National Energy Board Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. N-7)

Act current to 2012-05-02 and last amended on 2010-07-12. Previous Versions

Marginal note:General regulations

  • 130. (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for carrying the purposes and provisions of this Act into effect and may, by those regulations, designate as an oil product or as a gas product any substance resulting from the processing or refining of hydrocarbons or coal if that substance

    • (a) is asphalt or a lubricant; or

    • (b) is a suitable source of energy by itself or when it is combined or used in association with something else.

  • Marginal note:Exemptions

    (2) The Governor in Council may by regulation exempt any oil or gas or any kind, quality or class thereof or any area or transaction from the operation of all or any of the provisions of this Act.

  • R.S., c. N-6, s. 89;
  • 1980-81-82-83, c. 116, s. 31.
Marginal note:Security regulations

  • 131. (1) The Board may, with the approval of the Governor in Council, make regulations respecting the security of pipelines and international power lines, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, regulations respecting standards, plans and audits relating to the security of pipelines and international power lines.

  • Marginal note:Offence and punishment

    (2) Every person who contravenes any of the regulations made under subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and liable

    • (a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both; or

    • (b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.

  • 2004, c. 15, s. 93.

132. [Repealed, 1990, c. 7, s. 43]

Report to Parliament

Marginal note:Report to Parliament

133. The Board shall within three months after December 31 in each year submit to the Minister a report on the activities of the Board under this Act for that year, and the Minister shall cause the report to be laid before Parliament within fifteen days after the receipt thereof or, if Parliament is not then sitting, on any of the first fifteen days next thereafter that either House of Parliament is sitting.

  • R.S., c. N-6, s. 91.