount”. N.S. Reg. 178/2004 Made: July 9, 2004 Filed: July 13, 2004 Governor in Council Education Act Regulations Order in Council 2004-282 dated July 9, 2004 Amendment to regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 146 of the Education Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Education dated June 23, 2004, and pursuant to

Section 146 of

Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1995-96, the Education Act, is pleased to amend the Governor in Council Education Act Regulations, N.S. Reg. 74/97, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 97-405 dated June 24, 1997, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, effective on and after July 9, 2004.

Schedule “A” Amendments to the Governor in Council Education Act Regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 146 of

Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1995-96, the Education Act 1

Section 30A of the Governor in Council Education Act Regulations, N.S. Reg. 74/97, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 97-405 dated June 24, 1997, is (

a) renumbered as subsection (1) and is amended by striking out “Where” and substituting “Subject to subsection (2), where”; and (

b) amended by adding the following subs ections immediately after subsection (1):

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(2) Despite subsection (1), where one of the following persons applies, on or after August 1, 2004, for a teacher’s certificate and receives confirmation from the Minister that the application was received by the Minister on or after that date, the Minister shall, if the Minister is satisfied that the requirements of this subsection are met, receive and process the application pursuant to the pre-August 1, 2000 certification system and, subject to the person satisfying the requirements pursuant to the pre-August 1, 2000 certification system for the class of teacher’s certificate applied for, grant the teacher’s certificate pursuant to the pre- August 1, 2000 certification system, effective on and after the date of the certificate: (

a) a person who, before August 1, 2000, held a valid teacher’s certificate granted by an authority in another jurisdiction and satisfied the professional studies requirements prescribed by that jurisdiction, if (

i) the Minister, in considering the app lication of the person referred to above, considers the professional studies requirements prescribed by that jurisdiction to be equivalent to the professional studies requirements for the teacher’s certificate for which the person applies pursuant to this subsection, or (ii) the person was granted, before Augu st 1, 2004, a teacher’s certificate pursuant to the post-July 31, 2000 certification system; (

b) a person who, before August 1, 2000, completed an approved program of Teacher Education in Nova Scotia, and satisfied the requirements pursuant to the pre-August 1, 2000 certification system for a teacher’s certificate, and applied for and was granted an equivalent teacher’s certificate from a jurisdiction other than Nova Scotia; or (

c) a person who, before August 1, 2000, he ld an Associate in Education diploma through the Nova Scotia Teachers College.

(3) If a person referred to in subclause (2)(a)(ii) provides to the Minister proof of payment of an application fee for the teacher’s certificate referred to in that subclause, payment of that application fee is payment of the application fee for the purpose of applying for a teacher’s certificate pursuant to subsection (2).

(4) Any teacher’s certificate previously granted to a person by the Minister is revoked effective on and after the date of a teacher’s certificate granted by the Minister to the person pursuant to subsection (2). 2

Section 30I of the regulations is amended by adding the following subsection immediately after subsection (2):

(3) Despite subsections (1) and (2), a person who has been granted a teacher’s certificate pursuant to subsection 30A(2) shall retain the class of teacher’s certificate granted until the person fulfills the requirements to change the classification to obtain a higher class of certificate in accordance with subsection 30K(3). 3

Section 30K of the regulations is amended by adding the following subsection immediately after subsection (2):

(3) A person referred to in subsections (1) and (2) includes a person who has been granted a teacher’s certificate pursuant to subsection 30A(2), and subsections (1) and (2) apply to the person for the purpose of applying to change their teacher certification classification.

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Section 30N of the regulations is amended by adding the following subsection immediately after subsection (3):

(4) For greater certainty, this

Section does not apply to a person who has been granted a teacher’s certificate pursuant to subsection 30A(2). N.S. Reg. 179/2004 Made: July 9, 2004 Filed: July 13, 2004 Governor in Council Education Act Regulations Order in Council 2004-283 dated July 9, 2004 Amendment to regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 146 of the Education Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Education dated June 30, 2004, and pursuant to

Section 146 of

Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1995-96, the Education Act, and

Section 8 of

Chapter 235 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the

Interpretation Act, is pleased to amend the Governor in Council Education Act Regulations, N.S. Reg. 74/97, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 97-405 dated June 24, 1997, to determine the allocation of employees, assets and liabilities of dissolved pilot school boards and provide for the sharing of certain services and related resources, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, effective on and after August 1, 2004.

