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Liquor Procedural Rules

made under

Section 20 of the

Energy and Regulatory Boards Act

S.N.S. 2024, c. 2, Sch A

N.S. Reg. 239/2009 (June 25, 2009)

as amended by N.S. Reg. 179/2010 (October 28, 2010, effective December 1, 2010)

Table of Contents

Please note: this table of contents is provided for convenience of reference and does not form part of the regulations.

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Short title and object

Definitions

General

Filing of application or other documents

Service of documents

Confidential documents

Amendment of documents

Admission of facts

Preliminary hearings

Disclosure of evidence before hearing

Disclosure of expert reports

Hearing date

Hearings

Audio and video recording of hearings

Subpoenas

Destruction of exhibits

Costs

Grant of permanent license

Transfer of permanent license

Entertainment

Renewal of a permanent license

Change to size, structure or location of licensed premises

Change of manager

Conversion

Information from minister

Disciplinary hearings

1 These Rules are made pursuant to

Section 12 of the Utility and Review Board Act and

apply to proceedings under the Liquor Control Act .

Short title and object

(1) These Rules may be cited as the Liquor Procedural Rules .

(2) The object of these Rules is to secure the just, speedy and economic determination

of every appeal, application or other proceeding.

Definitions

3 In these Rules:

(a) “agent” means a person who has been lawfully authorized to act on behalf of

an Applicant;

(b) “application” includes any proceeding, request, referral, matter or thing that

the Board has jurisdiction to hear or determine under the Liquor Control Act ;

(c) “Board” means the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board;

(d) “Clerk” means the Clerk of the Board;

(e) “conversion” means the operation of that part of the licensed premises

covered by an eating establishment license under the lounge license, or the

reverse thereof;

(f) “decision” includes a refusal, failure or neglect to make the decision sought;

(g) “entertainment” means one or more of amplified entertainment, live

entertainment and adult entertainment, unless the context requires otherwise;

(h) “fire official” means a fire official as defined in the Fire Safety Act , acting as

authorized under the Fire Safety Act ;

(i) “holiday” means Saturday or a holiday as defined in the

Interpretation Act , s.

7(1)(j);

(j) “Minister” means the member of the Executive Council to whom functions or

duties are assigned pursuant to the Liquor Control Act or such person or

agency authorized to act on the Minister’s behalf;

(k) “person” includes an unincorporated organization, a corporation and the heirs,

executors, administrators or other legal representatives of a person;

(l) “Personal History Report” means a form prescribed by the Board which sets

out information respecting the applicant, its officers, directors, shareholders,

executive members and manager;

(m) “written evidence” includes reports, documents, letters, appraisals, hard copies

of overhead projection sheets, calculations and other data which a party

intends to present as evidence at the hearing or preliminary hearing;

(n) “visual evidence” includes photographs, maps, audio tapes, videos, charts,

models, overlays and computer generated images which a party intends to

present as evidence at the hearing or preliminary hearing.

General

(1) Where procedures are not provided for in these Rules or in an enactment, the Board

may do whatever is necessary and permitted by law to enable it to effectively and

completely adjudicate on the matter before it.

(2) The Board may dispense with, amend, vary or supplement, with or without a

hearing, all or part of these Rules at any time by making a procedural order, if it is

satisfied that the special circumstances of the application so require, or it is in the

public interest to do so.

(3) The Board may make directions on procedure and procedural orders which shall

govern the conduct of a specific application.

(4) The Board may extend or abridge the time fixed by these Rules or otherwise fixed

by the Board, and may do so of its own initiative or in response to a motion by any

party whether or not the motion to extend or abridge the time is made after the time

so fixed has expired.

(5) Unless otherwise specified, where these Rules or a Board order make reference to

the number of days between two events, not expressed to be clear days, the number

of days shall be calculated by excluding the day on which the first event happens

and including the day on which the second event happens. If the last day falls on a

day the Board offices are closed, the time shall automatically be extended to the

next business day.

(6) No application before the Board shall be defeated or affected by any technical

objection or by any objection based upon defects in form or procedure.

Filing of application or other documents

(1) Any application or other document to be filed with the Board shall be filed with the

Clerk.

(2) An application shall be in writing and shall be signed by the Applicant, or the agent

or solicitor acting on their behalf.

