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Chiropractic and Naturopathy Regulations

made under Sections 4, 13, 14 and 177 of the

Regulated Health Professions Act

S.N.S. 2023, c. 15

O.I.C. 2026-151 (effective May 27, 2026), N.S. Reg. 114/2026

Table of Contents

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Interpretation

Citation

Definitions

Regulator

Nova Scotia College of Chiropractors continued

Bylaw authorization

Public representatives on Board

Composition of registration and licensing panel

Scope of Practice

Scope of practice of chiropractic

Scope of practice of naturopathy

Scope of practice of designations and licensing categories

Registration and Licensing

Practising licence categories

Conditional licence categories

Application and criteria for registration in practising register

Criteria for practising licence

Criteria for registration in conditional register

Criteria for conditional licence

Practice and Title Use Restrictions, Services Not Prohibited and Publication Restrictions

Restriction on practice of chiropractic

Restriction on practice of naturopathy

Restriction on use of “chiropractor” title, description or designation

Restriction on use of “naturopath” title, description or designation

Restriction on use of bylaw licensing category title, description or designation

Services not prohibited by Act, regulations or bylaws

Restriction on use of title or designation in advertisement or publication

Inspections

Inspector

Authority of inspector

Report by inspector

Power of inspector to remove items

Fines

Professional conduct fine maximum

Criminal Offences and Withdrawal or Suspension of Privileges

Criminal offence or suspension or withdrawal of privilege of applicant or registrant

Transition from Former Acts to Act

Board membership requirements for first 12 months

Interpretation

Citation

1 These regulations may be cited as the Chiropractic and Naturopathy Regulations .

Definitions

2 In these regulations,

“Act” means the Regulated Health Professions Act ;

“administration” means the giving of a drug by an authorized person to a patient

using an approved route, dose and method, in compliance with regulatory

standards and standards of practice;

“animal chiropractic” means the treatment and management of any of the

following in non-human vertebrate by utilizing non-surgical, drug-free

manipulations:

(

i) neuromusculoskeletal conditions,

(ii) neuromusculoskeletal dysfunctions,

(iii) acute or chronic injury of the neuromusculoskeletal system,

(iv) acute or chronic pain of the neuromusculoskeletal system;

“Board” is further defined to mean the board of the Regulator;

“competency framework” means a framework approved by the Board establishing

the competencies that registrants are required to possess to practise safely and

ethically within the scope of practice of their designation or licensing category;

“compounding” means the mixing of 2 or more ingredients, of which at least 1 is a

drug, for the purpose of dispensing a drug or drugs, but does not include

reconstituting a drug or drugs with only water;

“Court” means the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia;

“drug” has the same meaning as in the Food and Drugs Act (Canada) and includes

any substance or combination of substances included in a prescription or

incorporated in a

schedule set out in the bylaws;

“former Acts” is further defined to mean

Chapter 4 of the Acts of 1999, the

Chiropractic Act and

Chapter 5 of the Acts of 2008, the Naturopathic Doctors Act ;

“General Regulations” means the Regulated Health Professions General

Regulations made under the Act;

“inspector” means an inspector appointed under these regulations;

“Nova Scotia College of Chiropractors” means the college established under

Section 4 of

Chapter 4 of the Acts of 1999, the Chiropractic Act ;

“prescription” means an authorization that meets all of the following criteria:

(

i) it is made in compliance with all of the following:

(

A) the Food and Drugs Act (Canada),

(

B) the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada),

(

C) the bylaws,

(ii) it is made by a person authorized by law to prescribe drugs or

devices,

(iii) it allows for the dispensing of a specified drug or device for use by a

designated person;

“registration and licensing decision maker” means the registrar, the registration and

licensing committee or the registration and licensing review committee, as

applicable;

“Regulator” means the Nova Scotia Chiropractic and Naturopathic Regulator;

“reserved practice” means an activity, procedure or service within the scope of

practice of chiropractic or naturopathy that

(

i) involves sufficient risk, as determined by the Board, to the public,

(ii) the Board requires a licensed person to meet additional education,

additional training or other requirements beyond an entry to practice

level to engage in, and

(iii) a licensed person may engage in only with the approval of the

registrar;

“scheduled drug” means a drug or device listed in the

schedule of drugs in the

bylaws;

“title protection” means the restriction on the use of a title associated with a

particular designation or category of licence to persons who are authorized to

practise within the scope of that designation or registered and licensed in that

category of licence.

