Part II Regulations under the Regulations Act Printed by the Queen's Printer Halifax, Nova Scotia Vol. 24, No. 14 July 14, 2000 Contents Act Reg. No. Page Chiropractic Act Proclamation, S. 98, S.N.S. 1999 (2 nd S e s s i o n ) , c . 4 .......... 1 1 9 /2000 458 Dispensing Opticians Act D i s p e n s i n g O p t i c i a n s R e g u l a t i o n s - A m e n d m e n t............120/2000 460 Education Act,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1995-96 Proclamation, S. 11(1), S.N.S. 2000, c. 11- S. 1(c) & S. 3 ..... 127/2000 477 Equity Tax Credit Act E q u i t y T a x C r e d i t R e g u l a t i o n s - A m e n d m e n t ...............124/2000 470 Ferries Act F e r r i a g e C h a r g e s R e g u l a t i o n s........................... 122/2000 465 Fisheries and Coastal Resources Act A q u a c u l t u r e L i c e n c e a n d L e a s e R e g u l a t i o n s - A m e n d m e n t....125/2000 474 Health Authorities Act District Health Authorities Nominee Selection Regulations . . . 121/2000 461 Income Tax Act N o v a S c o t i a C h i l d B e n e f i t R e g u l a t i o n s - A m e n d m e n t........129/2000 481 Juries Act J u r i e s R e g u l a t i o n s.................................... 126/2000 475 Proclamation, S. 29, S.N.S. 1998, c. 16 ................... 128/2000 479 455

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Chapter 293 of the Revised Statutes, 1989 Proclamation, S. 18, S.N.S. 1999, c. 11 - S. 4............... 123/2000 468 Senior Citizens’ Financial Aid Act S e n i o r C i t i z e n s ’ F i n a n c i a l A i d R e g u l a t i o n s - A m e n d m e n t ..... 1 1 8 /2000 457 NOW AVAILABLE The third issue for the 2000 subscription year of the Folio®-based Nova Scotia Regulations CD-ROM, containing the consolidated regulations of Nova Scotia and the quarterly sectional index of regulations, is now available from the Office of the Registrar of Regulations. For information or subscriptions please call ( 902) 424-6723 or visit our website at www.gov.ns.ca/just/regulations/cd. 456

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Part II Regulations N.S. Reg. 118/2000 Made: June 16, 2000 Filed: June 19, 2000 Senior Citizens’ Financial Aid Regulations Order in Council 2000-345 made June 16, 2000 Amendment to regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 16 of the Senior Citizens’ Financial Aid Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Community Services dated May 2, 2000, pursuant to

Section 16 of

Chapter 419 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Senior Citizens’ Financial Aid Act, is pleased to amend the Senior Citizens’ Financial Aid Regulations made by Order in Council 82-785 dated June 29, 1982, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, effective on, from and after June 8, 2000.

Schedule “A” Amendment to the Senior Citizens’ Financial Aid Regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 16 of

Chapter 419 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Senior Citizens’ Financial Aid Act The Senior Citizens’ Financial Aid Regulations made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 82-785 dated June 29, 1982, are amended by repealing subsection 13(2) and substituting the following subsection:

(2) The rebate paid pursuant to subsection (1) shall be determined as follows: (

a) for an applicant who completed a property tax rebate application prior to December 31, 1999, and received a property tax rebate in respect of property taxes paid in 1998, the rebate to be paid in the year 2000 and subsequent years shall be 50% of the actual property taxes paid in the rebate year or $400.00, whichever is the lesser; (

b) for an applicant who does not meet the requirements of clause (a), the rebate to be paid in respect of property taxes paid in 1999 and in subsequent rebate years shall be (i) $70.00 in the year 2000, (ii) $85.00 in the year 2001, (iii) $100.00 in the year 2002, (iv) 50% of the actual property taxes paid in the rebate year or $400.00, whichever is the lesser, in the year 2003 and subsequent years. 457

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Part II Regulations N.S. Reg. 119/2000 Made: June 16, 2000 Filed: June 19, 2000 Proclamation, S. 98, S.N.S. 1999 (2 nd Session), c. 4 Order in Council 2000-344 made June 16, 2000 Proclamation made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 98 of the Chiropractic Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Health dated May 31, 2000, pursuant to