(3) Any document to be filed with the Board, including an application, shall be filed

with the Clerk by any of the following methods:

(

a) delivering a copy to the Clerk at the Board’s office;

(

b) mailing a copy to the Clerk;

(

c) transmitting a copy to the Clerk via fax or e-mail; or

(

d) such other manner as the Board may determine.

(4) All documents filed shall be date stamped by the Board and any document, other

than a document the filing of which is required by the Liquor Control Act , or the

regulations thereunder, filed with the Board after 2:00 p.m. or on a holiday shall be

considered to have been filed on the next working day.

(5) In all cases where documentary evidence is offered, the Board, in lieu of requiring

the originals thereof to be filed, may accept true copies of such evidence or such

parts of the same as may be relevant, or may require such evidence to be transcribed

as part of the record.

(6) When a document is filed with or served on the Board by e-mail transmission, a

hard copy or fax of the document shall be provided to the Board within one day

thereafter.

(7) When a document is filed with or served on the Board by e-mail transmission or

fax, the sender shall obtain an acknowledgement from the Clerk of its receipt.

Service of documents

(1) Where any document is required to be served on another person, service shall be

effected by any of the following methods:

(

a) personal service upon the person;

(

b) delivering a copy to the person’s proper address;

(

c) sending a copy by ordinary mail addressed to the person at his or her proper

address;

(

d) transmitting a copy to the person via fax or e-mail, where the person has

provided a fax number or e-mail address; or

(

e) such other manner as the Board may determine.

(2) Where a person has indicated that he or she shall be represented by an agent or

counsel, service of a document shall be effected upon that person’s agent or counsel

by any of the methods listed in subsection (1).

(3) Service of any document, including an application, may be proved by affidavit, oral

testimony, or both.

(4) When a document is served on a person by e-mail transmission, a hard copy or fax

of the document shall be provided within a reasonable period thereafter if requested

by the recipient.

Confidential documents

(1) Subject to subsection (2), all documents filed in respect of an application shall be

placed on the public record.

(2) A party may request that all or any part of the document be held in confidence by

the Board, which request shall be placed on the public record.

(3) The burden of satisfying the Board that a document should be held in confidence is

on the party claiming confidentiality.

(4) Any request for confidentiality shall:

(

a) include a

summary of the nature of the information in the document;

(

b) state

(

i) the reasons for the request, including the details of the nature and extent

of the specific harm that would result if the document were publicly

disclosed, and

(ii) any objection to placing an abridged version of the document on the

public record, and the reasons for such an objection; and

(

c) be filed with the Board and served on the parties.

(5) Where a party has made a request under subsection (2), the document shall be held

in confidence unless the Board orders otherwise.

(6) A party may object to a request for confidentiality by filing an objection and serving

the objection on the parties.

(7) An objection shall state the reasons:

(

a) why the party requires disclosure of the document; and

(

b) why disclosure would be in the public interest.

(8) The party claiming confidentiality will have an opportunity to reply to any

objection.

(9) The Board may decide the issue with or without a hearing. Where the Board holds a

hearing, the Board may direct that the hearing be held in the absence of the public.

(10) In ruling on a request for confidentiality the Board shall consider:

(

a) whether the document may disclose matters involving public security;

(

b) whether the document may disclose sensitive financial, commercial or

personal matters in relation to which the desirability of avoiding disclosure in

the interest of any person affected outweighs the desirability of adhering to the

principle that documents be available to the public; or

(

c) such other matters as the Board deems appropriate.

(11) The Board may:

(

a) order that the document be held in confidence by the Board;

(

b) order that the document be placed on the public record;

(

c) order that an abridged version of the document be placed on the public record;

(

d) order that the document be made available to a party to the proceeding, who

has a good faith interest in accessing the confidential information and who

would not otherwise be in conflict of interest, on such terms as the Board

considers appropriate, including the signing of a confidentiality undertaking in

a form approved by the Board;

(

e) order that the document be withdrawn; and

(

f) make any other order the Board may deem to be in the public interest.

(12) Where the Board rejects a claim for confidentiality, the party claiming

confidentiality may, within seven (7) days of receiving the Board’s ruling, or such

other time as the Board may allow, notify the Board in writing that:

(

a) if the party has filed an application, the application is withdrawn; or

(

b) if the party is an intervenor, the intervention is withdrawn.