Regulator

Nova Scotia College of Chiropractors continued

3 The Nova Scotia College of Chiropractors is continued as a regulatory body under the

name Nova Scotia Chiropractic and Naturopathic Regulator with the purpose of

regulating the professions of chiropractic and naturopathy in accordance with the objects

set out in

Section 6 of the Act.

Bylaw authorization

4 The Regulator is authorized to make bylaws under any of the following, in accordance

with the Act and these regulations:

(

a) for the profession of chiropractic, clauses 12(2)(b), (c), (d), (e), (g), (i), (j),

(k), (

l) and (

m) of the Act;

(

b) for the profession of naturopathy, clauses 12(2)(b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h),

(j), (k), (

l) and (

m) of the Act.

Public representatives on Board

5 In addition to the requirement of subsection 7(2) of the Act, the number of public

representatives on the Board must be no fewer than 3 and no more than 4.

Composition of registration and licensing panel

6 In addition to the requirements of subsection 31(1) of the Act, a registration and

licensing committee panel or a registration and licensing review committee panel

appointed to review a matter must include at least 1 registrant of the profession that the

matter relates to.

Scope of Practice

Scope of practice of chiropractic

(1) The scope of practice of chiropractic is the application of specialized and evidence-based chiropractic knowledge, skills and judgment that have been taught in an

approved education program or are set out in 1 or more of the following approved

by the Board:

(

a) competency frameworks;

(

b) standards of practice;

(

c) practice guidelines.

(2) The scope of practice of chiropractic as described in subsection (1) includes the

performance of any or all of the following activities:

(

a) assessing a person to make a chiropractic diagnosis;

(

b) treating and managing any of the following:

(

i) neuromusculoskeletal conditions,

(ii) neuromusculoskeletal dysfunctions,

(iii) acute or chronic injury of the neuromusculoskeletal system,

(iv) acute or chronic pain of the neuromusculoskeletal system;

(

c) promoting neuromusculoskeletal injury prevention and health;

(

d) performing animal chiropractic care as referred by a Nova Scotia-licensed

veterinarian;

(

e) performing any other services, roles, functions and activities included in the

scope of practice of the designations and licensing categories set out in the

bylaws.

(3) The scope of practice of chiropractic also includes health promotion, research,

education, inter-professional collaboration, consultation, management,

administration, advocacy, regulation or system development that is related to the

activities and application of specialized and evidence-based chiropractic

knowledge, skills and judgment described in subsections (1) and (2).

Scope of practice of naturopathy

(1) The scope of practice of naturopathy is the application of specialized and evidence-based naturopathy knowledge, skills and judgment that have been taught in an

approved education program or are set out in 1 or more of the following approved

by the Board:

(

a) competency frameworks;

(

b) standards of practice;

(

c) practice guidelines.

(2) The scope of practice of naturopathy as described in subsection (1) includes the

performance of any or all of the following activities:

(

a) using natural therapies and drugs that support and stimulate the body’s

ability to heal to do any of the following:

(

i) promote health,

(ii) prevent and treat diseases;

(

b) evaluating the progress and results of naturopathy interventions and

services;

(

c) ordering diagnostic imaging and laboratory tests required for any of the

following purposes:

(

i) naturopathy diagnosis,

(ii) naturopathy monitoring;

(

d) monitoring and evaluating the outcomes of naturopathy interventions;

(

e) providing homeopathy services in accordance with the standards of practice

set by the Board;

(

f) performing any other services, roles, functions and activities included in the

scope of practice of the designations and licensing categories set out in the

bylaws.

(3) The scope of practice of naturopathy also includes health promotion, research,

education, inter-professional collaboration, consultation, management,

administration, advocacy, regulation or system development that is related to the

activities and application of specialized and evidence-based naturopathy

knowledge, skills and judgment described in subsections (1) and (2).

(4) Despite subsections (1) to (3), none of the following is included in the scope of

practice of naturopathy:

(

a) performing the immunoglobulin E scratch test;

(

b) performing live blood cell analysis;

(

c) performing colon hydrotherapy;

(

d) administering vaccinations to persons under 5 years of age;

(

e) any other activities identified by the Board and set out in the bylaws.

