The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board or NSUARB is the independent

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and regulating arm of the

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. NSUARB was established in 1992 following the amalgamation of the former Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities, the Nova Scotia Municipal Board, the Expropriations Compensation Board and the Nova Scotia Tax Review Board. It is governed under the ''Utility and Review Board Act''. NSUARB reports directly to the

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, currently through the Minister of Finance. NSUARB's responsibilities are quite broad and cover the following issues: * automobile insurance * electricity rates for

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and other electrical utilities * gaming * Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission * liquor licensing * motor carrier division - buses * natural gas *

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s * petroleum product pricing * railways * municipal

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and sewer rates * municipal electoral district boundaries

External links

NSUARB - official website
Nova Scotia government departments and agencies {{NovaScotia-stub

See also

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