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Agricultural Exhibitions and Fairs Regulations

made under Section 160 of the

Agriculture and Marketing Act

R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 6

O.I.C. 2012-256 (August 7, 2012), N.S. Reg. 155/2012

Citation

1     These regulations may be cited as the Agricultural Exhibitions and Fairs Regulations.

Definitions

2     In these regulations,

 

“Act” means Part XV of the Agriculture and Marketing Act;

 

“allotment” means a sum of money transferred by the Department to the industry representative in accordance with these regulations for distribution in the form of grants;

 

“exhibition or fair” means an annual exhibition of agricultural or horticultural produce, farm stock and articles of domestic manufacture, as described in Section 155 of the Act;

 

“grant” means a sum of money given by the industry representative to an organization in accordance with these regulations, in support of an exhibition or fair to be held by the organization;

 

“industry representative” means the Exhibition Association of Nova Scotia, the body that represents the exhibitions industry in the Province;

 

“Superintendent” means an employee of the Department who is appointed by the Minister as the Superintendent of Agricultural Exhibitions and Fairs to carry out duties under the Act and these regulations.

Transfer of allotment to industry representative

3     (1)    The industry representative may request an allotment by applying to the Minister in a manner acceptable to the Minister.

 

       (2)    Only the industry representative may request an allotment.

 

       (3)    The industry representative must not request an allotment more than once in each year.

 

       (4)    At the direction of the Minister, the Department must transfer an allotment to the industry representative.

Maximum amount to be used for industry representative’s costs

4     The industry representative must not use more than 20% of an allotment for its own operation and development costs.

Industry representative’s responsibilities

5     The industry representative is responsible for all of the following:

 

                (a)    establishing qualifications to be met by an organization seeking a grant;

 

                (b)    establishing appropriate methods and timelines for distributing grants;

 

                (c)    distributing each allotment in the form of grants;

 

                (d)    promoting each exhibition and fair held by an organization that receives a grant.

Superintendent’s inspection powers

6     The Superintendent may do any of the following:

 

                (a)    require a current employee or current member of the Board of Directors of the industry representative to provide information about financial records, accounts and any additional information necessary to administer the Act and these regulations;

 

                (b)    at any reasonable time, enter the business premises of an organization that receives a grant and inspect its property and records for the purpose of administering the Act and these regulations.

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