Section 98 of

Chapter 4 of the Acts of 1999 (Second Session), the Chiropractic Act, is pleased to order and declare by proclamation that

Chapter 4 of the Acts of 1999 (Second Session), the Chiropractic Act, come into force on and not before June 16, 2000. PROVINCE OF NOV A SCOTIA Sgd: Myra A. Freeman 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, GREETING: A PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS in and by

Section 98 of

Chapter 4 of the Acts of 1999 (Second Session), the Chiropractic Act, it is enacted as follows: 98. 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 4 of the Acts of 1999 (Second Session), the Chiropractic Act, come into force on June 16, 2000; 458

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Part II Regulations 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 4 of the Acts of 1999 (Second Session), the Chiropractic Act, come into force on June 16, 2000, of which all persons concerned are to take notice and govern themselves accordingly. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF We have caused these our Letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of Nova Scotia to be hereunto affixed. WITNESS, Our Trusty and Well Beloved Her Honour the Honourable Myra A. Freeman, Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Nova Scotia. AT Our Government House in the Halifax Regional Municipality, this 16 th day of June, in the year of Our Lord two thousand and in the forty-ninth year of Our Reign.

BY COMMAND: Sgd: Michael G . Baker Provincial Secretary Minister of Justice and Attorney General 459

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Part II Regulations N.S. Reg. 120/2000 Made: June 16, 2000 Filed: June 19, 2000 Dispensing Opticians Regulations Order in Council 2000-343 made June 16, 2000 Amendment to regulations approved by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 20 of the Dispensing Opticians Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Health dated May 18, 2000, pursuant to

Section 20 of

Chapter 131 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Dispensing Opticians Act, is pleased to approve the making by the Board of Dispensing Opticians of amendments to the regulations approved by Order in Council 70-940 dated October 6, 1970, in the manner set forth in

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

Schedule “A” Amendments to the Regulations made Pursuant to

Section 20 of

Chapter 131 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Dispensing Opticians Act The regulations made by the Board of Dispensing Opticians and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 70-940 dated October 6, 1970, are amended by (

a) adding “and includes a contact lens student” after “Register” in subsection IV(1); and (

b) adding the following subsections immediately after subsection IV(5): (5A) Despite subsection (5), an approved dispensing optician who is registered in the Special Register pursuant to subsection III(2) as a duly licensed certified contact lens fitter may sponsor 1 additional student optician, where that student optician is a contact lens student. (5B) Prior to a dispensing optician being approved by the Board as a sponsor, the dispensing optician must complete the forms prescribed by the Board for this purpose. 460

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Part II Regulations N.S. Reg. 121/2000 Made: June 20, 2000 Filed: June 23, 2000 District Health Authorities Nominee Selection Regulations Order dated June 20, 2000 made under clause 84(2)(

d) of the Health Authorities Act IN THE MATTER OF the Health Authorities Act, Clause 84(2)(d) -and- IN THE MATTER OF Regulations respecting the nominee selection process for membership on the board of directors of a district health authority ORDER I, Jamie A. Muir, Minister of Health for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to clause 84(2)(

d) of the Health Authorities Act, do hereby make regulations respecting the nominee selection process by community health boards for membership on the board of directors of a district health authority effective on and after July 1, 2000. (Signed) Jamie Muir The Honourable Jamie A. Muir Minister of Health June 20, 2000 Dated Ministerial Regulations pursuant to clause 84(2)(

d) of the Health Authorities Act 1 In these regulations, (a) “Act” means the Health Authorities Act; (b) “CHB” means a community health board established or continued pursuant to the Act; (c) “DHA” means a district health authority as defined in the Act; (d) “health district” means a health district established pursuant to the Act; (e) “board of directors” means the board of directors of a DHA. 461

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Part II Regulations 2( 1 ) A nomination committee for each DHA shall be established to include the Chair or designate of each CHB in the health district, including the Chair or designate of each CHB that is partly included in the health district.

