Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) (SOR/2018-66)

Marginal note:Record-making and updates

• 56 (1) A record that is required to be made under these Regulations must be made within 30 days after the day on which the information to be recorded becomes available. The record must be updated within 30 days after the information to be updated becomes available.

• Marginal note:Record-keeping — indefinite

  (2) A record, along with supporting documents, of information that applies on an ongoing basis must be kept indefinitely until an update is required.

• Marginal note:Record-keeping — five years

  (3) If an update referred to in subsection (2) is required, the record of the information, along with its supporting documents, as recorded before the updating must be kept for five years after the updating.

• Marginal note:Record-keeping — five years

  (4) A record, along with supporting documents, of information that applies only in respect of a given day, must be kept for five years after that given day.

• Marginal note:Document-keeping

  (5) A document that is required to be kept under these Regulations must be kept for five years.

• Marginal note:Place kept

  (6) The records and documents must be kept at the upstream oil and gas facility to which they relate or at another place in Canada where they can be inspected.

• Marginal note:Provision of records

  (7) On the Minister’s request, the operator must, within 60 days after the day on which the request was made, provide any of the records or documents kept to the Minister.