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Citation
1 These regulations may be cited as the “Solid Waste-Resource Management
Regulations”.
Definitions
2 In these regulations,
“Act” means the Environment Act;
“Administrator” means a person designated by the Minister pursuant to Section 3
of these regulations and includes an acting Administrator;
“approved program” means a program approved by the Minister pursuant to
Section 7 of these regulations;
“backyard composting” means composting at a residential dwelling unit of organic
solid waste, including grass clippings, leaves or food waste, where
(i) the waste is generated by the residents of the dwelling unit or
neighbouring dwelling units or both, and
(ii) not more than 10 m3 is processed annually;
“beverage” means any liquid that is a ready to serve drink, but does not include
milk, milk products, soya milk or concentrates;
“beverage container” means a container of less than 5 litres which contains or has
contained a beverage and was sealed by the manufacturer after the beverage was
placed in it;
“Board” means the Resource Recovery Fund Board established pursuant to Section
5 of these regulations;
“compost” means a product of composting which is used or sold for use as a soil
amendment, artificial topsoil or growing medium or for some other application to
land;
“composting” means the biological decomposition of organic materials, substances
or objects under controlled circumstances to a condition sufficiently stable for
nuisance-free storage and safe use in land applications;
“construction and demolition debris” means materials which are normally used in
the construction of buildings, structures, roadways, walls and other landscaping
material, and includes, but is not limited to, soil, asphalt, brick, mortar, drywall,
plaster, cellulose, fibreglass fibres, gyproc, lumber, wood, asphalt shingles, and
metals;
“Department” means the Department of the Environment;
“depot” means a place registered with the Board pursuant to Section 17 of these
regulations and is operated for the collection of redeemable beverage containers,
post-consumer paint products or other materials;
“distributor” means one of the following:
(i) the last person in the Province to supply, sell or offer for sale, by
wholesale or other means, a designated material to a retailer in the
Province,
(ii) the retailer of the designated material, if a designated material is not
supplied, sold or offered for sale by a person in the Province to a
retailer in the Province;
“energy recovery” means the extraction or production of energy, including fuels,
from municipal solid waste and construction and demolition debris;
“Fund” means the Resource Recovery Fund established pursuant to Section 98 of
the Act,
“incinerator” means a facility designed or used for the destruction of municipal
solid waste by combustion with or without energy recovery;
“landfill” means a facility for the disposal of municipal solid waste by placing it in
or on land;
“leaf and yard waste” means vegetative matter resulting from gardening,
horticulture, landscaping or land clearing operations, including materials such as
tree and shrub trimmings, plant remains, grass clippings, leaves, trees and stumps,
but excludes construction and demolition debris or contaminated organic matter;
“liquor” means liquor as defined in the Liquor Control Act;
“litter” means any material left or abandoned in a place other than a receptacle or
place intended or approved for receiving such material and “littering” has a
corresponding meaning;
“Minister” means the Minister of the Environment;
“municipality” means a city, an incorporated town, a municipality of a county or
district or a regional municipality;
“municipal solid waste” means garbage, refuse, sludge, rubbish, tailings, debris,
litter and other discarded materials resulting from residential, commercial,
institutional and industrial activities which are commonly accepted at a municipal
solid waste management facility, but excludes wastes from industrial activities
regulated by an approval issued under the Act;
“owner” of property includes a part owner, joint owner, tenant in common or joint
tenant of the whole or any part of any land or building, and includes a trustee, an
executor, a guardian, an agent, a mortgagee in possession or a person having the
care, management, or control of any land or building in case of the absence or
disability of the person having title to it, any person who occupies shores, beaches
or shoals and, in the absence of proof to the contrary, includes the person assessed
for the property;
“private event” means an event where more than 300 persons are in attendance at
one location, but excludes an event held in a residential dwelling;
“redeemable beverage container” means a [beverage] container on which a deposit
has been paid;
“redeemed beverage container” means an empty beverage container accepted by a
depot for refund, or collected as part of a private or municipal collection program;
“sale” or “supply” means the transfer of a property interest, including
(i) gifts,
(ii) exchange,
(iii) barter, or
(iv) any transaction in the nature of a franchise, head, option or rental;
“thermal treatment facility” means a facility for the thermal treatment of municipal
solid waste to produce liquid or gaseous fuels or energy, but does not include an
incinerator;
“treated wood” means wood chemically treated during manufacturing for the
purpose of resisting decay;
“yard waste” means vegetative matter resulting from gardening, horticulture,
landscaping or land clearing operations, including materials such as tree and shrub
trimmings, plant remains, grass clippings, leaves, trees and stumps, but excludes
construction and demolition debris or contaminated organic matter;
“waste diversion” means waste reduction, reuse, recycling, composting or energy
recovery.
Administrator
3 (1) The Minister may appoint 1 or more Administrators to administer these
regulations.
(2) The Minister may appoint the Board as Administrator to administer subsections
15(2), (3) and (4) and Sections 16, 17 and 18 of these regulations.
Division I - Solid Waste Reduction
Part I - Resource Recovery
Resource Recovery Fund
4 (1) Pursuant to Section 98 of the Act, the Resource Recovery Fund is established
(a) to develop and implement industry stewardship programs;
(b) to fund municipal or regional diversion programs;
(c) to develop and operate a deposit-refund system for beverage containers;
(d) to develop education and awareness of source reduction, reuse, recycling
and composting; and
(e) to promote the development of value-added manufacturing in the Province.
(2) The Resource Recovery Fund established pursuant to Sections 5 and 8 of Chapter
12 of the Statutes of Nova Scotia 1989, the Recycling Act, and the Resource
Recovery Fund Regulations made pursuant to the Recycling Act shall form part of
the Fund described in subsection (1).
Resource Recovery Fund Board
5 (1) The Fund shall be administered by a board to be known as the Resource Recovery
Fund Board.
(2) The Board shall
(a) undertake measures to implement the goals and objectives of the Fund as
described in Section 4;
(b) enter into an agreement with the Minister to administer the Fund, which
agreement shall include an outline of the respective duties, powers and
responsibilities of the parties and confirm that Section 143 of the Act
applies to members of the Board;
(c) prepare, negotiate and enforce agreements with a person respecting
payments into the Fund;
(d) administer and operate a deposit-refund system for beverage containers; and
(e) perform such functions and exercise such powers as may be assigned or
requested by the Minister or the Governor in Council.
(3) Unless the Minister agrees otherwise in writing, the Board shall be duly
incorporated as a not for profit organization under the laws of the Province.
(4) [repealed]
(5) [repealed]
(6) [repealed]
(7) [repealed]
Resource Recovery Fund Board composition
5A (1) The Minister shall be entitled to appoint 3 persons to be members of the Board.
(2) The Minister shall appoint 1 of the persons described in subsection (1) to be the
Chair of the Board and determine the term of office of the Chair.
(3) The Minister shall appoint 1 of the persons described in subsection (1) to be the
Vice Chair, who may act as the alternative Chair in the absence of the Chair or in
the case of a vacancy, and determine the term of office of the Vice Chair.
