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Part II Regulations under the Regulations Act Printed by the Queen’s Printer Halifax, Nova Scotia Vol. 31, No. 4 February 16, 2007 Contents Act Reg. No.

Page Correctional Services Act Designation of Cape Breton Youth Detention Facility ............................ 3 8 / 2007 138 Electricity Act Proclamation, S. 6, S.N.S. 2004, c. 25 ......................................... 3 4 / 2007 126 R e n e w a b l e E n e r g y S t a n d a r d R e g u l a t i o n s ...................................... 3 5 / 2007 127 Wholesale Market Rules Regulations ......................................... 3 6 / 2007 132 Petroleum Products Pricing Act Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices ......................................... 3 7 / 2007 136 Public Service Act Proclamation of amendment to Act, S. 6, S.N.S. 2006, c. 44 ....................... 3 9 / 2007 139 Justice Administration Amendment (Fall 2006) Act Proclamation, S. 10, S.N.S. 2006, c. 16–S. 2-3 .................................. 4 0 / 2007 140 Correction: The amendment to the

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations, N.S. Reg. 31/2007, as printed in the Royal Gazette

Part II, Volume 31, No. 3 (February 2, 2007), contains a printing error that appears on page 120. Item 35 of

Schedule 5 – Off-highway Vehicles Act, added by N.S. Reg. 31/2007, as filed, reads as follows: 35. Operating off-highway vehicle that produces noise level higher than level set by manufacturer first offence second offence third or subsequent offence 15A $250.00 $500.00 $750.00

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 31, No. 4 126 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. N.S. Reg. 34/2007 Made: January 22, 2007 Filed: January 25, 2007 Proclamation, S. 6, S.N.S. 2004, c. 25 Order in Council 2007-41 dated January 22, 2007 Proclamation made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 6 of the Electricity Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Energy dated December 1, 2006, pursuant to

Section 6 of

Chapter 25 of the Acts of 2004, the Electricity Act, is pleased to order and declare by proclamation that

Chapter 25 of the Acts of 2004, the Electricity Act, do come into force on and not before February 1, 2007. PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA sgd: Mayann Francis 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, G R E E T I N G: A PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS in and by

Section 6 of

Chapter 25 of the Acts of 2004, the Electricity Act, it is enacted as follows: 6 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 25 the Acts of 2004, the Electricity Act, do come into force on and not before February 1, 2007; 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 25 of the Acts of 2004, the Electricity Act, do come into force on and not before February 1, 2007, 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 Mayann E. Francis, Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Nova Scotia. AT Our Government House in the Halifax Regional Municipality, this 22nd day of January, in the year of Our Lord two thousand and seven and in the fifty-fifth year of Our Reign.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 31, No. 4 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. 127 BY COMMAND: sgd: Murray K. Scott Provincial Secretary Minister of Justice and Attorney General N.S. Reg. 35/2007 Made: January 22, 2007 Filed: January 25, 2007 Renewable Energy Standard Regulations Order in Council 2007-42 dated January 22, 2007 Regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 5 of the Electricity Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Energy dated December 13, 2006, and pursuant to

Section 5 of

Chapter 25 of the Acts of 2004, the Electricity Act, is pleased to make new regulations respecting renewable energy standards in the form set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, effective on and after February 1, 2007.

Schedule “A” Regulations Respecting Renewable Energy Standards made under

Section 5 of

Chapter 25 of the Acts of 2004, the Electricity Act Citation 1 These regulations may be cited as the Renewable Energy Standard Regulations.

Interpretation 2 In these regulations, (a) “Administrator” means a person designated by the Minister under

Section 4 of these regulations and includes an acting administrator; (b) “Act” means the Electricity Act; (c) “Board” means the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board; (d) “certified”, in reference to a renewable en ergy generation facility, means certified by the Board in accordance with

Section 7; (e) “Department” means the Department of Energy; (f) “designated representative” means the person au thorized to act as the representative of a renewable energy generator and whose acts and omissions are binding on it; (g) “independent power producer” means a generator, other than an electric utility, that owns or operates an electricity generation facility and sells electricity

