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A "consolidation" refers to a set of regulations that has been prepared ("consolidated") by the Registry of Regulations to include all amendments to the original regulations filed with the Registry. Details about an amendment are noted beneath the amended provision. Please note that our consolidations are unofficial. The official text of the law is contained in the Orders or Orders in Council from which the consolidations are prepared.
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For example, let's suppose that Section 3 of a hypothetical set of regulations is amended. The consolidation for that set of regulations would show Section 3, as amended, plus a note indicating the regulations which amended it, like so:
| 3 This is a hypothetical Section, created to illustrate how consolidations are prepared.
Section 3 amended: O.I.C. 1999-000, N.S. Reg. 00/99. | ||
| O.I.C. | means Order in Council - an order of the Governor in Council. | |
| N.S. Reg. | means Nova Scotia Regulation - followed by the regulation number assigned by the Registry of Regulations. | |
The original regulation number, as well as the latest amending regulation number are always found at the beginning of our consolidations, like so:
Hypothetical Act S.N.S. 1999, c. 100 O.I.C. 1999-00 (January 1, 1999), N.S. Reg. 0/99 as amended up to and including O.I.C. 1999-000 (July 1, 1999), N.S. Reg. 00/99 |
Thus, the above regulations would have originated with N.S. Reg. 0/99 and are consolidated up to N.S. Reg. 00/99, with the dates indicating the day the regulations were made. "As amended up to and including" or "as amended up to" indicates that there is more than one amendment to these regulations. If there were only one amendment, the title would read "as amended by".
The full text of most of Nova Scotia's regulations are available online. If the regulations are available online, you will see a link to the online version next to the name of the regulations in the Regulations by Act index.
Not included are regulations that were dispensed from publication by the Governor in Council, and some regulations with a limited application. Also, portions of regulations that consist of forms, graphics or other heavily formatted pages may not be included except by reference.
If there is no online version of the regulations you require, or you want a copy of the paper document, you can order copies from us.
New regulation numbers are entered into the Regulations by Act index within 24 hours of filing at the Registry of Regulations. The full text of the new or amended regulations is uploaded later, within 2 weeks after publication in the Royal Gazette Part II. When we enter the new regulation information, we place a note under the regulation listing indicating the update until the full-text version of the new regulations or consolidation is available.
Formatting of the HTML versions of the regulations differs from that of the official, printed versions. Because the text is flush-left without indentation, it may be more difficult to follow. Our Style and Procedures Manual contains information on the numbering and lettering system used for regulations.
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This consolidations is unofficial and is for reference only. For the official version of the regulations, consult the original documents on file with the Registry of Regulations, or as published in the Royal Gazette Part II. Regulations are amended frequently. Please check the list of Regulations by Act to see if there are any recent amendments to these regulations filed with the Registry that are not yet included in this consolidation. Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this electronic version, the Registry of Regulations assumes no responsibility for any discrepancies that may have resulted from reformatting. This electronic version is for your personal use and may not be copied for the purposes of resale in this or any other form.
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