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Used Oil Regulations (N.S. Reg. 51/95).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Nova Scotia
Document type
Regulation
Date
1995 (2013)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Waste disposal Waste management Soil pollution/quality Transport/storage Oil
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 11 April 1995.
Abstract

The present Regulations enact the Environment Act. The Regulations lay down provisions relating to the management of used oil. In particular, section 5 establishes that no person shall sell, offer for sale, transfer, use or otherwise dispose of used oil to any person who is not a used oil collector or to any facility that is not a used oil return facility. The text – consisting of 15 sections – deals with the following aspects: administrator, designation, limitations on sale, transfer or use, approvals, used oil storage facility, approval renewal, contaminated used oil, dilution of contaminated used oil, prohibition against adding substances, and used oil return facility. One Schedule is enclosed.

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