Government of Nova Scotia (Canada)
The present Regulations are made under section 13 of the Beaches Act. The Regulations lay down provisions relating to the safeguard of beaches. Section 4 establishes that the the Minister may enter into a management agreement with the owner or occupier of land adjacent to a beach. Section 7 lists activities which are prohibited on a beach, such as remove mineral, fossil, sand, gravel or other object of natural interest. The text consists of 15 sections.
Implements: Beaches Act (R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 32). (1993)
The present Regulation enacts the Agricultural Marshland Conservation Act. The Regulation lays down provisions relating to non agricultural use of land. In particular, section 2 establishes that for the purpose of subsection 41(6) of the Agricultural Marshland Conservation Act areas indicated on the maps in this section are lands with non-agricultural uses that existed on the coming into force of the Act.
Implements: Agricultural Marshland Conservation Act (S.N.S. 2000, c. 22). (2009)
The present Regulations enact the Pipeline Act. In particular, the Regulations lay down provisions relating to permit and licence holders. The text – consisting of 8 sections – deals with the following aspects: interpretation, pipelines, service, notice to owners, unknown owner and vesting order and provisions of the Expropriation Act.
Implements: Pipeline Act (R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 345). (2001)
The present Act lays down provisions relating to the clarification of land titles. Part I deals with land titles clarification areas. Section 3 establishes that where the residents of an area of a municipality are in necessitous circumstances as a result of lack of property development in the area and where there appears to be confusion as to the ownership of land, the Governor in Council may designate the area as a land titles clarification area.
The present Regulations enact the Mineral Resources Act. The Regulations lay down provisions relating to mineral resources in the Province of Nova Scotia. For the purpose of the present Regulations “base map” means the National Topographic Series maps on a scale of 1:50 000 made by Natural Resources Canada. In particular, section 4 establishes that the base maps must be used as the basis for establishing claim reference maps to determine the boundaries of claims, licences, leases and non-mineral registrations.