Schedule “A” Amendments to the Governor in Council Education Act Regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 146 of

Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1995-96, the Education Act 1 Sections 61 and 62 of the Governor in Council Education Act Regulations, N.S. Reg. 74/97, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 97-405 dated June 24, 1997, are repealed. 2 Clause 63(1)(

a) of the regulations is amended by striking out “, except the Southwest Regional School Board and the Strait Regional School Board,”. 3

Section 66 of the regulations is repealed. 4 The regulations are further amended by adding th e following Sections immediately after

Section 78: Allocation of employees of Southwest Regional School Board 79

(1) Subject to subsection (2), for the purposes of clause 8(

f) of the Act and

Section 10B of the Act, employees of the Southwest Regional School Board who were employed by the Board on July 31, 2004, and whose place of employment was located in the school district of (

a) the South Shore District School Board are allocated to the South Shore Regional School Board; and (

b) the Tri-County District School Board are allocated to the Tri-County Regional School

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(2) For the purposes of clause 8(

f) of the Act and

Section 10B of the Act, employees of the Southwest Regional School Board who were employed by the Board on July 31, 2004, (

a) in the financial services department of the Board are allocated to the South Shore Regional School Board; and (

b) in the human resources services departme nt of the Board, including the technology function of the Board, are allocated to the Tri-County Regional School Board. Allocation of assets and liabilities of Southwest Regional School Board 80

(1) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), for the purposes of clause 8(

c) of the Act and

Section 10B of the Act, assets of the Southwest Regional School Board that, on July 31, 2004, (

a) were physically located in the school district of (

i) the South Shore District School Board are allocated to the South Shore Regional School Board, and (ii) the Tri-County District School Board are allocated to the Tri-County Regional School Board; (

b) were physically located in a school district of a district school board referred to in clause (

a) but, in the opinion of the Minister, were held in part or whole in the beneficial interest of the other board, are allocated proportionally to the successor regional school boards of the district school boards, based on the beneficial interest of each district school board; and (

c) were not physically located in only one of th e school districts referred to in clause (

a) or, did not have a physical location, such as in the case of trusts, and that, in the opinion of the Minister, were held wholly in respect of the matters within (

i) the South Shore District School Board are allocated to the South Shore Regional School Board, and (ii) the Tri-County District School Board are allocated to the Tri-County Regional School Board.

(2) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), for the purpose of clause 8(

c) of the Act and

Section 10B of the Act, the liabilities of the Southwest Regional School Board on July 31, 2004, that were, in the opinion of the Minister, wholly in respect of (

a) the South Shore District School Board are allocated to the South Shore Regional School Board; and (

b) the Tri-County District School Board are allocated to the Tri-County Regional School Board.

(3) For greater certainty, all benefits and entitlements of the employees referred to in

Section 79 are allocated to the South Shore Regional School Board and the Tri-County Regional School Board, in accordance with the allocation of employees under

Section 79.

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(4) For the purpose of clause 8(

c) of the Act and

Section 10B of the Act, any assets and liabilities of the Southwest Regional School Board on July 31, 2004, that directly supported the departments referred to in subsection 79(2) are allocated jointly to the South Shore Regional School Board and the Tri-County Regional School Board.

(5) For the purpose of clause 8(

c) of the Act and

Section 10B of the Act, any assets or liabilities of the Southwest Regional School Board on July 31, 2004, that are not allocated under subsection (1), (2) or (4) are allocated proportionally to the successor regional school boards of the district school boards, based on the ratio of the funded enrolment of each district school board to the combined funded enrolment of both district school boards as of September 30, 2003. Allocation of Provincial funding allocation of the Southwest Regional School Board 81

(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), for the purpose of

Section 10B of the Act, the Provincial funding allocation of the Southwest Regional School Board for the balance of the 2004-2005 fiscal year commencing August 1, 2004, is allocated as between the successor regional school boards as follows: (a) $34 649 000 is allocated to the Sout h Shore Regional School Board; and (b) $32 446 000 is allocated to the Tri-County Regional School Board.

