Heritage Property Act (Nova Scotia)

The Heritage Property Act is a provincial statute which allows for the identification, protection and rehabilitation of cultural heritage properties in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. 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).

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