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Dates of creation area
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1891-1992 (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
31 meters of textual records and other material (253 boxes)
Publisher's series area
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Archival description area
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Custodial history
Prior to 2010 the Archives received these materials 10 years after the date of creation. By Order in Council 2010-422 the retention period of these materials at the Executive Council Office was increased to 30 years resulting in the return of approximately 20 years of records to that Office and a change in the date range and extent of materials at the Nova Scotia Archives.
Scope and content
Forms part of Nova Scotia Executive Council and consists of approved reports and recommendations to the Executive Council. While the report and recommendation generally contains the text of the proposed Order in Council they often contain background information for the Executive Council explaining the reasons behind the proposed action. In some cases the Order in Council simply approves a report that then contains much greater detail than the text of the Order. Regulations and agreements are often approved as schedules or reports supplementary to the Order in Council. Rejected reports and recommendations were not retained in this series by the Executive Council Office.
Notes area
Physical condition
Some Reports include maps, plans or examples of publications.
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Restrictions on access
Executive Council records are generally open for access ten years after the date of creation.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Finding aids
The Executive Council website provides access to the Orders in Council from 1991 to the present.
An index covering the period 1953 to 1991 and providing access by department, topics under departments and names of appointed individuals, is available on microfilm reels 9976-9983.
Prior to 1953 each volume of the Executive Council books has an index providing similar access.
Associated materials
Accruals
Records are received annually 30 years after the date of creation.