Volume 47, No. 1 January 13, 2023

Part II Halifax, Nova Scotia Regulations under the Regulations Act Published by Authority Contents Act Reg. No.

Page Natural Products Act Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia Egg Regulations–amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341/2022 2 Petroleum Products Pricing Act Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342/2022 3 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343/2022 5 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344/2022 8 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

Chapter 46 of the Acts of 2004 were proclaimed in force. 1

N.S. Reg. 341/2022 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 1 N.S. Reg. 341/2022 Made: December 14, 2022 Approved: December 16, 2022 Filed: December 21, 2022 Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia Egg Regulations–amendment Order dated December 19, 2022 Amendment to regulations made by the Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia and approved by the Natural Products Marketing Council pursuant to subsection 9(1) of the Natural Products Act Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia Amendment to the Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia Egg Regulations I certify that the Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia carried a motion on December 14, 2022, pursuant to subsection 9(1) of

Chapter 308 of [the] Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Natural Products Act, as delegated by

Section 6 of the Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia Marketing Plan , N.S. Reg. 239/1982, to amend the Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia Egg Regulations, N.S. Reg. 325/2022, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “A”, effective on and after January 1, 2023. Signed at Truro, in the County of Colchester, Nova Scotia on December 19, 2022. Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia sgd. Wanda Hamilton per: Wanda Hamilton General Manager Approved by the Natural Products Marketing Council at Fall River, in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia on December 16, 2022. Natural Products Marketing Council sgd. Danielle Dorn Kouwenberg per: Danielle Dorn Kouwenberg Manager

Schedule “A” Amendment to the Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia Egg Regulations made by the Nova Scotia Egg Producers [Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia] under clause [subsection] 9(1) of

Chapter 308 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Natural Products Act Subsection 40(6) of the Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia Egg Regulations , N.S. Reg. 325/2022, made by the Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia on November 3, 2022, and approved by the Natural Products Marketing Council on December 13, 2022, is amended by striking out “$6.00” and substituting “$0.00”. 2

N.S. Reg. 342/2022 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 1 N.S. Reg. 342/2022 Made: December 20, 2022 Filed: December 21, 2022 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Order dated December 20, 2022 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 Decision and Order M10919 Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board In the matter of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act - and - In the matter of prescribing prices for petroleum products under

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and Sections 16 to 19 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations Before: Jennifer L. Nicholson, CPA, CA, Member Decision and Order Under S. 16 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations , the Board must prescribe a benchmark price for specified petroleum products every Friday. However, the Board may prescribe a benchmark price any time, and due to significant changes in the price of petroleum products, the Board has determined that it is appropriate to adjust its most recently prescribed weekly prices.

The benchmark price prescribed by the Board is the average of the average of the daily high and low reported product prices (in Canadian cents) since the last benchmark price adjustment for the petroleum product. The Board must also prescribe retail mark-ups and calculate wholesale margins considering any factors the Board finds relevant, including transportation adjustments. The Board last set wholesale margins in its decision, 2021 NSUARB 146; retail mark-ups in its decision, 2021 NSUARB 50; and transportation adjustments in its decision, 2016 NSUARB 168.

The Board also issued an Order on September 12, 2022 (2022 NSUARB 140), approving an adjustment mechanism to retail mark-ups for gasoline and diesel oil to account for the impact of credit card fees charged to retailers. At each price setting, the Board may apply a forward-averaging correction, based on historical prices, to achieve revenue neutrality. At appropriate times of the year, the Board may also require an additional margin for winter blending of ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil.

