Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

Marginal note:Regulations

• 160 (1) The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister, make regulations for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Division, including regulations

  • (a) respecting emissions and prescribing standards in relation to emissions;

  • (b) establishing the national emissions marks;

  • (c) respecting the conditions that must be met for a national emissions mark to be used in relation to vehicles, engines or equipment or a class of vehicles, engines or equipment;

  • (d) respecting the manner of applying national emissions marks;

  • (e) prescribing the period for which records referred to in paragraph 153(1)(g) or a registration system referred to in paragraph 153(1)(h) shall be retained;

  • (f) respecting exemptions from sections 153 and 154;

  • (g) respecting the information to be submitted under section 153;

  • (g.1) respecting inspection and certification referred to in subsection 155(2) and, in particular, designating any person who is authorized to inspect or certify vehicles; and

  • (h) prescribing or providing for anything that by this Division is to be prescribed or provided for by the regulations.

• Marginal note:Progressive application

  (2) Regulations prescribing a standard may be made applicable in respect of a specified proportion of vehicles, engines or equipment of a class before they are made applicable in respect of all vehicles, engines or equipment of that class.