1. These Regulations may be cited as the Potable Water Regulations for Common Carriers.

2. In these Regulations,

“common carrier”

“common carrier” includes any employee, servant or agent of a common carrier; (voiturier public)

“conveyance”

“conveyance” means any aircraft, train, vessel, motor vehicle or other mode of transportation that is used in

• (a) international traffic,

• (b) interprovincial traffic,

• (c) traffic on the sea coast of Canada and on the salt water bays, gulfs and harbours of Canada, and

• (d) traffic on the Great Lakes and inland waters of Canada; (véhicule)

“Department”

“Department” means the Department of Health or the Public Health Agency of Canada; (ministère)

“Minister”

“Minister” means the Minister of Health; (Ministre)

“potable water”

“potable water” means water that is free of pathogenic bacteria and is of such a composition that, when five 10-millilitre portions thereof are examined according to the standard procedure outlined in the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Sewage, published by the American Public Health Association, not more than one portion thereof shows the presence of organisms of the coliform group, that is to say, the most probable number is not greater than 2.2 per 100 millilitres; (eau potable)

“potable water system”

“potable water system” means the equipment used on a conveyance for handling, treating, storing and distributing potable water; (système d’eau potable)

“raw water”

“raw water” means water that is not potable water; (eau brute)

“vessel”

“vessel” means any boat, ship or other mode of transportation by water that is used in any traffic mentioned in the definition “conveyance”. (navire)

3. No common carrier shall supply raw water for use on any conveyance for drinking or culinary purposes.