Part II Regulations under the Regulations Act Printed by the Queen’s Printer Halifax, Nova Scotia Vol. 42, No. 5 March 2, 2018 Contents Act Reg. No.

Page Environment Act Proclamation of amendments to Act, S. 10, S.N.S. 2017, c. 10.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28/2018 113 Quantification, Reporting and Verification Regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29/2018 114 Motor Vehicle Act Commercial Vehicle Trip Inspection Regulations–replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26/2018 93 Petroleum Products Pricing Act Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24/2018 90 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30/2018 137 Public Highways Act Spring Weight Restriction Regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31/2018 139 Spring Weight Restriction Regulations Effective Date Order.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32/2018 163

Summary Proceedings Act

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations–amendment.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25/2018 92 Wildlife Act Fishing Regulations–replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27/2018 108 In force date of regulations: As of March 4, 2005*, the date a regulation comes into force is determined by subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act.

The date a regulation is made, the date a regulation is approved, the date a regulation is filed and any date specified in a regulation are important to determine when the regulation is in force. *Date that subsections 3(6) and (7) and Sections 11 and 13 of the Regulations Act and amendments to the Regulations Act made by

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 5 N.S. Reg. 24/2018 Made: February 8, 2018 Filed: February 9, 2018 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Order dated February 8, 2018 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 Order In the matter of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act M08527 - and - In the matter of prescribing prices for petroleum products pursuant to

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and Sections 16 to 19 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations Before: Roland A. Deveau, Q.C., Vice Chair

Whereas the purpose of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations is to ensure just and reasonable prices for specified petroleum products taking into consideration the objectives of preserving the availability of such products in rural areas, stabilizing prices of such products and minimizing the variances in prices of such products across the Province; And

whereas the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (“Board”) considered the manner in which it would proceed to set petroleum product prices in its decision, 2006 NSUARB 108, issued on October 16, 2006; And

whereas the Board revised the wholesale margin effective January 4, 2013, in its decision, 2012 NSUARB 213, issued on December 12, 2012; And

whereas the Board revised the retail margin and the transportation allowance effective October 28, 2016, in its decision, 2016 NSUARB 168, issued on September 26, 2016; And

whereas the average of the average of the daily high and low reported product prices (in Canadian cents) for the week ended February 7, 2018, are: Grade 1 Regular gasoline 62.5¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil 66.3¢ per litre

Now therefore the Board prescribes the benchmark prices for petroleum products to be: Gasoline: Grade 1 62.5¢ per litre Grade 2 65.5¢ per litre Grade 3 68.5¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil 66.3¢ per litre And

now therefore the Board has determined, based on historical data regarding price changes and to achieve revenue neutrality, it is appropriate to apply, and the Board so orders, forward averaging corrections of: Gasoline: nil Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil: minus 0.3¢ per litre And

whereas a winter blending adjustment of plus 5.0¢ per litre is required for ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil; And

now therefore the Board prescribes the prices for petroleum products as set forth in

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 5 Dated at Halifax, Nova Scotia, this 8th day of February, 2018. sgd: Bruce A. Kiley Clerk of the Board

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 February 9, 2018 Nova Scotia Petroleum Price

Schedule Petroleum Prices in Cents/Litre Self-Service Pump Prices Full-Service Pump Prices (Pump Prices includes 15% HST) Base Wholesale Price Fed. Excise Tax Prov.

Tax Wholesale Selling Price Min Max Min Max Zone 1 Regular Unleaded 69.7 10.0 15.5 95.2 115.3 117.5 115.3 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 72.7 10.0 15.5 98.2 118.8 121.0 118.8 999.9 Premium Unleaded 75.7 10.0 15.5 101.2 122.2 124.4 122.2 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 78.2 4.0 15.4 97.6 118.1 120.3 118.1 999.9 Zone 2 Regular Unleaded 70.2 10.0 15.5 95.7 115.9 118.1 115.9 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 73.2 10.0 15.5 98.7 119.4 121.6 119.4 999.9 Premium Unleaded 76.2 10.0 15.5 101.7 122.8 125.0 122.8 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 78.7 4.0 15.4 98.1 118.7 120.9 118.7 999.9 Zone 3 Regular Unleaded 70.6 10.0 15.5 96.1 116.4 118.6 116.4 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 73.6 10.0 15.5 99.1 119.8 122.0 119.8 999.9 Premium Unleaded 76.6 10.0 15.5 102.1 123.3 125.5 123.3 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 79.1 4.0 15.4 98.5 119.1 121.3 119.1 999.9 Zone 4 Regular Unleaded 70.7 10.0 15.5 96.2 116.5 118.7 116.5 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 73.7 10.0 15.5 99.2 119.9 122.1 119.9 999.9 Premium Unleaded 76.7 10.0 15.5 102.2 123.4 125.6 123.4 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 79.2 4.0 15.4 98.6 119.3 121.4 119.3 999.9 Zone 5 Regular Unleaded 70.7 10.0 15.5 96.2 116.5 118.7 116.5 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 73.7 10.0 15.5 99.2 119.9 122.1 119.9 999.9 Premium Unleaded 76.7 10.0 15.5 102.2 123.4 125.6 123.4 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 79.2 4.0 15.4 98.6 119.3 121.4 119.3 999.9 Zone 6 Regular Unleaded 71.4 10.0 15.5 96.9 117.3 119.5 117.3 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 74.4 10.0 15.5 99.9 120.8 122.9 120.8 999.9 Premium Unleaded 77.4 10.0 15.5 102.9 124.2 126.4 124.2 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 79.9 4.0 15.4 99.3 120.1 122.2 120.1 999.9 © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 5 N.S. Reg. 25/2018 Made: January 9, 2018 Filed: February 12, 2018

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations–amendment Order dated January 9, 2018 Amendment to regulations made by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice pursuant to Sections 8 and 8A of the

Summary Proceedings Act Order Made under Section[s] 8 and 8A of

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

Summary Proceedings Act I, Mark Furey, Attorney General and Minister of Justice of Nova Scotia, pursuant to Sections 8 and 8A of

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

Summary Proceedings Act, effective on and after the date of this order, hereby (

a) amend the

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations, N.S. Reg. 281/2011, made by order of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice dated October 4, 2011, to designate certain offences under the Town of Bridgewater Parking Meter By-law as parking infraction ticket offences, in the manner set forth in the attached

Schedule “A”; and (

b) order and direct that the penalty to be entered on a summons in respect of an offence set out in amendments to the schedules to the

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations, N.S. Reg. 281/2011, as set forth in the attached

Schedule “A”, is the out-of-court settlement amount listed in the out-of-court settlement column set out opposite the description for the offence, and includes the charge provided for in, and in accordance with, Sections 8 and 9 of the Act. Dated and made January 9, 2018, at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia. Sgd: Mark Furey Honourable Mark Furey Attorney General and Minister of Justice

Schedule “A” Amendment to the

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations made by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice under Sections 8 and 8A of

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

Summary Proceedings Act

Schedule PT to the

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations, N.S. Reg. 281/2011, made by order of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice dated October 4, 2011, is amended by adding the following heading and items immediately before the heading “Cape Breton Regional Municipality By-law T5–Parking Meters”: Town of Bridgewater Parking Meter By-law 1 Depositing slug 6(2) $61.60 2 Meter feeding 8 $61.60 3 Overtime at meter 9(1) $61.60 © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 92

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 5 N.S. Reg. 26/2018 Made: December 20, 2017 Approved: February 13, 2018 Filed: February 14, 2018 Commercial Vehicle Trip Inspection Regulations–replacement Order in Council 2018-36 dated February 13, 2018 Replacement of regulations made by the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal and approved by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 303 of the Motor Vehicle Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal dated December 20, 2017, and pursuant to

Section 303 of

Chapter 293 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Motor Vehicle Act, is pleased, effective on and after February 13, 2018, to (

a) approve the repeal by the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal of the regulations respecting commercial vehicle trip inspections and records, N.S. Reg 223/90, made by the Minister of Transportation and Communication and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 90-944 dated July 31, 1990; and (

b) approve new regulations respecting commercial vehicle trip inspections made by the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal in the form set forth in

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

Schedule “A” In the matter of

Section 303 of

Chapter 293 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Motor Vehicle Act and In the matter of an Order repealing and making regulations respecting commercial vehicle trip inspections I, Lloyd Hines, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to

Section 303 of

Chapter 293 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Motor Vehicle Act, hereby (

a) repeal the regulations respecting commercial vehicle trip inspections and records, N.S. Reg 223/90, made by the Minister of Transportation and Communication and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 90-944 dated July 31, 1990; and (

b) make regulations respecting commercial vehicle trip inspections in the form set forth in the attached. The repeal and making of regulations referred to in this Order is effective on and after the date of approval by the Governor in Council. Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, on December 20, 2017. Sgd: Lloyd Hines Honourable Lloyd Hines Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 93

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 5 Regulations Respecting Commercial Vehicle Trip Inspections made by the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal under

Section 303 of

Chapter 293 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Motor Vehicle Act Citation 1 These regulations may be cited as the Commercial Vehicle Trip Inspection Regulations .

Definitions 2 In these regulations, “Act” means the Motor Vehicle Act; “carrier” means a person who owns, leases or is responsible for the operation of a commercial vehicle for the purpose of transporting passengers or goods; “commercial driver” means an individual who is driving, in charge of or operating a commercial vehicle; “commercial vehicle”, except as provided in

Section 3, means any of the following commercial motor vehicles: (

i) a truck, truck tractor or trailer, or any combination of them, that exceeds a registered gross vehicle weight of 4500 kg, (ii) a bus, including a motor coach; “defect” means an inadequacy in a commercial vehicle that is listed in the column headed “Defects” in an inspection schedule; “designate” means a commercial driver or other individual to whom a carrier assigns the duty to conduct

Schedule 1, 2 or 3 inspections required by these regulations; “electronic recording device” means an electronic system designed for the purpose of keeping electronic records of inspections in accordance with Sections 16 and 17; “emergency vehicle” means any of the following vehicles: (

i) a fire-fighting vehicle, ambulance, police vehicle or other vehicle that is used for emergency purposes, (ii) a vehicle being operated by or on behalf of a government agency to provide snow removal or ice control, (iii) a vehicle being operated by or on behalf of a public utility to perform emergency repair services; “equivalent electronic record”, in relation to an inspection report, means an electronic record of an inspection that is kept in an electronic recording device; “inspection report” means a report prepared by a designate or a licensed technician as required by

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 5 “inspection schedule” means a written list as set out in

Schedule 1, 2, 3 or 4, itemizing the components of a commercial vehicle to be inspected and the defects and major defects associated with each component; “licensed technician” means an individual who holds a valid certificate of qualification in the truck and transport mechanic trade under the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act ; “major defect” means an inadequacy in a commercial vehicle that is listed in the column headed “Major Defects” in an inspection schedule; “motor coach” mean a bus of monocoque design manufactured to provide intercity, suburban, commuter or charter service and equipped with under-floor baggage storage; “motor vehicle inspector” means an individual appointed as a motor vehicle inspector by the Minister under

Section 6 of the Act; “recreational vehicle” means a vehicle that is designed as mobile accommodation and used as transportation for personal and recreational purposes without compensation, and includes a cabin trailer, collapsible cabin trailer, tent trailer and camping trailer. Exemptions from regulations 3 All of the following commercial vehicles are exempt from these regulations: (

a) a 2-axle or 3-axle commercial vehicle when being used for any of the following trips, if the driver or the carrier is the producer of the products referred to: (

i) a trip to pick up feed grain or the primary products of a farm, forest, sea or lake, (ii) a trip to transport feed grain or the primary products of a farm, forest, sea or lake, (iii) a return trip after transporting feed grain or the primary products of a farm, forest, sea or lake; (

b) an emergency vehicle; (

c) a vehicle when it is being used to provide relief during a public welfare emergency as defined in the Emergencies Act (Canada) or during an emergency as defined in the Emergency Management Act; (

d) a recreational vehicle. Conflict with Motor Carrier Act regulations 4 If there is a conflict between a provision of these regulations and a provision in any regulations made under the Motor Carrier Act, the provision that would result in the higher level of safety, as determined by a motor vehicle inspector, must be followed. Prohibition against operating commercial vehicle without inspection 5

(1) A carrier must not permit a commercial driver to drive or operate the carrier’s commercial vehicle on a highway unless the vehicle is inspected as required by these regulations.