(5) The following activities are associated with reserved practice areas further defined

in the bylaws made under clause 12(2)(

k) of the Act and may be performed by a

licensed naturopath with approval from the registrar for non-aesthetic purposes and

in accordance with the applicable reserved practice area’s standards of practice and

any conditions imposed on the naturopath’s licence or on the applicable reserved

practice area:

(

a) prescribing a scheduled drug;

(

b) compounding and administering any of the following as part of in-office

naturopathy procedures:

(

i) drugs,

(ii) autologous blood products;

(

c) administering Health Canada-authorized vaccinations according to the

Province’s routine immunization schedules;

(

d) performing spinal manipulations;

(

e) administering advanced injection therapies;

(

f) conducting minor procedures;

(

g) administering ozone and oxidative therapies.

Scope of practice of designations and licensing categories

9 Under clauses 12(2)(

k) and (

l) of the Act, the Regulator may make bylaws setting out all

of the following:

(

a) the scope of practice of each designation and licensing category established

(

i) in these regulations, and

(ii) in the bylaws;

(

b) the title protection authorized for each designation and licensing category

established in the bylaws.

Registration and Licensing

Practising licence categories

10 The following are the practising licence categories for chiropractic and naturopathy:

(

a) chiropractor practising licence;

(

b) naturopath practising licence;

(

c) any other category of practising licence established in the bylaws.

Conditional licence categories

11 The following are the conditional licence categories for chiropractic and naturopathy:

(

a) chiropractor conditional licence;

(

b) naturopath conditional licence;

(

c) any other category of conditional licence established in the bylaws.

Application and criteria for registration in practising register

(1) An application required by

Section 34 of the Act must be completed in the form

required by the registrar.

(2) In addition to the completed application, an applicant for registration in a practising

register must submit all of the following to the registrar:

(

a) proof satisfactory to the registration and licensing decision maker that the

applicant meets all of the following criteria, except if any or all of the

criteria are waived under

Section 59 of the Act:

(

i) they are a graduate of 1 of the following:

(

A) an education program approved for registration in the practising

register in which they seek to be registered,

(

B) an education program that, in the opinion of the registration

and licensing decision maker, is equivalent to an education

program approved for registration in the practising register in

which they seek to be registered,

(

C) an education program that, together with the applicant’s

additional education and experience and in the opinion of the

registration and licensing decision maker, provides the

applicant with the competencies to practise in the scope of

practice of registrants in the practising register in which they

seek to be registered,

(ii) they have successfully completed any examinations required by the

Board for registration in the practising register in which they seek to

be registered,

(iii) they have completed a competence assessment, if directed to do so

by the registration and licensing decision maker,

(iv) they have successfully completed any bridging education required for

registration that was determined to be necessary by a competence

assessment,

manner prescribed by the registrar,

(vi) they are a Canadian citizen or legally entitled to live and work in

Canada,

(vii) they have the capacity, competence and character to safely and

ethically engage in the practice of the profession in which they seek

to be registered without conditions or restrictions,

(viii) they have no outstanding complaints, prohibitions, conditions,

agreements or restrictions originating from the Regulator or any other

registration or licensing authority that would preclude registration in

a register other than a conditional register,

(ix) they are the person named in the documentation submitted in support

of the application,

(

x) under the requirements of the Act, these regulations and the bylaws,

they are eligible for a practising licence that corresponds with the

practising register in which they seek to be registered,

(xi) they meet any additional criteria for registration in a practising

register set out in the bylaws;

(

b) the applicable fee, within the time determined by the registrar and using a

method acceptable to the registrar.

(3) The processing under

Section 36 of the Act of an application and its associated

information, documents and fee described in subsections (1) and (2) must be

completed by the registrar as soon as practicable.

(4) A review and decision under Sections 37 and 38 of the Act regarding an

application must be completed by the registration and licensing committee as soon

as practicable.

Criteria for practising licence

(1) In addition to the completed application in a form approved by the registrar

required by

Section 35 of the Act, an applicant for a practising licence must submit

all of the following to the registrar:

(

a) proof satisfactory to the registration and licensing decision maker that the

applicant meets all of the following criteria, except if any or all of the

criteria are waived under

Section 59 of the Act:

(

i) they meet the registration criteria in subclauses 12(2)(a)(iii), (iv), (v),

(vi), (vii) and (ix),

(ii) they are registered in the practising register that corresponds with the

licensing category for which they are seeking a practising licence,

(iii) they have professional liability insurance or another form of

malpractice coverage or liability protection in the form and amount

set by the Board,

(iv) they meet the requirements of the continuing competence program

for the licensing category for which they are seeking a practising

licence,

(

v) they meet the currency of practice requirements for the licensing

category for which they are seeking a practising licence,

(vi) they have no outstanding complaints, prohibitions, conditions,

agreements or restrictions originating from the Regulator or any other

registration or licensing authority that limit their ability to practise,

(vii) they have completed any assessments or education required by the

Board for the licensing category for which they are seeking a

practising licence,

(viii) they meet any additional criteria for issuing a practising licence set

out in the bylaws;

(

b) the applicable fee, within the time determined by the registrar and using a

method acceptable to the registrar.