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i) in the Province to electric utilities for retail sales to the utilities’ customers, or (ii) for export to electric utilities outside of the Province; (h) “load serving entity” means any one of the following: (

i) NSPI, (ii) a municipal electric utility that purchases any or all of its electricity supply from a supplier other than NSPI, (iii) an independent power producer who exports electricity; (i) “Minister” means the Minister of Energy; (j) “municipal electric utility” means the elect rical utility for any one of the following: (

i) the Town of Antigonish, (ii) the Town of Berwick, (iii) the Town of Canso, (iv) the Town of Lunenburg, (

v) the Town of Mahone Bay, (vi) The Electric Light Commissioners for Riverport, in the County of Lunenburg; (k) “NSPI” means Nova Scotia Power Incorporated; (l) “renewable energy generator” means a pe rson who owns or operates a renewable energy generation facility; (m) “renewable energy generation facility” means a facility that generates electricity from renewable low impact electricity and is certified; (n) “renewable energy standard” means a targ et share or amount of renewable low impact electricity to be supplied by a load serving entity; (o) “renewable low impact electricity” mean s electric energy produced from any source of renewable energy that is able to be replenished by natural processes within a reasonable length of time, and within 80 years at the latest, and includes, but is not limited to, all of the following: (

i) solar energy, (ii) wind energy, (iii) biomass, (iv) run-of-the-river hydroelectric energy, (

v) ocean-powered energy, (vi) tidal energy, (vii) wave energy,

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 31, No. 4 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. 129 (viii) landfill gas, (ix) liquid biofuel and other biogas energy; (p) “run-of-the-river hydroelectric electricity” m eans electricity generated from flowing water that includes the use of a dam structure that causes minimum environmental effect on the river course. Minister’s powers 3 The Minister may direct the Administrator or the Board to inquire into and report on any matter under the Act or these regulations that the Minister considers necessary or advisable to carry out effectively the intent and purpose of the Act.

Administrator 4( 1 ) The Minister must designate an Administrator to administer these regulations.

(2) The Administrator is responsible for preparing (

a) interpretations of these regulations; and (

b) policies, standards and guidelines under these regulations.

(3) The Board must be sent final copies of documents prepared under subsection (2) and must comply with them in fulfilling its duties under the Act or these regulations. Renewable energy standard 2010 5( 1 ) In each of the calendar years 2010, 2011 and 2012, each load serving entity must supply its customers with renewable low impact electricity in an amount equal to or greater than 5% of its total sales for that year.

(2) Each load serving entity must meet the renewable energy standard in subsection (1) by supplying renewable low impact electricity produced by a renewable energy generation facility.

(3) Subject to subsection (4), NSPI must purchase from independent power producers enough renewable low impact electricity to meet the renewable energy standard in subsection (1) for both its own retail sales and for sales to the 6 municipal electric utilities.

(4) To meet the renewable energy standard in subsection (1), a municipal electric utility that purchases any of its electricity supply from a person other than NSPI must ensure that a minimum of 5% of that non-NSPIelectricity supply is supplied by a generator of renewable low impact electricity. Renewable energy standard 2013 6( 1 ) Each year beginning with the calendar year 2013, each load serving entity must supply its customers with renewable low impact electricity in an amount equal to or greater than 10% of its total sales for that year.

(2) Each load serving entity must meet the renewable energy standard in subsection (1) by supplying renewable low impact electricity produced by a renewable energy generation facility.

(3) Subject to subsection (4), NSPI must meet the renewable energy standard in subsection (1) as follows: (

a) by continuing to meet the 2010 standard by complying with subsection 5(3); and

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b) by acquiring the additional renewable low impact electricity to meet the standard in subsection (1) from independent power producers or from its own renewable energy generation facilities.

(4) To meet the renewable energy standard in subsection (1), a municipal electric utility that purchases any of its electricity supply from a person other than NSPI must ensure that a minimum of 10% of that non-NSPI electricity supply is supplied by a generator of renewable low impact electricity. Renewable energy generation facility certification 7( 1 ) A renewable energy generator or its designated representative may apply to the Administrator for certification of a facility as a renewable energy generation facility.

(2) The Administrator must certify a facility that supplies a load serving entity with electricity to be a renewable energy generation facility if all of the following conditions are met: (

a) the facility is located in the Province, which includes marine waters in the Province; (

b) the facility is owned or operated by an independent power producer or, for the purposes of subsection 6(3), is owned or operated by NSPI; (

c) the facility produces electricity from renewable low impact electricity; (

d) the facility was constructed (

i) on or after December 31, 2001, or (ii) before December 31, 2001, and has (

A) increased its output since December 31, 2001, by expanding or through technology upgrades, or (

B) undergone a major rebuild in lieu of retirement since December 31, 2001; (

e) the facility has obtained all approvals and comp lies with all applicable laws and regulations.