(4) The Board shall appoint no fewer than 4 and no more than 12 persons to be
members of the Board.
(5) Persons appointed under subsection (4) must include all of the following:
(a) at least 1 person representing a region identified in Section 39;
(b) a representative of the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities nominated by
the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities.
Payments into Fund
6 (1) Pursuant to Section 98 of the Act, the Fund shall consist of
(a) money which comes from an agreement entered into between the Board and
a person;
(b) revenues generated from the deposit-refund system on beverage containers;
(c) money acquired by the Board or the Province for the purposes of the Fund
by way of gift, donation or bequest or derived from the disposition of any
real property or other property given, donated or bequeathed to the Board
for the purposes of the Fund;
(d) interest accruing to the Fund; and
(e) money paid to the Fund under the Resource Recovery Fund Regulations
made pursuant to Sections 5 and 8 of Chapter 12 of the Statutes of Nova
Scotia 1989, the Recycling Act.
(2) Pursuant to Section 98 of the Act, the Minister, following consultation with the
Board, may pay into the Fund
(a) money which comes from an agreement entered into between the Minister
and a person;
(b) a surcharge on a designated material pursuant to subsection 100(2) and
clause 102(1)(v) of the Act; and
(c) money that accrues from any financing arrangement or program of the
Province, including financing arrangements or programs with other
governments entered into for any of the purposes for which the Fund is
established.
Approved programs
7 (1) Programs which are approved for financial assistance under these regulations are
listed in Schedule “A”.
(2) The Board or any person may submit a proposal to the Minister to
(a) designate a program as an approved program; or
(b) alter or modify an approved program.
Expenditures from the Fund
8 (1) Subject to the provisions of these regulations, the terms of any agreement between
the Minister and the Board, and in accordance with the Provincial Finance Act, the
Board shall provide funding for municipal solid waste diversion by
(a) paying a minimum of 50% of the net revenues in the Fund to provide
financial support, to be divided between or among municipalities or regions
based on the solid waste diverted by the municipality or region;
(b) paying out of the Fund money to provide financial assistance and incentives
under an approved program;
(c) paying out of the Fund any costs, charges, audit and other fees and expenses
involved in the administration of the Fund;
(d) investing money in the name of the Fund in any manner in which trustees
are authorized by law to invest trust funds; and
(e) doing any other matter or thing which relates to, or is incidental to, the
purposes of the Fund.
(2) (a) Funding shall be provided by the Board pursuant to clauses 8(1)(a) and (b)
on the basis of an agreement executed between the Board, and a
municipality, a region or a person.
(b) Clause (a) is subject to existing agreements signed by a municipality or a
region and a person before the effective date of these regulations.
(3) Copies of any agreement executed under clause 2(a) shall be filed with the
Minister within 30 days of signing.
Accounts of Fund
9 (1) The Board shall cause to be kept proper books of accounts respecting
(a) all sums of money received and expended by the Fund and the matters in
respect of which the receipt and expenditure of money took place; and
(b) the assets and liabilities of the Fund.
(2) The accounts of the Fund shall, from time to time, and at least annually, be audited
by an auditor licensed under the Public Accountants Act and copies of the audit
report shall be filed with the Minister within 30 days of preparation.
Action plan/annual report
10 (1) The Board shall submit annually an action plan to the Minister.
(2) No later than 30 days following the end of each calendar year, or such other date
agreed upon in writing by the Minister, the Board shall prepare and submit an
annual report to the Minister which shall include the following information:
(a) work of the Board during the year;
(b) progress made towards reaching the 50% solid waste diversion goal;
(c) a financial statement setting forth the assets and liabilities of the Fund and
the receipts and expenditures of the Fund for the year;
(d) the status of all applications received during the year including applications
approved, applications rejected and the reasons for any outstanding or
rejected applications; and
(e) other information requested by the Minister.
Public documents
11 Subject to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, all reports,
agreements, action plans, annual reports and other documents filed by the Board with
the Minister are public documents.
Part II - Industry Stewardship
Designated materials
11A The materials listed in Column 1 of Schedule “B” are prescribed as designated materials
for Part IX of the Act.
Industry stewardship agreements
12 (1) (a) The Board may negotiate an agreement with manufacturers, distributors,
retailers and others respecting a designated material banned from landfills
and incinerators as listed in Schedule “B”.
(b) An agreement described in clause (a) may include, but not be limited to,
details respecting an industry stewardship program.
(2) (a) The Minister shall provide the Board with a list of designated materials for
industry stewardship programs pursuant to subsection 100(1) of the Act.
(b) For designated materials covered in clause (a), the Minister, after
consultation with the Board, shall establish a date when an agreement shall
be negotiated.
(c) For designated materials covered in clause (a), the Board shall negotiate an
agreement with manufacturers, distributors, retailers and others respecting
the designated material, on or before the date established pursuant to clause
(b).
(d) An agreement described in clause (c) shall include, but not be limited to,
details respecting an industry stewardship program.
Surcharges
13 Subject to the approval of the Governor in Council, the Minister may establish a
surcharge applicable to a designated material.
Beverage container programs
14 (1) All beverage containers sold in the Province shall be either refillable or recyclable
as determined by the Administrator.
(2) All beverage containers shall be subject to a deposit-refund system as described in
these regulations.
(3) No person shall sell, manufacture, distribute, offer to sell or permit to be sold in the
Province a beverage in a container that is subject to the deposit and refund system
which is not clearly labelled with the words “RETURN FOR REFUND” or words
to like effect.
(4) (a) No later than 3 months after the effective date of these regulations, the
Board shall collect and submit to the Minister
(i) baseline figures for 1994 respecting the proportion of refillable and
non-refillable beverage containers by product type sold for
consumption in the Province; and
(ii) current figures in 1995 to a date determined by the Board.
(b) Unless the Minister agrees otherwise in writing, no distributor shall decrease
the proportion of refillable containers of any given type for a beverage sold
for consumption in the Province below the proportions established in the
1994 baseline figures.
(c) The Board shall report annually to the Minister respecting the proportion of
refillable and non-refillable containers sold for consumption in the Province.
(5) In Sections 14 to 18,
(a) “distributor” means a distributor of beverage containers;
(b) “retailer” means a person who sells or offers for sale a beverage in a
beverage container to the public
(i) for consumption off the premises, or
(ii) by a coin-operated vending machine.
Deposits and refunds
15 (1) The minimum cash deposit on a redeemable beverage container is
(a) for a refillable or non-refillable beverage container other than a beverage
container for liquor, an amount that, when added to any applicable federal
and Provincial sales tax on that amount, equals $0.10;
(b) for a refillable liquor container of less than 1.0 L, an amount that, when
added to any applicable federal and Provincial sales tax on that amount,
equals $0.10;
(c) for a refillable liquor container greater than or equal to 1.0 L, an amount
that, when added to any applicable federal and Provincial sales tax on that
amount, equals $0.20 cents;
(d) for a non-refillable liquor container less than or equal to 500 ml, an amount
that, when added to any applicable federal and Provincial sales tax on that
amount, equals $0.10;
(e) for a non-refillable liquor container greater than 500 ml, an amount that,
when added to any applicable federal and Provincial sales tax on that
amount, equals $0.20.