(2) The processing under

Section 36 of the Act of an application and associated

information, documents and fee described in subsection (1) must be completed by

the registrar as soon as practicable.

(3) A review and decision under Sections 37 and 38 of the Act regarding an

application must be completed by the registration and licensing committee as soon

as practicable.

Criteria for registration in conditional register

(1) The registrar must enter the name of a person who meets all of the following in a

conditional register:

(

a) for an existing registrant in a practising register, they have

(

i) agreed to conditions or restrictions that limit their ability to practise,

(ii) had conditions or restrictions that limit their ability to practise

imposed on them as a result of a regulatory process;

(

b) for an applicant for registration in a register, they meet all of the following

requirements:

(

i) all of the criteria for registration in a practising register, other than the

criteria in subclauses 12(2)(a)(vii), (viii), (

x) and (xi), and except as

provided in subsection (4),

(ii) they have the capacity, competence and character to safely and

ethically engage in the practice of the profession in which they seek

to be registered with conditions or restrictions,

(iii) they have either

(

A) agreed to conditions or restrictions that limit their ability to

practise, or

(

B) had conditions or restrictions that limit their ability to practise

imposed on them as a result of a regulatory process,

(iv) under the requirements of the Act, these regulations and the bylaws,

they are eligible for a conditional licence that corresponds with the

conditional register in which they seek to be registered,

(

v) any other requirements for registration in a conditional register set

out in the bylaws,

(vi) they have paid the applicable fee, within the time determined by the

registrar and using a method acceptable to the registrar.

(2) The processing of an application under

Section 36 of the Act for an applicant

described in clause (1)(

b) must be completed by the registrar as soon as

practicable.

(3) A review and decision under Sections 37 and 38 of the Act regarding an

application made by an applicant described in clause (1)(

b) must be completed by

the registration and licensing committee as soon as practicable.

(4) An applicant who has not passed the examinations required for registration, but

who otherwise meets the requirements of subsection 15(1), may be granted

conditional registration by the registration and licensing decision maker pending

the passing of the registration examinations.

Criteria for conditional licence

(1) The requirements to be met for issuing a conditional licence under

Section 43 of

the Act are as follows:

(

a) for a person who is an existing registrant holding a practising licence, they

have

(

i) agreed to conditions or restrictions that limit their ability to practise,

(ii) had conditions or restrictions that limit their ability to practise

imposed on them as a result of a regulatory process;

(

b) for an applicant for a licence, they meet all of the following requirements:

(

i) all of the criteria for registration in a practising register, other than the

criteria in subclauses 12(2)(a)(vii), (viii), (

x) and (xi), and except as

provided in subsection (4),

(ii) they are registered in a conditional register that corresponds with the

licensing category for which they are seeking a conditional licence,

(iii) the requirements for a practising licence in subclauses 13(1)(a)(iii)

and (vii),

(iv) they have the capacity, competence and character to safely and

ethically engage in the practice of the profession in which they seek

to be licensed with conditions or restrictions,

(

v) any additional criteria for issuing a conditional licence set out in the

bylaws,

(vi) they have either

(

A) agreed to the registration and licensing decision maker’s

imposition of conditions or restrictions that limit their ability to

practise, or

(

B) had conditions or restrictions that limit their ability to practise

imposed by the registration and licensing decision maker or a

statutory committee;

(

c) for all applicants, they have paid the applicable fee, within the time

determined by the registrar and using a method acceptable to the registrar.

(2) The processing of an application under

Section 36 of the Act for an applicant

described in clause (1)(

b) must be completed by the registrar as soon as

practicable.

(3) A review and decision under Sections 37 and 38 of the Act regarding an

application made by an applicant described in clause (1)(

b) must be completed by

the registration and licensing committee as soon as practicable.

(4) An applicant who has not passed the examinations required for registration, but

who otherwise meets the requirements of subsection (1), may be issued a

conditional licence by the registration and licensing decision maker pending the

passing of the registration examinations.