(2) The allocation to a successor regional school board determined by subsection (1) must be increased or decreased based on the amount of any surplus or deficit of the Provincial funding allocation arising at the dissolution of the Southwest Regional School Board, and the increase or decrease must be in an amount that represents the successor board’s share of the surplus or deficit based on the ratio of the funded enrolment of the successor board’s predecessor district board to the combined funded enrolment of both predecessor district boards as of September 30, 2003.

(3) For greater certainty, the funding allocations determined by subsection (1) are subject to any increase or decrease of the Provincial funding allocations to school boards. Ending division of Strait Regional School Board 82 The school district described in clause 61(3)(

a) and the Strait District School Board established under clause 61(3)(b), as those clauses existed before August 1, 2004, are designated as a school district and a district school board for the purpose of

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(1) For the purposes of subsection (2) and Sections 84 and 85, “services and related resources” means the services of the financial services department and human resources services department, including the technology function of the board, of a school board designated under subsection (2) and the resources used to provide the services.

(2) The South Shore Regional School Board and the Tri-County Regional School Board are designated for the purpose of subsection 64(5) of the Act and must share services and related resources in accordance with Sections 84 and 85. Manner and terms and conditions of sharing services and related resources 84

(1) In this

Section and

Section 85, (a) “sharing agreement” means an agreemen t made by the sharing boards in accordance with this

Section under which the boards share services and related resources;

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(2) For greater certainty, each sharing board continues to be accountable to the Minister and have the duties of a school board under

Section 64 of the Act and other provisions of the Act and regulations that apply to school boards.

(3) The sharing boards must share services and related resources as between themselves in accordance with a sharing agreement.

(4) A sharing agreement must (

a) provide for the organization and apportionmen t of shared services and related resources; (

b) include a dispute resolution mechanism, w ith timely procedural steps, including as a final step the decision of the Deputy Minister of Education; (

c) provide for the preparation by the Management Committee established under subsection 85(1) and approval by the sharing boards of a budget for shared services and related resources; and (

d) prescribe standards of delivery of shared services and related resources.

(5) For greater certainty, a shared services employee continues to be subject to the control and supervision of the sharing board that employs them, including policies, rules and procedures.

(6) For greater certainty, the assignment of responsibility to an employee in respect of shared services and related resources does not alter the responsibility of the Management Committee to carry out its responsibilities under subsection 85(4).

(7) The sharing boards must apportion as between them the costs of providing shared services and related resources proportionally, based on the ratio of the funded enrolment of each board to the combined funded enrolment of both boards as of September 30 the preceding fiscal year, and if the sharing boards cannot agree on the apportionment of the costs, the Minister must determine each sharing board’s share. Management Committee for shared services and related resources 85

(1) The sharing boards must establish a Management Committee, the membership of which is composed of the Chair, or the Chair’s designate, and the superintendent, or the superintendent’s designate, of each sharing board.

(2) The quorum of the Management Committee is all 4 members.

(3) The Management Committee must meet at least quarterly.

(4) The Management Committee has general oversight, leadership and management of the services and related resources shared under a sharing agreement, and must (

a) apportion the shared services and relate d resources as between the sharing boards, within its approved budget;

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b) advise the sharing boards on the distincti on between the governance and staff functions, including advising on policies for that purpose; (

c) monitor the delivery of shared services and related resources, measured against standards in the sharing agreement, and provide direction to directors of shared services employees; (

d) prepare an annual report on shared services and related resources, including consideration of the sharing boards’ annual evaluations of the delivery of shared services and related resources, and propose service delivery goals and plans to the sharing boards; (

e) recommend changes to the sharing agreemen t for consideration by both sharing boards; and (

f) establish rules of procedure to carry out its responsibilities, and carry out additional duties as prescribed by the sharing boards.

(5) Each member of the Management Committee must liaise with the sharing board that the member represents.

