Nova Scotia Legislation

Under the Canadian constitution, the power to enact laws for the Province of Nova Scotia is divided between the federal Parliament of Canada (the Queen, the Senate and the House of Commons) and the provincial Legislature of Nova Scotia (the Lieutenant Governor and the House of Assembly). The preparation and publication of bills and statutes of the House of Assembly are the responsibility of the Office of the Legislative Counsel. Official copies of the bills and statutes are available from Nova Scotia Government Publications (but, for statutes from 1993(2nd session) and subsequent sessions, see also below).
The law of Nova Scotia also includes the common law and some English or British statutes.

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Bills of House of Assembly introduced in 1995-96 and subsequent sittings (full text; status)

Statutes of Nova Scotia (full text; official versions; proclamations; table of public statutes; index of private and local acts)

Nova Scotia Regulations (full text)

Statutes and Regulations of Canada (full text)

except Income Tax Act (Canada)

Constitution Acts 1867 to 1982

Constitution Act, 1867 (The British North America Act, 1867, Stats U.K. 30 & 31 Victoria, c. 3)
Canada Act 1982 (Stats U.K. 1982, c. 11)
Constitution Act, 1982 (Stats U.K. 1982, c. 11, Sch. B) including Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Constitution Act 1982, Part I)

Statute of Westminster, 1931 (Stats U.K. 22 George V, c. 4)

Constitutional timeline for Nova Scotia

Rules and Forms of Procedure of the House of Assembly

Debates and Proceedings (Hansard) of the House of Assembly (full text)

all sessions (March 28, 1996, to date)
current session only

House of Assembly (legislative assembly)

Standings, Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Government and Opposition
Members -- by name and by constituency
Officers
Committees (chairs and other members)
Electoral Districts (new) -- see House of Assembly Act
Dates of Assemblies, Sessions and Sittings
Rules and Forms of Procedure
Debates and Proceedings (Hansard) (full text)
Bills as introduced and as passed
Terminology
House of Assembly Management Commission Regulations

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