In force date of regulations: As of March 5, 2005*, the date that a regulation comes into force is determined by subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act. The date that a regulation is filed and any specified effective dates are important in determining when the regulation is in force. *Effective November 28, 2023, subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act was replaced. (See subsection 3(5) of

Chapter 54 of the Acts of 2022,

An Act to Amend

Chapter 393 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Regulations Act.)

Part II – Regulations Volume 50, No. 2 January 23, 2026 Halifax, Nova Scotia Published Under the Authority of the Attorney General Contents Act Reg. No.

Page Building Code Act Nova Scotia Building Code Regulations–amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/2026 13 Halifax Regional Municipality Charter Westphal Healthcare Facility Area Order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/2026 9 Petroleum Products Pricing Act Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices (dispensed from publication) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281/2025 8 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices (dispensed from publication) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/2026 8 7

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 50, No. 2 N.S. Reg. 281/2025 Made: December 31, 2025 Filed: December 31, 2025 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Order dated December 31, 2025 made by the Nova Scotia Energy Board pursuant to

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and Sections 16 to 19 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations [Please note: Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices filed with the Office of the Registrar of Regulations on and after January 23, 2023, will no longer be published in the Royal Gazette

Part II. Publication of the Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices has been dispensed with by order of the Attorney General dated January 23, 2023, and published on page 63 of the February 10, 2023, issue of the Royal Gazette

Part II. Current and historical Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices are available for inspection in person at the Office of the Registrar of Regulations and can be viewed on the Nova Scotia Energy Board’s website at the following address: https://nserbt.ca/nseb/mandates/gasoline-diesel-pricing.] N.S. Reg. 1/2026 Made: January 8, 2026 Filed: January 8, 2026 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Order dated January 8, 2026 made by the Nova Scotia Energy Board pursuant to

Section 14 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act and Sections 16 to 19 of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations [Please note: Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices filed with the Office of the Registrar of Regulations on and after January 23, 2023, will no longer be published in the Royal Gazette

Part II. Publication of the Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices has been dispensed with by order of the Attorney General dated January 23, 2023, and published on page 63 of the February 10, 2023, issue of the Royal Gazette

Part II. Current and historical Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices are available for inspection in person at the Office of the Registrar of Regulations and can be viewed on the Nova Scotia Energy Board’s website at the following address: https://nserbt.ca/nseb/mandates/gasoline-diesel-pricing.] 8

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 50, No. 2 N.S. Reg. 2/2026 Made: January 13, 2026 Filed: January 13, 2026 Westphal Healthcare Facility Area Order Order dated January 13, 2026 made by the Minister of Municipal Affairs pursuant to

Section 229C of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter Westphal Healthcare Facility Area Order made by the Minister of Municipal Affairs under

Section 229C of

Chapter 39 of the Acts of 2008, the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter

Whereas healthcare facilities in the Halifax Regional Municipality are urgently required for the purpose of meeting the healthcare needs of the residents of the Province; And

whereas a healthcare facility has been proposed near Old Miller Road and Main Street, Westphal, which will be developed faster and more efficiently with the designation of a healthcare facility area; Therefore, I order the following: 1. A proposed healthcare facility is urgently required for the purpose of

Section 229C of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter. 2. The area of the Halifax Regional Municipality located at Old Miller Road and Main Street, Westphal, identified by Parcel Identification Number 40150567, is designated as a healthcare facility area. 3. The healthcare facility area may be referred to as the “Westphal Healthcare Facility Area.” 4. The Westphal Healthcare Facility Area is designated for the purpose of building and operating a healthcare facility, which must be substantially consistent with the drawings, plans and details attached as

Schedule “A” to this order. 5. The land within the Westphal Healthcare Facility Area shall be subdivided as indicated in the attached

Schedule “B.” The land parcel identified by Parcel Identification Number 40150567 shall be subdivided to create “lot A” as indicated in

Schedule “B” and the healthcare facility must be located in the parcel of land identified as “lot A.” 6. Halifax Regional Municipality Bylaw G-200, the Grade Alteration Bylaw, does not apply to the land identified as “lot A,” for the purposes of the development of the healthcare facility. 7. Any municipal planning strategies, land-use bylaws, development agreements, policies and subdivision bylaws in force in the Halifax Regional Municipality do not apply to the land identified as “lot A.” 8.

