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Body Armour Control Regulations

made under Section 15 of the

Body Armour Control Act

S.N.S. 2018, c. 22

O.I.C. 2019-16 (effective February 20, 2019), N.S. Reg. 19/2019



Table of Contents


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Citation

Definitions

Prescribed items for definition of body armour

Sporting equipment not subject to Act

Notice of violation

Notice of revocation of forfeiture


 

Citation

1        These regulations may be cited as the Body Armour Control Regulations.


Definitions

2        (1)    In these regulations,

 

“Act” means the Body Armour Control Act;

 

“notice of revocation” means a notice of revocation for forfeited body armour under subsection 9(1) of the Act;

 

“notice of violation” means an administrative sanction in the form of a notice of violation issued under subsection 8(1) of the Act.

 

          (2)    All the following terms used in the exemptions for persons in subsection 4(2) of the Act include transporting or storing body armour when required for the purposes described by the terms:

 

                   (a)      “in the course of their lawful employment or duties” in clause (a);

 

                   (b)     “while training” in subclause (b)(i);

 

                   (c)      “in the course of that person’s duties” in subclause (b)(ii);

 

                   (d)     “in the course of operating a lawful business” in clause (c).


Prescribed items for definition of body armour

3        Panels or plates that meet any of the following criteria are prescribed as being included in the definition of “body armour”:

 

                   (a)      they protect the body from projectiles discharged from a firearm or puncture or stab wounds;

 

                   (b)     they are designed to be inserted into pockets of vests, jackets or other garments to create or enhance body armour.


Sporting equipment not subject to Act

4        The Act does not apply to safety equipment that is designed, intended for and worn by an individual for the purposes of a sporting event in which the equipment is required.


Notice of violation

5        (1)    A notice of violation must contain all of the following information:

 

                   (a)      the offence for which the notice of violation is being issued;

 

                   (b)     the date, time and location of the offence;

 

                   (c)      all of the following information about the person to whom the notice of violation is being issued:

 

                              (i)      name,

 

                              (ii)     date of birth,

 

                              (iii)    address,

 

                              (iv)    telephone number, if known,

 

                              (v)     e-mail address, if known;

 

                   (d)     a description of the body armour being forfeited, including all of the following:

 

                              (i)      serial number(s),

 

                              (ii)     quantity,

 

                              (iii)    condition;

 

                   (e)      confirmation from the peace officer issuing the notice of violation that the peace officer has informed the person to whom the notice of violation is being issued of all of the following:

 

                              (i)      that the person has the option of immediately forfeiting the body armour to Her Majesty in right of the Province by allowing the peace officer to take possession of the body armour and that the body armour will be disposed of or otherwise dealt with as the Attorney General directs,

 

                              (ii)     that upon forfeiting the body armour it is deemed seized by the peace officer;

 

                   (f)      notice of the application of all of the following provisions of the Act:

 

                              (i)      subsection 8(4), respecting no prosecution being commenced,

 

                              (ii)     subsection 9(1), respecting the person’s option to revoke the forfeiture,

 

                              (iii)    subsection 9(3), respecting return of the body armour;

 

                   (g)     all of the following information for the peace officer issuing the notice of violation:

 

                              (i)      police agency or provincial department, and the contact information for the police agency or provincial department,

 

                              (ii)     identification number as a peace officer.

 

          (2)    A notice of violation must be signed and dated by the peace officer issuing the notice of violation, and may be signed by electronic means in an electronic format.

 

          (3)    A notice of violation must be in a form approved by the Manager of Security Programs in the Department of Justice, in either electronic or hard copy format.

 

          (4)    A notice of violation is not invalid because a peace officer fails to enter all of the information required by this Section.


Notice of revocation of forfeiture

6        (1)    A notice of revocation must be sent to the police agency or provincial department indicated on the notice of violation and contain all of the following information:

 

                   (a)      a statement that the person revokes their forfeiture of body armour;

 

                   (b)     a description of the body armour forfeited;

 

                   (c)      all of the following information about the person making the revocation:

 

                              (i)      name,

 

                              (ii)     date of birth,

 

                              (iii)    address,

 

                              (iv)    telephone number,

 

                              (v)     e-mail address;

 

                   (d)     the name of the peace officer to whom the body armour was forfeited and their police agency or provincial department, if known;

 

                   (e)      the date and location where the person forfeited the body armour to a peace officer.

 

          (2)    Despite subsection (1), if a notice of revocation does not contain all of the information required by subsection (1), it must be accepted if it contains sufficient information to identify the person and the forfeiture being revoked.


 

 


Legislative History
Reference Tables

Body Armour Control Regulations

N.S. Reg. 19/2019

Body Armour Control Act

Note:  The information in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is compiled by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only.

Source Law

The current consolidation of the Body Armour Control Regulations made under the Body Armour Control Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S.
Regulation

In force
date*

How in force

Royal Gazette
Part II Issue

19/2019

Feb 20, 2019

date specified

Feb 15, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following regulations are not yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation:

N.S.
Regulation

In force
date*

How in force

Royal Gazette
Part II Issue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for rules about in force dates of regulations.

Amendments by Provision

ad. = added
am. = amended

fc. = fee change
ra. = reassigned

rep. = repealed
rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

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Note that changes to headings are not included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections

 

Note

Effective
date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repealed and Superseded

N.S.
Regulation

Title

In force
date

Repealed
date

 

 

 

 

Note:  Only regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this table.  It may not reflect the entire history of regulations on this subject matter.