Based on the foregoing and other requirements in the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and regulations, the Board finds it appropriate to prescribe the benchmark prices and adjustments in Table “A,” the credit card fee retail mark-up adjustments in Table “B,” and the prices for petroleum products in

Schedule “A” effective on and after 12:01 A.M. December 21, 2022: 3

N.S. Reg. 342/2022 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 1 Table “A” (cents per litre) Petroleum Product Benchmark Price Forward Averaging (+/-) Winter Blending Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel Oil 111.02 -2.30 +24.71 Table “B” (cents per litre) Credit Card Fee Retail Mark-up Adjustment Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel Minimum Self-Service and Full-Service +0.6 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel Maximum Self-Service +0.6 Dated at Halifax, Nova Scotia, this 20th day of December, 2022. sgd. Crystal Henwood 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 December 21, 2022 Nova Scotia Petroleum Price

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

Wholesale Excise Selling Tax Price Tax Price Min Max Min Max Zone 1 Regular Unleaded 90.53 10.0 15.5 116.03 139.9 142.2 139.9 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 93.53 10.0 15.5 119.03 143.3 145.6 143.3 999.9 Premium Unleaded 96.53 10.0 15.5 122.03 146.8 149.1 146.8 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 146.54 4.0 15.4 165.94 197.7 200.0 197.7 999.9 Zone 2 Regular Unleaded 91.03 10.0 15.5 116.53 140.4 142.7 140.4 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 94.03 10.0 15.5 119.53 143.9 146.2 143.9 999.9 Premium Unleaded 97.03 10.0 15.5 122.53 147.3 149.6 147.3 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 147.04 4.0 15.4 166.44 198.3 200.6 198.3 999.9 Zone 3 Regular Unleaded 91.43 10.0 15.5 116.93 140.9 143.2 140.9 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 94.43 10.0 15.5 119.93 144.4 146.7 144.4 999.9 Premium Unleaded 97.43 10.0 15.5 122.93 147.8 150.1 147.8 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 147.44 4.0 15.4 166.84 198.8 201.1 198.8 999.9 Zone 4 Regular Unleaded 91.53 10.0 15.5 117.03 141.0 143.3 141.0 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 94.53 10.0 15.5 120.03 144.5 146.8 144.5 999.9 Premium Unleaded 97.53 10.0 15.5 123.03 147.9 150.2 147.9 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 147.54 4.0 15.4 166.94 198.9 201.2 198.9 999.9 4

N.S. Reg. 342/2022 - 343/2022 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 1 Zone 5 Regular Unleaded 91.53 10.0 15.5 117.03 141.0 143.3 141.0 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 94.53 10.0 15.5 120.03 144.5 146.8 144.5 999.9 Premium Unleaded 97.53 10.0 15.5 123.03 147.9 150.2 147.9 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 147.54 4.0 15.4 166.94 198.9 201.2 198.9 999.9 Zone 6 Regular Unleaded 92.23 10.0 15.5 117.73 141.8 144.1 141.8 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 95.23 10.0 15.5 120.73 145.3 147.6 145.3 999.9 Premium Unleaded 98.23 10.0 15.5 123.73 148.7 151.0 148.7 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 148.24 4.0 15.4 167.64 199.7 202.0 199.7 999.9 N.S.

Reg. 343/2022 Made: December 22, 2022 Filed: December 28, 2022 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Order dated December 22, 2022 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 Decision and Order M10913 Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board In the matter of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act - and - In the matter of prescribing prices for petroleum products under

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and Sections 16 to 19 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations Before: Richard J. Melanson, LL.B., Member Decision and Order Under S. 16 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations , the Board must prescribe a benchmark price for specified petroleum products every Friday. The benchmark price prescribed by the Board is the average of the average of the daily high and low reported product prices (in Canadian cents) since the last benchmark price adjustment for the petroleum product.

The Board must also prescribe retail mark-ups and calculate wholesale margins considering any factors the Board finds relevant, including transportation adjustments. The Board last set wholesale margins in its decision, 2021 NSUARB 146; retail mark-ups in its decision, 2021 NSUARB 50; and transportation adjustments in its decision, 2016 NSUARB 168. The Board also issued an Order on September 12, 2022 (2022 NSUARB 140), approving an adjustment mechanism to retail mark-ups for gasoline and diesel oil to account for the impact of credit card fees charged to retailers. 5

N.S. Reg. 343/2022 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 1 At each price setting, the Board may apply a forward-averaging correction, based on historical prices, to achieve revenue neutrality. At appropriate times of the year, the Board may also require an additional margin for winter blending of ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil. Based on the foregoing and other requirements in the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and regulations, the Board finds it appropriate to prescribe the benchmark prices and adjustments in Table “A,” the credit card fee retail mark-up adjustments in Table “B,” and the prices for petroleum products in

