Ozone Layer Protection Regulations (P.E.I. Reg. EC619/94).

Subject

Air & atmosphere

Keyword

Ozone layer Air quality/air pollution Emissions Offences/penalties Enforcement/compliance Environmental standards Pollution control Standards Protection of environment

Geographical area

Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic

Abstract

The present Regulations enact section 25 of the Environmental Protection Act. Section 1 establishes that no person shall directly or indirectly cause to be released to the atmosphere a regulated substance from: a) air conditioning and refrigeration equipment, or parts thereof; b) fire extinguishing equipment for purposes other than to extinguish a fire in an emergency circumstance; or c) containers used in the supply, recovering, recycling, reclamation, transport or storage of the regulated substance. The text – consisting of 18 sections – deals, inter alia, with the following matters: interpretation, release of regulated substances, servicing requirements, sale requirements and violations. Four Schedules are enclosed.

Full text

English

Website

www.gov.pe.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Environmental Protection Act (R.S.P.E.I. 1988, c. E-9).

Legislation | Canada | 1988 (2015)

Keyword: Framework law, Basic legislation, Coastal zone management, Pollution control, Waste management, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Inspection, Monitoring, Waste disposal, Authorization/permit, Well sinking/boreholes, Freshwater pollution, Groundwater, Water supply

Source: FAO, FAOLEX