Practice and Title Use Restrictions, Services Not Prohibited and Publication Restrictions

Restriction on practice of chiropractic

16 No person may engage or offer to engage in the practice of chiropractic or describe their

activities as “chiropractic” unless they are 1 of the following:

(

a) a registrant holding a chiropractor practising licence or a chiropractor

conditional licence;

(

b) otherwise authorized to practise chiropractic, in accordance with the Act,

these regulations, the General Regulations or the bylaws;

(

c) exempt from the application of the Act, these regulations, the General

Regulations or the bylaws.

Restriction on practice of naturopathy

17 No person may engage or offer to engage in the practice of naturopathy or describe their

activities as “naturopathy” unless they are 1 of the following:

(

a) a registrant holding a naturopath practising licence or a naturopath

conditional licence;

(

b) otherwise authorized to practise naturopathy, in accordance with the Act,

these regulations, the General Regulations or the bylaws;

(

c) exempt from the application of the Act, these regulations, the General

Regulations or the bylaws.

Restriction on use of “chiropractor” title, description or designation

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), no person may take or use the title,

description or designation of “chiropractor” or any derivation or abbreviation of

them either alone or in combination with other words, letters or descriptions unless

the person is 1 of the following:

(

a) a registrant holding 1 of the following under these regulations or the bylaws:

(

i) a chiropractor practising licence, as permitted by clause 40(

a) of the

Act,

(ii) a chiropractor conditional licence;

(

b) otherwise authorized to practise as a chiropractor or to use the relevant title,

description or designation in accordance with the Act, these regulations, the

General Regulations or the bylaws.

(2) A person who meets all of the requirements for registration in the chiropractor

practising register except for passing the registration examinations approved by the

Board, and who has been issued a chiropractor conditional licence pending the

passing of the examinations, may use the title “Provisional Chiropractor” only.

Restriction on use of “naturopath” title, description or designation

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), no person may take or use the title,

description or designation of “naturopath”, “naturopathic doctor” or

“naturotherapist” or any derivation or abbreviation of them either alone or in

combination with other words, letters or descriptions unless the person is 1 of the

following:

(

a) a registrant holding 1 of the following under these regulations or the bylaws:

(

i) a naturopath practising licence, as permitted by clause 40(

a) of the

Act,

(ii) a naturopath conditional licence;

(

b) otherwise authorized to practise as a naturopath or to use the relevant title,

description or designation in accordance with the Act, these regulations, the

General Regulations or the bylaws.

(2) A person who meets all of the requirements for registration in the naturopath

practising register except for passing the registration examinations approved by the

Board, and who has been issued a naturopath conditional licence pending the

passing of the examinations, may use the title “Provisional Naturopath” only.

Restriction on use of bylaw licensing category title, description or designation

20 No person may take or use the title, description or designation of a licensing category

established in the bylaws under clause 12(2)(

l) of the Act, unless the person is 1 of the

following:

(

a) a registrant holding a licence in the category that authorizes the use of that

title, description or designation;

(

b) otherwise authorized to practise within the scope of the designation or to

use the title, description or designation of that licensing category, in

accordance with the Act, these regulations, the General Regulations or the

bylaws.

Services not prohibited by Act, regulations or bylaws

21 In addition to the services set out in

Section 164 of the Act, nothing in the Act, these

regulations or the bylaws prohibits the provision of homeopathy services by a person, if

that person

(

a) does not represent themselves or hold themselves out as a person registered

under the Act or these regulations; and

(

b) does not represent the services or hold the services out as the practice of

naturopathy.

Restriction on use of title or designation in advertisement or publication

22 In any advertisement or publication, including business cards, websites and signage, that

refers to activities that fall within the scope of practice of chiropractic or naturopathy, the

following restrictions apply:

(

a) only a person who is authorized to do so by these regulations may use the

following alone or in combination with other words, letters or descriptions:

(

i) the title of “chiropractor”, “naturopath”, “naturopathic doctor” or

“naturotherapist” or any other title or designation protected by these

regulations or the bylaws,

(ii) any derivation or abbreviation of the titles or designations described

in subclause (i);

(

b) only a person who is authorized to do so under

Section 16 may describe

their activities as “chiropractic”;

(

c) only a person who is authorized to do so under

Section 17 may describe

their activities as “naturopathy”.

Inspections

Inspector

23 The registrar

(

a) may appoint an inspector; and

(

b) is an inspector.

