Environmental Emergency Regulations, 2019 (SOR/2019-51)

Marginal note:Definitions

• 1 (1) The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

  Act

  Act means the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. (Loi)

  CAS registry number

  CAS registry number means the identification number assigned to a substance by the Chemical Abstracts Service, a division of the American Chemical Society. (numéro d’enregistrement CAS)

  container system

  container system means any receptacle or network of receptacles that is used to contain a substance — including any connected pipelines or piping — except any part of that network that is automatically or remotely segregated from the rest of the network by shut-off valves, or other mechanisms, in the event of any environmental emergency. (système de réservoirs)

  simulation exercise

  simulation exercise means an exercise simulating the response to an environmental emergency involving the release of a substance. (exercice de simulation)

  facility

  facility means a property on which one or more fixed onshore installations are located and where a substance is present. (installation)

  full-scale simulation exercise

  full-scale simulation exercise means an action-based simulation exercise requiring the deployment of personnel, resources and equipment. (exercice général de simulation)

  maximum capacity

  maximum capacity means, in respect of a container system, its full physical capacity, expressed in tonnes, including any capacity that is beyond the safe-fill limit set by the manufacturer of the receptacles that comprise the container system. (capacité maximale)

  responsible person

  responsible person means any person who owns or has the charge, management or control of a substance that is located at a facility. (responsable)

• Marginal note:Maximum expected quantity

  (2) For the purposes of these Regulations, the maximum expected quantity of a substance is to be determined in accordance with subsections 3(1) to (4) for the one-year period beginning on the day on which the applicable situation referred to in subsection 3(1) or (5) occurs or the one-year period beginning on the day on which a notice is submitted under section 13.