(2) A retailer shall collect from the purchaser the cash deposit prescribed in subsection
(1) for each beverage sold to the purchaser in a redeemable beverage container and
shall show the amount of the [such] deposit on a cash receipt.
(3) Upon receipt of a beverage container, a depot operator shall immediately provide a
minimum cash refund of,
(a) for a refillable beverage container, an amount, including the applicable
federal and Provincial sales tax, that equals 100% of the full cash deposit;
(b) for a non-refillable beverage container, an amount, including federal and
Provincial sales tax, that equals 50% of the full cash deposit.
(4) Where the amount of the cash deposit or cash refund is more than the minimum
amount prescribed in subsection (1) or (3), the cash deposit or the cash refund shall
be inclusive of any applicable federal and Provincial sales tax.
(5) Within 30 days of collection of redeemable beverage containers by the Board or its
agent from a depot operator, the Board or its agent shall reimburse the depot
operator the minimum cash refund prescribed in Schedule “C” plus a handling fee
determined by the Board.
(6) Unless otherwise agreed to by the Board, the Minister and the Nova Scotia Liquor
Commission, subsection (5) does not apply to a beverage container for liquor.
Distributor registration/operation
16 (1) A distributor of beverage containers in the Province shall register with the Board
within 60 days of the effective date of these regulations.
(2) No distributor shall sell or offer for sale a beverage container in the Province
unless that person is registered with the Board under subsection (1).
(3) A distributor of beverage containers shall register with the Board all beverage
containers distributed and shall designate each container registered by beverage
product, container size and container type.
(4) No person shall sell or offer for sale a beverage in a beverage container which is
not registered with the Board under subsection (3).
(5) On or before the 20th day of each month, a distributor shall file with the Board a
return, in a form approved by the Board, reporting
(a) all units sold during the immediately preceding calendar month; and
(b) the remittance due by the distributor by type and tax status of beverage
container as described in subsection (5B),
and shall remit to the Board any cash deposits collected pursuant to these
regulations during that immediately preceding calendar month.
(5A)Despite subsection (5), at the request of the Board, a distributor shall file with the
Board a return covering such period as the Board may determine, in a form
approved by the Board, reporting
(a) all units sold; and
(b) the remittance due by the distributor by type and tax status of beverage
container, as described in subsection (5B),
and shall remit to the Board any cash deposits collected pursuant to these
regulations during that period.
(5B) Where reporting the tax status of beverage containers in a return required pursuant
to subsection (5) or (5A), the distributor shall list taxable units sold and zero-rated
units sold, as defined in the Excise Tax Act (Canada).
(6) A distributor may arrange for a person outside of the Province to act as their agent
to collect and submit to the Board any cash deposit required under these
regulations.
(7) In the event of any default of payment by an agent under subsection (5), the
distributor is responsible to pay the cash deposit money to the Board.
(8) Unless otherwise agreed to by the Board, the Minister and the Nova Scotia Liquor
Commission, subsections (1) to (7) do not apply to a distributor who distributes
only beverage containers for liquor.
Depot registration/operation
17 (1) Within 60 days of the effective date of these regulations, no person shall be eligible
to receive payment for collection of beverage containers or other materials by the
Board or its agent unless the person is registered with the Board and has supplied
information as required by the Board.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), a container collection depot which, at the effective date
of these regulations, is registered with the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies to
operate a container collection depot shall automatically be registered as a container
collection depot under these regulations if an application, together with proof of
registration as a collection depot with the Registrar, is submitted to the Board
within 60 days of the effective date of these regulations.
(3) The status of a container collection depot under subsection (2) shall be revoked
within 1 year of the effective date of these regulations if the collection depot fails
to comply with standards established by the Board.
(4) The Board shall develop and publish standards under subsection (3) on or before
February 28, 1996.
(5) The Board may establish rules and standards governing the operation of a depot.
(6) No depot operator shall fail to accept any redeemable beverage container provided
the container is intact and it is in reasonably clean condition.
Notice to consumers
18 A retailer shall clearly display a notice indicating
(a) the deposit which will be charged for each type of beverage container;
(b) the refund available on a returned beverage container;
(c) the location of the nearest depot where a beverage container can be
redeemed for refund; and
(d) the hours of operation of the depot,
at a retail premises where beverages are sold in redeemable beverage containers.
Used tire management program
18A (1) For the purpose of this Section,
(a) “motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle as defined under the Motor Vehicle
Act;
(b) “new tire” means a tire which is provided
(i) with a motor vehicle, a vehicle or a trailer, or
(ii) separately for use on or with a motor vehicle, a vehicle or a trailer,
but does not include a retreaded tire, a used tire, or a tire with a rim size
greater than 622.3 mm (24.5 inches);
(c) “retreaded tire” means a tire to which a new tread has been affixed to extend
the usable life of the tire;
(d) [repealed]
(e) “tire” means a tire which is air filled or designed to be air filled and is
designed for use on the wheel of a motor vehicle, a vehicle or a trailer;
(f) “tire retailer” means a person, including a vehicle dealer or vehicle lessor,
who supplies new tires in the Province to an end user;
(g) “used tire” means a tire no longer suited for its original purpose because of
wear and tear or damage;
(h) “vehicle” means every device in, upon or by which any person or property is
or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway or private road, but
does not include
(i) a motorized wheelchair,
(ii) a device moved by human power, including a bicycle,
(iii) an off-highway vehicle as defined under the Off-highway Vehicles
Act, or
(iv) a farm implement or farm machinery which is exempt under clause
25(1)(d) of the Revenue Act and which is not used on a public
highway.
(2) [repealed]
(3) (a) A tire is considered to be a new tire from the time of its manufacture until
immediately after it is first supplied by a tire retailer.
(b) Every tire retailer who uses or consumes in Nova Scotia a new tire that the
tire retailer has acquired shall be deemed to have supplied the tire to another
person.
(4) The Minister may appoint an Administrator under this Section.
(5) No tire retailer shall supply a new tire in the Province on or after January 2, 1997,
unless that tire retailer is registered with an Administrator.
(6) (a) No tire retailer shall supply a new tire in the Province on or after January 2,
1997, unless that tire retailer has entered into an industry stewardship
agreement with an Administrator.
(b) For the purpose of clause (a), a tire retailer may designate a person,
including a manufacturer or distributor of new tires who is in agreement, to
act as their agent in connection with an industry stewardship agreement with
an Administrator.
(c) In the event of a breach or default by an agent under clause (b), the tire
retailer is responsible to comply with an industry stewardship agreement
entered into with an Administrator.
(7) No person shall falsify, render misleading, unlawfully alter or fail to provide any
report or record required by the Minister or an Administrator from a tire retailer or
an agent of a tire retailer.