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(1) Each commercial vehicle must be inspected at least once every 24 hours in accordance with the inspection

schedule specified for the type of commercial vehicle in the following table: Commercial Vehicle Type Inspection

Schedule Truck 1 Truck tractor 1 Trailer, other than trailer towed by bus, including motor coach 1 Any combination of truck, truck tractor and trailer 1 Bus, other than motor coach equipped with air ride suspension, air brakes and automatic brake adjusters 2 Trailer towed by bus, including motor coach 2 Motor coach equipped with air ride suspension, air brakes and automatic brake adjusters 3

(2) In addition to the inspection required by subsection (1), a motor coach equipped with air ride suspension, air brakes and automatic brake adjusters must be inspected by a licensed technician in accordance with

Schedule 4 at least every 30 days or every 12 000 km, whichever occurs first. Designate or licensed technician must prepare inspection report 7

(1) For each inspection of a commercial vehicle that is performed, a designate or licensed technician must prepare a report that contains all of the following information: (

a) plate number, vehicle identification number (VIN) or unit number of the commercial vehicle; (

b) if the commercial vehicle is equipped with an odometer, the odometer reading at the time of inspection; (

c) a list of all defects found during the inspection; (

d) a list of all major defects found during the inspection; (

e) if no defects are found during the inspection, a statement to that effect; (

f) if no major defects are found during the inspection, a statement to that effect; (

g) the carrier’s name; (

h) the date and time of the inspection; (

i) the city, town, village or highway location where the inspection was performed; (

j) if prepared in hard-copy format, the designate or licensed technician’s signature; (

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(2) In addition to the information required by subsection (1), a licensed technician conducting an inspection in accordance with

Schedule 4 as required by subsection 6(2) must include all of the following information in their report: (

a) confirmation that during the inspection the commercial vehicle was positioned over a pit or raised in a manner that provided adequate access to all of the items to be inspected; (

b) the commercial vehicle’s brake adjustment measurements at the time of the inspection; (

c) the nature of each repair carried out on the commercial vehicle; (

d) the certification number on the licensed technician’s identity card issued by the Director of Programs and Operations under the Apprenticeships and Trades Qualification Act . Prohibition against operating commercial vehicle on highway without inspection report 8

(1) A carrier must not permit a commercial driver to drive or operate the carrier’s commercial vehicle on a highway unless the commercial driver is in possession of (

a) the most recent

Schedule 1, 2 or 3 inspection report for the vehicle; and (

b) if subsection 6(2) applies, the most recent

Schedule 4 inspection report for the vehicle.

(2) A commercial driver must not drive or operate a commercial vehicle on a highway unless they are in possession of (

a) the most recent

Schedule 1, 2, or 3 inspection report for the vehicle; and (

b) if subsection 6(2) applies, the most recent

Schedule 4 inspection report for the vehicle. Commercial driver must provide inspection reports to motor vehicle inspector 9 A commercial driver must provide the inspection reports for the commercial vehicle to a motor vehicle inspector on the demand of the motor vehicle inspector. Original inspection report to carrier 10

(1) A designate or licensed technician must forward the original of each inspection report to the carrier of the commercial vehicle no later than 20 calendar days after the date the report is completed.

(2) An inspection report prepared using an electronic recording device must fulfill the requirements of Sections 16 and 17. Designate or licensed technician must report defects and major defects 11

(1) In addition to recording all defects in an inspection report as required by clause 7(1)(c), a designate or licensed technician must report the defects to the carrier before the next required inspection of the commercial vehicle.

(2) In addition to recording all major defects in an inspection report as required by clause 7(1)(d), a designate or licensed technician must report the major defects to the carrier immediately. Defects to be corrected before next inspection 12 A carrier must ensure that all defects reported by a designate or licensed technician are corrected before the next required inspection of the commercial vehicle. © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 97

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 5 Prohibition against operating commercial vehicle with major defect on highway 13

(1) A carrier must not permit a commercial driver to drive or operate the carrier’s commercial vehicle on a highway if the vehicle has any major defects.

(2) A commercial driver must not drive or operate a commercial vehicle on a highway if the vehicle has any major defects. Removal of debris, snow and ice 14

(1) A carrier must not permit a commercial driver to drive or operate the carrier’s commercial vehicle on a highway unless the vehicle is cleared of debris, snow and ice before it is driven or operated on the highway.

(2) A commercial driver must not drive or operate a commercial vehicle on a highway unless the vehicle is cleared of debris, snow and ice before it is driven or operated on the highway. Carrier’s records 15

(1) In this Section, “principal place of business” of a carrier means a place in the Province designated by the carrier as its principal place of business for the purpose of keeping the records required by this Section.

(2) For each commercial vehicle that a carrier owns, leases or is responsible for operating, the carrier must keep or cause to be kept all of the following records: (

a) a record that identifies the commercial vehicle, including all of the following: (

i) the carrier’s company name and vehicle unit number, (ii) the make and year of manufacture of the commercial vehicle, (iii) the plate number of the commercial vehicle, (iv) the name of the person supplying the commercial vehicle, if the vehicle is not owned by the carrier; (c)* copies of inspection reports and reports of repairs and maintenance performed on the commercial vehicle, including the date, the nature of the inspection, repair or maintenance and the odometer reading at the time of the inspection, repair or maintenance; (d)* a record of any modification involving axles or suspensions that affects the manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating or gross axle weight rating of the commercial vehicle; (e)* all original inspection reports forwarded to the carrier by a designate or licensed technician under

Section 10. [*Clause lettering as in original.]

(3) A record required by subsection (2) must be kept at the carrier’s principal place of business for a period of 6 months from the date that the vehicle ceases to be owned or leased by the carrier, or 2 years, whichever is longer. Using electronic recording device to create equivalent electronic record 16

(1) A carrier may permit the use of an electronic recording device to create an equivalent electronic record of an inspection report if all of the criteria set out in subsection (3) are met. © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 98

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(2) A designate or licensed technician may use an electronic recording device to create an equivalent electronic record of an inspection report if all of the criteria set out in subsection (3) are met.

(3) All of the following are the criteria that must be met to use an electronic recording device as described in subsection (1) or (2): (

a) the information contained in the electronic recording device is the same as the information that would have been provided if the inspection report had been prepared in paper format; (

b) the information contained in the electronic recording device can be immediately provided by producing it in any of the formats listed in subsection 17(1), or any combination of those formats; (

c) a handwritten inspection report can be prepared from the information stored in the electronic device; (

d) the device automatically records the time and date any time it is disconnected and any time it is reconnected and any time it stores a record. Form of inspection report from equivalent electronic record 17

(1) If an equivalent electronic record is kept for a commercial vehicle, any requirement in these regulations to provide an inspection report for the vehicle is met by providing the report in any of the following formats, or any combination of them: (

a) a digital display on the screen of the electronic recording device; (

b) subject to subsection (2), a print-out or other intelligible output from the electronic recording device; (

c) subject to subsection (2), a handwritten copy prepared from the information recorded in the electronic recording device; (

d) email or electronic file transfer.

(2) An inspection report in handwritten, print-out, or other hard-copy format based on information contained in an electronic recording device must be signed by the designate or licensed technician, confirming that the hard copy is an accurate representation of the information contained in the electronic recording device.

(3) A carrier who uses electronic recording devices must also provide blank hard-copy inspection forms use by a designate or licensed technician. Penalties 18 A person who violates any of the provisions of these regulations is guilty of an offence and is liable on

