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National Energy Board Act

Version of section 49 from 2005-04-20 to 2016-06-18:


Marginal note:Designation of inspection officers

  •  (1) The Board may designate any person as an inspection officer for the purpose of ensuring

    • (a) the safety and security of the public and of a company’s employees;

    • (b) the protection of property and the environment;

    • (b.1) the safety and security of pipelines;

    • (c) compliance with this Part, any regulations made under section 48 and any orders and certificates issued by the Board under this Part; and

    • (d) compliance with section 112 and any orders and regulations made under that section.

  • Marginal note:Powers of officers

    (2) For the purpose described in subsection (1), an inspection officer may at any reasonable time

    • (a) have access to and inspect

      • (i) any lands or pipeline, including a pipeline that is under construction or has been abandoned,

      • (ii) any excavation activity extending within thirty metres of the pipeline, and

      • (iii) any facility being constructed across, on, along or under the pipeline;

    • (b) direct a company or person conducting an excavation activity or constructing a facility described in paragraph (a) to perform any tests that the inspection officer considers necessary for an inspection; and

    • (c) examine and make copies of any information contained in any books, records or documents, or in any computer systems, that the inspector believes on reasonable grounds contain any information relating to the design, construction, operation, maintenance or abandonment of a pipeline.

  • R.S., 1985, c. N-7, s. 49
  • 1990, c. 7, s. 18
  • 1994, c. 10, s. 25
  • 2004, c. 15, s. 85

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