Consumer paint product stewardship program
18B (1) For the purpose of Sections 18B to 18I,
(a) “Administrator” means a person designated by the Minister pursuant to
Section 18C and includes an acting Administrator;
(b) “brand owner” means
(i) a person who is the owner or licensee of the intellectual property
rights of a consumer paint product sold, offered for sale, or otherwise
distributed in the Province, or
(ii) a manufacturer or distributer of a consumer paint product sold,
offered for sale, or otherwise distributed in the Province;
(c) “consumer paint product” means a latex, oil or solvent-based architectural
coating, including stain and paint for commercial and industrial use, but
does not include a specially formulated industrial, automotive or marine
coating;
(d) “consumer paint product stewardship program” means a program that
(i) establishes a process for the collection, handling, transportation and
final treatment of a post-consumer paint product regardless of who is
the original brand owner of the consumer paint product, and
(ii) incorporates the principles of a pollution prevention hierarchy by
moving progressively from disposal to reduction, reuse and recycling
and recovery of post-consumer paint products;
(e) “industry stewardship agreement” means an agreement between the Board
and a brand owner that sets out the terms of a consumer paint product
stewardship program;
(f) “post-consumer paint product” means a consumer paint product and its
container that are no longer used or required by a consumer;
(g) “retailer” means a person who sells or offers for sale or otherwise distributes
a consumer paint product in the Province;
(h) “return collection facility” means a place operated by a brand owner for the
collection of a post-consumer paint product.
(2) [repealed]
18C The Minister may appoint an Administrator for the purposes of a consumer paint
product stewardship program.
18D (1) On or after 90 days after the effective date of Sections 18B to 18I, no brand owner
of a consumer paint product shall sell, offer for sale or otherwise distribute a
consumer paint product in the Province unless
(a) the brand owner is registered with the Board;
(b) the brand owner either
(i) operates a consumer paint product stewardship program, or
(ii) has entered into an industry stewardship agreement with the Board
for the Board to operate a consumer paint product stewardship
program on the brand owner’s behalf; and
(c) the consumer paint product stewardship program referred to in clause (b) is
authorized by the Minister pursuant to clause 18E(2)(a).
(2) On or after 90 days after the effective date of Sections 18B to 18I, no retailer shall
sell, offer for sale or otherwise distribute a consumer paint product in the Province
unless the brand owner from whom the product was acquired is registered pursuant
to clause (1)(a).
18E (1) A brand owner shall submit a proposal for a consumer paint product stewardship
program to the Minister for authorization.
(2) Upon receipt of a proposal for a consumer paint product stewardship program
pursuant to subsection (1), the Minister shall
(a) authorize the program with or without terms or conditions;
(b) refuse to authorize the program and provide reasons, in writing, for the
refusal; or
(c) request any additional information that the Minister considers necessary.
(3) Despite subsection (1), a brand owner may enter into an industry stewardship
agreement with the Board for the Board to submit a proposal for a consumer paint
product stewardship program to the Minister on the brand owner’s behalf.
(4) A brand owner or the Board, as the case may be, shall operate a consumer paint
product stewardship program in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
authorization made pursuant to clause (2)(a).
18F (1) Every brand owner shall, on or before June 30 in each year or on some other date
agreed upon in writing by the Administrator, provide the Administrator with an
annual report on their consumer paint product stewardship program during the
previous fiscal year including, but not limited to, information respecting
(a) the total amount of consumer paint products sold and post-consumer paint
products collected;
(b) the total amount of post-consumer paint products processed or in storage;
(c) the percentage of post-consumer paint products that were treated or
contained, reduced, reused, recycled or recovered;
(d) efforts taken through consumer paint product marketing strategies to reduce
post-consumer paint products and packaging waste;
(e) the types of processes used to reduce, reuse, recycle or recover post-
consumer paint products, including but not limited to details of efforts to
incorporate the priorities of a pollution prevention hierarchy by moving
progressively from disposal to reduction, reuse, recycling and recovery of
post-consumer paint products;
(f) the location of return collection facilities or depots;
(g) the location of any long-term containment or final treatment and processing
facilities for post-consumer paint products;
(h) the types of educational information and programs provided;
(i) the process of internal accountability used to monitor environmental
effectiveness; and
(j) any other information requested by the Administrator,
and the annual report shall be accompanied by copies of the annual financial
statements prepared by an independent auditor of the revenues received and the
expenditures incurred.
(2) Despite subsection (1), a brand owner may enter into an industry stewardship
agreement with the Board for the Board to submit the annual report and financial
statements to the Administrator on behalf of the brand owner.
(3) On receipt of the annual report submitted pursuant to this Section, an
Administrator may require the brand owner or the Board, as the case may be, to
(a) amend the authorized consumer paint product stewardship program; or
(b) submit a proposal for a new consumer paint product stewardship program to
the Minister for authorization pursuant to clause 18E(2)(a).
18G (1) Every brand owner shall, as a component of their consumer paint product
stewardship program,
(a) either
(i) provide a return collection facility at the premises of each retailer of
the brand owner’s consumer paint products, or
(ii) enter into an industry stewardship agreement with the Board to
operate depots to collect post-consumer paint products generated
from the brand owner’s consumer paint products; and
(b) implement an education and awareness program for consumers of consumer
paint products that includes information respecting
(i) the consumer paint product stewardship program,
(ii) consumer access to return collection facilities, and
(iii) the environmental and economic benefits of participating in the
consumer paint product stewardship program;
(c) confirm that the post-consumer paint products generated from the brand
owner’s consumer paint products are recycled or reused to the maximum
extent possible; and
(d) ensure that 70% of the reusable and recyclable portion of the post-consumer
paint products collected at the return collection facility is reused or recycled.
(2) Despite clauses (1)(b) to (d), a brand owner may enter into an industry stewardship
agreement with the Board that requires the Board to implement a component of the
consumer paint product stewardship program on the brand owner’s behalf.
(3) Every retailer shall provide, either at the point of display or at the point of sale, a
place for the display of information supplied pursuant to clause (1)(b).
18H (1) The owner of a return collection facility shall accept a post-consumer paint
product, regardless of the identity of the brand owner of the consumer paint
product from which it was generated.
(2) The owner of a depot shall comply with the rules and standards, including those
respecting record production, set forth by the Board.
(3) The owner of a return collection facility or a depot shall
(a) operate the facility or depot during regular business hours;
(b) accept from any person any quantity of post-consumer paint products that
does not exceed the maximum allowable per person daily quantity as
authorized by an Administrator; and
(c) not charge a fee for accepting post-consumer paint products in accordance
with clause (b).
18I No person shall falsify, render misleading, unlawfully alter or fail to provide any
information, report or record required in accordance with Sections 18B to 18H.