Schedule “A” effective on and after 12:01 A.M. December 23, 2022: Table “A” (cents per litre) Petroleum Product Benchmark Price Forward Averaging (+/-) Winter Blending Gasoline (Grade 1) 81.49 -1.1 Gasoline (Grade 2) 84.49 Gasoline (Grade 3) 87.49 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel Oil 110.85 -2.17 +24.75 Table “B” (cents per litre) Credit Card Fee Retail Mark-up Adjustment Gasoline Minimum Self-Service and Full-Service +0.2 Gasoline Maximum Self-Service +0.2 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel Minimum Self-Service and Full-Service +0.6 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel Maximum Self-Service +0.6 Dated at Halifax, Nova Scotia, this 22nd day of December, 2022. sgd. Lisa Wallace Clerk of the Board 6

N.S. Reg. 343/2022 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 1

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 December 23, 2022 Nova Scotia Petroleum Price

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

Wholesale Excise Selling Tax Price Tax Price Min Max Min Max Zone 1 Regular Unleaded 92.10 10.0 15.5 117.60 141.7 144.0 141.7 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 95.10 10.0 15.5 120.60 145.1 147.4 145.1 999.9 Premium Unleaded 98.10 10.0 15.5 123.60 148.6 150.9 148.6 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 146.54 4.0 15.4 165.94 197.7 200.0 197.7 999.9 Zone 2 Regular Unleaded 92.60 10.0 15.5 118.10 142.3 144.6 142.3 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 95.60 10.0 15.5 121.10 145.7 148.0 145.7 999.9 Premium Unleaded 98.60 10.0 15.5 124.10 149.2 151.5 149.2 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 147.04 4.0 15.4 166.44 198.3 200.6 198.3 999.9 Zone 3 Regular Unleaded 93.00 10.0 15.5 118.50 142.7 145.0 142.7 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 96.00 10.0 15.5 121.50 146.2 148.5 146.2 999.9 Premium Unleaded 99.00 10.0 15.5 124.50 149.6 151.9 149.6 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 147.44 4.0 15.4 166.84 198.8 201.1 198.8 999.9 Zone 4 Regular Unleaded 93.10 10.0 15.5 118.60 142.8 145.1 142.8 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 96.10 10.0 15.5 121.60 146.3 148.6 146.3 999.9 Premium Unleaded 99.10 10.0 15.5 124.60 149.7 152.0 149.7 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 147.54 4.0 15.4 166.94 198.9 201.2 198.9 999.9 Zone 5 Regular Unleaded 93.10 10.0 15.5 118.60 142.8 145.1 142.8 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 96.10 10.0 15.5 121.60 146.3 148.6 146.3 999.9 Premium Unleaded 99.10 10.0 15.5 124.60 149.7 152.0 149.7 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 147.54 4.0 15.4 166.94 198.9 201.2 198.9 999.9 Zone 6 Regular Unleaded 93.80 10.0 15.5 119.30 143.6 145.9 143.6 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 96.80 10.0 15.5 122.30 147.1 149.4 147.1 999.9 Premium Unleaded 99.80 10.0 15.5 125.30 150.5 152.8 150.5 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 148.24 4.0 15.4 167.64 199.7 202.0 199.7 999.9 7

N.S. Reg. 344/2022 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 1 N.S. Reg. 344/2022 Made: December 29, 2022 Filed: December 30, 2022 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Order dated December 29, 2022 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 Decision and Order M10933 Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board In the matter of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act - and - In the matter of prescribing prices for petroleum products under

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and Sections 16 to 19 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations Before: Steven Murphy, MBA, P.Eng., Member Decision and Order Under S. 16 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations , the Board must prescribe a benchmark price for specified petroleum products every Friday. The benchmark price prescribed by the Board is the average of the average of the daily high and low reported product prices (in Canadian cents) since the last benchmark price adjustment for the petroleum product.

