Office of the Registrar of Regulations

Regulations Listed by Department

This page lists Acts in alphabetical order beneath the name of the department or agency responsible for administering them - linked to a list of active regulations made under each Act. Only Acts that have regulations made under them are listed.

The Nova Scotia regulation number ("N.S. Reg.") of the regulations, or of the most recent amendment to the regulations, is listed beneath the regulation title.

We post notice of new regulations and amendments (including new N.S. Reg. numbers) as soon as possible after filing, but the text of the new or newly consolidated regulations is not available until after the new regulations or amendments are published in the Royal Gazette Part II. Please contact us by e-mail with any questions about specific regulations.

Please note: we distribute Nova Scotia regulations only, not the Acts. Go to the Legislative Counsel website for the text of Acts (statutes) and bills.

A	Acadian Affairs and Francophonie Agriculture
C	Chief Electoral Officer Office of Communications Nova Scotia Communities, Culture and Heritage Community Services
E	Education and Early Childhood Development Energy and Mines Environment and Climate Change
F	Finance and Treasury Board Fisheries and Aquaculture
H	Health and Wellness House of Assembly Management Commission Human Rights Commission (Nova Scotia)
I	Inclusive Economic Growth Infrastructure and Housing
J	Justice
L	Labour and Advanced Education Lands and Forestry
M	Minister of Labour Relations Minister responsible for the Act Municipal Affairs
P	Private Acts Public Service Commission
S	Securities Commission (Nova Scotia) Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services
T	Transportation and Active Transit
U	Utility and Review Board

Office of Acadian Affairs and Francophonie

To view a list of regulations made under an Act, click on the name of the Act.

French-language Services Act

Department of Agriculture

To view a list of regulations made under an Act, click on the name of the Act.

Agricultural Marshland Conservation Act

Agricultural Weed Control Act

Agriculture and Marketing Act

Agriculture and Rural Credit Act

Animal Health and Protection Act

Animal Protection Act

Bee Industry Act

Crop and Livestock Insurance Act

Dairy Industry Act

Farm Practices Act

Farm Registration Act

Fur Industry Act

Health Protection Act (Milk Production, Transportation and Pasteurization Regulations only)

Imitation Dairy Products Act

Livestock Health Services Act

Veterinary Medical Act

Wildlife Act (Deer Farming and Marketing of Deer Products Regulations and Game Farming Regulations only)

Chief Electoral Officer

To view a list of regulations made under an Act, click on the name of the Act.

Elections Act

Office of Communications Nova Scotia

To view a list of regulations made under an Act, click on the name of the Act.

Communications and Information Act (also under Justice as relates to Royal Gazette and Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services as relates to the Queen's Printer)

Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage

To view a list of regulations made under an Act, click on the name of the Act.

Arts Council Act

Boxing Authority Act

Heritage Property Act

Libraries Act

Order of Nova Scotia Act

Public Archives Act

Sherbrooke Restoration Commission Act

Special Places Protection Act (also under Environment)

Volunteer Fire and Ground Search and Rescue Services Act

Volunteer Protection Act

Volunteer Services Act

Department of Community Services

To view a list of regulations made under an Act, click on the name of the Act.

Adoption Information Act

Children and Family Services Act

Employment Support and Income Assistance Act

Health Services and Insurance Act (Low Income Pharmacare for Children Regulations only)

Homes for Special Care Act (also under Health and Wellness)

Intercountry Adoption Act

North Queens Nursing Home Act

Protection for Persons in Care Act

Social Assistance Act (also under Health and Wellness)

Department of Education and Early Childhood Development

To view a list of regulations made under an Act, click on the name of the Act.

Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority Act

Early Education and Child Care Act

Education Act

Education (CSAP) Act

Mi'kmaq Education Act

Public School Administrators Employment Relations Act

Teachers' Professional Agreement and Classroom Improvements (2017) Act

Department of Energy and Mines

To view a list of regulations made under an Act, click on the name of the Act.

Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation (Nova Scotia) Act

Electricity Act

Energy Resources Conservation Act

Energy-efficient Appliances Act

Gas Distribution Act

Gypsum Mining Income Tax Act

Marine Renewable-energy Act

Maritime Link Act

Mineral Resources Act

Mines Act

Offshore Petroleum Royalty Act

Petroleum Resources Act

Petroleum Resources Removal Permit Act

Pipeline Act

Underground Hydrocarbons Storage Act

Department of Environment and Climate Change

To view a list of regulations made under an Act, click on the name of the Act.

Environment Act

Health Protection Act (Food Safety Regulations only)

Non-essential Pesticides Control Act

Off-highway Vehicles Act (regulations respecting vulnerable areas and protected water areas only)

Special Places Protection Act (regulations respecting designated ecological sites only)

Wilderness Areas Protection Act

Department of Finance and Treasury Board

To view a list of regulations made under an Act, click on the name of the Act.

