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Order Criteria and Factors Regulations

made under

Section 28A of the

Link Nova Scotia Act

S.N.S. 2021, c. 23

O.I.C. 2026-11 (effective January 20, 2026), N.S. Reg. 9/2026

Table of Contents

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Citation

Definitions

Criteria and factors for issuing orders

Citation

1 These regulations may be cited as the Order Criteria and Factors Regulations .

Definitions

2 In these regulations,

“Act” means the Link Nova Scotia Act ;

“order” means an order that the Minister may issue to a municipality under

Section

7 of the Act.

Criteria and factors for issuing orders

3 Before issuing an order, the Minister must consider all of the following:

(

a) how the proposed order aligns with the regional transportation plan;

(

b) how the proposed order aligns with transportation projects;

(

c) user safety;

(

d) relevant and available data and evidence;

(

e) emergency response and access needs;

(

f) impact to traffic flow;

(

g) economic development needs, including commercial transportation routes;

(

h) any applicable funding agreements or obligations;

(

i) whether discussions with the municipality have occurred to identify

mutually beneficial solutions;

(

j) the potential impact on the municipality’s budget.

Legislative History

Reference Tables

Order Criteria and Factors Regulations

N.S. Reg.

9/2026

Link Nova Scotia Act

Note: The

information in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is

compiled by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only.

Source Law

The current consolidation of the Order Criteria and Factors Regulations made

under the Link Nova Scotia Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

9/2026

Jan 20, 2026

date specified

Feb 6, 2026

The following regulations are not

yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for

rules about in force dates of regulations.

Amendments by Provision

ad. = added

am. = amended

fc. = fee change

ra. = reassigned

rep. = repealed

rs . = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

..........................................................

Note that changes to headings are not

included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections

Note

Effective

date

Repealed and Superseded

N.S.

Regulation

Title

In force

date

Repealed

date

Note: Only

regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this

table. It may not reflect the entire

history of regulations on this subject matter.