summary conviction to the penalties provided for a category B offence in the

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Schedule 1: Truck, Tractor, or Trailer Daily Inspections (Items to be inspected are numbered below, with the defects and major defects identified.) # Item to be Inspected Defects Major Defects 1 Air brake system • audible air leak • slow air pressure build-up rate • pushrod stroke of any brake exceeds adjustment limit • air loss rate exceeds prescribed limit • inoperative towing vehicle (tractor) protection system • low air warning system fails or system activated • inoperative service, parking or emergency brake 2 Cab • occupant compartment door fails to open • cab or sleeper door fails to close securely 3 Cargo securement • insecure or improper load covering, such as wrong type of covering or covering flapping in wind • insecure cargo • absence, failure, malfunction or deterioration of required cargo securement device or load covering 4 Coupling devices • coupler or mounting has loose or missing fastener • coupler insecure or movement exceeds the maximum of tolerance allowed • coupling or locking mechanism damaged or fails to lock • defective, incorrect or missing safety chain/cable 5 Dangerous goods • requirements of Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations not met 6 Driver controls • accelerator pedal, clutch, gauges, audible and visual indicators or instruments fail to function properly 7 Driver seat • seat damaged or fails to remain in set position • seatbelt or tether belt insecure, missing or malfunctions 8 Electric brake system • loose or insecure wiring or electrical connection • inoperative breakaway device • inoperative brake 9 Emergency equipment and safety devices • emergency equipment missing, damaged or defective 10 Exhaust system • exhaust leak • leak that causes exhaust gas to enter the occupant compartment 11 Frame and cargo body • damaged frame or cargo body • visibly shifted, cracked, collapsing or sagging frame member(s) 12 Fuel system • missing fuel tank cap • insecure fuel tank • dripping fuel leak © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 5 13 General • serious damage or deterioration that is noticeable and may affect vehicle’s safe operation 14 Glass and mirrors • required mirror or window glass fails to provide required view to driver as result of being cracked, broken, damaged, missing or maladjusted • broken or damaged attachments of required mirror or glass to vehicle body 15 Heater/defroster • control or system failure • defroster fails to provide unobstructed view through windshield. 16 Horn • vehicle has no operative horn 17 Hydraulic brake system • brake fluid level below indicated minimum level • parking brake inoperative • brake boost or power assist not operative • brake fluid leak • brake pedal fade or insufficient brake pedal reserve • activated (other than ABS) warning device • brake fluid reservoir less than ¼ full 18 Lamps and reflectors • required lamp does not function as intended • required reflector missing or partially missing When lamps required: • failure of both low-beam headlamps • failure of both rearmost tail lamps At all times: • failure of rearmost turn-indicator lamp • failure of both rearmost brake lamps 19 Steering • steering wheel lash (free-play) greater than normal • steering wheel insecure, or does not respond normally • steering wheel lash (free-play) exceeds required limit 20 Suspension • air leak in air suspension system • broken spring leaf • suspension fastener loose, missing or broken • damaged (including patched, cut, bruised, cracked to braid), insecurely mounted, or deflated air bag • cracked or broken main spring leaf or more than 1 broken spring leaf • part of spring leaf or suspension missing, shifted out of place or in contact with another vehicle component • loose U-bolt 21 Tires • damaged tread or sidewall of tire • tire leaking (other than tire leak classified as major defect) • flat tire including tire leak that can be felt or heard • tire tread depth less than wear limit • tire in contact with another tire or any vehicle component other than mud-flap. • tire is marked “Not for highway use” © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 5 • tire has exposed cords in the tread or outer side wall area 22 Wheels, hubs and fasteners • hub oil below minimum level (when fitted with sight glass) • wheel has loose, missing or ineffective fastener • damaged, cracked or broken wheel, rim or attaching part • evidence of imminent wheel, hub or bearing failure • leaking wheel seal 23 Windshield wiper/ washer • control or system malfunction • wiper blade damaged, missing or fails to adequately clear driver’s field of vision When necessary for prevailing weather condition. • wiper or washer fails to adequately clear driver’s field of vision in area swept by driver’s side wiper ________________________________________________________________

Schedule 2: Bus Daily Inspections (Items to be inspected are numbered below, with the defects and major defects identified.) # Item to be Inspected Defects Major Defects 1 Accessibility devices • alarm fails to operate • equipment malfunctions • interlock system malfunctions • vehicle fails to return to normal level after “kneeling” • extendable lift, ramp or other passenger-loading device fails to retract 2 Air brake system • audible air leak • slow air pressure build-up rate • pushrod stroke of any brake exceeds adjustment limit • air loss rate exceeds prescribed limit • inoperative towing vehicle (tractor) protection system • low air warning system fails or system activated • inoperative service, parking or emergency brake 3 Cargo securement • insecure or improper load covering • insecure cargo • absence, failure, malfunction or deterioration of required cargo securement device or load covering 4 Coupling devices • coupler or mounting has loose or missing fastener • coupler insecure or movement exceeds prescribed limit • coupling or locking mechanism damaged or fails to lock • defective, incorrect or missing safety chain/cable © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 5 5 Dangerous goods • requirements of Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations not met 6 Doors and emergency exits • door, window or hatch fails to open or close securely • alarm inoperative • required emergency exit fails to function as intended 7 Driver controls • accelerator pedal, clutch, gauges, audible and visual indicators or instruments fail to function properly • accelerator sticks and engine fails to return to idle 8 Driver seat • seat damaged or fails to remain in set position • seatbelt or tether belt insecure, missing or malfunctions 9 Electric brake system • loose or insecure wiring or electrical connection • inoperative breakaway device • inoperative brake 10 Emergency equipment and safety devices • emergency equipment missing, damaged or defective 11 Exhaust system • exhaust leak • leak that causes exhaust gas to enter the occupant compartment 12 Exterior body and frame • insecure or missing body parts • insecure or missing compartment door • damaged frame or body • visibly shifted, cracked, collapsing or sagging frame member(s) 13 Fuel system • missing fuel tank cap • insecure fuel tank • dripping fuel leak 14 General • serious damage or deterioration that is noticeable and may affect the vehicle’s safe operation 15 Glass and mirrors • required mirror or window glass fails to provide required view to driver as a result of being cracked, broken, damaged, missing or maladjusted • broken or damaged attachments of required mirror or glass to vehicle body • driver’s view of the road obstructed in area swept by windshield wipers 16 Heater/defroster • control or system failure • defroster fails to provide unobstructed view through the windshield. 17 Horn • vehicle has no operative horn 18 Hydraulic brake system • brake fluid level is below indicated minimum level • parking brake is inoperative • brake boost or power assist is not operative • brake fluid leak © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 5 • brake pedal fade or insufficient brake pedal reserve • activated (other than ABS) warning device • brake fluid reservoir is less than ¼ full 19 Lamps and reflectors • required lamp does not function as intended • required reflector is missing or partially missing • passenger safety or access lamp does not function When lamps are required: • failure of both low-beam headlamps • failure of both rearmost tail lamps At all times: • failure of a rearmost turn-indicator lamp • failure of both rearmost brake lamps 20 Passenger compartment • stanchion padding is damaged • damaged steps or floor • insecure or damaged overhead luggage rack or compartment • malfunction or absence of required passenger or mobility device restraints • passenger seat is insecure When affected position is occupied: • malfunction or absence of required passenger or mobility device restraints • passenger seat is insecure 21 Steering • steering wheel lash (free-play) greater than normal • steering wheel insecure, or does not respond normally • steering wheel lash (free-play) exceeds required limit 22 Suspension system • air leak in air suspension system • broken spring leaf • suspension fastener loose, missing or broken • air bag damaged (including patched, cut, bruised, cracked to braid), insecurely mounted or deflated • cracked or broken main spring leaf or more than 1 broken spring leaf • part of spring leaf or suspension missing, shifted out of place or in contact with another vehicle component • loose U-bolt 23 Tires • damaged tread or sidewall of tire • tire leaking • flat tire • tire tread depth less than wear limit • tire in contact with another tire or any vehicle component other than mud-flap • tire marked “Not for highway use” • tire has exposed cords in tread or outer side wall area 24 Wheels, hubs and fasteners • hub oil below minimum level (when fitted with sight glass) • leaking wheel seal • wheel has loose, missing or ineffective fastener • damaged, cracked or broken wheel, rim or attaching part • evidence of imminent wheel, hub or bearing failure © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 5 25 Windshield wiper/washer • control or system malfunction • wiper blade damaged, missing When necessary for prevailing weather condition. or fails to adequately clear • wiper or washer fails to adequately clear driver’s field of vision driver’s field of vision in area swept by driver’s side wiper ________________________________________________________________

Schedule 3: Motor Coach Daily Inspections (Items to be inspected are numbered below, with the defects and major defects identified.) # Item to be Inspected Defects Major Defects 1 Accessibility devices • alarm fails to operate • equipment malfunctions • interlock system malfunctions • vehicle fails to return to normal level after “kneeling” • extendable lift, ramp or other passenger-loading device fails to retract 2 Air brake system • audible air leak • slow air pressure build-up rate • any indication of brake adjustment problem • air loss rate exceeds prescribed limit • inoperative towing vehicle (tractor) protection system • low air warning system fails or system activated • inoperative service, parking or emergency brake 3 Coupling devices • coupler or mounting has loose or missing fastener • coupler insecure or movement exceeds prescribed limit • coupling or locking mechanism damaged or fails to lock • defective, incorrect or missing safety chain/cable 4 Dangerous goods • requirements of Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations not met 5 Doors and emergency exits • door, window or hatch fails to open or close securely • alarm inoperative • required emergency exit fails to function as intended 6 Driver controls • accelerator pedal, clutch, gauges, audible and visual indicators or instruments fail to function properly • accelerator sticks and engine fails to return to idle 7 Driver seat • seat damaged or fails to remain in set position 8 Emergency equipment and safety devices • emergency equipment missing, damaged or defective © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 5 9 Exhaust system • exhaust leak • leak that causes exhaust gas to enter occupant compartment 10 Exterior body • insecure or missing body parts • insecure or missing compartment door 11 Fuel system • missing fuel tank cap • insecure fuel tank • dripping fuel leak 12 General • serious damage or deterioration that is noticeable and may affect vehicle’s safe operation 13 Glass and mirrors • required mirror or window glass fails to provide required view to driver as a result of being cracked, broken, damaged, missing or maladjusted • broken or damaged attachments of required mirror or glass to vehicle body • driver’s view of road obstructed in area swept by windshield wipers 14 Heater/defroster • control or system failure • defroster fails to provide unobstructed view through windshield 15 Horn • vehicle has no operative horn 16 Lamps and reflectors • required lamp does not function as intended • passenger safety or access lamp does not function When lamps are required: • failure of both low-beam headlamps • failure of both rearmost tail lamps At all times: • failure of rearmost turn-indicator lamp • failure of both rearmost brake lamps 17 Passenger compartment • stanchion padding damaged • damaged steps or floor • insecure or damaged overhead luggage rack or compartment • malfunction or absence of required passenger or mobility device restraints • passenger seat insecure When affected position is occupied: • malfunction or absence of required passenger or mobility device restraints • passenger seat insecure 18 Steering • steering wheel lash (free-play) greater than normal • steering wheel insecure, or does not respond normally • steering wheel lash (free-play) exceeds required limit 19 Suspension system • air leak in air suspension system • air bag damaged (patched, cut, bruised, cracked to braid), mounted insecurely or deflated © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 5 20 Tires • damaged tread or sidewall of tire • tire leaking (other than leak classified as major defect) • flat tire or tire leak that can be felt or heard • tire tread depth less than wear limit • tire in contact with another tire or any vehicle component other than mud-flap • tire marked “Not for highway use” • tire has exposed cords in tread or outer side wall area 21 Wheels, hubs and fasteners • hub oil below minimum level (when fitted with sight glass) • leaking wheel seal • wheel has loose, missing or ineffective fastener • damaged, cracked or broken wheel, rim or attaching part • evidence of imminent wheel, hub or bearing failure 22 Windshield wiper/washer • control or system malfunction • wiper blade damaged, missing or fails to adequately clear driver’s field of vision When necessary for prevailing weather conditions: • wiper or washer fails to adequately clear driver’s field of vision in area swept by driver’s side wiper ________________________________________________________________

Schedule 4: Motor Coach (30 days or 12 000 km) Inspections (Items to be inspected are numbered below, with the major defects identified.) # Item to be inspected Major Defects 1 Air brake system • audible air leak • brake pushrod stroke at or beyond adjustment limit • clearance between disc brake pads and rotor exceeds manufacturer’s specified limit • wedge brake shoe movement exceeds manufacturer’s specified limit • excessive discharge of fluids from air reservoir • air compressor, mounts or attachments damaged or defective • compressor drive-belt loose or damaged • air line or fitting damaged or insecure • air tank defective, damaged or insecure • air tank drain or moisture ejector device inoperable • brake chamber, brake linkage or other brake component defective, damaged or insecure • spring brake broken or malfunctions • inoperative service, parking or emergency brake 2 Exhaust system • exhaust leak • exhaust system component insecure, damaged or perforated 3 Frame and/or underbody • any frame member or fastener damaged, cracked or insecure • any component mount damaged or insecure © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 5 4 Fuel system • fuel leak • insecure fuel tanks, fuel tank mounts or guards • fuel line or fitting damaged or insecure 5 Steering • steering linkage damaged or insecure • power steering fluid leaking, contaminated or low • power steering component damaged or insecure 6 Suspension system • air leak or malfunction of air suspension system or component • damage or deterioration of any suspension component, including - spring and air bag - axle- or frame-attaching component - axle supporting or aligning component - suspension or component fastener - shock absorber or attachments 7 Tires • tire inflation less than required • tire treads worn to wear limits • damage to tread or sidewall of tire • retread or rebuilt tire used on front axle 8 Wheels and fasteners • loose, missing, damaged or ineffective wheel fastener • damaged wheel or wheel component N.S.

Reg. 27/2018 Made: February 15, 2018 Filed: February 15, 2018 Fishing Regulations–replacement Order in Council 2018-41 dated February 15, 2018 Replacement of regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to subsection 53(2) and

Section 113 of the Wildlife Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture dated January 31, 2018, and upon notice of a fee increase having been given in accordance with

Section 4 of

Chapter 8 of the Acts of 2007, the Fees Act, and pursuant to subsection 53(2) and

Section 113 of

Chapter 504 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Wildlife Act, is pleased, effective on and after April 1, 2018, to (

a) repeal the Fishing Regulations, N.S. Reg. 29/1988, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 88-131, dated February 9, 1988; and (

b) make new regulations respecting sportfishing licences in the form set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation. © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 108

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Schedule “A” Regulations Respecting Fishing made by the Governor in Council under subsection 53(2) and

Section 113 of

Chapter 504 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Wildlife Act Citation 1 These regulations may be cited as the Fishing Regulations.

Definitions 2 In these regulations, “Act” means the Wildlife Act; “Atlantic salmon” means Atlantic salmon other than landlocked salmon and includes a grilse; “Department” means the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture; “fishing licence” means a General Fishing Licence or a Salmon Fishing Licence; “General Fishing Licence” means a licence issued under these regulations authorizing the person to whom it is issued to angle, by means of a hook and line, any fish other than Atlantic salmon for which an open season is prescribed under the Fisheries Act (Canada) and the regulations made under that Act; “Minister” means the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture; “open season for angling” means the open season for angling specified in

Section 12 [sic]; “Provincial waters” means “Provincial waters” as defined in

Section 53 of the Act; “Salmon Fishing Licence” means a licence issued under these regulations authorizing the person to whom it is issued to angle, by means of a hook and line, Atlantic salmon, and includes any type of seal or tag issued with the licence. Types of licence and fees 3

(1) The Minister may issue the following types of fishing licences for the fees stated: Type of Licence Term Age Fee Resident General Fishing Licence Annual 18-64 years of age $24.77 65 years of age and over $5.91 16 or 17 years of age no fee 1 day 18 years of age and over $12.16 16 or 17 years of age no fee Non-Resident General Fishing Licence Annual 18 years of age and over $31.03 16 or 17 years of age no fee © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 109

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 5 1 day 18 years of age and over $12.16 16 or 17 years of age no fee Resident Salmon Fishing Licence Annual 18 years of age and over $37.29 16 or 17 years of age no fee 1 day 18 years of age and over $26.86 16 or 17 years of age no fee Non-Resident Salmon Fishing Licence Annual 18 years of age and over $137.64 16 or 17 years of age no fee 7 days 18 years of age and over $56.12 16 or 17 years of age no fee 1 day 18 years of age and over $26.86 16 or 17 years of age no fee

(2) Except as provided in subsection (3), each fee listed in subsection (1) includes a $5.91 fee to be deposited into the Nova Scotia Sportfish Habitat Fund, a special fund established under the Finance Act. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to the fee for a Resident General Fishing Licence issued for an annual term to a person 65 years of age and over. Terms of licences 4

(1) A fishing licence issued for an annual term is valid from April 1 until March 31 of the following year.

(2) A fishing licence issued for a term of 7 days is valid for 7 consecutive days during the open season for angling for the species of fish covered by the licence.

(3) A fishing licence issued for a term of 1 day is valid for 1 day during the open season for angling for the species of fish covered by the licence.

(4) For any fishing licence other than a licence issued for an annual term, a vendor may issue a person more than 1 licence of the same type in a year, as long as the person is not issued more than 1 licence of the same type for any of the same dates. Licences required to fish in Provincial waters 5

(1) Subject to the licensing provisions for Atlantic salmon in subsection (2), a person 16 years of age or over must not fish or attempt to fish in Provincial waters unless that person holds (

a) for a resident, a valid Resident General Fishing Licence; (

b) for a non-resident, a valid Non-Resident General Fishing Licence.

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a) for a resident, a valid Resident Salmon Fishing Licence; (

b) for a non-resident, a valid Non-Resident Salmon Fishing Licence. Fishing licences not required for residents and non-residents under 16 years of age 6 A person under 16 years of age is not required to hold a fishing licence to fish in Provincial waters. Replacement licences 7

(1) The fee for a replacement licence under subsection 34(2) of the Act, on receiving proof from an applicant that a licence issued under these regulations is lost, destroyed or needs to be replaced for any reason, is $5.00.

(2) A replacement licence issued under subsection (3) [ sic] has the same force and effect as the original licence. Licences to promote sport fishing industry 8

(1) The Minister, at the Minister’s discretion, may issue a General Fishing Licence or Salmon Fishing Licence at no cost to promote the sport fishing industry.

(2) An application for a General Fishing Licence or Salmon Fishing Licence under subsection (1) must be in a form approved by the Minister. Persons with disability 9

(1) In this Section, “person with a disability” means a person with a “disability”, as that term is defined in the Accessibility Act.

(2) Despite the fees set out in

Section 3, the Minister may issue a General Fishing Licence or Salmon Fishing Licence at no cost to a person with a disability.

(3) To demonstrate that they meet the criteria in subsection (2), a resident or non-resident must produce 1 of the following: (

a) an identification permit issued in respect of a permanent disability under the Identification Permits for Vehicles Transporting Mobility Handicapped Persons Regulations made under the Motor Vehicle Act; (

b) a completed application form for an identification permit in respect of a permanent disability under the Identification Permits For Vehicles Transporting Mobility Handicapped Persons Regulations (Application for Accessible Parking Identification Permits and Plates, issued by the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal); (

c) proof of registration with an institution for the sight, speech or hearing impaired; (

d) written confirmation of being in receipt of, or eligible to receive, benefits from the Canada Pension Plan Disability Program; (

e) written confirmation of being in receipt of, or eligible to receive, benefits from the Disability Support Program under the Social Assistance Act. Sport fishing weekends 10 Despite subsection 5(1), but still subject to the licensing provisions for Atlantic salmon, a person is not required to hold a General Fishing Licence to fish in Provincial waters on any of the following days: © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 111

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a) the third Monday in February (Nova Scotia Heritage Day); (

b) the Saturday and Sunday immediately preceding the holiday listed in clause (a); (

c) the first consecutive Saturday and Sunday in June. Vendors or department staff issuing Salmon Fishing Licences 11

(1) The Minister may authorize vendors or staff of the Department or the Department of Natural Resources to sell Salmon Fishing Licences and to issue any applicable tags.

(2) A person authorized to sell Salmon Fishing Licences must not issue (

a) more tags than the seasonal bag limit for Atlantic salmon as established under the Fisheries Act (Canada); or (

b) a numbered tag that does not correspond with the number on the Salmon Fishing Licence. Proof of age and residency 12 In addition to producing their licence, as required by subsection 35(1) of the Act, a person while fishing or attempting to fish must carry and produce proof of age and residency upon demand by a conservation officer. Open seasons, bag limits, possession limits and gear restrictions 13

(1) Open seasons for fishing in Provincial waters are as set out in the regulations that apply to Provincial waters made under the Fisheries Act (Canada).

(2) Bag limits and possession limits for species, together with fishing methods and gear restrictions must be in accordance with the regulations that apply to Provincial waters made under the Fisheries Act (Canada). Information reports 14

(1) No later that [than] 7 days after the close of the open season for angling for the species of fish covered by their licence, a holder of a fishing licence must complete and submit to the Department any information required by the conditions of the licence.

(2) In addition to any penalty in accordance with

Section 111 of the Act imposed on a person for failure to comply with this Section, the Minister may deny the person a fishing licence in future years. © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 112

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 5 N.S. Reg. 28/2018 Made: February 15, 2018 Filed: February 15, 2018 Proclamation, S. 10, S.N.S. 2017, c. 10 Order in Council 2018-42 dated February 15, 2018 Proclamation made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 10 of

An Act to Amend

Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1994-95, the Environment Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Environment dated January 9, 2018, and pursuant to

Section 10 of

Chapter 10 of the Acts of 2017,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1994-95, the Environment Act, is pleased to order and declare by proclamation that

Chapter 10 of the Acts of 2017,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1994-95, the Environment Act , do come into force on and not before February 15, 2018. PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA sgd: Arthur J. LeBlanc 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 10 of the Acts of 2017,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1994-95, the Environment 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

Chapter 10 of the Acts of 2017,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1994-95, the Environment Act, do come into force on and not before February 15, 2018; 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 10 of the Acts of 2017,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1994-95, the Environment Act, do come into force on and not before February 15, 2018, 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 His Honour Arthur J. LeBlanc, ONS, Q.C., Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Nova Scotia. © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 113

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 5 AT Our Government House in the Halifax Regional Municipality, this 15th day of February in the year of Our Lord two thousand and eighteen and in the sixty- seventh year of Our Reign. BY COMMAND: sgd: Honourable Mark Furey Provincial Secretary Attorney General and Minister of Justice N.S. Reg. 29/2018 Made: February 15, 2018 Filed: February 15, 2018 Quantification, Reporting and Verification Regulations Order in Council 2018-43 dated February 15, 2018 Regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 112Q of the Environment Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Environment dated January 25, 2018, and pursuant to

Section 112Q of

Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1994-95, the Environment Act, is pleased to make regulations respecting the quantification, reporting, and verification of greenhouse gas emissions in the form set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, effective on after February 15, 2018.

Schedule “A” Regulations Respecting the Quantification, Reporting and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions made by the Governor in Council under

Section 112Q of

Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1994-95, the Environment Act

Interpretation and Application Citation 1 These regulations may be cited as the Quantification, Reporting and Verification Regulations .

