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Spill Contingency Planning and Reporting Regulations (N.W.T. Reg. 068-93).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Northwest Territories
Document type
Regulation
Date
1993
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Pollution control Data collection/reporting Environmental planning Enforcement/compliance Policy/planning
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The present Regulations enact the Environmental Protection Act. The Regulations lay down provisions relating to the reporting of spills. In particular, section 3 establishes that no person shall store contaminants in a facility where the storage capacity of the facility equals or exceeds the storage capacity shown in Schedule A unless a spill contingency plan has been prepared. Furthermore, the owner or person in charge, management or control of a facility shall ensure that a spill contingency plan is prepared. The text consists of 13 sections and 2 Schedules.

Full text
English/French
Website
www.gov.nt.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Environmental Protection Act (R.S.N.W.T. 1988,c.E-7).

Legislation | Canada | 1988 (2013)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Pollution control, Environmental audit, Environmental planning, Research, Monitoring, Environmental standards, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX