Pharmacy Act and Regulations Definitions Regulations–amendment; Registration, Licensing and Professional Accountability Regulations–amendment

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Page Assessment Act Proclamation of Amendments to Act, S. 3, S.N.S. 2019, c. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67/2020 233 Small-Scale Residential Tourist Accommodation Establishments Regulations. . . . . . . . . . 68/2020 234 Dairy Industry Act Milk Classes and Categories Regulations–amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66/2020 232 Milk Pricing Regulations–amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65/2020 231 Municipal Government Act Polling Districts and Number of Councillors Order: Municipality of the County of Cumberland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62/2020 218 Petroleum Products Pricing Act Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61/2020 216 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64/2020 229 Pharmacy Act Pharmacy Act and Regulations

Definitions Regulations–amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59/2020 214 Registration, Licensing and Professional Accountability Regulations–amendment . . . . . . 60/2020 215 Public Highways Act Spring Weight Restriction Regulations Effective Date Order–amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63/2020 228 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

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Definitions Regulations–amendment; Registration, Licensing and Professional Accountability Regulations–amendment Order in Council 2020-123 dated April 16, 2020 Amendment to regulations made by the Governor in Council and Amendment to regulations made by Council of the Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists and approved by the Governor in Council pursuant to Sections 82 and 83 of the Pharmacy Act The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Health and Wellness dated April 15, 2020, and pursuant to

Chapter 11 of the Acts of 2011, the Pharmacy Act (the “Act”), is pleased, effective on and after April 16, 2020 (

a) pursuant to

Section 83 of the Act, to amend the Pharmacy Act and Regulations

Definitions Regulations, N.S. Reg. 251/2013, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2013-237 dated July 9, 2013, in the manner set forth in

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

b) pursuant to

Section 82 of the Act, to approve of amendments to the Registration, Licensing and Professional Accountability Regulations , N.S. Reg. 252/2013, made by the Council of the Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2013-237 dated July 9, 2013, in the manner set forth in

Schedule “B” attached to and forming part of the report and recommendation. N.S. Reg. 59/2020 Pharmacy Act and Regulations

Definitions Regulations–amendment

Schedule “A” Amendment to the Pharmacy Act and Regulations

Definitions Regulations made by the Governor in Council under

Section 83 of

Chapter 11 of the Acts of 2011, the Pharmacy Act Subsection 3(1) of the Pharmacy Act and Regulations

Definitions Regulations , N.S. Reg. 251/2013, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2013-237 dated July 9, 2013, is amended by (

a) in the definition of “present in the pharmacy”, adding “or other place where pharmacy services are provided” immediately before the semicolon; (

b) adding the following definition immediately before the definition of “record”: “public health emergency” means a public health emergency declared under the Health Protection Act; (

c) striking out the period at the end of the definition of “record” and substituting a semicolon, and adding the following definition immediately after the definition of “record”: “state of emergency” means a state of emergency declared under the Emergency Management Act. © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 214

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Section 3 of the regulations is further amended by adding the following subsection immediately after subsection (2):

(3) During a state of emergency or public health emergency, the following definition applies in the Act and its regulations: “physically present” means immediately accessible to a pharmacy or person being supervised under terms and conditions as Council may prescribe in the public interest. N.S. Reg. 60/2020 Registration, Licensing and Professional Accountability Regulations–amendment

Schedule “B” Amendment to the Registration, Licensing and Professional Accountability Regulations made by the Governor in Council [Council of the Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists] under

Section 82 of

Chapter 11 of the Acts of 2011, the Pharmacy Act I hereby certify that the Council of the Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists, at a duly convened meeting of the Council held on April 3, 2020, and pursuant to

Section 82 of

Chapter 11 of the Acts of 2011, the Pharmacy Act, carried a motion to amend the Registration, Licensing and Professional Accountability Regulations , N.S. Reg. 252/2013, made by the Council of the Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2013-237 dated July 9, 2013, in the manner set forth in the attached. The amendments referred to in this certificate are effective on and after the approval of the Governor in Council. Signed at Halifax, Nova Scotia, on April 10, 2020. Council of the Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists Per: sgd.

Beverley Zwicker Beverley Zwicker CEO and Registrar Amendment to the Registration, Licensing and Professional Accountability Regulations made by the Council of the Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists under

Section 82 of

Chapter 11 of the Acts of 2011, the Pharmacy Act 1 The Registration, Licensing and Professional Accountability Regulations , N.S. Reg. 252/2013, made by the Council of the Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2013-237 dated July 9, 2013, is amended by adding the following

Section immediately after

Section 16: Registration and licensing during state of emergency or public health emergency 16A

(1) During a state of emergency or public health emergency, if the Council is satisfied that it is in the public interest to do so and that an applicant is otherwise competent, the Council may do any of the following: (

a) defer, waive or modify any requirement for registration or licensing for the applicant; © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 215

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b) waive or reduce any requirement under

Section 21 for the applicant to resume practice.

(2) The authority set out in subsection (1) may only be exercised on and after the date that a state of emergency or a public health emergency is declared until the date the state of emergency or public health emergency ends. The regulations are further amended by adding the following

Section immediately after

Section 30: Replacement pharmacy manager—time periods during state of emergency or public health emergency 30A

(1) During a state of emergency or public health emergency, the Council may waive or modify any time period set out in

Section 30 if the Council is satisfied that it is in the public interest to do so.

(2) The authority set out in subsection (1) may only be exercised on and after the date that a state of emergency or public health emergency is declared until the date that the state of emergency or public health emergency ends. N.S. Reg. 61/2020 Made: April 16, 2020 Filed: April 17, 2020 Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Order dated April 16, 2020 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 Order In the matter of the Petroleum Products Pricing Act M09672 - and - In the matter of prescribing prices for petroleum products pursuant to

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

Whereas the purpose of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations is to ensure just and reasonable prices for specified petroleum products taking into consideration the objectives of preserving the availability of such products in rural areas, stabilizing prices of such products and minimizing the variances in prices of such products across the Province; And

whereas the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (“Board”) considered the manner in which it would proceed to set petroleum product prices in its decision, 2006 NSUARB 108, issued on October 16, 2006; And

whereas the Board revised the wholesale margin effective January 4, 2013, in its decision, 2012 NSUARB 213, issued on December 12, 2012; © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 216

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whereas the Board revised the retail margin and the transportation allowance effective October 28, 2016, in its decision, 2016 NSUARB 168, issued on September 26, 2016; And

whereas the average of the average of the daily high and low reported product prices (in Canadian cents) for the period ended April 15, 2020, are: Grade 1 Regular gasoline 22.12¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil 34.87¢ per litre

Now therefore the Board prescribes the benchmark prices for petroleum products to be: Gasoline: Grade 1 22.12¢ per litre Grade 2 25.12¢ per litre Grade 3 28.12¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil 34.87¢ per litre And

now therefore the Board has determined, based on historical data regarding price changes and to achieve revenue neutrality, it is appropriate to apply, and the Board so orders, forward averaging corrections of: Gasoline: minus 1.1¢ per litre Ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil: minus 1.9¢ per litre And

whereas a winter blending adjustment of plus 0¢ per litre is required for ultra-low-sulfur diesel oil; And

now therefore the Board prescribes the prices for petroleum products as set forth in

Schedule “A” effective on and after 12:01 a.m., April 17, 2020. Dated at Halifax, Nova Scotia, this 16th day of April, 2020. 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 April 17, 2020 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 29.27 10.0 15.5 54.77 Mid-Grade Unleaded 32.27 10.0 15.5 57.77 Premium Unleaded 35.27 10.0 15.5 60.77 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 41.49 4.0 15.4 60.89 68.9 71.0 72.3 74.5 75.8 77.9 75.9 78.1 68.9 999.9 72.3 999.9 75.8 999.9 75.9 999.9 © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 217

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Part II - Regulations Vol. 44, No. 10 Zone 2 Regular Unleaded 29.77 10.0 15.5 55.27 69.4 71.6 69.4 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 32.77 10.0 15.5 58.27 72.9 75.1 72.9 999.9 Premium Unleaded 35.77 10.0 15.5 61.27 76.3 78.5 76.3 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 41.99 4.0 15.4 61.39 76.5 78.6 76.5 999.9 Zone 3 Regular Unleaded 30.17 10.0 15.5 55.67 69.9 72.1 69.9 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 33.17 10.0 15.5 58.67 73.3 75.5 73.3 999.9 Premium Unleaded 36.17 10.0 15.5 61.67 76.8 79.0 76.8 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 42.39 4.0 15.4 61.79 76.9 79.1 76.9 999.9 Zone 4 Regular Unleaded 30.27 10.0 15.5 55.77 70.0 72.2 70.0 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 33.27 10.0 15.5 58.77 73.5 75.6 73.5 999.9 Premium Unleaded 36.27 10.0 15.5 61.77 76.9 79.1 76.9 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 42.49 4.0 15.4 61.89 77.0 79.2 77.0 999.9 Zone 5 Regular Unleaded 30.27 10.0 15.5 55.77 70.0 72.2 70.0 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 33.27 10.0 15.5 58.77 73.5 75.6 73.5 999.9 Premium Unleaded 36.27 10.0 15.5 61.77 76.9 79.1 76.9 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 42.49 4.0 15.4 61.89 77.0 79.2 77.0 999.9 Zone 6 Regular Unleaded 30.97 10.0 15.5 56.47 70.8 73.0 70.8 999.9 Mid-Grade Unleaded 33.97 10.0 15.5 59.47 74.3 76.4 74.3 999.9 Premium Unleaded 36.97 10.0 15.5 62.47 77.7 79.9 77.7 999.9 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel 43.19 4.0 15.4 62.59 77.8 80.0 77.8 999.9 N.S.

Reg. 62/2020 Made: April 16, 2020 Filed: April 17, 2020 Polling Districts and Number of Councillors Order: Municipality of the County of Cumberland Order dated April 16, 2020 made by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board pursuant to

Section 368 of the Municipal Government Act Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board In the matter of the Municipal Government Act - and - In the matter of an Application by the Municipality of the County of Cumberland to reduce the number of councillors and polling districts and to set the new boundaries of the polling districts Before: Roland A. Deveau, Q.C., Vice Chair Roberta J. Clarke, Q.C., Member Stephen T. McGrath, LL.B., Member © NS Office of the Registrar of Regulations. Web version. 218