(2) The nomination committee can expand its membership as it sees fit, provided the membership of the committee continues to provide for equitable representation of each CHB in the health district. 3 The role of the nomination committee is to (

a) establish or approve a process that is open, public, and transparent and consistent with these regulations by which the number of nominees required by the Minister are selected by the CHBs of the health district; (

b) subject to the Act and these regulations and in particular, to the need for broad representation of communities within the health district on the board of directors, allocate to each CHB of the health district a share of the nominations to the board of directors to be made by the CHBs of the health district; (

c) where the number of nominees selected by the CHBs of the health district is less than the number required by the Minister, select the number of additional nominees required by the Minister; (

d) ensure that the nominations made under (

a) and (

c) are forwarded to the Minister for consideration within the time frame required by the Minister. 4 Where the nomination committee is required to select additional nominees pursuant to

Section 3, the committee may make the required selections or adopt such process for further CHB or public input as the nomination committee sees fit, provided it satisfies the “open, public, and transparent process” requirement and these regulations. 5 The process used by a CHB or the nomination committee for a health district for selecting nominees for appointment to a board of directors shall be open, public, and transparent in all respects, including (

a) subject to restrictions on eligibility found in the Act, the opportunity to be considered for nomination must be open to all members of the public; (

b) the opportunity to apply for consideration or to put forward the names of others for consideration must be publicly advertised prior to the selection of nominees; (

c) the criteria for selecting nominees must be included in the advertisement; 462

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d) if the selection of nominees is to be made through a process that includes public input as to the relative suitability of various applicants for nomination, the process must be organized in such a way, including appropriate public advertisement, as to give members of the public an equal opportunity to decide whether or not to participate in the process; (

e) no person who is being considered for nomination to a board of directors, whether the person is a member of a CHB or of the general public, shall participate in the nomination process or selection of nominees; (

f) CHB members, by virtue of their membership on a CHB, must not be given any preference in the consideration of applicants for nomination; (

g) the CHB may conduct confidential interviews with applicants for nomination as part of its process and it may hold meetings with representatives of particular communities regarding the representation of those communities on the board of directors without inviting the general public to those meetings; (

h) the information about each applicant that serves as the basis on which nominees are selected will include the information submitted by or on behalf of the applicant, but the CHB may seek additional information about applicants as part of its process, provided that all information about an applicant that is relied on is available to the applicant on request; (

i) every applicant for nomination who is not selected will be provided, on their request, with an explanation of the process and the basis for the selection of the nominees; and (

j) the process to be used in selecting nominees must be established in writing prior to the commencement of the process and available on request to any member of the public, the DHA, the nomination committee or the Department of Health and any modifications to the process while in process should be of a minor nature only. 6 The nomination committee shall ensure that (

a) each CHB in the health district has the opportunity to nominate the minimum number of nominees that is the appropriate minimum number for the health district (which shall be at least one nominee) having regard to all relevant factors, including the number of nominees required, the number of CHBs in the health district and the distribution of population in the health district; 463

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b) the allocation of nomination opportunities between CHBs balances population distribution against other factors, including the need for broad representation of communities on the board of directors; and (

c) where the nomination committee is responsible for selecting nominations in addition to those selected by CHBs, that due regard is given by the nomination committee or the process put in place by the nomination committee to the need for broad representation of communities on the board of directors. Criteria 7 The opportunity to apply for nomination shall be equally open to all residents of the health district, including CHB members, subject to the following exclusions pursuant to

Section 13 of the Act: being a member of the House of Assembly, a Member of Parliament, a Senator, a municipal councillor or a school board member. 8 A member of the board of directors shall (

a) have demonstrated community leadership or leadership potential; (

b) have knowledge of health issues and/or a willingness to learn; (

c) understand and be willing to accept the responsibility and accountability of being a member of a board of directors; (

d) be willing and able to commit the time necessary for the work of the board of directors; (

e) have the ability to work effectively as a member of a team; and (

f) have the ability to bring a useful perspective to the deliberations and work of the board of directors. 9 Collectively, the members of a board of directors should possess a range of skills and attributes conducive to effectiveness in the conduct of business by the board of directors. and reflect the diverse makeup of a health district and therefore, the following are to be considered assets in the consideration of candidates for nomination: (

a) population characteristics such as age, gender, ethnicity, geography or membership in a disadvantaged group; (

b) prior experience on boards of governance; and/or (

c) expertise, skills, or experience in areas such as financial management, business, law, health care, health or other public policy, community development, education or communications. 464

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Part II Regulations N.S. Reg. 122/2000 Made: June 29, 2000 Filed: June 30, 2000 Ferriage Charges Regulations Order in Council 2000-349 made June 29, 2000 Regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 6 of the Ferries Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Transportation and Public Works dated May 30, 2000, pursuant to

