Hazardous Products Act

Marginal note:Additions to Schedule I

• 6 (1) The Governor in Council may, by order, amend Part I or II of Schedule I by adding thereto

  • (a) any product, material or substance that is or contains a poisonous, toxic, flammable, explosive, corrosive, infectious, oxidizing or reactive product, material or substance or other product, material or substance of a similar nature that the Governor in Council is satisfied is or is likely to be a danger to the health or safety of the public; or

  • (b) any product designed for household, garden or personal use, for use in sports or recreational activities, as life-saving equipment or as a toy, plaything or equipment for use by children that the Governor in Council is satisfied is or is likely to be a danger to the health or safety of the public by reason of its design, construction or contents.

• Marginal note:Deletions from Schedule I

  (2) The Governor in Council may, by order, amend Part I or II of Schedule I by deleting therefrom any product, material or substance if the Governor in Council is satisfied that the inclusion of the product, material or substance in that Part is no longer necessary.

• Marginal note:For greater certainty

  (3) For greater certainty, an order made pursuant to subsection (1) may describe a product, material or substance added thereby to Part I or II of Schedule I by reference to any properties or characteristics of the product, material or substance or by reference to any other criteria and any product, material or substance that has those properties or characteristics or meets those criteria shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to have been added by the order to Part I or II, as the case may be, of Schedule I.

• Marginal note:Incorporation by reference

  (4) An order made pursuant to subsection (1) incorporating a law, standard or specification by reference may incorporate that law, standard or specification as amended from time to time.

• (5) [Repealed, 1996, c. 8, s. 26]