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Petroleum Management Regulations (N.S. Reg. 44/2002).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Nova Scotia
Document type
Regulation
Date
2002
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Water
Keyword
Pollution control Hazardous substances Transport/storage Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Freshwater pollution
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Entry into force notes
The present Regulations enter into force on 1 April 2002.
Abstract

The present Regulations enact the Environment Act. The Regulations lay down provisions relating to the environmentally safe practice for the storage of petroleum products. Petroleum tanks are used on the farm to store gasoline and diesel fuel. Properly designed petroleum storages must prevent leaks and the potential contamination of soils, surface water or groundwater. In particular, section 4 establishes that for the purpose of the present Regulations, “petroleum products” are designated as dangerous goods. The text – consisting of 27 sections – deals, amongst others, with the following aspects: application, general requirements, bulk plant, release causing adverse effect, supervision of transfer, overflow causing adverse effect, spill requirements, storage tank registration, installer certificate of qualification, storage tank system monitoring, record keeping, leakage and abandonment of storage tank system.

Full text
English
Website
www.gov.ns.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Environment Act (S.N.S. 1994-95, c. 1).

Legislation | Canada | 1994 (2017)

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Source: FAO, FAOLEX