Style and Procedures Manual
(A Guide to Drafting Regulations in Plain Language)
January 2005

The Department of Justice's Style and Procedures Manual is designed to help lawyers and non-legal government personnel draft Nova Scotia regulations—to ensure a uniform standard of format and style and to promote clarity and the use of plain language.  The Manual also sets out the procedure for the Department of Justice's review of draft regulations.

The Manual has been updated as of January 2005, and is available online in Adobe PDF. (You will need Adobe Reader to view the document.  You can download Adobe Reader for free from the Adobe website.)

Style Manual - January 2005

Registry of Regulations Submission Checklist  (fillable PDF)
Filing Certificate  (fillable PDF)
Guide to Formatting Nova Scotia Regulations  (for preparation in WordPerfect)