Cannabis Control Act

Corporation Capital Tax Act

Credit Union Act

Equity Tax Credit Act

Gaming Control Act - Part I

Income Tax Act

Insurance Act

Insurance Premiums Tax Act

Members' Retiring Allowances Act

Liquor Control Act

Pension Benefits Act

Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act

Provincial Finance Act

Public Sector Compensation Disclosure Act

Public Service Superannuation Act

Revenue Act

Sales Tax Act

Sydney Steel Corporation Sale Act

Teachers' Pension Act

Trust and Loan Companies Act

Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture

To view a list of regulations made under an Act, click on the name of the Act.

Fish Harvester Organizations Support Act

Fisheries and Coastal Resources Act

Wildlife Act (Fishing Regulations only)

Department of Health and Wellness

To view a list of regulations made under an Act, click on the name of the Act.

Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists Act

Chiropractic Act

Counselling Therapists Act

Dental Act

Dental Hygienists Act

Dental Technicians Act

Denturist Act

Dispensing Opticians Act

Fair Drug Pricing Act

Gaming Control Act - Part I (also under Finance)

Health Authorities Act

Health Protection Act (also under Agriculture)

Health Services and Insurance Act (also under Community Services)

Homemakers' Services Act

Homes for Special Care Act (also under Community Services)

Hospitals Act

Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment Act

Licensed Practical Nurses Act

Mandatory Testing and Disclosure Act

Massage Therapist Titles Protection Act

Medical Act

Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Professionals Act

Medical Laboratory Technology Act

Medical Professional Corporations Act

Midwifery Act

Municipal Hospitals Loan Act

Nursing Act

Occupational Therapists Act

Optometry Act

Paramedics Act

Patient Safety Act

Personal Health Information Act

Pharmacy Act

Physiotherapy Act

Prescription Monitoring Act

Protection for Persons in Care Act

Psychologists Act

Registered Nurses' Act

Regulated Health Professions Network Act

Respiratory Therapists Act

Safe Body Art Act

Safer Needles in Healthcare Workplaces Act

Smoke-free Places Act

Snow Sport Helmet Act

Social Assistance Act (also under Community Services)

Tanning Beds Act

Tobacco Access Act

House of Assembly Management Commission

To view a list of regulations made under an Act, click on the name of the Act.

House of Assembly Management Commission Act

Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission

To view a list of regulations made under an Act, click on the name of the Act.

Human Rights Act

Department of Inclusive Economic Growth

To view a list of regulations made under an Act, click on the name of the Act.

Co-operative Associations Act

Industrial Loan Act

Invest Nova Scotia Board Act

Nova Scotia Business Incorporated Act

Venture Corporations Act

Department of Infrastructure and Housing

To view a list of regulations made under an Act, click on the name of the Act.

Housing Act

Housing Nova Scotia Act

Department of Justice

(see also the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission and Private Acts) To view a list of regulations made under an Act, click on the name of the Act.

Accessibility Act

Adult Capacity and Decision-making Act

Alternative Penalty Act

Architects Act

Assets Management and Disposition Act

Body Armour Control Act

Builders' Lien Act

Canadian Forces Reservists Protection Act

Child Pornography Reporting Act

Civil Forfeiture Act

Communications and Information Act (also under Office of Communications Nova Scotia and Internal Services)

Correctional Services Act

Corrections Act

Costs and Fees Act

Court and Administrative Reform Act

Court Houses and Lockup Houses Act

Court Officials Act

Divorce Act (Canada)

Domestic Violence Intervention Act

Enforcement of Canadian Judgments and Decrees Act

Engineering Profession Act

Expropriation Act

Family Court Act

Family Orders Information Release Act

Fatality Investigations Act

Flea Markets Regulation Act

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Gunshot Wounds Mandatory Reporting Act

Interior Designers Act

Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act

Interpretation Act

Interprovincial Subpoena Act

Intestate Succession Act

Intimate Images and Cyber-protection Act

Judicature Act

Juries Act

Justices of the Peace Act

Legal Aid Act

Lobbyists' Registration Act (also under Service Nova Scotia (Office of))

Maintenance Enforcement Act

Medal of Bravery Act

Members and Public Employees Disclosure Act

Missing Persons Act

Ombudsman Act

Parenting and Support Act

Personal Directives Act

Personal Information International Disclosure Protection Act

Police Act

Police Services Act

Prisons and Reformatories Act (Canada)

Private Investigators and Private Guards Act

Probate Act

Provincial Court Act

Public Trustee Act

Reciprocal Enforcement of Custody Orders Act

Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Act

Regulations Act

Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act

Service Dog Act

Small Claims Court Act

Summary Proceedings Act

Time Definition Act

Victims' Rights and Services Act

Workers' Compensation Act (Workers' Compensation Appeal Backlog Regulations, Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal Alternative Dispute Resolution Regulations and Workers' Compensation Transitional Appeal Regulations only)

Youth Criminal Justice Act (Canada)

Youth Justice Act