NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 55/26

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
REGULATION 55/26

Family Division Judicial Area Regulations, 2026
under the
Judicature Act
(O.C. 2026-247)

(Filed November 6, 2026)

Under the authority of subsection 43.5(2) of the Judicature Act, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council makes the following regulations.

Dated at St. John’s, November 5, 2026.

Andrea McKenna
Deputy Clerk of the Executive Council

REGULATIONS

Analysis

1. Short title

2. Judicial area

3. Repeal

4. Commencement

Short title

1. These regulations may be cited as the Family Division Judicial Area Regulations, 2026.

Judicial area

2. (1) The Island of Newfoundland is designated as a judicial area in which the Supreme Court - Family Division shall operate.

(2) For the purpose of subsection (1), the Island of Newfoundland includes the islands adjacent to the Island of Newfoundland.

Repeal

3. The Family Division Judicial Area Regulations, Newfoundland and Labrador Regulation 29/10, are repealed.

Commencement

4. These regulations come into force on April 1, 2027.