Definitions 2 In these regulations, “accredited verification body” means a verification body that is accredited to ISO 14065 by a member of the International Accreditation Forum; “Act” means the Environment Act; “biomass” means non-fossilized plants or plant materials or animal waste, or any product made of either of these, and includes all of the following: © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 114

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i) wood and wood products, (ii) charcoal, (iii) agricultural residues and wastes, including organic matter such as trees, crops, grasses, tree litter or roots, (iv) the portion of biologically derived organic matter in municipal and industrial wastes, (

v) landfill gas, (vi) bio-alcohols, (vii) black liquor, (viii) sludge gas, (ix) animal- or plant-derived oils; “CAN/CSA ISO 14064-3” means the latest version of the Canadian Standard Association’s standard CAN/CSA ISO 14064-3, “Greenhouse gases —

Part 3: Specification with guidance for the validation and verification of greenhouse gas assertions”; “CO e”, in reference to a quantity of greenhouse gas, means the carbon dioxide equivalent 2 calculated in accordance with

Section 18; “emitter” is further defined as excluding a person to whom greenhouse gas emissions are attributable but who does not meet the reporting thresholds in these regulations; “fuel supplier emitter” means the emitters prescribed in

Section 13 who engage in a specified GHG activity listed in Table 2 of

Schedule 2; [Definition in the regulations as filed is not in alphabetical order.] “facility emitter” means the owner or operator of a facility where a specified GHG activity listed in Table 1 of

Schedule 2 is engaged in; “fractionation facility” means a facility at which natural gas liquid is fractionated into its constituent liquid products, including ethane, propane, normal butane, isobutene or pentanes plus; “GHG report” means the report required by clause 112N(

a) of the Act respecting quantifying and reporting the nature and amount of greenhouse gas emissions that are attributable to an emitter; “global warming potential” means, in relation to a greenhouse gas, the global warming potential value set out opposite the name of the gas in the table in

Schedule 1; “Greenhouse Gas Emissions Regulations” means the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Regulations made under the Act; “ISO 14065” means the latest version of the International Organization for Standardization’s standard ISO 14065, “Greenhouse gases — Requirements for greenhouse gas validation and verification bodies for use in accreditation or other forms of recognition”; © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 115

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 5 “latest version” means, in relation to a standard or other publication, the latest edition of the standard or publication as supplemented, amended, added to, replaced or superseded; “liquefied natural gas” means natural gas that has been liquefied by reducing its temperature to -162 °C at atmospheric pressure; “material discrepancy” means a material discrepancy as calculated under

Section 43 or 44; “NAICS” means the latest version of the North American Industry Classification System standard maintained by Statistics Canada; “natural gas” includes liquefied natural gas and compressed natural gas; “petroleum product” includes all of the following: (

i) automotive gasoline, (ii) diesels, (iii) light-fuel oils (Nos. 1, 2), (iv) heavy fuel oils (Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6), (

v) propane; “pipeline transportation system” means a facility consisting of a system, or part of a system, of pipelines in the Province that transports natural gas, and all of the system’s associated installations, including storage installations but excluding straddle plants or other processing installations; “QRV Standard” means the latest version of “Standards for Quantification, Reporting and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions” published by the Minister and available from the Minister; “reporting amount” means the reporting amount determined under (

i) Section 10, for facility emitters, and (ii)

Section 14, for fuel supplier emitters; “reporting threshold” means the threshold amount for reporting under these regulations, as set out in (

i) Section 9, for facility emitters, (ii)

Section 15, for fuel supplier emitters; “specified GHG activity” means an activity for which greenhouse gas emissions are attributable, as set out in

Schedule 2; “transmission system” means a system for transmitting electricity, and includes any structures, equipment or other things used for that purpose; “verification” means, in relation to a GHG report, the verification required by clause 112N(

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i) Section 12, for facility emitters, (ii)

Section 17, for fuel supplier emitters; “verification statement” means the statement prepared for a GHG report by an accredited verification body in accordance with

Section 41; “verification threshold” means the threshold amount for verifying GHG reports under these regulations, as set out in (

i) Section 11, for facility emitters, (ii)

Section 16, for fuel supplier emitters; “year” means a calendar year. Definition of facility 3

(1) In these regulations, “facility” means all buildings, equipment, structures and stationary items, such as surfaces and storage piles, that meet all of the following criteria: (

i) they are all owned or operated by the same person, (ii) they are all located as described in 1 of the following: (

A) on a single site, (

B) on 2 or more adjacent sites that function as a single integrated site, (

C) for a pipeline transportation system, a transmission system or a distribution system, on 2 or more sites that are not adjacent;

(2) In the definition of “facility”, 2 sites are adjacent if the boundary of a site touches the boundary of the other site, or would touch the boundary of the other site were it not for an intervening highway, watercourse, road allowance, railway line, railway allowance or utility corridor.

(3) For the purposes of these regulations, “facility” does not include a facility located in the offshore area as defined in the Canada-Nova Scotia Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation (Nova Scotia) Act. Application of

definitions in ISO standards The

definitions set out in CAN/CSA ISO 14064-3 and ISO 14065 apply to any provision of those standards that is incorporated by reference in these regulations, unless the term has been defined in these regulations, in which case the definition in these regulations applies for the purposes of interpreting the provision. © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 4 117

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 5 Application of regulations to activities 5 These regulations apply in respect of specified GHG activities engaged in on or after January 1, 2017. Application of regulations to greenhouse gases 6 These regulations apply only in respect of the greenhouse gases listed in

Schedule 1. GHG Registry registration and information 7

(1) The Minister must assign unique registration numbers to emitters registered in the GHG Registry, as established by the Minister.

(2) Any information submitted under these regulations in a GHG report, verification statement or verification report, or in support of those documents, is deemed to be submitted to the GHG Registry. Change in owner or operator 8

(1) If there is a change during a year in the owner or operator of a facility, the owner or operator at the end of the year is deemed to have been the owner or operator for the entire year.

(2) If there is a change during a year in the owner or operator of a fuel supplier emitter, the owner or operator at the end of the year is deemed to have been the owner or operator for the entire year.

Facility Emitters Reporting threshold for facility emitters 9 A GHG report submitted by a facility emitter must include the amount of greenhouse gas emitted during all specified GHG activities at the facility during a year if the reporting amount for the facility for that year is 50 000 t of CO e or more. 2 Calculation of reporting amount for facility emitter 10 The reporting amount for a facility emitter must be calculated in accordance with the following formula: R = A - B in which R = the reporting amount A = the amount of greenhouse gas emitted during all specified GHG activities engaged in at the facility B = the portion of A that is carbon dioxide emitted from the combustion of biomass.

Verification threshold for facility emitters 11 The verification of a facility emitter’s GHG report required by clause 112N(

b) of the Act must be conducted if the verification amount in respect of the facility for the year is 50 000 t of CO e or more. 2 Calculation of verification amount for facility emitters 12 The verification amount for a facility emitter must be calculated in accordance with the following formula: V = (A - B) - (C -

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 5 V = the verification amount A = the amount of greenhouse gas emitted during all specified GHG activities engaged in at the facility B = the portion of A that is carbon dioxide emitted from the combustion of biomass C = the portion of A that is emitted (

i) from coal storage, (ii) as fugitive emissions during the operation of equipment related to the transmission, storage and transportation of natural gas, (iii) as fugitive HFC emissions during the operation of cooling units at electricity generators, and (iv) as fugitive emissions during the operation of geothermal electricity generating facilities D = the portion of C that is carbon dioxide emitted from the combustion of biomass. Fuel Supplier Emitters Categories of emitters 13 All of the following persons who engage in a specified GHG activity listed for the corresponding category of emitter in Table 2 of

Schedule 2 are fuel supplier emitters: Category of Emitter Criteria Category 1-Natural Gas Distributor a person who distributes natural gas in the Province Category 2-Petroleum Product Supplier any of the following who supplies petroleum products in the Province: (

a) an owner or operator of a petroleum product refinery (

b) an owner or operator of a fractionation facility (

c) a person who imports a petroleum product into the Province Reporting amounts for fuel supplier emitters 14 The reporting amounts to be quantified for specified GHG activities engaged in by a fuel supplier emitter are as set out in the following table: Category of Emitter Reporting Amount Category 1-Natural Gas Distributor the amount of greenhouse gas that would be emitted from the consumption of the natural gas distributed by the person Category 2-Petroleum Product Supplier the amount of greenhouse gas that would be emitted from the use of the petroleum products supplied by the person © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 119

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Section 14 during a year if the following reporting thresholds are met: Category of Emitter Reporting Threshold Category 1-Natural Gas Distributor 2the reporting amount is 10 000 t of CO e or more Category 2-Petroleum Product Supplier the amount of petroleum products supplied during the year is 200 L or more Verification threshold for fuel supplier emitters 16 The verification of a fuel supplier emitter’s GHG report required by clause 112N(

b) of the Act must be conducted if the reporting amount under

Section 14 during a year meets the reporting threshold in

Section 15. Verification amount for fuel supplier emitters 17 The verification amount referred to in these regulations in respect of a fuel supplier emitter is the reporting amount. Quantification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Calculation of amount of greenhouse gas 18

(1) The amount of greenhouse gas in metric tons of CO e must be calculated in accordance with the 2 following formula: in which E = the amount of greenhouse gas, expressed in metric tons of CO e 2 GHGi = the total amount of greenhouse gas i, expressed in metric tons GWPi = the global warming potential for greenhouse gas i n = the number of greenhouse gases i = the greenhouse gas.

(2) All amounts of greenhouse gas quantified must be expressed as metric tons of CO e. 2

(3) If a reporting amount or verification amount is a number that is not a whole number when expressed in metric tons, the number must be rounded up to the nearest metric ton. Standard quantification methods 19

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(2) An emitter may quantify a greenhouse gas using a method approved by the Minister if (

a) for a facility emitter, the QRV Standard does not contain a quantification method for 1 or more greenhouse gases generated from a source at a facility; or (

b) the QRV Standard contains a quantification method for quantifying greenhouse gases emitted during all specified GHG activities at a facility, or greenhouse emissions associated with natural gas distribution, but (

i) the emitter is quantifying a maximum of the lesser of (A) 20 000 t, and (B) 3% of the amount of greenhouse gas emitted, or associated with, the specified GHG activities during a year, or (ii) the Minister is satisfied that the best alternative quantification method proposed by the emitter is at least as accurate as the standard quantification method set out in the QRV Standard, and the Minister provides written consent for its use.

(3) If the standard quantification methods set out in the QRV Standard in respect of a specified GHG activity include a choice of calculation methodologies, an emitter must select 1 of the calculation methodologies and use it for all subsequent quantifications in respect of the activity, unless the Minister consents in writing to the use of another methodology.

(4) If the Minister consents to the use of another methodology under this

Section for a specified GHG activity, an emitter must use the methodology consented to for all subsequent quantifications in respect of the activity, unless the Minister consents in writing to the use of another methodology. Continuing Duty to Report and Verify Reporting, quantification and verification requirements continue unless conditions met 20

(1) Despite the reporting thresholds and verification thresholds in these regulations and except as provided in

Section 21, a person to whom greenhouse gas emissions are attributable must continue to comply with the reporting, quantification and verification requirements of these regulations unless, for each of the 3 immediately preceding years all of the following apply: (

a) the emitter has complied with these regulations; (

b) the reporting amount was lower than the reporting threshold. (2) Subsection (1) ceases to apply when the reporting amount for a year is equal to or more than the reporting threshold. Specified GHG activities ceased permanently 21

(1) Section 20 does not apply to an emitter who ceases to engage in specified GHG activities permanently.