Electronic Products Stewardship Program
18J (1) In Sections 18J to 18Q,
(a) “brand owner” means one of the following:
(i) a person who is the owner or licensee of the intellectual property
rights to an electronic product sold, offered for sale or otherwise
distributed in or into the Province,
(ii) a manufacturer or distributor of an electronic product sold, offered
for sale or otherwise distributed in or into the Province;
(b) “electronic product” means an electrical device or electronic equipment that
is a designated material;
(c) “electronic product stewardship program” means a program that
(i) establishes a process for the collection, transportation, reuse and
recycling of electronic products and, if no further options exist, the
disposal of any residual electronic product components, and
(ii) incorporates the principles of a pollution prevention hierarchy by
replacing disposal with reuse and recycling of electronic products;
(d) “return collection facility” means a place operated by or on behalf of a
brand owner for collecting electronic products.
18K The Minister may appoint an administrator to administer an electronic product
stewardship program.
18L (1) Every brand owner shall ensure that a brand name, image or logo is clearly affixed
in plain view on the electronic product.
(2) After the implementation date specified in Schedule “C” for that product, a brand
owner of an electronic product shall not sell, offer for sale or otherwise distribute
an electronic product in or into the Province unless the brand owner operates an
electronic product stewardship program that is authorized by the Minister in
accordance with criteria outlined by the Minister.
(3) A brand owner may designate a third party to operate an electronic product
stewardship program on its behalf.
(4) After the implementation date specified in Schedule “C” for that product, a retailer
shall not sell, offer for sale or otherwise distribute an electronic product in or into
the Province unless the brand owner operates an electronic product stewardship
program that is authorized by the Minister.
(5) The Minister may cease the sale of any electronic products belonging to a brand
owner who is not complying with the Act and these regulations.
18M (1) Subject to subsection (4), a brand owner shall submit an electronic product
stewardship program to the Minister for authorization 6 months before the earliest
implementation date specified in Schedule “C” for an electronic product accepted
by the program.
(2) Upon receipt of a proposal for an electronic product stewardship program, the
Minister shall
(a) authorize the program with or without terms and conditions;
(b) refuse to authorize the program and provide reasons, in writing, for the
refusal; or
(c) request any additional information that the Minister considers necessary to
decide whether to authorize the program.
(3) A brand owner shall operate their electronic product stewardship program in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the authorization made pursuant to
clause (2)(a).
(4) The Minister may change the 6-month requirement in subsection (1).
18N (1) An electronic product stewardship program shall include:
(a) an agreement with the Board for managing the electronic products and
receiving them at return collection facilities under contract with the Board;
(b) an education and awareness program for consumers of electronic products
that includes information about all of the following:
(i) the electronic product stewardship program, specifying products
accepted by the program;
(ii) how and when consumers can access return collection facilities,
(iii) the environmental benefits of participating in the electronic product
stewardship program;
(c) a list of return collection facilities and their operating hours;
(d) a description of the proposed methods to be used to reuse and recycle
electronic products and their components.
(2) A retailer shall provide all education and awareness program information required
under clause 18N(1)(b) at the point of display or sale.
18O (1) A brand owner who operates an electronic product stewardship program shall, on
or before June 30 of each year or on or before the date set by the Administrator of
the electronic product stewardship program, inform the Administrator in writing of
the total quantity of electronic products collected.
(2) A brand owner who operates an electronic product stewardship program shall,
upon request in writing from the Minister, provide the Minister with any
information about their electronic product stewardship program, including any of
the following:
(a) the types of processes used to reuse and recycle the electronic products and
their components;
(b) the location of return collection facilities for electronic products;
(c) the location of any long-term containment or final treatment and processing
facilities for electronic products;
(d) records showing that the program adheres to established vendor
qualification standards or information demonstrating that the electronic
products collected were managed in a manner that employs environmental
and human health and safety standards meeting or exceeding applicable
federal, Provincial, and local regulations;
(e) efforts made to improve the environmental design of the brand owner’s
electronic products.
(3) On receipt of the information submitted pursuant to subsection 18(O)(2), the
Minister may require a brand owner to submit a revised proposal for an electronic
product stewardship program to the Minister for authorization.
18P The operator of a return collection facility that collects electronic products shall not
charge a fee for accepting the electronic products.
18Q A person shall not submit any information, report or record required by Sections 18M to
18O that is false or misleading.
Oil and glycol stewardship program
18R For the purpose of Sections 18R to 18X,
“brand owner” means 1 of the following:
(i) a person who is the owner or licensee of the intellectual property
rights to oil, glycol, oil filters or product containers sold, offered for
sale or otherwise distributed in or into the Province,
(ii) a manufacturer or distributer of oil, glycol, oil filters or product
containers sold, offered for sale or otherwise distributed in or into the
Province,
(iii) for oil, glycol, oil filters or product containers imported into the
Province, the first person to sell or offer for sale the oil, glycol, oil
filter or product containers in the Province;
“glycol” means ethylene or propylene glycol used or intended for use as a vehicle
or commercial engine coolant, but does not include any of the following:
(i) plumbing antifreeze,
(ii) windshield washer antifreeze,
(iii) lock de-icer and antifreeze,
(iv) gasoline and diesel fuel antifreeze;
“oil” means
(i) petroleum or synthetic derived crankcase oil, engine oil and gear oil,
and hydraulic fluid, transmission fluid and heat transfer fluid, or
(ii) fluid used for lubricating purposes in machinery or equipment;
“oil filter” means
(i) a spin-on style or element style fluid filter that is used in hydraulic,
transmission or internal combustion engine applications, or
(ii) an oil filter, a diesel fuel filter, a storage tank fuel filter and a
household furnace oil filter other than a gasoline filter;
“oil and glycol stewardship program” means a program authorized by the Minister
under Section 18U that
(i) establishes a process for collecting, transporting and recycling used
oil, used glycol, used oil filters and product containers, and
(ii) incorporates the principles of a pollution prevention hierarchy by
replacing disposal with reuse and recycling of used oil, used glycol,
used oil filters and product containers;
“product container” means a container with a capacity of 50 L or less
manufactured for the purpose of holding glycol, oil or diesel exhaust fluid, and
includes an aerosol container used to hold a cleaner for automotive parts;
“retailer” means a person who sells or offers for sale to a consumer oil, glycol, oil
filters or product containers in the Province;
“return collection facility” means a collection facility that accepts used oil, used oil
filters, used glycol and product containers from persons who wish to return them,
and that is identified as a return collection facility through an approved oil and
glycol stewardship program;
“used glycol” means glycol that, through use, storage or handling, can no longer be
used for its original purpose;
“used oil” means oil that, through use, storage or handling, can no longer be used
for its original purpose;
“used oil filter” means an oil filter that, through use, storage or handling, can no
longer be used for its original purpose.
18S The Minister may appoint an administrator to administer an oil and glycol stewardship
program.
18T (1) Effective on and after January 1, 2020, no brand owner shall sell, offer for sale or
distribute oil, glycol, oil filters or product containers in or into the Province unless
the brand owner, or an agent of the brand owner, operates an oil and glycol
stewardship program in respect of the oil, glycol, oil filters or product containers.
