Storage Tank Systems for Petroleum Products and Allied Petroleum Products Regulations
2 (1) These Regulations apply to any storage tank system located in Canada in which petroleum products or allied petroleum products are stored and
(a) that is operated by a federal department, board or agency, or belongs to Her Majesty in right of Canada;
(b) that is operated by or belongs to a federal work or undertaking that is
(i) a port authority set out in the schedule to the Canada Marine Act,
(ii) an airport within the meaning of the Aeronautics Act, or
(iii) a railway;
(c) that is located on federal land or aboriginal land; or
(d) that is operated by a Crown corporation, as defined in subsection 83(1) of the Financial Administration Act, or that belongs to such a corporation.
(2) These Regulations do not apply to
(a) storage tank systems located in a building that provides secondary containment equivalent to a maximum hydraulic conductivity of 1 x 10-6 cm/s, on a continuous basis;
(b) storage tank systems containing unprocessed petroleum products resulting from or used during oil or natural gas exploration;
(c) storage tank systems that have aboveground tanks in which the aggregate capacity of the tanks is 2 500 L or less and the systems are connected to a heating appliance or emergency generator; or
(d) storage tank systems regulated under the National Energy Board Act or the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act.
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