(6) A sharing board must (

a) identify board requirements for shared services and related resources, including standards, and establish related policies; (

b) at least annually, evaluate the delivery of shared services and related resources under a sharing agreement, measured against standards in the sharing agreement, recommend changes to how services and related resources are shared, and provide a report to the Management Committee; and (

c) ensure that the superintendent of each sh aring board that employs a shared services employee conducts a performance appraisal of its directors of shared services, including goal-setting that aligns with the service delivery plan, and in making recommendations relating to the appraisals, consults with the superintendent of the other sharing board. N.S. Reg. 180/2004 Made: July 9, 2004 Filed: July 13, 2004 Proclamation, S. 32(1), S.N.S. 2004, c. 6 – S. 24 Order in Council 2004-287 made July 9, 2004 Proclamation made by the Governor in Council pursuant to subsection 32(1) of the Justice Administration Amendment

(2004) Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Environment and Labour dated June 23, 2004, pursuant to subsection (1) of

Section 32 of

Chapter 6 of the Acts of 2004, the Justice Administration Amendment

(2004) Act, and subsection (7) of

Section 3 of

Chapter 235 of the Revised Statutes

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Interpretation Act, is pleased to order and declare by proclamation that

Section 24 of

Chapter 6 of the Acts of 2004, the Justice Administration Amendment

(2004) Act, come into force on and not before July 9, 2004. PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA Sgd: Myra A. Freeman G/S ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom, Canada and Her Other Realms and Territories, Queen, 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 subsection (1) of

Section 32 of

Chapter 6 of the Acts of 2004, the Justice Administration Amendment

(2004) Act, it is enacted as follows: 32

(1) This Act, except Sections 3, 4, 6 and 27 to 29, comes into force on such day as the Governor in Council orders and declares by proclamation. AND

WHEREAS it is deemed expedient that

Section 24 of

Chapter 6 of the Acts of 2004, the Justice Administration Amendment

(2004) Act, come into force on and not before July 9, 2004; 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

Section 24 of

Chapter 6 of the Acts of 2004, the Justice Administration Amendment

(2004) Act, come into force on and not before July 9, 2004, 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. WITNESS, Our Trusty and Well Beloved Her Honour the Honourable Myra A. Freeman, Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Nova Scotia. AT Our Government House in the Halifax Regional Municipality, this 9 th day of July, in the year of Our Lord two thousand and four and in the fifty- third year of Our Reign. BY COMMAND: Sgd: M.G. Baker Provincial Secretary Minister of Justice and Attorney General

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(2004) Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Environment and Labour dated June 23, 2004, pursuant to subsection (1) of

Section 32 of

Chapter 6 of the Acts of 2004, the Justice Administration Amendment

(2004) Act, and subsection (7) of

Section 3 of

Chapter 235 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the

Interpretation Act, is pleased to order and declare by proclamation that

Section 31 of

Chapter 6 of the Acts of 2004, the Justice Administration Amendment

(2004) Act, come into force on and not before July 9, 2004. PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA Sgd: Myra A. Freeman G/S ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom, Canada and Her Other Realms and Territories, Queen, 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 subsection (1) of

Section 32 of

Chapter 6 of the Acts of 2004, the Justice Administration Amendment

(2004) Act, it is enacted as follows: 32

(1) This Act, except Sections 3, 4, 6 and 27 to 29, comes into force on such day as the Governor in Council orders and declares by proclamation. AND

WHEREAS it is deemed expedient that

Section 31 of

Chapter 6 of the Acts of 2004, the Justice Administration Amendment

(2004) Act, come into force on and not before July 9, 2004; 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

Section 31 of

Chapter 6 of the Acts of 2004, the Justice Administration Amendment

(2004) Act, come into force on and not before July 9, 2004, 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. WITNESS, Our Trusty and Well Beloved Her Honour the Honourable Myra A. Freeman, Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Nova Scotia.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 28, No. 15 300 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. AT Our Government House in the Halifax Regional Municipality, this 9th day of July, in the year of Our Lord two thousand and four and in the fifty- third year of Our Reign. BY COMMAND: Sgd: M.G. Baker Provincial Secretary Minister of Justice and Attorney General