(2) Effective on and after January 1, 2020, no retailer shall sell or offer for sale to
consumers oil, glycol, oil filters or product containers in the Province unless the
brand owner, or an agent of the brand owner, operates an oil and glycol
stewardship program in respect of the oil, glycol, oil filters or product containers.
(3) No operator of a return collection facility shall charge a fee for accepting used oil,
used glycol, used oil filters or product containers.
18U (1) Subject to subsection (2), no later than July 1, 2019, a brand owner shall submit a
proposal for an oil and glycol stewardship program to the Minister for
authorization.
(2) The Minister may extend the deadline in subsection (1) for submission of a
proposal.
(3) On receipt of a proposal for an oil and glycol stewardship program pursuant to
subsection (1), the Minister shall
(a) authorize the program with or without terms or conditions;
(b) refuse to authorize the program and provide reasons, in writing, for the
refusal; or
(c) request any additional information about the proposed program that the
Minister considers necessary.
(4) Subject to subsection (5), a brand owner whose oil and glycol stewardship program
is authorized under clause (3)(a) must operate the program in accordance with the
terms and conditions of the authorization.
(5) A brand owner who submits a proposal under subsection (1) may designate a third
party to operate an oil and glycol stewardship program on its behalf.
18V (1) A proposal for an oil and glycol stewardship program must include detailed
information about all of the following:
(a) the management and structure of the program;
(b) how used oil, used glycol, used oil filters and product containers will be
collected, including a list of return collection facilities and their operating
hours;
(c) the plans for the receipt of used oil, used glycol, used oil filters and product
containers and the policies and procedures to be followed by the brand
owner;
(d) the recycling options for used oil, used glycol, used oil filters and product
containers;
(e) the quality control and assurance aspects of the program, including tracking
and auditing mechanisms;
(f) targets for the recovery rate, along with a description of how the recovery
rate will be calculated;
(g) an education and awareness program for consumers of oil, oil filters or
glycol that includes all of the following information:
(i) information about the oil and glycol stewardship program specifying
the products accepted by the program,
(ii) how and when consumers can return used oil, used glycol, used oil
filters and product containers, including a list of return collection
facilities and their operating hours,
(iii) the environmental benefits of participating in the oil and glycol
stewardship program,
(iv) a description of the proposed methods for reusing and recycling used
oil, used glycol, used oil filters and product containers,
(v) how the education and awareness program will assess consumer
awareness,
(vi) how the brand owner will work with retailers to educate the
consumers at the point of sale.
(2) The Minister may require a brand owner submitting a proposal for an oil and
glycol stewardship program to provide any additional information that the Minister
requires to consider the proposal.
18W (1) On or before May 30 in each year, a brand owner shall provide the Minister with
an annual report detailing the effectiveness of the oil and glycol stewardship
program during the previous calendar year, which shall include
(a) the total amounts of used oil and used glycol, and the total numbers of used
oil filters and product containers collected in the Province by the brand
owner;
(b) the total amounts of used oil and used glycol, and the total numbers of used
oil filters and product containers processed or in storage;
(c) the percentage of used oil, used glycol, used oil filters or product containers
collected that was reused, recycled, recovered for energy, contained, or
otherwise disposed of;
(d) the overall achievement of recovery rate targets set out in the oil and glycol
stewardship program;
(e) a description of the types of processes utilized to reuse, recycle, recover
energy from, contain, or otherwise treat or dispose of used oil, used glycol,
used oil filters, or product containers;
(f) list of return collection facilities and their operating hours;
(g) the location of processing or containment facilities for used oil, used glycol,
used oil filters, and product containers;
(h) the types of consumer information, educational materials and strategies
adopted by the brand owner;
(i) the annual financial statements, as prepared by an independent auditor, of
the revenues received and the expenditures incurred by the oil and glycol
stewardship program;
(j) a report on the assessment of consumer awareness of the oil and glycol
stewardship program; and
(k) any other information requested by the Minister that relates to the oil and
glycol stewardship program.
(2) At the same time a brand owner submits its annual report, it shall provide to the
Minister a statement in writing as to the total amount of oil, glycol, oil filters and
product containers sold by the brand owner during the previous calendar year.
(3) On receipt of the annual report submitted pursuant to this Section, if the Minister is
not satisfied with the oil and glycol stewardship program, the Minister may require
the brand owner to
(a) amend the authorized oil and glycol stewardship program; or
(b) submit a proposal for a new oil and glycol product stewardship program to
the Minister for authorization pursuant to Section 18U.
18X No person shall submit any information, report or record required by Sections 18R to
18W that is false or misleading.
Battery stewardship program
18Y (1) For the purpose of Sections 18Y to 18AF
“battery” means a container consisting of 1 or more voltaic or galvanic cells in
which chemical energy is stored as electricity or converted into electricity and that
meets all of the following criteria:
(i) it is used as a source of power,
(ii) it weighs 5 kilograms or less,
(iii) it is 1 of the following:
(A) a single-use battery,
(B) a rechargeable battery;
“battery stewardship program” means a program authorized by the Minister under
Section 18AC that
(i) establishes a process for collecting, transporting and processing
batteries, and
(ii) incorporates the principles of a pollution prevention hierarchy by
prioritizing the reuse and recycling of batteries;
“brand owner” means 1 of the following:
(i) a person who is the owner or licensee of the intellectual property
rights to batteries sold, offered for sale or otherwise distributed in or
into the Province,
(ii) a manufacturer or distributer of batteries sold, offered for sale or
otherwise distributed in or into the Province,
(iii) for batteries imported into the Province, the first person to sell or
offer for sale batteries in the Province;
“rechargeable battery” means a battery that can be recharged and used more than
once;
“retailer” means a person who sells, offers for sale or otherwise distributes batteries
to a consumer in the Province;
“return collection facility” means a collection facility that
(i) accepts batteries from persons who wish to return them, and
(ii) is identified as a return collection facility by an approved battery
stewardship program;
“single-use battery” means a battery that cannot be recharged.
(2) This Section does not apply to a battery that is contained in a device or product that
is a designated material under these regulations.
(3) A battery described in subsection (2) must be managed in accordance with the
stewardship program applicable to the device or product in which it is contained.
Appointment of battery stewardship program administrator
18Z The Minister may appoint an administrator to administer a battery stewardship program.
Brand owner must operate battery stewardship program
18AA (1) Effective on and after July 1, 2024, a brand owner must not sell, offer for sale or
distribute batteries in or into the Province unless the brand owner, or an agent of
the brand owner, operates a battery stewardship program for the batteries.
(2) Effective on and after July 1, 2024, a retailer must not sell, offer for sale or
otherwise distribute batteries to consumers in the Province unless the brand owner,
or an agent of the brand owner, operates a battery stewardship program for the
batteries.
No fee for accepting batteries
18AB An operator of a return collection facility must not charge a fee for accepting batteries.
Brand owner proposal for battery stewardship program
18AC (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), no later than January 1, 2024, a brand owner
must submit a proposal for a battery stewardship program to the Minister for
authorization.
