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Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations -
Provincial Tax Commission
Gasoline, Propane and Diesel Oil Retail Vendor (Seller)
Permit
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| Who Needs This
Permit? |
Anyone wishing to sell gasoline, propane or diesel fuel at
the retail level in Nova Scotia. (This permit legally ties the
retailer to a wholesale supplier of gasoline, propane and diesel oil,
and reinforces upon the wholesaler its commitment to tax collection and
remittance responsibility.)
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| Issuing Department
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Service Nova Scotia and
Municipal Relations
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| Where can you get this Permit and / or further information? |
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Phone: |
(902) 424-6300 or if that is long
distance,
call 1-800-565-2336 (toll-free) |
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Visit: |
Service Nova Scotia & Municipal
Relations
Service Delivery Division
Business Registration Unit
Maritime Centre, 9th floor
1505 Barrington Street [corner of Spring Garden Road]
Halifax, NS B3J 3K5 |
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E-mail: |
mccarajj@gov.ns.ca |
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Website: |
www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/taxcomm/ |
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Write: |
Service Nova Scotia & Municipal
Relations
Service Delivery Division
Business Registration Unit
PO Box 755
Halifax, NS B3J 2V4 |
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Fax: |
(902) 424-0602 |
| Application Forms & Process: |
You can get an application in the following ways:
1. Download
a form from the internet;
2. Visit any Access
Nova Scotia Centre and print off an application form using one of
the Service
Nova Scotia Express terminals. (These terminals are
also available at the following Registry of Deeds offices : Amherst,
Baddeck, Guysborough, Lawrencetown, Liverpool, Pictou, Port Hood, Shelburne
and Weymouth.); or
3. Write, fax or visit the office listed above.
A "Business Applicant Profile Information" form is also
included with the application.
Complete the various forms, and submit them to the Office listed above.
If all requirements are met and the application is approved, the permit
will be mailed to the applicant.
Note: The information is maintained on a semi-automated system.
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| Waiting Period: |
5-7 business days
Provided that all the items that must accompany the application have been received (Please allow several extra days for mail delivery.)
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| Expiry & Renewal: |
This permit is valid for 3 years from the day it is issued.
It can be renewed; the Department will send out a renewal notice before
it expires.
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| Price: |
Free
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| Related Requirements: |
1. The wholesale supplier must have a Wholesalers
of Petroleum: Agent Permit to collect tax, signed by either Provincial
Tax Commissioner or the Minister of Finance, before a vendor's permit
is issued to its retailer.
2. A retailer of gasoline and/or diesel oil must obtain a Motive
Fuel Retailer Approval, which is an approval to operate,
from Nova Scotia Environment.
3. A retailer of propane must also obtain a construction authority
approval such as a Liquid
Propane Gas Certificate, Liquid
Propane Gas Installation Permit and/or Liquid
Propane Gas Licence from the Office
of the Fire Marshal, Labour and Workforce Development, Nova Scotia Environment.
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| Additional Information: |
A vendor's permit is issued to any retailer of either tax-paid
fuel (e.g., service station, yacht club, flying club) or tax-exempt fuel
(e.g., fish plant, propane B.B.Q. tank refueller).
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| Legislative Authority: |
Revenue
Act, The Acts of 1995-96, Chapter 17.
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