(3) For a facility described in paragraph (2)[(d)](ii)(A), only the incremental capacity resulting from the increase in output since December 31, 2001, is counted toward the renewable energy standard.

(4) The Administrator may prescribe the terms and conditions of a certification issued under subsection (1).

(5) A certification issued by the Administrator must not be transferred without the written approval of the Administrator.

(6) The Administrator must monitor each renewable energy generation facility to ensure all of the following: (

i) that the facility continues to meet all conditions prescribed in subsection (2), (ii) that the facility’s sales levels of electri city output do not exceed production supply levels.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 31, No. 4 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. 131 Administrator’s powers 8 The Administrator has all the power and authority necessary to implement, administer and enforce these regulations, including the power to issue directions or orders, and may do all of the following: (

a) establish a process for certifying and monitori ng renewable energy generation facilities and monitoring renewable energy generators; (

b) establish accounts and records for a renewa ble energy generator or its designated representative; (

c) establish registries of renewable energy generation facilities and information that the Administrator determines to be necessary; (

d) determine for each renewable energy generation facility the amount of renewable low impact electricity generated at December 31, 2001, and the load serving entity’s total electricity sales in a calendar year; (

e) establish criteria for how the electricity output of the facility is physically metered and how the accuracy of the revenue class, industry standard metering is to be tested; (

f) audit certified renewable energy generation facilities as necessary to verify the accuracy of metered production data; (

g) suspend or revoke a certification issued under

Section 7; (

h) do anything necessary to ensure that the requirements of these regulations are met. Reporting requirements 9( 1 ) Each load serving entity must report to the Board annually, or at other intervals determined by the Board, to outline its progress in meeting the requirements of these regulations.

(2) The Board may specify the form and content of the progress report.

(3) The Board may issue directions or orders to ensure that the requirements of this

Section are met. Review by Board 10 On application by any person, the Board may review an action or decision of the Administrator under

Section 7 or 8. Appeals to the Board 11

(1) The Board may hear appeals from actions or decisions of the Administrator under

Section 7.

(2) A person who is subject to an order or direction made by the Administrator may appeal the order or direction to the Board. Board powers 12 The powers of the Board respecting a hearing or an appeal under the Utility and Review Board Act and the Public Utilities Act and regulations made under those Acts apply to a review or appeal under these regulations.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 31, No. 4 132 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. Standard shortfall 13 A load serving entity who fails by December 31 to meet a renewable energy standard prescribed in

Section 5 or 6 must, within 1 year from that date, make up the shortfall of the renewable low impact electricity by supplying twice the amount of the deficiency. Penalties and enforcement 14 A person is liable to a daily penalty of no more than $500 000, if they do any of the following: (

a) fail to comply with these regulations; (

b) fail, neglect, omit or otherwise refuse to do any act or thing required under these regulations; (

c) fail, neglect, omit or otherwise refuse to comply with a direction or order of the Administrator or the Board made under these regulations. N.S. Reg. 36/2007 Made: January 22, 2007 Filed: January 25, 2007 Wholesale Market Rules Regulations Order in Council 2007-43 dated January 22, 2007 Regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 5 of the Electricity Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Energy dated December 1, 2006, and pursuant to

Section 5 of

Chapter 25 of the Acts of 2004, the Electricity Act, is pleased to make regulations respecting wholesale market rules in the form set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, effective on and after February 1, 2007.

Schedule “A” Regulations Respecting Wholesale Market Rules made under

Section 5 of

Chapter 25 of the Acts of 2004, the Electricity Act Citation 1 These regulations may be cited as the Wholesale Market Rules Regulations.

Interpretation 2 In these regulations, (a) “Act” means the Electricity Act; (b) “ancillary services” means the services that are necessary to support the transmission of capacity and energy from resources to loads while maintaining reliable operation of the transmission provider’s transmission system in accordance with good utility practices; (c) “Board” means the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board;

