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. Volume 47, No. 23 November 17, 2023

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

Page Dairy Industry Act Bulk Haulage Regulations–amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191/2023 640 Income Tax Act Venture Capital Tax Credit Regulations–amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197/2023 645 Natural Products Act Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia Levy Order–amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195/2023 643 Petroleum Products Pricing Act Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices (dispensed from publication) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194/2023 643 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices (dispensed from publication) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196/2023 644

Summary Proceedings Act

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations–amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192/2023 641 –amendment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193/2023 642 639

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 23 N.S. Reg. 191/2023 Made: October 5, 2023 Approved: October 13, 2023 Filed: October 25, 2023 Bulk Haulage Regulations–amendment Order dated October 19, 2023 Amendment to regulations made by the Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia and approved by the Natural Products Marketing Council pursuant to clause 15(1)(

b) of the Dairy Industry Act Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia Amendment to the Bulk Haulage Regulations made under the Dairy Industry Act I certify that on October 5, 2023, the Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia, pursuant to clause 15(1)(

b) of

Chapter 24 of the Acts of 2000, the Dairy Industry Act, carried a motion to amend the Bulk Haulage Regulations, N.S. Reg. 23/2003, made by the Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia on July 17, 2002, and approved by the Natural Products Marketing Council on August 13, 2002, in the manner set forth in the attached

Schedule “A”, effective on and after November 1, 2023. Signed at Truro, in the County of Colchester, Nova Scotia, on October 19, 2023. Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia per: sgd. Kimberly Harrison Kimberly Harrison General Manager ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Approved by the Natural Products Marketing Council at Bible Hill, in the County of Colchester, Nova Scotia, on October 13, 2023. Natural Products Marketing Council per: sgd. Danielle Dorn Kouwenberg Danielle Dorn Kouwenberg Manager

Schedule “A” Amendment to the Bulk Haulage Regulations made by the Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia pursuant to clause 15(1)(

b) of

Chapter 24 of the Acts of 2000, the Dairy Industry Act

Section 7 of the Bulk Haulage Regulations, N.S. Reg. 23/2003, made by the Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia on July 17, 2002, and approved by the Natural Products Marketing Council on August 13, 2002, is amended by repealing clause (

a) and substituting the following clause: 640

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a) for farm milk pick-up that occurs on a set

schedule of every second day: Transporter Maximum Rate/100 L Fisher Transport Limited $2.98 Winterthur Farm— Rudolph Burghardt $3.33 N.S. Reg. 192/2023 Made: October 24, 2023 Filed: October 25, 2023

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations–amendment Order dated October 24, 2023 Amendment to regulations made by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice pursuant to

Section 8 of the

Summary Proceedings Act Order Made under

Section 8 of

Chapter 450 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the

Summary Proceedings Act I, Brad Johns, Attorney General and Minister of Justice for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to

Section 8 of

Chapter 450 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the

Summary Proceedings Act, effective on and after the date of this order, hereby (

a) amend

Schedule 11 to the

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations, N.S. Reg. 281/2011, made by order of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice dated October 4, 2011, to designate certain offences under the Crown Lands Act as

summary offence ticket offences, in the manner set forth in the attached

Schedule “A”; and (

b) order and direct that the penalty to be entered on a summons in respect of an offence set out in amendments to the schedules to the

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations, N.S. Reg. 281/2011, as set forth in the attached

Schedule “A”, is the out-of-court settlement amount listed in the out-of-court settlement column set out opposite the description for the offence, and includes the charge provided for in, and in accordance with, Sections 8 and 9 of the Act. Dated and made October 24, 2023, at Halifax, Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia. sgd. Brad Johns Honourable Brad Johns Attorney General and Minister of Justice 641

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Schedule “A” Amendment to the

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations made by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice pursuant to

Section 8 of

Chapter 450 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the

Summary Proceedings Act

Schedule 11 to the

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations, N.S. Reg. 281/2011, made by order of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice dated October 4, 2011, is amended by repealing item 23 and substituting the following item: 23 Dumping or depositing (specify) materials on or over (specify) Crown lands first offence second offence third or subsequent offence 38(1)(c) $812.50 $1617.50 $2422.50 N.S. Reg. 193/2023 Made: October 24, 2023 Filed: October 25, 2023

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations–amendment Order dated October 24, 2023 Amendment to regulations made by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice pursuant to

Section 8 of the

Summary Proceedings Act Order Made under

Section 8 of

Chapter 450 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the

Summary Proceedings Act I, Brad Johns, Attorney General and Minister of Justice for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to

Section 8 of

Chapter 450 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the

Summary Proceedings Act, effective on and after the date of this order, hereby amend

Schedule 4A to the

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations, N.S. Reg. 281/2011, made by order of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice dated October 4, 2011, by repealing the heading “Off-highway Vehicle Pilot Project Regulations” and items 1–12 under that heading. This order is effective on and after the date it is made. Dated and made October 24, 2023, at Halifax, Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia. sgd. Brad Johns Honourable Brad Johns Attorney General and Minister of Justice 642

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 23 N.S. Reg. 194/2023 Made: October 26, 2023 Filed: October 27, 2023 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Order dated October 26, 2023 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 [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 Utility and Review Board’s website at the following address: https://nsuarb.novascotia.ca/mandates/gasoline-diesel-pricing.] N.S.

Reg. 195/2023 Made: October 12, 2023 Approved: October 27, 2023 Filed: November 1, 2023 Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia Levy Order–amendment Order dated October 30, 2023 Amendment to regulations made by the Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia and approved by the Natural Products Marketing Council pursuant to clause 9(1)(hb) of the Natural Products Act Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia Amendment to the Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia Levy Order I certify that on October 12, 2023, the Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia, pursuant to clause 9(1)(hb) of

Chapter 308 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Natural Products Act, as delegated by clause 6(

g) of the Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia Marketing Plan, N.S. Reg. 239/82, carried a motion to amend the Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia Levy Order, N.S. Reg. 170/2006, made by the Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia on August 9, 2006, and approved by the Natural Products Marketing Council on August 22, 2006, in the manner set forth in the attached

Schedule “A”, effective on and after November 5, 2023. Signed at Truro, in the County of Colchester, Nova Scotia, on October 30, 2023. Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia sgd. Wanda Hamilton per: Wanda Hamilton General Manager 643

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 23 Approved by the Natural Products Marketing Council at Bible Hill, in the County of Colchester, Nova Scotia, on October 27, 2023. Natural Products Marketing Council sgd. Danielle Dorn Kouwenberg per: Danielle Dorn Kouwenberg Manager

Schedule “A” Amendment to the Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia Levy Order made by the Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia under clause 9(1)(hb) of

Chapter 308 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Natural Products Act Subsection 3(1) of the Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia Levy Order, N.S. Reg. 170/2006, made by the Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia on August 9, 2006, and approved by the Natural Products Marketing Council on August 22, 2006, is amended by striking out “$0.3975” and substituting “$0.5195”. N.S. Reg. 196/2023 Made: November 2, 2023 Filed: November 3, 2023 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Order dated November 2, 2023 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 [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 Utility and Review Board’s website at the following address: https://nsuarb.novascotia.ca/mandates/gasoline-diesel-pricing.] 644

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 47, No. 23 N.S. Reg. 197/2023 Made: November 7, 2023 Filed: November 7, 2023 Venture Capital Tax Credit Regulations–amendment Order in Council 2023-306 dated November 7, 2023 Amendment to regulations made by the Governor in Council pursuant to subsection 37B(18) of the Income Tax Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Finance and Treasury Board dated September 29, 2023, and pursuant to subsection 37B(18) of

Chapter 217 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Income Tax Act, is pleased to amend the Venture Capital Tax Credit Regulations, N.S. Reg. 173/2020, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2020-310 dated November 17, 2020, to replace the term “major shareholder” with “major investor”, amend the criteria for eligible investors, amend the requirements for a qualifying venture capital fund’s application for approval of the raising of equity capital and make other administrative changes, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation, effective on and after April 1, 2019.

Schedule “A” Amendment to the Venture Capital Tax Credit Regulations made by the Governor in Council under subsection 37B(18) of

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

Section 2 of the Venture Capital Tax Credit Regulations, N.S. Reg. 173/2020, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2020-310 dated November 17, 2020, is amended by (

a) adding the following definition where it belongs in alphabetical order: “major investor” means, (

i) in relation to a corporation, a person whose shares in the corporation, together with any shares owned by the person’s affiliates, carry, in the aggregate, 10% or more of any voting rights attached to the shares in the corporation, and (ii) in relation to a limited partnership, a person whose limited partnership units, together with any limited partnership units owned by the person’s affiliates, carry, in the aggregate, 10% or more of any voting rights attached to the limited partnership units in the limited partnership; (

b) repealing the definition of “major shareholder”. 2 Clause 5(1)(

c) of the regulations is repealed. 3 Subsection 9(1) of the regulations is repealed and the following subsection substituted:

(1) A qualifying venture capital fund must not make or hold an investment in a qualifying small business if a major investor in the qualifying venture capital fund is, or was at any time during the 2 years immediately preceding the investment, any of the following: 645

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a) a major investor in the qualifying small business; (

b) an affiliate of a major investor in the qualifying small business; (

c) the qualifying small business or an affiliate of the qualifying small business. 4 Subsection 14(1) of the regulations is amended by renumbering it as

Section 14. 5 Clause 15(1)(

f) of the regulations is repealed and the following clause substituted: (

f) a statement signed by an authorized officer of the qualifying small business which confirms that the qualifying small business (

i) meets the criteria set out in

Section 7, and (ii) will not use the investment proceeds for a purpose described in subsection 10(1); 6 Clause 20(2)(

a) of the regulations is amended by striking out “Atlantic Canada” and substituting “Nova Scotia”. 7 Clause 26(

a) of the regulations is amended by striking out “Atlantic Canada” and substituting “Nova Scotia”. 8 Subsection 27(2) of the regulations is amended by striking out “90 days” and substituting “6 months”. 646