(13) Where a party provides written notice to the Board pursuant to subsection (12), if

the document is on file with the Board, the Board shall immediately return the

documents for which confidentiality was claimed.

8 Notwithstanding Rule 7 above, any financial evidence filed in respect of an application

under the Liquor Licensing Regulations shall be held in confidence.

Amendment of documents

9 A document received by the Board may be amended at any time with leave of the Board.

Admission of facts

(1) The parties to any proceeding before the Board may, by admission in writing filed

with the Board, agree upon the facts or any of the facts involved therein, which

admission, if filed, shall be regarded and used as evidence at the hearing.

(2) The Board may require such additional evidence as it may deem necessary.

Preliminary hearings

(1) In any application, the Board may, on its own initiative or at the request of any

party, hold a preliminary hearing to deal with any matter that may aid in the

disposition of the hearing, including to:

(

a) consider any preliminary motion for an order dismissing the application on the

grounds that the Board lacks jurisdiction to hear the application, or for other

reasons that may appear;

(

b) determine any question as to the admissibility of any evidence;

(

c) clarify or simplify the issues;

(

d) consider the necessity or desirability of an amendment to the application, or

any other document;

(

e) consider the participation by interested persons;

(

f) consider a request for access to information in the custody or control of any

party;

(

g) consider the possibility of obtaining agreements to facts and to documents that

will avoid unnecessary proof;

(

h) fix dates for the hearing and for any procedural steps to be completed by the

parties;

(

i) make any directions for the pre-filing of witness lists or expert witness

statements and reports (except as otherwise provided for in these Rules), or

direct further disclosure where necessary;

(

j) determine issues of confidentiality, including any need to hold a part of the

hearing in the absence of the public, or to seal documents.

(2) Unless otherwise ordered by the Board, it shall not be necessary to give notice of a

preliminary hearing by advertisement in a newspaper.

(3) Following the preliminary hearing, the Board may make an order giving such

directions as the Board deems advisable.

(4) The Board member who presides at a preliminary hearing shall not be deemed to be

seized of the application, and any subsequent hearing related to the application may

be heard by that member or any other member.

(5) Where a party intends to request dismissal of an application pursuant to subsection

[clause] (1)(

a) herein, the party shall seek a preliminary hearing to deal with the

issue.

(6) Where a party requests a preliminary hearing to seek an order, including an order

relating to subsection [clause] (1)(a), and intends to present written or visual

evidence at that preliminary hearing in support of the granting of that order, the

party shall provide a copy of such evidence to any other party and to the Board, not

less than five business days before the preliminary hearing.

(7) Any other party, who intends to present written or visual evidence at the preliminary

hearing, shall provide a copy of such evidence to all other parties, and to the Board,

not less than one business day prior to the preliminary hearing.

Disclosure of evidence before hearing

12 Subject to Rule 13,

(

a) unless the Board directs otherwise, an Applicant who intends to present

written or visual evidence at a hearing shall provide a copy of such evidence

to all other parties and to the Board, as directed by the Hearing Order referred

to in Rule [subsection] 14(4);

(

b) unless the Board directs otherwise, any other party who intends to present

written or visual evidence at a hearing shall provide a copy of such evidence

to all other parties and to the Board, as directed by the Hearing Order referred

to in Rule [subsection] 14(4) or as required under s. 49(8) of the Liquor

Control Act ;

(

c) evidence so disclosed will be considered to be evidence before the Board,

unless a party objects.

Disclosure of expert reports

13 Notwithstanding Rule 12,

(

a) unless a copy of a report containing the full opinion of an expert, including

the essential facts on which the opinion is based, a

summary of the expert’s

qualifications, and a

summary of the grounds for each opinion expressed, has

been served on each party and filed with the Board, as directed by the Hearing

Order referred to in Rule [subsection] 14(4), the evidence of the expert shall

not be admissible at the hearing without leave of the Board;

(

b) if the report of an expert does not comply with the requirements of subsection

(1) [clause (a)], the Board may, on the application of another party, make an

order requiring the party providing the report to comply with that subsection

[clause];

(

c) where a copy of the report has been filed and delivered as provided in

subsection (1) [clause (a)], the expert shall be required to attend at the hearing

unless all other parties give notice that they do not require the attendance of

the expert at the hearing, which notice shall be given as soon as is reasonably

possible.