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b) give the Minister a GHG report in respect of the final year in which the activities were engaged in at the facility; (

c) have the GHG report in clause (

b) verified and submit a verification statement to the Minister in respect of the report if a verification statement was submitted to the Minister for the immediately preceding year. Reports GHG reports 22

(1) A GHG report submitted by a facility emitter must be for all specified GHG activities engaged in at a facility.

(2) A separate GHG report must be submitted for each facility owned or operated by a facility emitter.

(3) A separate GHG report must be submitted for each specified GHG activity engaged in by a fuel supplier emitter.

(4) A GHG report mentioned in subsection (1) may not be combined with a GHG report mentioned in subsection (3). Sampling, analysis etc. in accordance with QRV Standard 23 In preparing and submitting a GHG report, an emitter must comply with all applicable sampling, analysis and measurement requirements, including record keeping, set out in the QRV Standard. Contents of all GHG reports 24 All GHG reports must contain all of the following information: (

a) the name and address of the emitter and the address of the facility the report is prepared for; (

b) the business number assigned to the emitter by the Canada Revenue Agency; (

c) the GHG Registry number provided by the Minister; (

d) any National Pollutant Release Inventory number assigned to the emitter by the federal Department of Environment; (

e) the year to which the report relates; (

f) production parameters, material usage and process data to be included in the report under the QRV Standard; (

g) the total carbon dioxide emissions from the combustion of biomass during the activities with respect to which the report is prepared; (

h) a description of the type of biomass used and the quantity; (

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k) the date that the report is submitted to the Minister; (

l) a statement, signed and dated by an individual who is authorized by the emitter to sign on behalf of the emitter, certifying all of the following: (

i) that the individual has examined the report to ensure that it is complete and accurate, (ii) that the report has been prepared in accordance with these regulations, (iii) that the statements and information contained in the report are true and accurate to the best of the individual’s knowledge. Contents of GHG report for facility emitters 25

(1) In addition to the information required by

Section 24, a GHG report for a facility emitter must contain all of the following information for the reporting year: (

a) the primary NAICS code and any secondary and tertiary NAICS codes associated with each specified GHG activity engaged in at the facility; (

b) the reporting amount; (

c) the verification amount; (

d) the total amount of greenhouse gases emitted during each specified GHG activity during the year, expressed in metric tons of CO e; 2 (

e) the amount of each greenhouse gas, expressed in metric tons, emitted during each specified GHG activity during the year; (

f) the estimated amount of carbon dioxide that is sequestered at the facility from the specified GHG activities, and an explanation of how the estimated total was determined, including an explanation of how the carbon dioxide may have been used, transferred from or stored at the facility.

(2) For the purposes of emissions reported under subsection (1), if the QRV Standard specifies that certain emissions are to be reported as emitted from a specified GHG activity, the emissions must be reported as specified in the QRV Standard. GHG report for fuel supplier emitter 26 In addition to the information required by

Section 24, a GHG report for a fuel supplier emitter must contain all of the following information: (

a) the primary NAICS code and any secondary and tertiary NAICS codes associated with the specified GHG activity; (

b) the amount of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the specified GHG activity engaged in. Deadlines for submitting GHG reports 27

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(2) A GHG report submitted for the year 2017 must be submitted to the Minister no later than May 1, 2018. Deadline for verification statement for GHG report 28 A verification statement required for a GHG report must be submitted to the Minister no later than September 1 of the same year in which the report was required to be given to the Minister. Revised GHG Reports Revised GHG report required by Minister 29

(1) If the Minister is of the opinion that a GHG report has not been prepared in accordance with the Act or these regulations, the Minister may require the emitter to submit a revised GHG report by notification in writing.

(2) A revised GHG report required under this

Section must be submitted to the Minister no later than 90 days after the date the Minister gave the person notice under subsection (1). Revised GHG report required if material discrepancy 30 An emitter who becomes aware of an error, omission or misstatement in a GHG report within 7 years after the date the report was submitted must submit a revised report if they make 1 or more of the following determinations: (

a) a material discrepancy in emissions exists; (

b) a material discrepancy in a production parameter exists. Voluntarily submitting revised GHG report to correct error, omission or misstatement 31 An emitter who becomes aware of an error, omission or misstatement in a GHG report within 7 years after the date the report was submitted may revise the report and submit the revised GHG report to the Minister even if a material discrepancy does not exist. Deadlines for submitting revised GHG report to correct error, omission or misstatement 32

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a revised GHG report submitted to correct an error, omission or misstatement under

Section 30 or 31 must be submitted to the Minister as soon as possible after the date the emitter became aware of the error, omission or misstatement.

(2) A revised GHG report that is required to be verified under

Section 33 must be submitted to the Minister no later than 90 days after the date the emitter became aware of the error, omission or misstatement. Verification of revised GHG report 33

(1) A revised GHG report must be verified in accordance with these regulations and a new verification statement prepared and submitted to the Minister if either of the following circumstances applies: (

a) the revised GHG report would have been required to be verified if it had been the original GHG report; (

b) the original GHG report was required to be verified.

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a) the date the Minister provided notice under

Section 29; (

b) the date the emitter became aware of the error, omission or misstatement that led them to prepare the revised GHG report. Duties of Accredited Verification Bodies Compliance with standards 34 In verifying GHG reports, an accredited verification body must comply with all of the following provisions of the specified standards: (

a) subclause 6.3 of ISO 14065 (“Deployment of personnel”), as it relates to verification teams; and (

b) subclauses 4.2 to 4.10 of CAN/CSA ISO 14064-3, as they relate to verification, except for subclauses 4.3.1 (“Level of assurance”) and subclause 4.3.5 (“Materiality”). Verifiers and peer reviews 35 In verifying GHG reports, an accredited verification body must ensure that all of the following requirements for verifiers and peer reviews are met: (

a) any person selected to form part of a verification team meets the requirements for a verifier set out in subclause 4.1 of CAN/CSA ISO 14064-3 (“Validators or verifiers”); (

b) no person selected to form part of a verification team subcontracts any part of conducting the verification to another person; (

c) each verification is reviewed by a peer reviewer in accordance with subclause 8.5 of ISO 14065 (“Review and issuance of validation or verification statement”), as it relates to verification activities; (

d) before a verification statement is prepared, the determination that forms the basis of the statement is reviewed by the peer reviewer. Visit to facility required 36 To assess data and information under subclause 4.6 of CAN/CSA ISO 14064-3 (“Assessment of GHG data and information”), an accredited verification body must visit a facility emitter’s facility for the purpose of verifying the emitter’s GHG report if any of the following apply: (

a) the report is the first report with respect to the facility; (

b) an accredited verification body has not visited the facility for the purposes of conducting a verification for either of most recent 2 reports for the facility; (

c) the most recent verification of a report for the facility resulted in an adverse verification statement; (

d) the verification is the accredited verification body’s first verification conducted of a report for the facility; (

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 5 Visit to headquarters or location of central data management required 37 To assess data and information under subclause 4.6 of CAN/CSA ISO 14064-3 (“Assessment of GHG data and information”), an accredited verification body must visit a fuel supplier emitter’s headquarters or other location of central data management for the purpose of verifying the emitter’s GHG report if any of the following apply: (

a) the report is the emitter’s first report with respect to the specified GHG activity; (

b) an accredited verification body has not visited the headquarters or other location for the purposes of conducting a verification for either of the emitter’s most recent 2 reports for the specified GHG activity; (

c) the most recent verification of a report by the emitter for the specified GHG activity resulted in an adverse verification statement; (

d) the verification is the accredited verification body’s first verification conducted of a report by the emitter for the specified GHG activity; (

e) the accredited verification body is of the opinion that a visit to the headquarters or other location is necessary to determine whether the report contains a material discrepancy. Verification of certain amounts not required 38 An accredited verification body is not required to verify any amounts set out in a GHG report that correspond to the amounts identified by the variables “B” and “C” in

Section 12. Impartiality and conflicts of interest 39

(1) An accredited verification body must comply with subclause 5.4 of ISO 14065 (“Impartiality”).

(2) An accredited verification body must not conduct a verification of a GHG report if any of the following circumstances apply: (

a) the accredited verification body has a potential conflict of interest that is a threat to the body’s impartiality or there is another threat to the body’s impartiality and the threat cannot be effectively managed with a mitigation plan that the Minister has consented to in writing; (

b) the accredited verification body has provided greenhouse gas consultancy services to the emitter within the immediately preceding 3 years and the resulting threat to the body’s impartiality cannot be effectively managed with a mitigation plan that the Minister has consented to in writing; or (

c) the accredited verification body has verified reports for the emitter within the immediately preceding 3 years resulting in a total of 6 consecutive reports for an emitter.

(3) In clause (2)(b), “provided greenhouse gas consultancy services” means provided any of the following services: (

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(4) An accredited verification body who ceases to verify an emitter’s GHG reports, after having verified their reports for 2 or more consecutive years, must not verify another GHG report for the emitter until at least 3 years have passed.

(5) In this Section, a GHG report includes a report prepared under the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Regulations. Written assessment of impartiality 40

(1) Before conducting a verification of a GHG report, an accredited verification body must assess the potential for any compromised impartiality in conducting the verification and, if any potential is identified, provide the Minister with a written assessment report and propose a mitigation plan to resolve it for the Minister’s approval.

(2) If any potential compromise of an accredited verification body’s impartiality arises after verification of a GHG report has begun, the body must immediately undertake the assessment required by subsection (1) and provide the Minister with a written assessment report in accordance with that subsection. Verification statements 41

(1) When verifying a GHG report, an accredited verification body must determine all of the following in accordance with this Section: (

a) whether there is a reasonable level of assurance that the report contains no material discrepancy; (

b) whether the report was prepared in accordance with these regulations.

(2) At the end of a verification, an accredited verification body must prepare 1 of the types of verification statements set out in the following table, in accordance with the determination made by the body: Type of verification statement Determination of accredited verification body Positive Both of the following circumstances apply: 1. there is a reasonable level of assurance that the GHG report contains no material discrepancy in emissions 2. the GHG report was prepared in accordance with these regulations Qualified positive Both of the following circumstances apply: 1. there is a reasonable level of assurance that the GHG report contains no material discrepancy in emissions 2. the GHG report was prepared substantially in accordance with these regulations © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

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(3) An accredited verification body must provide the emitter whose GHG report was verified with the verification statement in respect of the GHG report and must ensure that the verification statement meets the requirements set out in subclause 4.9 of CAN/CSA ISO 14064-3 (“Validation and verification statement”).

