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Response Organizations and Oil Handling Facilities Regulations (SOR/95-405).

Country/Territory
Canada
Document type
Regulation
Date
1995 (2013)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
Regulations respecting the procedures, equipment and resources of response organizations and oil handling facilities for use in respect of an oil pollution incident.
Subject
Environment gen., Sea, Water
Keyword
Marine pollution Pollution control Navigation Institution Enforcement/compliance Equipment 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 15 August 1995.
Abstract

The present Regulations enact paragraph 657(1) (f) of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001. In particular, the Regulations lay down provisions relating to procedures, equipment and resources of response organizations and oil handling facilities for use in respect of an oil pollution incident. Section 3 establishes that a response organization shall demonstrate in its response plan that the response organization has the capability to comply with the requirements relating to the procedures, equipment and resources prescribed in section 4 in respect of its geographical area. Paragraph 2 of this section lists also the information which a response plan shall include. Furthermore, such a response plan must take into account any contingency plan for its geographical area that is issued by the Canadian Coast Guard. The text consists of 19 sections divided into 2 Parts as follows: Response organization (I); Oil handling facilities (II). One Schedule is enclosed.

Full text
English
Website
www.gc.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Canada Shipping Act, 2001 (S.C. 2001, c. 26).

Legislation | Canada | 2001 (2019)

Keyword: Marine pollution, Navigation, Transport/storage, Registration, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX