Summary of Changes Nova Scotia Building Code Regulation
Effective January 31, 2015
A Copy of the Regulation for review is available on our website under current issues at:
http://novascotia.ca/lae/buildingcode
The following additions are made to the Nova Scotia Building Code Regulations to clarify the Fire Safety Act requirement for an owner to
submit design specifications and drawings to the Office of the Fire Marshal for certain occupancy classifications or licensed premises, and to
implement a new letter of undertaking for energy conservation measures incorporated in large buildings.
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Add Sentence 2.1.1.1.(2) under Article 2.1.1.1. Required Permits and Plans Review
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Add Article 2.4.2.7. Duty to Inform Owner of Plans Review Requirement
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Add Schedule “A-10” Field Review of Construction Inspection Commitment Certificate Resource Conservation Measures - Energy
The following amendments are made to correct minor editorial errors and to rectify minor omissions which were discovered subsequent to the
publication of the regulation currently in force.
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Add “s” to the term regulation to be consistent throughout the regulation
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Italicize defined terms consistently used throughout the regulation
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Rectify minor grammatical errors
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Rectify the numerical designation of a provision
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Rectify a misapplication of a term in cross referencing to a subsection
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Rectify a sentence structure to clarify the intent of the Code correctly
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Reinstate three clauses in a sentence inadvertently deleted in error and renumber the subsequent sentences
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Reinstate an amendment deleting an article of the National Building Code and renumbering the subsequent articles
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Correct two attribution amendments made to the National Plumbing Code of Canada
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Rectify names of Departments and Acts in various instances where necessary
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Rectify the omission of a provincial representative body to the list of those represented on the Nova Scotia Building Advisory
Committee
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Change the Name of the responsible Minister and Department