Production parameter verification conclusion 42 For each production parameter listed in the QRV Standard for the specified GHG activities addressed by a GHG report, an accredited verification body must include 1 of the production parameter verification conclusions set out in the following table in its verification statement and verification report, in accordance with the determination made by the body: Type of verification conclusion Determination of accredited verification body Positive Both of the following circumstances apply: 1. there is a reasonable level of assurance that the GHG report contains no material discrepancy in the production parameter 2. the production parameter in the GHG report was prepared in accordance with these regulations Qualified positive Both of the following circumstances apply: 1. there is a reasonable level of assurance that the GHG report contains no material discrepancy in the production parameter 2. the production parameter in the GHG report was prepared substantially in accordance with these regulations Adverse One or both of the following circumstances apply: 1. there is a reasonable level of assurance that the GHG report contains a material discrepancy in the production parameter 2. the production parameter in the GHG report was not prepared substantially in accordance with these regulations Material discrepancy in emissions 43

(1) A material discrepancy in emissions exists if the percent discrepancy calculated under subsection (2) is 5% or more.

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(3) A material discrepancy in emissions exists if the individual or aggregate effect of 1 or more errors, omissions or misstatements identified in the course of verification makes it probable that there is a discrepancy of 5% or more in the verification amount. Material discrepancy in production parameter 44

(1) A material discrepancy in a production parameter exists if the percent discrepancy for the production parameter reported in respect of a specified GHG activity is 0.1% or more.

(2) The percent discrepancy for each production parameter reported in respect of a specified GHG activity must be calculated in accordance with the following formula: PD - ((QPPv - QPPi) ÷ QPPi) × 100 in which PD = percent discrepancy for the production parameter QPPv = revised quantity of the production parameter QPPi = quantity of the production parameter as set out in the report. Verification report 45

(1) At the end of a verification, an accredited verification body must prepare a verification report of the GHG report that sets out at least all of the following: (

a) the proposed verification statement; (

b) the verification amount, as verified by the body; (

c) a description of the objectives and scope of the verification and the criteria applied in conducting the verification; (

d) the date of each site visit conducted; (

e) a description of the data and information supporting the verification report; (

f) details of the independent quantifications and checking of all of the data and information supporting the verification report; (

g) a record of any error, omission, misstatement or non-compliance identified during the verification; (

h) a record of any corrections made to the GHG report as a result [of] identifying anything mentioned in clause (g); (

i) an assessment of the data management systems; (

j) a

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k) the peer reviewer’s approval of the verification report and the proposed verification statement; (

l) the proposed production parameter verification conclusions.

(2) An accredited verification body must provide a copy of a verification report prepared under subsection (1) to the emitter whose GHG report was verified no later than the date that the verification statement is provided under subsection 41(3). Powers of Minister Regarding Verification Re-verification of GHG report required by Minister 46

(1) The Minister may require an emitter’s GHG report to be re-verified by notifying, in writing, both the emitter and the accredited verification body that verified the report.

(2) Unless the time period is extended under subsection (3), an emitter must submit a verification statement for a re-verified GHG report to the Minister no later than 120 days after receiving notice under subsection (1).

(3) If a notice under subsection (1) specifies that the GHG report must be re-verified by a different accredited verification body in accordance with subsection (4), the Minister may extend the time period in subsection (2) by up to 60 days, and must specify the extension in the notice.

(4) The Minister may require that a different accredited verification body re-verify a GHG report if a verification statement for the report was received from an accredited verification body who is required to cease conducting the verification under

Section 47. Powers re compromise to impartiality 47

(1) If the Minister determines that there is a compromise to an accredited verification body’s impartiality after receiving a written assessment report on impartiality under

Section 40, the Minister must do 1 of the following, and notify the accredited verification body of the decision in writing: (

a) allow the body to continue the verification and consent to the mitigation plan proposed by the body; (

b) require the accredited verification body to cease conducting the verification, and refuse to consent to any proposed mitigation plan.

(2) An accredited verification body must comply with the Minister’s requirement under clause (1)(b). Information Requests, Records and Forms Requests for information 48

(1) The Minister may require a person to whom GHG emissions are attributable who has not submitted a GHG report to the Minister to provide any or all of the following: (

a) sufficient information, including biomass quantifications, demonstrating that they do not meet the reporting thresholds in these regulations; (

b) copies of any submissions that they are required to make to the federal government under

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c) a report setting out all of the following information in respect of greenhouse gas emissions related to their activities during any year before the first year that they meet the reporting thresholds in these regulations: (

i) quantifications of greenhouse gas emissions attributable to the emitter, determined using 1 of the following quantification methods: (

A) the applicable standard quantification methods set out in the QRV Standard, (

B) if the person is unable to use the applicable standard quantification methods set out in the QRV Standard, the applicable best alternative quantification methods set out in the QRV Standard for the activities or another method that is consented to by the Minister in writing, (ii) a description of the quantification method used and the data used in the quantifications, (iii) any information specified by the Minister that is related to the quantifications.

(2) The report required by clause (1)(

c) must be prepared based on information that is in the custody and control of the person or to which the person has, or reasonably can obtain, access.

(3) The Minister may require a facility emitter or a fuel supplier emitter who has provided a GHG report to the Minister to provide copies of any submissions that they are required to make to the federal government under

section 46 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (Canada). Retention of records by emitters 49 An emitter who submits a GHG report must keep all records related to the report, as follows: (

a) they must comply with the same record retention requirements that apply to verifiers in subclause 4.10 of CAN/CSA ISO 14064-3 (“Validation or verification records”); and (

b) they must keep the records set out in

Schedule 3, in paper or electronic format, for at least 7 years after the year to which the information relates. Retention of records by accredited verification bodies 50 An accredited verification body must keep all of the following records, in paper or electronic format, for at least 7 years after the date they are created or submitted: (

a) any documents and records generated during a verification; (

b) verification statements; (

c) verification reports; (

d) any documents that the conclusions in a verification statement or a verification report were based on. Change in owner or operator of reporting emitter 51 If there is a change in the owner or operator of an emitter during a year in which the emitter meets the reporting thresholds under these regulations, the new owner or operator must notify the Minister in writing of the change no later than 30 days after the change. © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 131

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(1) A record that is required to be given or submitted under these regulations, other than a record required to be given or submitted by the Minister, must be submitted in a form provided by or approved by the Minister and in a manner approved by the Minister.

(2) The Minister may require that any record required to be submitted to the Minister under these regulations be in an electronic format specified by the Minister.

Schedule 1—Greenhouse Gases and Global Warming Potentials Item Column 1 Common Name of Greenhouse Gas Column 2 Chemical Formula Column 3 Chemical Name Column 4 Chemical Abstract Service Registry No.

Column 5 Global Warming Potential 1 Carbon dioxide 2CO Carbon dioxide 124-38-9 1 2 Methane 4CH Methane 74-82-8 25 3 Nitrous oxide 2N Nitrous oxide 10024-97-2 298 4 Sulfur hexafluoride 6SF Sulfur hexafluoride 2551-62-4 22,800 5 Nitrogen trifluoride 3NF Nitrogen trifluoride 7783-54-2 17,200 6 HFC-23 3CHF Trifluoromethane 75-46-7 14,800 7 HFC-32 2 2CH F Difluoromethane 75-10-5 675 8 HFC-41 3CH F Fluoromethane 593-53-3 92 9 HFC-43-10mee 5 2 10C H F 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5-Decafluoropentane 138495-42-8 1640 10 HFC-125 2 5C HF Pentafluoroethane 354-33-6 3500 11 HFC-134 2 2 4C H F 1, 1, 2, 2-Tetrafluoroethane 359-35-3 1100 12 HFC-134a 2 2 4C H F 1, 1, 1, 2-Tetrafluoroethane 811-97-2 1430 13 HFC-143 2 2 3C H F 1, 1, 2-Trifluoroethane 430-66-0 353 14 HFC-143a 2 2 3C H F 1, 1, 1-Trifluoroethane 420-46-2 4470 15 HFC-152 2 4 2C H F 1, 2-Difluoroethane 624-72-6 53 16 HFC-152a 2 4 2C H F 1, 1-Dufkyirietgabe 75-37-6 124 17 HFC-161 2 5C H F Fluoroethane 353-36-6 12 18 HFC-227ea 3 7C HF 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 3-Heptafluoropropane 431-89-0 3220 19 HFC-236cb 3 2 6C H F 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3-Hexafluoropropane 677-565 1340 20 HFC-236ea 3 2 6C H F 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 3-Hexafluoropropane 431-63-0 1370 21 HFC-236fa 3 2 6C H F 1, 1, 1, 3, 3, 3-Hexafluoropropane 690-39-1 9810 22 HFC-245ca 3 3 5C H F 1, 1, 2, 2, 3-Pentafluoropropane 679-86-7 693 23 HFC-245fa 3 3 5C H F 1, 1, 1, 3, 3-Pentafluoropropane 460-73-1 1030 © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

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Schedule 2—Specified GHG Activities Table 1: Facility Emitters Category Specified GHG Activity Description of Activity 1 Cement production The cement production consists of each kiln and each in-line kiln/raw mill at any Portland, masonry, pozzolanic, or other hydraulic cement manufacturing facility including alkali bypasses, and includes kilns and in-line kiln/raw mills that burn hazardous waste 2 Coal storage The storage of coal at a facility that combusts coal 3 Electricity generation The operation of any combustion device, including a cogeneration (combined heat and power) device, that combusts solid, liquid or gaseous fuel for the purpose of producing electricity, excluding the following: 1. the operation of stationary emergency generators with a nameplate generating capacity of less than 10 MW 2. the operation of portable emergency generators 4 General stationary combustion The combustion of solid, liquid, or gaseous fuel or combustible material using general stationary combustion equipment for 1 or more of the following purposes: 1. producing electricity 2. generating steam or providing useful heat or energy for industrial, commercial or institutional use 3. pollution control 4. reduction or waste volume 5 Industrial wastewater Anaerobic treatment at industrial wastewater treatment facilities © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 5 6 Operation of equipment for a transmission system or a distribution system (electricity) The operation of equipment for the purposes of a transmission system or a distribution system 7 Operation of equipment related to the transmission, storage and transportation of natural gas The operation of equipment related to any of the following: 1. natural gas transmission compression 2. natural gas storage 3. liquefied natural gas import and export 4. transport of natural gas in a pipeline transportation system 8 Petroleum and natural gas production and natural gas processing The operation of petroleum and natural gas production equipment and natural gas processing. 9 Pulp and paper production The production of market pulp or pulp and paper at a facility that has chemical recovery, semi-chemical recovery and lime kilns 10 Underground coal mining Coal is produced by tunnelling into the earth to the coalbed

Definitions for Table 1

(1) In this table, “general stationary combustion equipment” includes any stationary combustion devices, including boilers, simple and combined cycle combustion turbines, engines, incinerators (including units that combust hazardous waste or gaseous waste) and process heaters, but does not include any of the following: (

i) portable equipment, (ii) stationary emergency generators that have a nameplate generating capacity of less than 10 MW, and (iii) any auxiliary fossil-fuel-powered equipment, other than stationary emergency generators, that is intended for use only in emergency situations, including fire pumps and flares; “portable” means, when used in reference to a piece of equipment, equipment that is designed to be and can be moved from one location to another, unless excluded by subsection (2).