Hearing date

(1) The Clerk, in consultation with the parties, shall attempt to set a date for the hearing

of the application.

(2) Where the parties cannot reach agreement as to a date, the Chair shall set a date for

the hearing.

(3) The Clerk shall notify the parties of the date of the hearing.

(4) The Board may issue a Hearing Order setting the date for the hearing and

containing directions on disclosure and procedure.

(5) Unless a public hearing is warranted or required under the Liquor Control Act , an

application under the Liquor Licensing Regulations may proceed directly to a

hearing before the Board provided all requirements under the Liquor Control Act ,

the Liquor Licensing Regulations and these Rules have been satisfied.

Hearings

(1) Hearings maybe conducted in an informal manner and need not follow the strict

rules of practice and procedure required in a court of law.

(2) The Board may, at its discretion, conduct a hearing or preliminary hearing in

person, in writing or by teleconference, video conference or by any other electronic

means.

(2A) Notwithstanding Rule 15(2) [subsection (2)], a public hearing under s. 49(8) of the

Liquor Control Act shall be held in the licensing area.

(3) At the hearing of an application, the Applicant shall present its evidence first, and

after the evidence of all other parties is given, shall have the right to reply.

(4) A party may call and examine witnesses, cross-examine opposing witnesses and

present arguments and submissions.

(5) The Board may receive in evidence any statement, document, information or matter

that, in the opinion of the Board, may assist it to deal with the matter before the

Board whether or not the statement, document, information or matter is given or

produced under oath or would be admissible as evidence in a court of law.

(6) A party may be represented before the Board by counsel or an agent.

(7) A hearing may be adjourned from time to time by the Board on reasonable grounds

on its own motion or at the request of any party.

(8) The Board, whenever it deems it desirable, may require briefs to be filed by the

parties within such time as the Board may prescribe.

Audio and video recording of hearings

(1) Audio and video recording of an oral or electronic hearing which is open to the

public may be permitted on conditions the Board considers appropriate.

(2) The Board may refuse to permit the recording of all or any part of an oral or

electronic hearing if, in the opinion of the Board, such coverage would inhibit

specific witnesses or disrupt the proceeding in any way.

(3) Where recording is allowed, the following shall apply unless otherwise directed by

the Board:

(

a) only equipment which does not produce distracting sound or light shall be

used;

(

b) where possible, existing audio systems present in the hearing room shall be

used;

(

c) media personnel shall not move about while the hearing is in progress; and

(

d) equipment shall be positioned unobtrusively before the hearing begins and

shall not be relocated while the hearing is in progress.

Subpoenas

(1) At the request of a party, the Board may issue a subpoena, which shall be signed by

the Clerk and sealed with the Board’s seal.

(2) A subpoena issued pursuant to subsection (1) shall be issued in the form prescribed

by the Board and may set out the names of any number of persons required to

appear before the Board.

(3) No person served with a subpoena is required to appear before the Board pursuant

to the subpoena unless the person has been paid or tendered conduct money in an

amount sufficient to cover the person’s reasonable fees and traveling expenses as

fixed by the Board from time to time.

(4) A subpoena shall be served personally on the person to whom it is directed at least

two clear business days before the date on which the person is to appear.

Destruction of exhibits

(1) A person who has submitted exhibits to the Board may request that the Board

return the exhibits.

(2) The Board, at the end of six months from the date of the final order in the

proceedings, provided no appeal or judicial review has been commenced within that

time, may return requested exhibits and may destroy any remaining exhibits.

Costs

19 Any application for costs shall be governed by the Board’s Cost Rules .

Grant of permanent license

(1) Pursuant to the provisions of s. 48 of the Liquor Control Act and s. 4(4)(

l) of the

Liquor Licensing Regulations , an application for a permanent license shall include:

(

a) where the applicant is an individual, a Personal History Report and three

letters of reference for that individual;

(

b) where the applicant is a partnership, a Personal History Report and three

letters of reference for each partner;

(

c) where the applicant is a for-profit corporation, a Personal History Report and

three letters of reference for each officer and director, and unless otherwise

directed by the Board, a Personal History Report and three letters of reference

for each shareholder;

(

d) where the applicant is a club or association, a Personal History Report and

three letters of reference for each executive member; and

(

e) where the applicant is a tenant and the lease does not expressly permit the

operation of the permanent license being requested, a letter from the landlord

consenting to the application.

