Heritage Property Act (Nova Scotia)

Heritage Property Act
Province House, where Nova Scotia's legislature meets, was designated a Provincially Registered Property under the Heritage Property Act in 1983
An Act to Provide for the Identification, Preservation and Protection of Heritage Properties
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
Date 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.

The Act offers five types of protection:

The Heritage Property Act was first enacted in 1980, and was subject to amendments in 1991, 1998 and 2010.

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").