Sulphur in Gasoline Regulations

1 (1) The definitions in this subsection apply in these Regulations.

Act

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

additive

additive means a substance that is added to gasoline that does not materially affect its composition and that has been demonstrated to improve the gasoline’s characteristics so as to enhance engine performance and includes metal deactivators, oxidation inhibitors, corrosion inhibitors, icing inhibitors and induction system detergents. (additif)

auditor

auditor, in respect of a primary supplier, means a person who

• (a) is independent of the primary supplier; and

• (b) is certified, for the purpose of carrying out International Organization for Standardization quality assurance (ISO 9000 series) assessments, by

  • (i) the Standards Council of Canada,

  • (ii) the International Registrar of Certified Auditors,

  • (iii) the Registrar Accreditation Board, or

  • (iv) any other nationally or internationally recognized accreditation organization. (vérificateur)

authorized official

authorized official means

• (a) in respect of a corporation, an officer of the corporation who is authorized to act on its behalf;

• (b) in respect of any other person, that person or a person authorized to act on behalf of that person; and

• (c) in respect of any other entity, a person authorized to act on its behalf. (agent autorisé)

batch

batch means an identifiable quantity of gasoline with a single concentration of sulphur, as sampled and measured in accordance with section 3. (lot)

blend

blend means the production of a batch by mixing gasoline or gasoline components, including oxygenates. It does not include

• (a) the mixing of only low-sulphur gasolines or California gasolines, or both; or

• (b) the adding of only additives, sulphur-limited butane or sulphur-limited oxygenates to low-sulphur gasoline or California gasoline. (mélange)

blending facility

blending facility means a facility in Canada in which blending occurs, and includes a cargo tanker, railway car, boat, marine vessel or other type of mobile facility in which blending occurs. (installation de mélange)

California gasoline

California gasoline means gasoline that

• (a) meets the compositional requirements described in The California Reformulated Gasoline Regulations, Title 13, California Code of Regulations, Division 3, Chapter 5, Article 1, Subarticle 2; and

• (b) has been identified as California gasoline under subsection 5(1) of these Regulations. (essence Californie)

California Phase 2 gasoline

California Phase 2 gasoline[Repealed, SOR/2003-319, s. 1]

cargo tanker

cargo tanker means a motor vehicle or trailer on which a bulk liquid tank is mounted. (camion-citerne)

competition vehicle

competition vehicle means a vehicle, boat or marine vessel that is used exclusively for competition. (véhicule de compétition)

gasoline

gasoline means

• (a) a fuel that is sold or represented as gasoline; or

• (b) a petroleum distillate, or a mixture of petroleum distillates, oxygenates or additives, that is suitable for use in a spark ignition engine and that has the following characteristics, as determined by the applicable test method listed in the National Standard of Canada standard CAN/CGSB-3.5-94, Unleaded Automotive Gasoline,

  • (i) a vapour pressure of at least 38 kPa,

  • (ii) an antiknock index of at least 80,

  • (iii) a distillation temperature, at which 10% of the fuel has evaporated, of not less than 35°C and not greater than 70°C, and

  • (iv) a distillation temperature, at which 50% of the fuel has evaporated, of not less than 65°C and not greater than 120°C. (essence)

gasoline-like blendstock

gasoline-like blendstock means gasoline, other than gasoline dispensed from a refuelling facility, that is intended to be further refined or blended to produce low-sulphur gasoline and that has been identified as gasoline-like blendstock under section 5. (composé de base de type essence automobile)

grade

grade means the differentiation of gasoline by a minimum antiknock index. (qualité)

imported

imported[Repealed, SOR/2000-104, s. 5]

low-sulphur gasoline

low-sulphur gasoline means gasoline that meets the requirements of subsections 2(1) to (3) and that has been identified as low-sulphur gasoline under section 5. (essence à faible teneur en soufre)

oxygenate

oxygenate means an oxygen-containing, ashless, organic compound that, when added to gasoline, increases the oxygen content in the gasoline. (produit oxygéné)

pool average

pool average, in respect of a refinery, blending facility or province, or any combination of them, means the volume-weighted average concentration of sulphur in gasoline produced at that refinery or blending facility or imported into that province, or produced at or imported into that combination, during a year, or, if the primary supplier has elected to use an alternative averaging calculation method under subsection 11(1) the averaging period specified in subsection 11(2), calculated in accordance with section 10. (moyenne de l’ensemble des lots)

primary supplier

primary supplier means

• (a) in respect of gasoline that is produced at a refinery or blending facility, a person who

  • (i) owns, leases, operates, controls, supervises or manages the refinery or blending facility, or

  • (ii) owns the gasoline in the blending facility; and

• (b) in respect of gasoline that is imported, the importer. (fournisseur principal)

produced

produced[Repealed, SOR/2000-104, s. 5]

refinery

refinery means a facility in Canada that separates and converts crude oil or other feedstock into liquid petroleum products, and includes any producing, processing, blending, shipping and packaging facilities located on the property of such a facility. (raffinerie)

registration number

registration number means a number provided by the Minister pursuant to section 7 of the Benzene in Gasoline Regulations. (numéro d’enregistrement)

scientific research

scientific research does not include research into the preferences of consumers for differing properties of gasoline or marketing research. (recherche scientifique)

sulphur-limited butane

sulphur-limited butane means butane with a sulphur concentration that does not exceed

• (a) in respect of butane added to gasoline until December 31, 2004, 140 mg/kg; and

• (b) in respect of butane added to gasoline after December 31, 2004, 40 mg/kg. (butane à concentration limitée en soufre)

sulphur-limited oxygenate

sulphur-limited oxygenate means an oxygenate with a sulphur concentration that does not exceed

• (a) in respect of oxygenate added to gasoline until December 31, 2004, 170 mg/kg; and

• (b) in respect of oxygenate added to gasoline after December 31, 2004, 40 mg/kg. (produit oxygéné à concentration limitée en soufre)

year

year means a calendar year, except during 2002, when it means the period beginning on July 1 and ending on December 31. (année)

(2) Any regulation, standard or method that is incorporated by reference in these Regulations is incorporated as amended from time to time.