(2) Where an applicant intends to apply for a special premises license, the applicant

shall first seek a preliminary ruling from the Board by submitting a brief description

of the proposed licensing activities to be carried out by the applicant.

Transfer of permanent license

21 Pursuant to the provisions of s. 48 of the Liquor Control Act and s. 4(4)(

l) of the Liquor

Licensing Regulations , an application for a transfer of permanent license shall include:

(

a) where the applicant is an individual, a Personal History Report and three

letters of reference for that individual;

(

b) where the applicant is a partnership, a Personal History Report and three

letters of reference for each partner; and

(

c) where the applicant is a for-profit corporation, a Personal History Report and

three letters of reference for each officer and director, and unless otherwise

directed by the Board, a Personal History Report and three letters of reference

for each shareholder.

Entertainment

22 An application for a permanent license, an application for a change in entertainment, or an

application to present entertainment (where the applicant does not hold an entertainment

permit), shall include:

(

a) an application in the form prescribed by the Board;

(

b) a letter from the municipal council or the clerk for the municipality in which

the premises is located confirming that the proposed entertainment will not

contravene municipal land use by-laws;

(

c) a copy of any municipal development agreement in effect for the premises;

(

d) where the applicant is a tenant and the lease does not expressly permit the

type of entertainment being requested, a letter from the landlord consenting to

the application; and

(

e) a floor plan, drawn to scale and including any patio or outdoor space to be

licensed.

Renewal of a permanent license

23 In the event an application for renewal of a permanent license is referred to the Board

under the Liquor Licensing Regulations , such application shall, pursuant to the provisions

of s. 48 of the Liquor Control Act and s. 4(4)(

l) of the Liquor Licensing Regulations ,

include:

(

a) where the Minister has received notice of a change in the directors of the club

or association,

(

i) a Personal History Report and three letters of reference for each new

director; and

(

b) where the permanent licensee is a class A club licensee, and the Minister has

received notice of a change in the memorandum of association or by-laws of

the club or association, in a manner that affects how a person becomes a

member,

(

i) a copy of the change in the memorandum of association or by-laws.

Change to size, structure or location of licensed premises

(1) An application to change the size of a licensed premises, an application to make a

structural change to a licensed premises, or an application to change the location of

a licensed premises, shall include:

(

a) an application in the form prescribed by the Board;

(

b) a letter from the municipal council or the clerk for the municipality in which

the premises is located confirming that the proposed size, proposed structural

change, or the proposed location, meets all municipal zoning requirements

and will not contravene municipal land use by-laws;

(

c) a copy of any municipal development agreement in effect for the premises;

(

d) a proposed replacement floor plan, drawn to scale and including any patio or

outdoor space to be licensed, for the existing licensed premises or the

proposed location, as the case may be;

(

e) where the applicant is a tenant, and the application is to increase the size of

the licensed premises, the lease or option to lease for the proposed extended

area; and

(

f) a letter from a fire official confirming that the proposed size, proposed

structural change, or the proposed location meets the requirements of the Fire

Safety Act and its regulations.

(2) If an applicant makes application under this Rule and a letter from a fire official is

not available, the applicant may file a building permit issued by the municipality

pending the receipt of a letter from a fire official.

(3) With respect to an application to change the location of a licensed premises, the

application shall also include any other requirements under the Liquor Licensing

Regulations .

Change of manager

25 Pursuant to the provisions of s. 48 of the Liquor Control Act and s. 4(4)(

l) of the Liquor

Licensing Regulations , an application to change the manager of licensed premises shall

include:

(

a) a Personal History Report and three letters of reference for the proposed

manager.

Conversion

26 An application for conversion of a portion of the licensed premises shall include:

(

a) an application in the form prescribed by the Board; and

(

b) a proposed replacement floor plan, drawn to scale and including any patio or

outdoor space to be licensed, for the existing licensed premises or the

proposed location, as the case may be.

Information from minister

(1) In addition to any information provided by an applicant in an application, the

Minister must provide the Board with the following:

(

a) in the case of an application under Rules 21, 22, 23, 24 and 26, a copy of any

Orders issued prior to April 11, 2000 by the Alcohol and Gaming Authority

and the Liquor License Board, as well as the compliance history respecting

the licensed premises;

(

b) in the case of an application under Rules 22, 23 and 24, an inspection report

prepared by the Minister which includes the location of neighbouring

properties, schools, churches, hospitals, nursing homes or similar institutions;

and

(

c) in the case of an application under Rule 23, where the Minister has received

an objection to the renewal, copies of any objections received by the Minister

with respect to the renewal.

