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Fatality Investigations Regulations

made under

Section 41 of the

Fatality Investigations Act

S.N.S. 2001, c. 31

O.I.C. 2003-145 (April 4, 2003), N.S. Reg. 81/2003

as amended to O.I.C. 2019-17 (effective January 29, 2019), N.S. Reg. 20/2019

Citation

1 These regulations may be cited as the Fatality Investigations Regulations .

Interpretation

2 In these regulations,

“Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service” means the organization through which

the Chief Medical Examiner coordinates the services provided for in the Act and

any other enactments under which a role is assigned to the Chief Medical

Examiner or the delegates of the Chief Medical Examiner.

Appointments by Chief Medical Examiner

3 (1) [repealed]

(2) [repealed]

(3) The Chief Medical Examiner must maintain at the office of the Nova Scotia

Medical Examiner Service a current list of medical examiners and investigators

holding appointments under the Act.

Oath of office

4 An oath in the following form, with the necessary changes, is prescribed for the purpose

of subsections 3(5) and 4(2) of the Act:

Oath to be taken by Chief Medical

Examiner or Medical Examiner

I, . . . . . . . . . . ., of . . . . . . . . . ., in the County of . . . . . . . . . ., make oath and say that I

will well and faithfully perform all such duties as devolve upon me in the office of chief

medical examiner ( or medical examiner , as the case may be ) for the Province of Nova

Scotia without fear, favour or partiality and according to the best of my knowledge and

ability.

Sworn at ........................... ........... ,

in the County of ................ .......... ,

on ............................... , 20 ........... ,

before me,

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

(A Judge of the Supreme Court (or Provincial

Court as the case may be) of Nova Scotia)

5 [repealed]

6 [repealed]

7 [repealed]

8 Upon completion or discontinuance of an inquiry and transmission to the Minister by the

judge holding the inquiry of a statement, certified by the judge, of

(

a) the judge’s expenses;

(

b) witness fees and expenses; and

(

c) every other charge incurred by the judge in the discharge of the judge’s

responsibilities under the Act

in relation to the inquiry, the fees, expenses and charges must be paid by the Minister of

Finance upon the request of the Minister.

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Schedule “A”— [repealed]

Legislative History

Reference Tables

Fatality Investigations Regulations

N.S. Reg.

81/2003

Fatality Investigations 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 Fatality Investigations Regulations made

under the Fatality Investigations Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

81/2003

Apr 4,

date specified

Apr

18, 2003

347/2008

Aug 6,

date

specified

Aug

29, 2008

20/2019

Jan 29, 2019

date specified

Feb 15, 2019

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

2 ........................................................

rs . 20/2019

3(1) ..................................................

rep. 347/2008

3(2) ..................................................

rep. 347/2008

5-7 .....................................................

rep. 20/2019

Schedule A .......................................

rep. 20/2019

Note that changes to headings are not

included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections

Note

Effective

date

T he reference in S. 8 to the Minister of

Finance should be read as a reference to the Minister of Finance and Treasury

Board in accordance with Order in Council 2013-348 under the Public

Service Act , R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376. (S. 8

repealed by N.S. Reg. 20/2019) .

Oct 22, 2013

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.