Welcome to the Registry of Regulations

The Registry of Regulations is the central government office responsible for Nova Scotia's regulations. The Registry files, indexes, consolidates and publishes the Province's regulations. The duties of the office are set out in the Regulations Act.

What is on our site?
On this site you will find the full text of most of the regulations that we have on file. Some regulations are not available in electronic format. The regulations on this site are consolidations prepared by the Registry of Regulations and are unofficial (see disclaimer). Regulations can also be ordered from the Registry in hard copy or in electronic format, if available.

This site also contains the full text of the Royal Gazette Part I (2006 to present) and the Royal Gazette Part II, Regulations (2002 to present; tables of contents only, 1996-2001), and annual indexes to the Royal Gazette Part I (2000 to present) and Royal Gazette II, Regulations (1996 to present).