Authority of inspector

(1) An inspector may do all of the following without notice, at any reasonable time

and without a court order:

(

a) inspect premises where activities associated with reserved practice areas of

naturopathy are carried out if the Board determines, in accordance with the

objects set out in

Section 6 of the Act, such activities present a heightened

risk to the public;

(

b) inspect equipment, materials and anything else with which a person

practises naturopathy or carries out duties and procedures delegated by a

registrant;

(

c) inspect any of the following types of records:

(

i) records of a naturopathy practice, including client records,

(ii) records of a registrant concerning the registrant’s practice of

naturopathy,

(iii) records located at premises where naturopathy is practised,

(iv) records of a registrant relating to any of the following reimbursers of

the cost of naturopathy services:

(

A) a federal or Provincial government payment agency,

(

B) an insurer;

(

d) observe, inspect or audit the practice of naturopathy or the carrying out of

duties and procedures in a naturopathy practice, including the carrying out

of duties and procedures by or on behalf of a registrant.

(2) If a registrant or a person who is delegated duties and procedures by a registrant

misleads, obstructs or does not co-operate with an inspector while the inspector is

exercising the powers conferred upon them by these regulations, the registrar may

suspend the licence of the registrant until the misleading behaviour, obstruction or

lack of co-operation ceases.

Report by inspector

(1) The inspector must make a report setting out

(

a) the findings of an inspection conducted under

Section 24; and

(

b) any recommendations.

(2) The registrar must provide a copy of the report described in subsection (1) to each

registrant whose premises, equipment or records are inspected.

Power of inspector to remove items

(1) An inspector may do all of the following at any reasonable time and without a

court order:

(

a) remove a client record or other record from premises where naturopathy is

practised for the purpose of copying or photographing the record if it is

impractical to make the copy or take the photograph on the premises;

(

b) remove any of the following from premises where naturopathy is practised:

(

i) instruments and materials used in the practice of naturopathy,

(ii) anything that, in the opinion of the inspector, is evidence of

professional misconduct, conduct unbecoming the profession,

incompetence, incapacity or a violation of the Act, these regulations,

the General Regulations or the bylaws.

(2) If an item is removed from premises where naturopathy is practised under clause

(1)(b), it may be disposed of as directed by the registrar, complaints committee or

professional conduct committee unless the Court orders otherwise.

(3) An inspector must provide a registrant at premises where naturopathy is practised

with a receipt listing all items removed from the premises where naturopathy is

practised under subsection (1).

Fines

Professional conduct fine maximum

27 A fine imposed by the professional conduct committee under clause 110(1)(

m) of the

Act must not exceed a maximum amount of $100 000.

Criminal Offences and Withdrawal or Suspension of Privileges

Criminal offence or suspension or withdrawal of privilege of applicant or registrant

28 In addition to the requirements of

Section 61 of the Act and

Section 60 of the General

Regulations, an applicant or registrant who is charged with, pleads guilty to or is

convicted of any offence under the Food and Drugs Act (Canada) or its regulations or

who has privileges under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada) suspended

or withdrawn must immediately report the offence, suspension or withdrawal to the

registrar.

Transition from Former Acts to Act

Board membership requirements for first 12 months

(1) The Regulator is exempt from the board membership requirements in subsection

8(2) of the Act for a period of no more than 12 months after the date the Regulator

is established under these regulations.

(2) The Board must meet all of the following requirements during the exemption

period described in subsection (1):

(

a) it must be composed of no fewer than 7 and no more than 12 members;

(

b) it must include no fewer than 2 public representatives.

(3) A member who was appointed to the Board during the exemption period described

in subsection (1) and who was a board member of a professional association less

than 24 months before the end of the exemption period described in subsection

(1) may remain on the Board after the exemption period described in subsection

(1) ends if they are not a board member of a professional association on the date the

exemption period described in subsection (1) ends.

Legislative History

Reference Tables

Chiropractic and Naturopathy Regulations

N.S. Reg.

114/2026

Regulated Health Professions 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 Chiropractic and Naturopathy Regulations made

under the Regulated Health Professions Act includes

all of the following regulations:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

114/2026

May 27, 2026

date specified

May 15, 2026

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

..........................................................

Note that changes to headings are not

included in the above table unless specifically referenced.

Editorial Notes and Corrections

Note

Effective

date

Repealed and Superseded

N.S.

Regulation

Title

In force

date

Repealed

date

Note: Only

regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this

table. It may not reflect the entire

history of regulations on this subject matter.