(2) The Minister may submit a recommendation respecting any application before the

Board and the Board may, in its discretion, consider such recommendation.

Disciplinary hearings

(1) When the Minister notifies the Board that a permanent license holder has

committed an alleged infraction of the Liquor Control Act or its Liquor Licensing

Regulations , or has been convicted for an offence under the Criminal Code or for a

quasi-criminal offence under any statute, the Minister shall set out in such notice the

particulars of the alleged infraction or offence in relation to the disciplinary hearing

to be held by the Board.

(2) Upon filing such notice of intention with the Board, the Minister shall provide the

permanent license holder with full and complete disclosure of the alleged violation

or the conviction.

(3) Upon receipt of confirmation from the Minister and the permanent license holder

that full and complete disclosure has been provided, the Clerk shall set a date for a

hearing respecting the alleged violation or the conviction.

(4) When, following a disciplinary hearing, the Board determines in a decision the

number of days that a permanent license shall be suspended, but does not set the

specific date(

s) that the suspension shall take effect,

(

a) the Minister shall, within seven days of the decision, file with the Board and

with the permanent license holder, a written recommendation as to the

dates(

s) on which the suspension should take effect; and

(

b) the permanent license holder, within seven days of receipt of the Minister’s

recommendation, shall file with the Board and with the Minister, a written

response, if any, to the Minister’s recommendation.

(5) With respect to any referral or request under subsection (1), these Rules shall apply

mutatis mutandis as if an application had been filed.

Legislative History

Reference Tables

Liquor Procedural Rules

N.S. Reg.

239/2009

Energy and Regulatory Boards Act

Note: The

information in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is

compiled by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only.

Source Law

The current consolidation of the Liquor Procedural Rules made under the Energy and Regulatory Boards Act includes all of the

following regulations:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

239/2009

Jun 25, 2009

date specified

Jul 17, 2009

179/2010

Dec 1, 2010

date specified

Dec 17, 2010

The following regulations are not

yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for

rules about in force dates of regulations.

Amendments by Provision

ad. = added

am. = amended

fc. = fee change

ra. = reassigned

rep. = repealed

rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

5(4) ...................................................

am.

179/2010

5(6) ...................................................

am 179/2010

Note that changes to headings are not

included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections

Note

Effective

date

S. 11(6) in original text contains more than one

sentence. Second sentence redesignated

as 11(7) for the purposes of this consolidation.

The provisions in s. 12 of the original text that were

numbered as subsections 12(1), (2) and (3) have been redesignated as clauses

12(a), (

b) and (

c) to correct the structure of the

Section for the purposes

of these regulations.

The provisions in s. 13 of the original text that were

numbered as subsections 13(1), (2) and (3) have been redesignated as clauses

13(a), (

b) and (

c) to correct the structure of the

Section for the purposes

of these regulations.

S. 15(2A) is part of the original text, as numbered.

S. 23(

a) of the original text does not contain a

subclause (ii).

S. 23(

b) of the original text does not contain a

subclause (ii).

S. 25 of original text does not contain a clause (b).

The provisions in s. 28(4) of the original text that

were numbered as 28(4)(1) and (2) have been redesignated as clauses 28(4)(

a) and (

b) to correct the structure of the

Section for the purposes of these

regulations.

Utility and Review Board Act , S.N.S. 1992, c. 11

repealed and replaced with the Energy

and Regulatory Boards Act ,

S.N.S. 2024, c. 2, Sch. A, effective

on proclamation (N.S. Reg 233/2024). (regulations continued under s.

41(2) of new Act)

Apr 1, 2025

References to the Utility and Review Board should be

read as references to both the Regulatory and Appeals Board and the Energy

Board in accordance with s. 41(3) of the Energy

and Regulatory Boards Act ,

S.N.S. 2024, c. 2, Sch. A.

Apr 1, 2025

Repealed and Superseded

N.S.

Regulation

Title

In force

date

Repealed

date

Note: Only

regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this

table. It may not reflect the entire

history of regulations on this subject matter.