Farm Registration Act (S.N.S. 1994-95, c. 3). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision Nova Scotia Document type Legislation Date 1994 (2005) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for a Farm Registration System. Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Agricultural development Farming Registration Data collection/reporting Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The present Act lays down provisions relating to registration of farms. The purpose of the Act is to provide for: a) a farm-business registration system designed to facilitate access to the programmes of government by farm businesses; b) the creation of a data base that may be used: i) by government departments to verify farm-business eligibility for programmes of assistance, and ii) for the development of agriculture policy; and c) the fair and equitable funding of general farm organizations by farm businesses. The text consists of 12 sections. Full text English Website www.gov.ns.ca References - Legislation Implemented by Farm Registration Regulations (N.S. Reg. 138/95). Legislation | Canada | 1995 (2014) Keyword: Agricultural development, Farming Source: FAO, FAOLEX