(2) For the purposes of the GHG activities in this table, a piece of equipment is not portable if any of the following apply: (

a) it is attached to a foundation; (

b) it is at the same location at the facility for more than 12 consecutive months; (

c) it has been located at a seasonal facility for 2 or more years and is used on a regular basis during at least 3 months of the year; (

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 5 Table 2: Fuel Supplier Emitters Category Specified GHG Activity Description of Activity Category 1 - Natural Gas Distributor Distributing natural gas in the Province Physically delivering natural gas to a person in the Province for consumption by the person to whom it was delivered Category 2 - Petroleum Product Supplier Supplying petroleum products in the Province Supplying a petroleum product by first placing it on the Nova Scotia market through the use of it in the Province or through the transfer or sale of it, at wholesale or retail, to a person in the Province for use in the Province.

Supplying petroleum products in the Province does not include any of the following: 1. supplying the product for use as a fuel in aviation or marine applications 2. supplying the product for use at a petroleum product refinery or fractionation facility 3. transferring or selling the product to the owner or operator of a petroleum product refinery in Canada or fractionation facility in Canada 4. transferring or selling the product from a shipping vessel to a bulk storage facility for petroleum products in the Province ________________________________________________________________

Schedule 3—List of Records to Be Retained by Emitter (Section 49, Quantification, Reporting and Verification Regulations ) 1 For each GHG report submitted under the regulations: C a copy of the report C any verification report C any information required for verification of the report 2 For greenhouse gas emissions, production parameters, material usage or process data: C a list of all units, processes, activities and operations that were taken into account in quantifying and estimating C all records and documents used to quantify or estimate the data for each specified GHG activity, and including fuel usage data C documentation of the process for collecting the data C a record showing quantifications of the data and the quantification methods used C names and documentation of key personnel involved in quantifying and reporting © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 5 3 A log relating to each year, documenting all procedural changes made in data collection and calculations and changes to instrumentation for estimations and quantifications of greenhouse gas, production parameters, material usage or process data. 4 A record showing all emission factors used for quantifications, including documentation for any site- specific factors developed under the applicable standard quantification method. 5 All input data used for greenhouse gas estimates. 6 Documentation of biomass fractions for specific fuels. 7 All data submitted to the Minister under these regulations. 8 All quantifications made to fill in any missing data. 9 For each measurement-based quantification method used: C a list of all emission points monitored C collected monitoring data C quality assurance and quality control information C a detailed technical description of the continuous emissions monitoring system, including documentation of any findings and approvals by the Province C raw and aggregated data from the continuous emissions monitoring system C a logbook showing all system down-times, calibrations, servicing and maintenance of the continuous emissions monitoring system C documentation of any changes in the continuous emissions monitoring system over time. © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 5 N.S. Reg. 30/2018 Made: February 15, 2018 Filed: February 16, 2018 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Order dated February 15, 2018 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 Order In the matter of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act M08542 - and - In the matter of prescribing prices for petroleum products pursuant to

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and Sections 16 to 19 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations Before: Murray E. Doehler, CPA, CA, P.Eng., Member

Whereas the purpose of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations is to ensure just and reasonable prices for specified petroleum products taking into consideration the objectives of preserving the availability of such products in rural areas, stabilizing prices of such products and minimizing the variances in prices of such products across the Province; And

whereas the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (“Board”) considered the manner in which it would proceed to set petroleum product prices in its decision, 2006 NSUARB 108, issued on October 16, 2006; And

whereas the Board revised the wholesale margin effective January 4, 2013, in its decision, 2012 NSUARB 213, issued on December 12, 2012; And

whereas the Board revised the retail margin and the transportation allowance effective October 28, 2016, in its decision, 2016 NSUARB 168, issued on September 26, 2016; And

whereas the average of the average of the daily high and low reported product prices (in Canadian cents) for the week ended February 14, 2018, are: Grade 1 Regular gasoline 58.3¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil 68.9¢ per litre

Now therefore the Board prescribes the benchmark prices for petroleum products to be: Gasoline: Grade 1 58.3¢ per litre Grade 2 61.3¢ per litre Grade 3 64.3¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil 68.9¢ per litre And

now therefore the Board has determined, based on historical data regarding price changes and to achieve revenue neutrality, it is appropriate to apply, and the Board so orders, forward averaging corrections of: Gasoline: minus 0.9¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil: minus 1.3¢ per litre And

whereas a winter blending adjustment of plus 5.1¢ per litre is required for ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil; And

now therefore the Board prescribes the prices for petroleum products as set forth in

Schedule “A” effective on and after 12:01 a.m., February 16, 2018. © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 137

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 5 Dated at Halifax, Nova Scotia, this 15th day of February, 2018. sgd: Doreen Friis Clerk of the Board

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 February 16, 2018 Nova Scotia Petroleum Price

Schedule Petroleum Prices in Cents/Litre Self-Service Pump Prices Full-Service Pump Prices (Pump Prices includes 15% HST) Base Wholesale Price Fed. Excise Tax Prov.

Tax Wholesale Selling Price Min Max Min Max Zone 1 Regular Unleaded 64.7 10.0 15.5 90.2 109.6 111.8 109.6 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 67.7 10.0 15.5 93.2 113.0 115.2 113.0 999.9 Premium Unleaded 70.7 10.0 15.5 96.2 116.5 118.7 116.5 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 73.2 4.0 15.4 92.6 112.4 114.5 112.4 999.9 Zone 2 Regular Unleaded 65.2 10.0 15.5 90.7 110.2 112.4 110.2 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 68.2 10.0 15.5 93.7 113.6 115.8 113.6 999.9 Premium Unleaded 71.2 10.0 15.5 96.7 117.1 119.3 117.1 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 73.7 4.0 15.4 93.1 112.9 115.1 112.9 999.9 Zone 3 Regular Unleaded 65.6 10.0 15.5 91.1 110.6 112.8 110.6 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 68.6 10.0 15.5 94.1 114.1 116.3 114.1 999.9 Premium Unleaded 71.6 10.0 15.5 97.1 117.5 119.7 117.5 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 74.1 4.0 15.4 93.5 113.4 115.6 113.4 999.9 Zone 4 Regular Unleaded 65.7 10.0 15.5 91.2 110.7 112.9 110.7 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 68.7 10.0 15.5 94.2 114.2 116.4 114.2 999.9 Premium Unleaded 71.7 10.0 15.5 97.2 117.6 119.8 117.6 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 74.2 4.0 15.4 93.6 113.5 115.7 113.5 999.9 Zone 5 Regular Unleaded 65.7 10.0 15.5 91.2 110.7 112.9 110.7 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 68.7 10.0 15.5 94.2 114.2 116.4 114.2 999.9 Premium Unleaded 71.7 10.0 15.5 97.2 117.6 119.8 117.6 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 74.2 4.0 15.4 93.6 113.5 115.7 113.5 999.9 Zone 6 Regular Unleaded 66.4 10.0 15.5 91.9 111.6 113.7 111.6 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 69.4 10.0 15.5 94.9 115.0 117.2 115.0 999.9 Premium Unleaded 72.4 10.0 15.5 97.9 118.4 120.6 118.4 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 74.9 4.0 15.4 94.3 114.3 116.5 114.3 999.9 © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations.

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 42, No. 5 N.S. Reg. 31/2018 Made: February 21, 2018 Filed: February 21, 2018 Spring Weight Restriction Regulations Order dated February 21, 2018 Regulations made by the Executive Director of Maintenance and Operations, Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal pursuant to subsection 20(1) of the Public Highways Act In the matter of subsection 20(1) of

Chapter 371 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Public Highways Act - and - In the matter of an order made by the Executive Director of Maintenance and Operations, Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal, under subsection 20(1) of the Public Highways Act Order I, Barbara Baillie, Executive Director of Maintenance and Operations, Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal, as delegated by the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal under subsection 20(1) of

Chapter 371 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Public Highways Act (“the Act”), hereby prescribe terms and conditions respecting spring weight restrictions in the form set forth in

Schedule “A”. The terms and conditions referred to in this Order are effective during any period ordered by the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal or the Minister’s designate under subsection 20(1) of the Act. Dated and made at Halifax, Nova Scotia, on February 21, 2018. Sgd: B. Baillie Barbara Baillie Executive Director, Maintenance and Operations Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal

Schedule “A” Terms and Conditions Respecting Spring Weight Restrictions made by the Executive Director of Maintenance and Operations, Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal, under subsection 20(1) of

Chapter 371 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Public Highways Act Citation 1 These terms and conditions may be cited as the Spring Weight Restriction Regulations. Roads exempted from regulations 2 The roads listed in

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Definitions 3 In these regulations, “drive axle” means the axle or axle group that is or may be connected to the power source of a motor vehicle and that transmits power to the wheels; “gross vehicle weight” means the total weight transmitted to the road by a vehicle or combination of vehicles and cargo; “Schedule B roads” means the roads listed in

Schedule B to the Road Lists Regulations made under the Motor Vehicle Act; “Schedule D roads” means the roads listed in

Schedule D of the Road Lists Regulations made under the Motor Vehicle Act; “self-steering axle” means an axle whose wheels can steer in response to forces generated between its tires and the road, or through mechanisms and linkages that operate independently of the driver, regardless of whether the self-steering mechanism may be rendered inoperative; “self-steering quad axle” means an axle group composed of a self-steering axle in front of and pneumatically connected to a tridem axle; “single axle” means 1 or more axles whose centres are included between 2 parallel transverse vertical planes up to but not including 1.2 m apart and that have the same number and size of tires on each side of the axle(s); “special permit” means a special permit issued under

Section 6 to exempt a truck hauling bulk milk or solid waste from the weight restrictions in

Section 4, subject to the conditions set out in that Section; “tandem axle” means an axle group containing 2 consecutive axles that does not include any liftable or self-steering axles, and that has the same number and size of tires on each axle; “triaxle” means an axle group of 3 or more consecutive axles, 1 of which is a lowered lift axle, that has the same number and size of tires on each axle; “tridem axle” means an axle group of 3 consecutive, equally spaced axles within a vehicle that does not include any liftable or self-steering axles, and that has the same number and size of tires on each axle; “tridem equivalent axle” means an axle group of 3 consecutive, equally spaced axles that meets all of the following criteria: (

i) all lift axles are lowered, (ii) each axle has the same number and size of tires as the others, (iii) each of its axles attached to the vehicle by identical pneumatic suspensions that automatically provide load equalization. Maximum permitted weights 4 Except as provided in

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a) for a single axle, a maximum weight of 6500 kg, except for a vehic