Section 6 of

Chapter 168 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Ferries Act, is pleased to repeal Order in Council 96-866 dated November 26, 1996, and to order that ferriage charges on the respective ferries be those set out in

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

Schedule “A” Ferriage charges set by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 6 of

Chapter 168 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Ferries Act 1 The ferriage charges on the respective ferries are those set out in the following table: Country Harbour Englishtown LaHave Little Narrows Petite & Grand Passage Tancook Island Tickets $0.75 $0.75 $0.75 $0.75 $1.00 round trip $2.00 round trip Cash $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 round trip $5.00 round trip Trucks weighing 1 ton or more $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 $6.00 round trip n/a 2 A ferry pass valid for 1 calendar year may be issued for 1 truck weighing 1 ton or more at a cost of $1000, and passes for 2 or more trucks weighing 1 ton or more each owned by the same company may be issued at the costs shown in the following table: 465

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Part II Regulations Number of trucks Total cost of passes 2 $1200 3 $1500 4 $1800 5 $2100 6 $2400 7 $2700 8 $3000 9 $3300 10 or more $3600 3 A pass for a passenger vehicle may be issued for a period of less than 1 calendar year at a prorated cost, in accordance with the following table: Month issued Cost January $250 February $230 March $210 April $190 May $170 June $150 July $130 August $110 September $90 October $70 November $50 December $30 466

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Part II Regulations 4 A pass for a truck weighing 1 ton or more may be issued for a period of less than 1 calendar year at a prorated cost, in accordance with the following table: Month issued Cost January $1000 February $917 March $834 April $751 May $668 June $585 July $502 August $419 September $336 October $253 November $170 December $87 467

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Part II Regulations N.S. Reg. 123/2000 Made: June 29, 2000 Filed: June 30, 2000 Proclamation S. 18, S.N.S. 1999, c. 11 Order in Council 2000-350 made June 29, 2000 Proclamation made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 18 of

An Act to Amend

Chapter 293 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Motor Vehicle Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Business and Consumer Services dated June 14, 2000, pursuant to

Section 18 of

Chapter 11 of the Acts of 1999,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 293 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Motor Vehicle Act, is pleased to order and declare by proclamation that

Section 4 of

Chapter 11 of the Acts of 1999,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 293 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Motor Vehicle Act, come into force on and not before June 30, 2000. PROVINCE OF NOV A SCOTIA Sgd: Myra A. Freeman 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, GREETING: A PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS in and by

Section 18 of

Chapter 11 of the Acts of 1999,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 293 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Motor Vehicle Act, it is enacted as follows:

Section 4 comes into force on such day as the Governor in Council orders and declares by proclamation. AND

WHEREAS it is deemed expedient that

Section 4 of

Chapter 11 of the Acts of 1999,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 293 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Motor Vehicle Act, come into force on June 30, 2000; 468

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Part II Regulations 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

Section 4 of

Chapter 11 of the Acts of 1999,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 293 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Motor Vehicle Act, come into force on June 30, 2000, of which all persons concerned are to take notice and govern themselves accordingly. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF We have caused these our Letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of Nova Scotia to be hereunto affixed. WITNESS, Our Trusty and Well Beloved Her Honour the Honourable Myra A. Freeman, Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Nova Scotia. AT Our Government House in the Halifax Regional Municipality, this 29 th day of June, in the year of Our Lord two thousand and in the forty- ninth year of Our Reign.

BY COMMAND: Sgd: Michael G . Baker Provincial Secretary Minister of Justice and Attorney General 469

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Part II Regulations N.S. Reg. 124/2000 Made: June 29, 2000 Filed: June 30, 2000 Equity Tax Credit Regulations Order in Council 2000-351 made June 29, 2000 Amendment to regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to Sections 13A and 27 of the Equity Tax Credit Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Finance dated June 1, 2000, pursuant to Sections 13A and 27 of

Chapter 3 of the Acts of 1993, the Equity Tax Credit Act, is pleased to amend the Equity Tax Credit Regulations made by Order in Council 94-86 dated February 2, 1994, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, effective on, from and after June 29, 2000.

Schedule "A" Amendments to the Equity Tax Credit Regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to Sections 13A and 27 of

Chapter 3 of the Acts of 1993, the Equity Tax Credit Act 1

(1) Section 2 of the Equity Tax Credit Regulations made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 94-86 dated February 2, 1994, is amended by adding the following clause immediately after clause (a): (aa) “defined community” means a group of persons situated within the Province that may be reasonably distinguished by common geographic, economic or cultural characteristics;

(2) Clause 2(

h) of the regulations is amended by (

a) adding “or a community economic-development corporation” immediately after “corporation” in subclause (i); (

b) adding “or a community economic-development corporation” immediately after “corporation” in line two of subclause (ii); and (

c) adding “or a community economic-development corporation” immediately after “corporation” in line two of subclause (iii). 2 Clause 3(

a) of the regulations is amended by (

a) striking out “community” where it appears in subclause (

i) and substituting in each case “defined community”; and (

b) striking out “defines the geographical community” in subclause (ii) and substituting “describes the defined community”. 470

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Part II Regulations 3 Clause 4(

a) of the regulations is amended by striking out “community” and substituting “defined community”. 4

Section 9 of the regulations is repealed. 5 Subsection 12(1) of the regulations is amended by striking out “subsection (2) of

Section 9” in subclause (d)(

i) and substituting “subsection 18A(2)”. 6

Section 15 of the regulations is amended by (

a) striking out the period at the end of clause (

b) and substituting a semi- colon; and (

b) adding immediately following clause (

b) the following clauses: (

c) details of investments made by a community economic-development corporation sufficient to determine compliance with clause 16(a); (

d) details of any purchase, redemption or acquisition of its shares by a community economic-development corporation sufficient to determine compliance with clause 16(b). 7 The regulations are further amended by adding the following Sections immediately after

Section 15: 16 For purposes of clause 6(1)(

d) of the Act, the Minister may revoke a certificate of registration of a community economic-development corporation where the corporation (

a) has not invested (

i) at least 40% of the equity capital raised in the Province in an eligible business entity within 12 months after the closing date of a specified issue, (ii) at least 60% of the equity capital raised in the Province in an eligible business entity within 24 months after the closing date of a specified issue, and (iii) at least 80% of the equity capital raised in the Province in an eligible business entity within 36 months after the closing date of a specified issue; (

b) has purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired shares issued by it if (

i) the cost of the purchase, redemption or acquisition exceeds 20% of the corporation's retained earnings, or 471

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Part II Regulations (ii) the purchase, redemption or acquisition results in the corporation being unable to pay its liabilities as they become due; (

c) fails to comply with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Community Economic-Development Corporations Regulations; (

d) fails to provide the applicable information or returns as provided in clauses 15(

c) or (d). 17

(1) For purposes of subsection 13A(2) of the Act, and subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4), (

a) where a community economic-development corporation is dissolved at any time on or before the 4th an[n]iversary of the closing date of an issue, the Province shall pay to each eligible investor in the corporation an amount equal to the difference between the amount received by the eligible investor on the wind-up of the corporation and 20% of the eligible investor's investment in the corporation; (

b) where, on the 4 th anniversary of the closing date of an issue, an independent valuation of the community economic-development corporation determines the value of eligible investments to be less than 20% of the initial eligible investments, the Province shall pay to each eligible investor the difference between the amount of the valuation and 20% of the eligible investor's initial investment.

(2) An application for payment pursuant to subsection (1) shall be (

a) made by the community economic-development corporation on behalf of its eligible investors; (

b) supported by an independent valuation carried out by a chartered business valuator; (

c) submitted to the Minister no later than 3 months after the 4 th anniversary of the closing date of the issue in respect of which the application is being made.

(3) For greater certainty, (

a) the guarantee provided for in

Section 13A of the Act shall be for a period not exceeding 4 years from the closing date of an issue; (

b) where the Province has made a payment pursuant to this Section, the Province shall have no further obligation respecting a guarantee of the issue in respect of which payment was made. 472

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(1) For purposes of this Section, “restricted area” means the geographical areas of the Province comprising the former cities of Halifax and Dartmouth, the former town of Bedford, and the area commonly known as Sackville.

(2) No guarantee of an eligible investment shall be given where the proceeds of a special issue arising from the eligible investment are invested by a community economic-development corporation in a restricted area.

