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National Energy Board Act

Version of section 51.1 from 2005-04-20 to 2016-06-18:


Marginal note:Grounds for making order

  •  (1) An inspection officer who is expressly authorized by the Board to make orders under this section may make an order if the inspection officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a hazard to the safety or security of the public or of employees of a company or a detriment to property or the environment is being or will be caused by

    • (a) the construction, operation, maintenance or abandonment of a pipeline, or any part of a pipeline; or

    • (b) an excavation activity or the construction of a facility described in paragraph 49(2)(a).

  • Marginal note:Terms of order

    (2) The order may require

    • (a) work associated with the pipeline, excavation activity or facility to be suspended until

      • (i) the hazardous or detrimental situation has been remedied to the satisfaction of an inspection officer, or

      • (ii) the order is stayed or rescinded under section 51.2; and

    • (b) the company or any person involved in the pipeline, the excavation activity or the construction of the facility to take any measure specified in the order to ensure the safety or security of the public or of employees of the company or to protect property or the environment.

  • Marginal note:Notice and report

    (3) An inspection officer who makes an order under this section shall, as soon as possible,

    • (a) give written notice of the order to the persons to whom it is directed, including the terms of the order and a statement of the reasons for the order; and

    • (b) report the circumstances and terms of the order to the Board.

  • 1994, c. 10, s. 25
  • 2004, c. 15, s. 86(E)

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