Contaminated Fuel Regulations

4 (1) A person may import into Canada contaminated fuel for destruction, disposal or recycling in accordance with applicable federal or provincial law regarding the destruction, disposal or recycling of hazardous wastes.

(2) A person may export contaminated fuel to a country if the appropriate authority in that country authorizes or permits the importation.

(2.1) A person does not contravene section 3 if the contaminated fuel is in transit through Canada, from a place outside Canada to another place outside Canada, and there is written evidence establishing that the fuel is in transit.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), appropriate authority means the authority, body or person, of a country that is competent under the laws of that country to authorize the import of contaminated fuel into that country.