(3) Despite subsection (2), where a community economic-development corporation invests a portion of the proceeds in a restricted area and a portion of the proceeds outside a restricted area, a guarantee as described in

Section 17 shall apply to that portion invested outside of the restricted area. 473

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Part II Regulations N.S. Reg. 125/2000 Made: June 29, 2000 Filed: June 30, 2000 Aquaculture Licence and Lease Regulations Order in Council 2000-352 made June 29, 2000 Amendment to Regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 64 of the Fisheries and Coastal Resources Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture dated June 13, 2000, pursuant to

Section 64 of

Chapter 25 of the Acts of 1996, the Fisheries and Coastal Resources Act, is pleased to amend the Aquaculture Licence and Lease Regulations made by Order in Council 2000-31 dated February 2, 2000, in the manner set forth in

Schedule "A" attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation effective on, from and after June 29, 2000.

Schedule "A" Amendments to the Aquaculture Licence and Lease Regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 64 of

Chapter 25 of the Acts of 1996, the Fisheries and Coastal Resources Act 1

Section 2 of the Aquaculture Licence and Lease Regulations made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2000-31 dated February 2, 2000, is amended by (

a) striking out the period at the end of clause (

b) and substituting a semicolon; and (

b) adding the following clause immediately after clause (b): (c) “u-fish pond” means a pond stocked with fish located on private property that does not require a water permit from the Department of the Environment, and, in the opinion of the Minister, is used primarily for the purpose of allowing persons to fish in the pond with rod and line for a fee. 2 Clause 6(1)(

a) of the regulations is repealed. 3 Clause 6(1)(

b) of the regulations is amended by striking out “100" and substituting “300 with a rebate of $100 for u-fish ponds". 4 Clause 6(1)(

c) of the regulations is amended by striking out “2" and substituting “10". 5 Subsection 6(2) of the regulations is repealed. 474

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Part II Regulations N.S. Reg. 126/2000 Made: June 29, 2000 Filed: June 30, 2000 Juries Regulations Order in Council 2000-356 made June 29, 2000 Regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 27 of the Juries Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Justice dated June 20, 2000, pursuant to

Section 27 of

Chapter 16 of the Acts of 1998, the Juries Act, is pleased to make regulations in the form set out in

Schedule "A" attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, effective on and after June 29, 2000.

Schedule "A" Regulations Respecting Juries made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 27 of

Chapter 16 of the Acts of 1998, the Juries Act Citation 1 These regulations may be cited as the Juries Regulations. Designated areas 2 The following are designated areas for the purpose of subsection 2(2) of the Act: (

a) Victoria and Cape Breton Counties; (

b) Inverness County; (

c) Richmond County; (

d) Antigonish and Guysborough Counties; (

e) Pictou County; (

f) Halifax Regional Municipality; (

g) Colchester County; (

h) Cumberland County; (

i) Kings and Hants Counties; (

j) Annapolis County; (

k) Digby County; (

l) Lunenburg and Queens Counties; (

m) Shelburne County; (

n) Yarmouth County. Disqualified person 3 A person who (

a) is attending law school; (

b) has attended law school; or (

c) is exempt under

Section 268 of the National Defence Act (Canada) 475

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Part II Regulations is disqualified from serving on any jury. Prescribed list 4 The Department of Health's Health Insurance list is a prescribed list pursuant to

Section 8 of the Act. Fees 5 Despite the Costs and Fees Act, (

a) if the person's place of residence is in excess of 100 km from the place of attendance, the travel allowance for a person summoned for jury duty shall be $0.20/km for both ways between the place of attendance and the residence of the person within the jury district; (

b) the travel allowance for a juror shall be $0.20/km for both ways between the place of attendance and the residence of the juror within the jury district; (

c) the fee to be paid to a juror for attendance at a trial by the juror shall be $40 per day. 476

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Part II Regulations N.S. Reg. 127/2000 Made: June 29, 2000 Filed: June 30, 2000 Proclamation, S. 11(1), S.N.S. 2000, c 11 Order in Council 2000-357 made June 29, 2000 Proclamation made by the Governor in Council pursuant to subsection 11(1) of

An Act to Amend

Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1995-96, the Education Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Education dated June 21, 2000, pursuant to subsection 11(1) of

