Animal Welfare Appeal Board Regulations N.S. Reg. 184/2019

Animal Welfare Appeal Board Regulations made under subsection 47(1) of the Animal Protection Act S.N.S. 2018, c. 21 O.I.C. 2019-321 (effective November 12, 2019), N.S. Reg. 184/2019 Table of Contents Please note: this table of contents is provided for convenience of reference and does not form part of the regulations. Click here to go to the text of the regulations. Citation Definitions Copy of seizure of animal notice to accompany notice of appeal Fee for notice of appeal Incomplete notice of appeal Time period for notice of hearing appeal Time period for date of hearing appeal Time period for issuing decision Time period for order of appeal board Citation 1 These regulations may be cited as the Animal Welfare Appeal Board Regulations. Definitions 2 In these regulations, “Act” means the Animal Protection Act; “appeal” means an appeal of a seizure of an animal made to the Appeal Board under Section 37 of the Act; “business day” means a day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a holiday as defined in the Interpretation Act; “notice of appeal” means a notice of appeal in the form prescribed by the Minister in accordance with subsection 37(1) of the Act. Copy of seizure of animal notice to accompany notice of appeal 3 A notice of appeal must be accompanied by a copy of the seizure of animal notice that is being appealed. Fee for notice of appeal 4 (1) The fee required to accompany a notice of appeal under subsection 37(3) of the Act is $257.52, plus any applicable taxes. https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/apappealbrd.htm#text https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/apappealbrd.htm#TOC3 1 https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/apappealbrd.htm#TOC3 2 https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/apappealbrd.htm#TOC3 3 https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/apappealbrd.htm#TOC3 4 https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/apappealbrd.htm#TOC3 5 https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/apappealbrd.htm#TOC3 6 https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/apappealbrd.htm#TOC3 7 https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/apappealbrd.htm#TOC3 8 https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/apappealbrd.htm#TOC3 9 (2) The fee prescribed in subsection (1) is refunded if the Appeal Board decides the animal is to be returned to the owner or the custodian on behalf of the owner. Incomplete notice of appeal 5 If an incomplete notice of appeal is submitted or any required accompanying documentation is missing, the Appeal Board may refuse to hear the appeal until the completed form or required documentation is provided. Time period for notice of hearing appeal 6 The number of days within which notice of the time, date and place for a hearing of an appeal is required to be given under subsection 37(5) of the Act is 5 business days after the date the Chair of the Appeal Board receives notice of the appeal. Time period for date of hearing appeal 7 The maximum number of days for fixing the date for hearing an appeal after the notice of appeal is received by the Chair of the Appeal Board required to be given under subsection 37(6) of the Act is 10 business days. Time period for issuing decision 8 The number of days within which the decision of the Appeal Board is required to be issued under subsection 37(6) of the Act is 12 business days after the date the Chair of the Appeal Board receives notice of the appeal. Time period for order of appeal board 9 (1) The number of days within which oral notice of a decision in an appeal is required to be given under subsection 38(6) of the Act is 2 business days after the date of the hearing of the appeal. (2) The number of days within which written reasons for a decision in an appeal is required to be given under subsection 38(6) of the Act is 10 business days after the date of the hearing of the appeal. Legislative History Reference Tables Animal Welfare Appeal Board Regulations N.S. Reg. 184/2019 Animal Protection 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 Animal Welfare Appeal Board Regulations made under the Animal Protection Act includes all of the following regulations: N.S. Regulation In force date* How in force Royal Gazette Part II Issue 184/2019 Nov 12, 2019 date specified Dec 6, 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 .......................................................... Note that changes to headings are not included in the above table. Editorial Notes and Corrections Note Effective date Note Effective date Repealed and Superseded N.S. Regulation Title In force date Repealed date 34/2015 Animal Cruelty Appeal Board Regulations Feb 24, 2015 Nov 12, 2019 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.