The Board must also prescribe retail mark-ups and calculate wholesale margins considering any factors the Board finds relevant, including transportation adjustments. The Board last set wholesale margins in its decision, 2021 NSUARB 146; retail mark-ups in its decision, 2021 NSUARB 50; and transportation adjustments in its decision, 2016 NSUARB 168. The Board also issued an Order on September 12, 2022 (2022 NSUARB 140), approving an adjustment mechanism to retail mark-ups for gasoline and diesel oil to account for the impact of credit card fees charged to retailers.

At each price setting, the Board may apply a forward-averaging correction, based on historical prices, to achieve revenue neutrality. At appropriate times of the year, the Board may also require an additional margin for winter blending of ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil. Based on the foregoing and other requirements in the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and regulations, the Board finds it appropriate to prescribe the benchmark prices and adjustments in Table “A,” the credit card fee retail mark-up adjustments in Table “B,” and the prices for petroleum products in

Schedule “A” effective on and after 12:01 A.M. December 30, 2022: 8

N.S. Reg. 344/2022 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 1 Table “A” (cents per litre) Petroleum Product Benchmark Price Forward Averaging (+/-) Winter Blending Gasoline (Grade 1) +86.75 -1.1 Gasoline (Grade 2) +89.75 Gasoline (Grade 3) +92.75 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel Oil +117.57 -1.1 +12.37 Table “B” (cents per litre) Credit Card Fee Retail Mark-up Adjustment Gasoline Minimum Self-Service and Full-Service +0.2 Gasoline Maximum Self-Service +0.2 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel Minimum Self-Service and Full-Service +0.5 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel Maximum Self-Service +0.5 Dated at Halifax, Nova Scotia, this 29th day of December, 2022. 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 December 30, 2022 Nova Scotia Petroleum Price

Schedule Petroleum Prices in Cents/Litre Self-Service Full-Service Pump Prices 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 97.36 Mid-Grade Unleaded 100.36 Premium Unleaded 103.36 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 141.95 10.0 10.0 10.0 4.0 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.4 122.86 125.86 128.86 161.35 147.7 150.0 151.2 153.5 154.6 156.9 192.3 194.6 147.7 999.9 151.2 999.9 154.6 999.9 192.3 999.9 Zone 2 Regular Unleaded 97.86 Mid-Grade Unleaded 100.86 Premium Unleaded 103.86 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 142.45 10.0 10.0 10.0 4.0 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.4 123.36 126.36 129.36 161.85 148.3 150.6 151.8 154.1 155.2 157.5 192.9 195.2 148.3 999.9 151.8 999.9 155.2 999.9 192.9 999.9 9

N.S. Reg. 344/2022 Royal Gazette

Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 1 Zone 3 Regular Unleaded 98.26 10.0 15.5 123.76 148.8 151.1 148.8 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 101.26 10.0 15.5 126.76 152.2 154.5 152.2 999.9 Premium Unleaded 104.26 10.0 15.5 129.76 155.7 158.0 155.7 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 142.85 4.0 15.4 162.25 193.4 195.7 193.4 999.9 Zone 4 Regular Unleaded 98.36 10.0 15.5 123.86 148.9 151.2 148.9 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 101.36 10.0 15.5 126.86 152.3 154.6 152.3 999.9 Premium Unleaded 104.36 10.0 15.5 129.86 155.8 158.1 155.8 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 142.95 4.0 15.4 162.35 193.5 195.8 193.5 999.9 Zone 5 Regular Unleaded 98.36 10.0 15.5 123.86 148.9 151.2 148.9 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 101.36 10.0 15.5 126.86 152.3 154.6 152.3 999.9 Premium Unleaded 104.36 10.0 15.5 129.86 155.8 158.1 155.8 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 142.95 4.0 15.4 162.35 193.5 195.8 193.5 999.9 Zone 6 Regular Unleaded 99.06 10.0 15.5 124.56 149.7 152.0 149.7 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 102.06 10.0 15.5 127.56 153.1 155.4 153.1 999.9 Premium Unleaded 105.06 10.0 15.5 130.56 156.6 158.9 156.6 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 143.65 4.0 15.4 163.05 194.3 196.6 194.3 999.9 10