Chapter 11 of the Acts of 2000,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1995-96, the Education Act, is pleased to order and declare by proclamation that clause 1(

c) and

Section 3 of

Chapter 11 of the Acts of 2000,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1995-96, the Education Act, come into force and not before June 27, 2000. PROVINCE OF NOV A SCOTIA Sgd: Myra A. Freeman 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, GREETING: A PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS in and by

Section 11 of

Chapter 11 of the Acts of 2000,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1995-96, the Education Act, it is enacted as follows: 11

(1) Clause 1(

c) and

Section 3 come into force on such day as the Governor in Council orders and declares by proclamation. AND

WHEREAS it is deemed expedient that clause 1(

c) and

Section 3 of

Chapter 11 of the Acts of 2000,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1995-96, the Education Act, come into force on June 27, 2000; 477

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Part II Regulations 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 clause 1(

c) and

Section 3 of

Chapter 11 of the Acts of 2000,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 1 of the Acts of 1995-96, the Education Act, come into force on June 27, 2000, of which all persons concerned are to take notice and govern themselves accordingly. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF We have caused these our Letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of Nova Scotia to be hereunto affixed. WITNESS, Our Trusty and Well Beloved Her Honour the Honourable Myra A. Freeman, Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Nova Scotia. AT Our Government House in the Halifax Regional Municipality, this 29 th day of June, in the year of Our Lord two thousand and in the forty- ninth year of Our Reign. BY COMMAND: Sgd: Michael G . Baker Provincial Secretary Minister of Justice and Attorney General 478

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Part II Regulations N.S. Reg. 128/2000 Made: June 29, 2000 Filed: June 30, 2000 Proclamation, S. 29, S.N.S. 1998, c. 16 Order in Council 2000-365 made June 29, 2000 Proclamation made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 29 of the Juries Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Justice dated June 27, 2000, pursuant to

Section 29 of

Chapter 16 of the Acts of 1998, the Juries Act, is pleased to order and declare by proclamation that

Chapter 16 of the Acts of 1998, the Juries Act, come into force on and not before July 1, 2000. PROVINCE OF NOV A SCOTIA Sgd: Myra A. Freeman 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, GREETING: A PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS in and by

Section 29 of

Chapter 16 of the Acts of 1998, the Juries Act, it is enacted as follows: 29. 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 16 of the Acts of 1998, the Juries Act, come into force on July 1, 2000; 479

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Part II Regulations 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 16 of the Acts of 1998, the Juries Act, come into force on July 1, 2000, of which all persons concerned are to take notice and govern themselves accordingly. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF We have caused these our Letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of Nova Scotia to be hereunto affixed. WITNESS, Our Trusty and Well Beloved Her Honour the Honourable Myra A. Freeman, Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Nova Scotia. AT Our Government House in the Halifax Regional Municipality, this 29 th day of June, in the year of Our Lord two thousand and in the forty- ninth year of Our Reign. BY COMMAND: Sgd: Michael G . Baker Provincial Secretary Minister of Justice and Attorney General 480

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Part II Regulations N.S. Reg. 129/2000 Made: June 29, 2000 Filed: June 30, 2000 Nova Scotia Child Benefit Regulations Order in Council 2000-366 made June 29, 2000 Amendment to regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 34 of the Income Tax Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Finance dated June 21, 2000, and pursuant to

Section 34 of

Chapter 217 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Income Tax Act, is pleased to amend the Nova Scotia Child Benefit Regulations made by Order in Council 1998-430 dated August 28, 1998, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, effective on and after July 1, 2000.

Schedule "A" Amendments to the Nova Scotia Child Benefit Regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to

Section 34 of

Chapter 217 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Income Tax Act 1

Section 3 of the Nova Scotia Child Benefit Regulations made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 1998-430 dated August 28, 1998, is amended by (

a) striking out “A is $324” and substituting “A is $403"; (

b) striking out “B is $242” and substituting “B is $319”; and (

c) striking out the formula “C = $210 x E” and substituting “C = $286 x E”. 2 Clause 4(2)(

b) of the regulations is amended by (

a) striking out “F is 6.5827%” in subclause (

i) and substituting “F is 8.1877%”; (

b) striking out “G is 11.4994%” in subclauses (ii) and (iii) and substituting in each case “G is 14.6688%”; and (

c) striking out “J is 4.2666%” in subclause (iii) and substituting “J is 5.8107%”. 481