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 31, No. 4 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. 133 (d) “bulk electricity supply system” means a transmission system and all generating facilities that must be registered with NSPSO under the market rules, including all related communications, protection and control systems; (e) “distribution system” means a system for conveying electricity at voltages of less than 69 kV, and includes (

i) all communications, protection and control systems that interact with the transmission system, and (ii) a transformer station for transforming electricity from voltages of 69 kV or more to voltages of below 69 kV; (f) “facility” means a generating facility, load facility and distribution system; (g) “generating facility” means one or more gene rators located in a single site, and includes (

i) all associated prime movers, station service equipment and communications, protection and control systems, and (ii) a transformer station for transforming electricity to the voltage at which it is delivered to the transmission system or distribution system to which it is connected; (h) “good utility practices” means the practices, methods or acts, including practices, methods and acts engaged in or approved by a significant portion of the electric utility industry in North America, that at a particular time, in the exercise of reasonable judgment, would have been expected to accomplish the desired result in a manner consistent with regulations, reliability, safety, environmental protection, economy and expedition as applied and practiced in the utility industry with respect to power generation, delivery, purchase and sale; (i) “load facility” means a facility to which elect ricity is supplied from a transmission system; (j) “market participant” means a person who h as executed a participation agreement with NSPSO and NSPI in defined circumstances set out in the market rules; (k) “market rules” means the rules made by the Minister under the Act and

Section 4; (l) “NSPI” means Nova Scotia Power Inc.; (m) “NSPSO” means the Nova Scotia Power System Operator, a part of the Customer Operations division of the transmission provider; (n) “participation agreement” means an agreem ent executed between NSPSO and a person other than the transmission provider that enables the person to receive service under the transmission tariff; (o) “transmission provider” means Nova Scotia Power Incorporated; (p) “transmission system” means the facilities owned, controlled or operated by the transmission provider that are used to provide transmission service under

Part II and

Part III of the transmission tariff;

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 31, No. 4 134 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. (q) “transmission tariff” means the open access transmission tariff approved by the Board on May 31, 2005, as amended by the Board. Use of transmission system 3 A person must not, except in accordance with the market rules, provide or convey, or cause to be provided or conveyed, electricity or ancillary services into, through or out of the transmission system in any way, including (

a) directly as a market participant; and (

b) by interconnecting a generating facility with a distribution system. Market rules 4( 1 ) Subject to the limitations set out in these regulations, the Minister may make market rules for (

a) the market opened to wholesale customers; (

b) the market opened to eligible customers under the transmission tariff; and (

c) the operation of the bulk electricity supply system.

(2) The market rules must define the rights and obligations of NSPSO towards a market participant and of a market participant towards NSPSO within the market that is open for participation in Nova Scotia.

(3) The rights and obligations of NSPSO as set out in the market rules are subject to the authority retained by the Province in respect of, or associated with, future changes in eligibility for participation in the market. Scope of market rules 5 Market rules made under subsection 4(1) must address all of the following matters: (

a) the market itself, its scope and its objective; (

b) the administration of the market, including market participation, registration of facilities, market rule amendments, temporary waivers, compliance, monitoring, dispute resolution, enforcement, emergencies, information reporting and data collection and analysis; (

c) planning and reliability functions for the bulk electricity supply system, including emergency planning; (

d) operation and function of the bulk electricity supply system, including scheduling of energy transactions and ancillary services; (

e) settlement functions. Eligibility for market participation 6 The market rules must establish criteria and procedures to accredit an applicant as eligible to be [a] market participant, including criteria and procedures for credit support and technical requirements. Registration of facilities 7 The market rules must establish criteria and procedures for facilities required to be registered with NSPSO.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 31, No. 4 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. 135 Market information 8 The market rules must establish reporting and confidentiality requirements for market information. Market monitoring 9 The market rules must provide for collecting, maintaining, reporting on and analyzing information and data required for the operation of the market. Market surveillance 10 NSPSO must provide the Board with the information and data that the Board requests for market surveillance and for any investigation directed by the Board.

Wholesale market advisory committee 11 The market rules must establish a wholesale market advisory committee and outline its mandate. Resolution of disputes 12 The market rules must establish methods to resolve disputes between a market participant and NSPSO. Amendment of market rules 13

(1) The market rules must establish criteria and procedures for NSPSO to amend, subject to subsection 4(3), the market rules.

(2) The market rules must establish criteria and procedures for an urgent amendment to the market rules.

(3) The market rules must establish procedures and requirements for the application for and the publication of an amendment to the market rules. Temporary waiver from market rules 14

(1) The market rules must establish criteria and procedures by which NSPSO may grant a temporary waiver from the application of any provision of the market rules.

(2) The market rules must establish procedures and requirements for the application for and the publication of a temporary waiver. Administration of market rules 15

(1) On the effective date of these regulations, the Minister must delegate to NSPSO the administration and enforcement of the market rules.

(2) NSPSO is authorized to give instructions or directions under the market rules.