(2) The Minister may extend the deadline in subsection (1) for the submission of a
proposal.
(3) On receipt of a proposal for a battery stewardship program submitted under
subsection (1), the Minister must do 1 of the following:
(a) authorize the program with or without terms or conditions;
(b) refuse to authorize the program and provide reasons, in writing, for the
refusal;
(c) request any additional information about the proposed program that the
Minister considers necessary.
(4) Subject to subsection (5), a brand owner whose battery stewardship program is
authorized under clause (3)(a) must operate the program in accordance with any
terms and conditions of the authorization.
(5) A brand owner who submits a proposal under subsection (1) may designate a third
party to operate the battery stewardship program on its behalf, but that proposal
must include the name and contact information of the brand owner.
Information in proposal for battery stewardship program
18AD (1) A proposal for a battery stewardship program must include detailed information
about all of the following:
(a) the management and structure of the program;
(b) how batteries will be collected, including a list of return collection facilities
and their operating hours;
(c) how batteries will be reused, recycled, processed, recovered for energy or
otherwise managed;
(d) the quality control and assurance aspects of the program, including tracking
and auditing mechanisms;
(e) targets for the recovery rate and how the recovery rate will be measured;
(f) an education and awareness program for consumers of batteries, which must
include a description of all of the following:
(i) how the education and awareness program will assess consumer
awareness of the battery stewardship program,
(ii) how the brand owner will work with retailers to educate consumers
at the point of sale,
(iii) the information that the education and awareness program will
provide to consumers, which must include information about all of
the following:
(A) the battery stewardship program and the products accepted by
the program,
(B) how and when consumers can return batteries, including a list
of return collection facilities and their operating hours,
(C) the environmental benefits of participating in the battery
stewardship program,
(D) the methods described in the battery stewardship program
proposal for reusing, recycling or engaging in other end of life
management options for batteries.
(2) On receipt of a proposal for a battery stewardship program, the Minister may
require the brand owner submitting the proposal to provide any additional
information that the Minister requires to consider the proposal.
Annual report on battery stewardship program
18AE (1) No later than June 30 in each year, a brand owner must submit to the Minister an
annual report detailing the effectiveness of the battery stewardship program during
the previous calendar year that includes all of the following information:
(a) the total number of batteries collected in the Province by the brand owner;
(b) the percentage of the total number of batteries collected that falls into each
of the following categories:
(i) reused,
(ii) recycled,
(iii) processed,
(iv) recovered for energy,
(v) otherwise managed;
(c) whether the recovery rate targets set out in the battery stewardship program
were achieved;
(d) a description of the types of processes utilized to reuse, recycle, process,
recover energy from or otherwise manage or dispose of batteries;
(e) a list of return collection facilities and their operating hours;
(f) the location of processing or containment facilities for batteries;
(g) the types of consumer information, educational materials and strategies
adopted by the brand owner;
(h) an assessment of consumer awareness of the battery stewardship program;
(i) any other information requested by the Minister that relates to the battery
stewardship program.
(2) A brand owner must submit a statement in writing to the Minister regarding the
total number of batteries sold by the brand owner during the previous calendar
year, together with the annual report described in subsection (1).
(3) If the Minister is not satisfied with the battery stewardship program after reviewing
the annual report submitted under subsection (1), the Minister may require the
brand owner to do 1 of the following:
(a) amend the authorized battery stewardship program;
(b) submit a proposal for a new battery stewardship program to the Minister for
authorization under Section 18AC.
Submission of false or misleading Sections 18AC to 18AE information, report or record
18AF A person must not submit any information, report or record required by Sections 18AC
to 18AE that is false or misleading.
Lamp product stewardship program
18AG (1) For the purpose of Sections 18AG to 18AN,
“brand owner” means 1 of the following:
(i) a person who is the owner or licensee of the intellectual property
rights to lamp products sold, offered for sale or otherwise distributed
in or into the Province,
(ii) a manufacturer or distributer of lamp products sold, offered for sale
or otherwise distributed in or into the Province,
(iii) for lamp products imported into the Province, the first person to sell
or offer for sale lamp products in the Province;
“lamp product” means a replaceable light source designed to produce light from
electricity and includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(i) fluorescent tubes,
(ii) compact fluorescent lamps,
(iii) high-intensity discharge lamps,
(iv) incandescent lamps,
(v) light-emitting diode lamps;
“lamp product stewardship program” means a program authorized by the Minister
under Section 18AK that
(i) establishes a process for collecting, transporting and recycling lamp
products, and
(ii) incorporates the principles of a pollution prevention hierarchy by
prioritizing the reuse and recycling of lamp products;
“retailer” means a person who sells, offers for sale or otherwise distributes lamp
products to a consumer in the Province;
“return collection facility” means a collection facility that
(i) accepts lamp products from persons who wish to return them, and
(ii) is identified as a return collection facility by an approved lamp
product stewardship program.
Appointment of lamp product stewardship program administrator
18AH The Minister may appoint an administrator to administer a lamp product stewardship
program.
Brand owner must operate lamp product stewardship program
18AI (1) Effective on and after August 1, 2024, a brand owner must not sell, offer for sale
or distribute lamp products in or into the Province unless the brand owner, or an
agent of the brand owner, operates a lamp product stewardship program for the
lamp products.
(2) Effective on and after August 1, 2024, a retailer must not sell, offer for sale or
otherwise distribute lamp products to consumers in the Province unless the brand
owner, or an agent of the brand owner, operates a lamp product stewardship
program for the lamp products.
No fee for accepting lamp products
18AJ An operator of a return collection facility must not charge a fee for accepting lamp
products.
Brand owner proposal for lamp product stewardship program
18AK (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), no later than February 1, 2024, a brand
owner must submit a proposal for a lamp product stewardship program to the
Minister for authorization.
(2) The Minister may extend the deadline in subsection (1) for the submission of a
proposal.
(3) On receipt of a proposal for a lamp product stewardship program submitted under
subsection (1), the Minister must do 1 of the following:
(a) authorize the program with or without terms or conditions;
(b) refuse to authorize the program and provide reasons, in writing, for the
refusal;
(c) request any additional information about the proposed program that the
Minister considers necessary.
(4) Subject to subsection (5), a brand owner whose lamp product stewardship program
is authorized under clause (3)(a) must operate the program in accordance with any
terms and conditions of the authorization.
(5) A brand owner who submits a proposal under subsection (1) may designate a third
party to operate the lamp product stewardship program on its behalf, but that
proposal must include the name and contact information of the brand owner.