Any municipal planning strategies, land-use bylaws, development agreements, policies and subdivision bylaws in force in the Halifax Regional Municipality apply to the remaining lands identified as “Parcel HCC1-R (remaining lands)” in

Schedule “B.” This Order is effective on and after the date it is filed with the Registrar of Regulations. Dated and made January 13, 2026, at Halifax, Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia. 9

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 50, No. 2 sgd. John A. MacDonald Honourable John A. MacDonald Minister of Municipal Affairs

Schedule “A” Westphal Healthcare Facility Area 10

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Schedule “B” Location of Westphal Healthcare Facility (Lot A) 12

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 50, No. 2 N.S. Reg. 3/2026 Made: January 13, 2026 Filed: January 13, 2026 Nova Scotia Building Code Regulations–amendment Order dated January 13, 2026 Amendment to regulations made by the Minister of Housing pursuant to

Section 4 of the Building Code Act In the matter of

Section 4 of

Chapter 46 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Building Code Act -and- In the matter of an amendment to the Nova Scotia Building Code Regulations Order I, John White, Minister of Housing for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to

Section 4 of

Chapter 46 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Building Code Act, hereby amend the Nova Scotia Building Code Regulations, N.S. Reg. 198/2024, made by order of the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing dated September 20, 2024, to prescribe organizations for the purpose of issuing an acceptable product evaluation report, in the manner set forth in the attached

Schedule “A” effective on and after February 1, 2026. Dated and made January 13, 2026, at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia. sgd. John White Honourable John White Minister of Housing

Schedule “A” Amendment to the Nova Scotia Building Code Regulations made by the Minister of Housing under

Section 4 of

Chapter 46 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Building Code Act 1

Section 59 of the Nova Scotia Building Code Regulations, N.S. Reg. 198/2024, made by order of the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing dated September 20, 2024, is repealed and the following

Section substituted: Sentence 1.1.1.1.(2) (Application of this Code) replaced 59 Sentences 1.1.1.1.(2) and (3) (Part 1 of Division

A) of the National Building Code are repealed and replaced with the following: 2) Except as provided in

Section 10A of the Nova Scotia Building Code Regulations, the Code applies to both site-assembled and factory-constructed buildings. (See Note NS-10A, NSBCR). 3) Farm buildings shall conform to the requirements in the National Farm Building Code 1995. 13

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Section immediately after

Section 59:

Article 1.2.1.2. (Prescribed Organizations) added 59A Subsection 1.2.1. (Part 1 of Division

A) of the National Building Code is amended by adding the following

Article immediately after

Article 1.2.1.1.: 1.2.1.2. Prescribed Organizations 1) A product evaluation report issued by an organization prescribed in Sentence (2) may be accepted for the purpose of

Section 11A of the Act. 2) The following organizations are prescribed for the purpose of issuing a product evaluation report:

a) Canadian Construction Materials Centre (CCMC),

b) Ontario Building Materials Evaluation Commission (BMEC), and

c) ICC-Evaluation Service (ICC-ES Canada) (See Note NS-59A, NSBCR). 3

Section 65 of the regulations is repealed. 4

Section 66 of the regulations is amended by striking out “NS-69” in the note in Clause 1.3.1.2.(1)(

c) and substituting “NS-66”. 5

Section 74 of the regulations is amended by adding “(See Note NS-74, NSBCR)” at the end of Sentence 3.4.6.16.(8). 6

Section 76 of the regulations is amended by (

a) striking out “Article 3.8.3.21.” and substituting “Article 3.8.3.22.”; (

b) striking out “3.8.3.22. Sleeping Units in Roofed Accommodations” and substituting “3.8.3.25. Sleeping Units in Roofed Accommodations”; and (

c) striking out “3.8.3.23.” and substituting “3.8.3.26.” 7

Section 86 of the regulations is amended by striking out “Clause 9.32.3.6.(1)(b)” and substituting “Clause 9.32.3.3.(1)(b)”. 8 The regulations are further amended by adding the following

Section immediately after

Section 89: Table 9.36.8.2. (Energy Performance Tiers) amended 89A Table 9.36.8.2. (Part 9 of Division

B) of the National Building Code is amended in the row beginning with “3” by striking out “Reserved” under the column titled “Minimum Sum of Energy Conservation Points” and substituting “20”. 9

Section 91 of the regulations is amended by (

a) adding “(See Note NS-9.38.2.1.(4), NSBCR)” at the end of Sentence 9.38.2.1.(4); and (

b) adding “(See Note NS-9.38.2.2.(2), NSBCR)” at the end of Clause 9.38.2.2.(2)(c). 10

Section 93 of the regulations is amended by striking out “other” in Sentence 2.4.9.1.(1) and substituting “another”. 14

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Schedule “C” to the regulations is amended by (

a) repealing Sentence 3.8.3.6.(17) and substituting the following Sentence: 17) Except for facilities for persons with cognitive disabilities such as dementia, doorways leading from a public corridor or a corridor used by the public that provide access to a public area or an exit shall be provided with a door or door frame that has a readily apparent visual contrast with adjacent wall surfaces. (See Note A-3.8.3.6.(17), NBC) (See also Note A-3.4.6.11.(4), NBC). (

b) striking out “9.38.” in Clause 3.8.4.1.(2)(

b) and substituting “9.39.”; and (

c) striking out “3.8.2.3.(7)” in Clause 3.8.4.1.(2)(

c) and substituting “3.8.2.1.(7)”. 12 The table in

Schedule “D” to the regulations is amended in the row beginning with “34” by (

a) striking out “50%” under the column titled “NBC Requirement” and substituting “100%”; and (

b) striking out “Where” under the column titled “Alternative Compliance Methods” and substituting “Except for Group A, assembly occupancies, where”. 15