(3) NSPSO is authorized to make an order or decision under the market rules, including an order or decision (

a) authorizing a market participant to provide or convey, or to cause to be provided or conveyed, electricity or ancillary services into, through or out of the transmission system; or (

b) terminating, suspending or restricting a person’ s right to provide or convey, or to cause to be provided or conveyed, electricity or ancillary services into, through or out of the transmission system. Review of market rules 16 On application by any person, the Board may review any provision of the market rules.

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(1) A person who is subject to an order or decision made by NSPSO and has attempted to resolve the matter as provided for in the market rules may appeal the order or decision to the Board.

(2) A person whose application to become a market participant is rejected by NSPSO and who has attempted to resolve the matter as provided in

Section 12 and in the market rules may appeal to the Board.

(3) The Board may hear appeals respecting facilities that are required to be registered with NSPSO after the parties have attempted to resolve the matter as provided in

Section 12 and the market rules. Board’s powers 18 The powers of the Board respecting a hearing or an appeal under the Public Utilities Act and regulations apply to a review or an appeal under the market rules. N.S. Reg. 37/2007 Made: January 25, 2007 Filed: January 29, 2007 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Order dated January 25, 2007 made by the Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations pursuant to

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act In the Matter of

Section 14 of

Chapter 11 of the Acts of 2005 the Petroleum Products Pricing Act - and - In the Matter of Sections 14 to 18 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act - and - In the Matter of an Order Prescribing Prices for Petroleum Products made by the Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations pursuant to

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and Sections 14 to 18 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations Order I, Jamie Muir, Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to

Section 14 of

Chapter 11 of the Acts of 2005, the Petroleum Products Pricing Act, and Sections 14 to 18 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations, hereby (

a) repeal the Order dated January 18, 2006 [7], which prescribed prices for petroleum products in the Province effective on and after 12:01 a.m. on January 19, 2006[7]; and (

b) prescribe prices for petroleum products in the Pr ovince as set forth in the tables in

Schedule “A”. This Order is effective on and after 12:01 a.m. on January 26, 2007.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 31, No. 4 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. 137 Made at Halifax, in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, on January 25, 2007. Sgd.: Jamie Muir Honourable Jamie Muir Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations

Schedule “A” Prices Prescribed for Petroleum Products under the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations effective on and after 12:01 a.m. on January 26, 2006 [7] Table 1: Benchmark Prices for Regulated Petroleum Products (cents/litre) Regular unleaded gasoline 42.2 Mid-grade unleaded gasoline 45.2 Premium unleaded gasoline 48.2 Ultra low-sulfur diesel oil 48.2 Table 2: Wholesale Margins, Fixed Wholesale Prices, Retail Mark-ups and Retail Prices for Regulated Petroleum Products (cents/litre) Retail Mark-up Retail Price (includes all taxes) Self-Service Full-Service S elf-Service Full-Service Fixed Wholesale Price (excludes GST) Min Max Min Max Min Max Min Max Zone 1 Regular Unleaded Mid-Grade Unleaded Premium Unleaded Ultra Low-Sulfur Diesel 74.0 77.0 80.0 73.9 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 88.9 92.3 95.8 88.8 90.6 94.1 97.5 90.5 88.9 92.3 95.8 88.8 92.9 96.3 99.8 92.8 Zone 2 Regular Unleaded Mid-Grade Unleaded Premium Unleaded Ultra Low-Sulfur Diesel 74.4 77.4 80.4 74.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 89.4 92.8 96.2 89.3 91.1 94.5 97.9 91.0 89.4 92.8 96.2 89.3 93.4 96.8 100.2 93.3 Zone 3 Regular Unleaded Mid-Grade Unleaded Premium Unleaded Ultra Low-Sulfur Diesel 74.9 77.9 80.9 74.8 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 89.9 93.4 96.8 89.8 91.7 95.1 98.5 91.5 89.9 93.4 96.8 89.8 93.9 97.4 100.8 93.8 Zone 4 Regular Unleaded Mid-Grade Unleaded Premium Unleaded Ultra Low-Sulfur Diesel 74.9 77.9 80.9 74.8 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 89.9 93.4 96.8 89.8 91.7 95.1 98.5 91.5 89.9 93.4 96.8 89.8 93.9 97.4 100.8 93.8 Zone 5 Regular Unleaded Mid-Grade Unleaded Premium Unleaded Ultra Low-Sulfur Diesel 74.9 77.9 80.9 74.8 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 89.9 93.4 96.8 89.8 91.7 95.1 98.5 91.5 89.9 93.4 96.8 89.8 93.9 97.4 100.8 93.8

