Heritage Property Act (Nova Scotia)
| Heritage Property Act | |
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 Province House, where Nova Scotia's legislature meets, was designated a Provincially Registered Property under the Heritage Property Act in 1983[1] | |
| Nova Scotia House of Assembly | |
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| Citation | R.S. 1989, c. 199 (amendments 1991, c. 10; 1998, c. 18, s. 561; 2010, c. 54) |
| Territorial extent | Nova Scotia |
| Enacted by | Nova Scotia House of Assembly |
| Enacted | 1980 |
The Heritage Property Act is a provincial statute which allows for the identification, protection and rehabilitation of cultural heritage properties in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada.[2]
The Act offers five types of protection:
- Provincial Registry of Heritage Properties (a list of properties designated by the provincial Minister of Communities, Culture and Heritage as possessing provincially significant heritage value);
- Provincial Cultural Landscape (a cultural landscape listed on the Provincial Registry);
- Municipal Registries of Heritage Properties (a list of properties which the local municipality has determined have a local or community level of heritage value);
- Municipal Heritage Conservation Districts (a specific area within a municipality having unique heritage value and subject to regulations intended to ensure the preservation of the district's character while accommodating new development); and
- Municipal Cultural Landscapes (a cultural landscape listed on a Municipal Registry).[3]
The Heritage Property Act was first enacted in 1980, and was subject to amendments in 1991, 1998 and 2010.[2]
Nova Scotia also has related legislation to protect archaeological and natural sites (the Special Places Protection Act) and to protect burial plots and cemeteries (the Cemeteries Protection Act).[3]
See also
[edit]- Heritage conservation in Canada
- List of historic places in Nova Scotia
- List of National Historic Sites of Canada in Nova Scotia
References
[edit]- ^ Province House. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Heritage Property Act". Statutes of Nova Scotia. House of Assembly - Office of the Legislative Counsel. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Heritage Places in Nova Scotia ...what you need to know" (PDF). Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
External links
[edit]- Heritage Property Act
- Canadian Register of Historic Places, search for sites designated under the Heritage Protection Act