Sulphur in Gasoline Regulations

3 (1) For the purposes of these Regulations,

• (a) where a method is being used at a site pursuant to subsection 6(1) of the Benzene in Gasoline Regulations, samples at that site shall be taken by that method; and

• (b) in any other case, samples shall be taken in accordance with the sampling method described in the National Standard of Canada standard CAN/CGSB-3.5-94, Unleaded Automotive Gasoline.

(2) For the purposes of these Regulations, the following concentrations shall be measured as indicated:

• (a) the concentration of sulphur in gasoline shall be measured

  • (i) until December 31, 2003, in accordance with the method set out in National Standard of Canada CAN/CGSB-3.0 No. 16.1-98, Sulphur in Gasoline by Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry (EDXRF), and

  • (ii) after December 31, 2003, in accordance with the American Society for Testing and Materials method D 5453-00, Standard Test Method for Determination of Total Sulfur in Light Hydrocarbons, Motor Fuels and Oils by Ultraviolet Fluorescence;

• (b) the concentration of sulphur in an oxygenate shall be measured in accordance with the American Society for Testing and Materials method D 5453-00, Standard Test Method for Determination of Total Sulfur in Light Hydrocarbons, Motor Fuels and Oils by Ultraviolet Fluorescence; and

• (c) the concentration of sulphur in butane shall be measured in accordance with the American Society for Testing and Materials method D 6667-01, Standard Test Method for Determination of Total Volatile Sulfur in Gaseous Hydrocarbons and Liquefied Petroleum Gases by Ultraviolet Fluorescence.

(3) to (5) [Repealed, SOR/2003-319, s. 4]

(6) For the purposes of sections 4 and 12, where a method of analysis is being used at a site pursuant to subsection 6(2) of the Benzene in Gasoline Regulations, analysis of samples of gasoline taken at that site may be done by that method.

(7) Subsection (6) shall not be interpreted as an exemption from any requirement under section 2;