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 31, No. 4 138 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. Zone 6 Regular Unleaded Mid-Grade Unleaded Premium Unleaded Ultra Low-Sulfur Diesel 75.7 78.7 81.7 75.6 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 90.9 94.3 97.7 90.7 92.6 96.0 99.4 92.5 90.9 94.3 97.7 90.7 94.8 98.3 101.7 94.7 N.S. Reg. 38/2007 Made: January 24, 2007 Filed: January 31, 2007 Designation of Cape Breton Youth Detention Facility Order dated January 24, 2007 made by the Minister of Justice pursuant to clauses 3(1)(

b) and (

d) of the Correctional Services Act I, Murray Scott, M.B., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Nova Scotia, do hereby, pursuant to clauses 3(1)(

b) and (d), and in accordance with the definition in clause 2(

g) of the Correctional Services Act, designate the Cape Breton Youth Detention Facility, located at 136 Gardiner Road, Sydney, Nova Scotia for the temporary overnight housing of adult female offenders.

This correctional facility may be used, only with the prior permission of the Executive Director, of [or] the Executive Director’s designate, for the temporary overnight housing of adult female offenders who are in-transit to the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility, if they can be housed in accordance with Sections 41 and 42 of the Act, and Sections 74 to 77 of the Correctional Services Regulations, in emergency situations when weather conditions make it unsafe to transport the female offender to the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility, or when the female offender has court appearances at a Sydney-area court of consecutive calendar days.

This designation is effective on and from the day of 17 January 2007. Dated January 24, 2007 at Halifax, Nova Scotia. Sgd.: Murray Scott Honourable Murray Scott, M.B. Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Nova Scotia

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 31, No. 4 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. 139 N.S. Reg. 39/2007 Made: February 2, 2007 Filed: February 6, 2007 Proclamation, S. 6, S.N.S. 2006, c. 44 Order in Council 2007-52 dated February 2, 2007 Proclamation made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 6 of

An Act to Amend

Chapter 376 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Public Service Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Government House Leader dated January 9, 2007, pursuant to

Section 6 of

Chapter 44 of the Acts of 2006,

An Act to Amend

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

Chapter 44 of the Acts of 2006,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 376 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Public Service Act, do come into force on and not before April 1, 2007. PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA sgd: Mayann Francis 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, G R E E T I N G: A PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS in and by

Section 6 of

Chapter 44 of the Acts of 2006,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 376 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Public Service Act, it is enacted as follows: 6 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 44 of the Acts of 2006,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 376 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Public Service Act, do come into force on and not before April 1, 2007; 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 44 of the Acts of 2006,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 376 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Public Service Act, do come into force on and not before April 1, 2007, 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 Mayann E. Francis, Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Nova Scotia.

N.S. Reg. 39/2007 - 40/2007 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 31, No. 4 140 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. AT Our Government House in the Halifax Regional Municipality, this 2nd day of February, in the year of Our Lord two thousand and seven and in the fifty-fifth year of Our Reign. BY COMMAND: sgd: Murray K. Scott Provincial Secretary Minister of Justice and Attorney General N.S. Reg. 40/2007 Made: February 2, 2007 Filed: February 6, 2007 Proclamation, S. 10, S.N.S. 2006, c. 16 Order in Council 2007-53 dated February 2, 2007 Proclamation made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 10 of the Justice Administration Amendment (Fall 2006) Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations dated January 12, 2007, pursuant to

Section 10 of

Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2006, the Justice Administration Amendment (Fall 2006) 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 Sections 2 and 3 of

Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2006, the Justice Administration Amendment (Fall 2006) Act, do come into force on and not before February 2, 2007. PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA sgd: Mayann Francis 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, G R E E T I N G: A PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS in and by

Section 10 of

Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2006, the Justice Administration Amendment (Fall 2006) Act, it is enacted as follows: 10 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 Sections 2 and 3 of

Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2006, the Justice Administration Amendment (Fall 2006) Act, do come into force on and not before February 2, 2007;

N.S. Reg. 40/2007 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 31, No. 4 © NS Registry of Regulations. Web version. 141 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 Sections 2 and 3 of

Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2006, the Justice Administration Amendment (Fall 2006) Act, do come into force on and not before February 2, 2007, 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 Mayann E. Francis, Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Nova Scotia.

AT Our Government House in the Halifax Regional Municipality, this 2nd day of February in the year of Our Lord two thousand and seven and in the fifty-fifth year of Our Reign. BY COMMAND: sgd: Murray K. Scott Provincial Secretary Minister of Justice and Attorney General