Information in proposal for lamp product stewardship program
18AL (1) A proposal for a lamp product stewardship program must include detailed
information about all of the following:
(a) the management and structure of the program;
(b) how lamp products will be collected, including a list of return collection
facilities and their operating hours;
(c) how lamp products will be reused, recycled, processed or otherwise
managed;
(d) the quality control and assurance aspects of the program, including tracking
and auditing mechanisms;
(e) targets for the recovery rate and how the recovery rate will be measured;
(f) an education and awareness program for consumers of lamp products,
which must include a description of all of the following:
(i) how the education and awareness program will assess consumer
awareness of the lamp stewardship program,
(ii) how the brand owner will work with retailers to educate consumers
at the point of sale,
(iii) the information that the education and awareness program will
provide to consumers, which must include information about all of
the following:
(A) the lamp product stewardship program and the products
accepted by the program,
(B) how and when consumers can return lamp products, including
a list of return collection facilities and their operating hours,
(C) the environmental benefits of participating in the lamp product
stewardship program,
(D) the methods described in the lamp product stewardship
program proposal for reusing, recycling or engaging in other
end of life management options for lamp products.
(2) On receipt of a proposal for a lamp product stewardship program, the Minister may
require the brand owner submitting the proposal to provide any additional
information that the Minister requires to consider the proposal.
Annual report on lamp product stewardship program
18AM(1) No later than May 30 in each year, a brand owner must submit to the Minister an
annual report detailing the effectiveness of the lamp product stewardship program
during the previous calendar year that includes all of the following information:
(a) the total number of lamp products and the total number of mercury-containing lamp products collected in the Province by the brand owner;
(b) the total number of lamp products and the total number of mercury-containing lamp products processed;
(c) the amount of lamp product materials that were reused, recycled or
otherwise managed, including mercury;
(d) whether the recovery rate targets set out in the lamp product stewardship
program were achieved;
(e) a description of the types of processes utilized to reuse, recycle or otherwise
manage lamp products;
(f) a list of return collection facilities and their operating hours;
(g) the location of processing or containment facilities for lamp products;
(h) the types of consumer information, educational materials and strategies
adopted by the brand owner;
(i) an assessment of consumer awareness of the lamp product stewardship
program;
(j) any other information requested by the Minister that relates to the lamp
product stewardship program.
(2) A brand owner must submit a statement in writing to the Minister regarding the
total number of lamp products sold by the brand owner during the previous
calendar year, together with the annual report described in subsection (1).
(3) If the Minister is not satisfied with the lamp product stewardship program after
reviewing the annual report submitted under subsection (1), the Minister may
require the brand owner to do 1 of the following:
(a) amend the authorized lamp product stewardship program;
(b) submit a proposal for a new lamp product stewardship program to the
Minister for authorization under Section 18AK.
Submission of false or misleading Sections 18AK to 18AM information, report or record
18AN A person must not submit any information, report or record required by Sections 18AK
to 18AM that is false or misleading.
Part III - Litter Abatement
Prohibition against littering
19 No person shall release or cause litter to be released into the environment unless
(a) the litter is placed in a litter receptacle;
(b) the litter is disposed of at a disposal site for municipal solid waste or an area
designated by a municipality having jurisdiction for the disposal of litter; or
(c) the litter is deposited in a location designated for that purpose by a
municipality having jurisdiction during special clean-up days.
Littering from buildings/structures
20 (1) No owner, operator or person in care, management or control of a commercial
outlet, service outlet, plant, building, facility or thing shall permit the release of
litter from the commercial outlet, service outlet, plant, building, facility or thing
into the environment.
(2) A person described in subsection (1) shall clean up any litter discharged or released
into the environment.
Construction sites
21 (1) No owner, operator, contractor or person in care, management or control of the
construction, repair or demolition of a plant, building, facility, or thing shall permit
the release of litter from the plant, building, facility, or thing into the environment.
(2) A person described in subsection (1) shall clean up any discharged litter released
into the environment.
Convenience stores, fast food and vending outlets
22 (1) An owner, operator, or person in care, management or control of a business or
operation
(a) where food or beverages are sold in cartons, containers, foils or papers and
(b) where cartons, utensils, containers, foils or paper are discarded in the
vicinity by the patrons of the business or operation,
shall provide receptacles for litter and receptacles for recyclable materials in
appropriate and easily accessible locations, and shall service, maintain and empty
the receptacles.
(2) An owner, operator, or person in care, management or control of a business or
operation shall keep the property and all public or private lands, streets, lanes,
passageways, beaches or docks within 15 m of any boundary of their property free
of all litter unless the landowner or operator denies access to their lands for this
purpose.
(3) A person described in subsections (1) and (2) shall ensure that the discarded
materials are collected and disposed of as prescribed in these regulations.
Public and private events
23 (1) A person who organizes or is responsible for a public or private event shall
(a) provide an adequate number of receptacles for litter and receptacles for
recyclable materials in appropriate and easily accessible locations; and
(b) service, maintain and empty the receptacles as required.
(2) Every person who organizes or is responsible for a public or private event shall
ensure that the property where the event takes place and all public or private lands,
streets, lanes, passageways, beaches or docks within 15 m of the boundary of the
property are free from all litter within 24 hours after the conclusion of the event,
unless the land owner or operator denies access to their lands for this purpose.
Flyers/advertisements
24 (1) No person, including a sponsor, organizer, or promoter of an event or thing, shall
attach or cause to have attached a flyer, brochure, advertisement or other literature
on a utility pole, structure, fence, or other thing,
(a) without the prior approval of the owner of the utility pole, structure, fence,
or other thing; and
(b) without the prior approval of the municipality, city or town where the utility
pole, structure, fence, or other thing is located.
(2) Subject to subsection (1), no person, including a sponsor, organizer or promoter of
an event or thing, who attaches or causes to be attached a flyer, brochure,
advertisement or other literature on a utility pole, structure, fence, or thing shall
(a) fail to put the posting date on the flyer, brochure, advertisement or literature;
(b) fail to remove the same within 30 days after the event; or
(c) fail to dispose of the same as prescribed in these regulations.
(3) No person, including a sponsor, organizer or promoter of an event or thing, shall
distribute or cause to have distributed a flyer, brochure, advertisement or other
literature by placing the same on a parked vehicle.
Structures/vehicles on ice
25 No owner, operator or user of a structure, vehicle or thing on the ice surface of a
watercourse, shall
(a) abandon the structure, vehicle or thing unless it is made of snow or ice; or
(b) fail to remove and properly dispose of the structure, vehicle or thing before
the ice surface of the watercourse melts.
Part IV - Composting
Application
26 Part IV does not apply to
(a) backyard composting;
(b) generally accepted farming practices; and
(c) the composting of leaf and yard waste where not more than 100 m3 is
processed annually.
Regulated activities
27 No person shall construct, operate, expand or modify a facility which can process
compost without obtaining an approval from the Minister.
Approval application information
28 In addition to the information required under the Approvals Procedure Regulation, a
person who wishes to obtain an approval to construct, operate, expand or modify a
facility for composting shall supply the Minister with the following information:
(a) a description of the odour control system, when necessary;
(b) a description of the storm and runoff management system;
(c) moisture control;
(d) the type and source of waste received and processed;
(e) programs to deal with unauthorized materials; and
(f) other information requested by the Administrator.
Requirements
29 The owner, operator or person who has care, management or control of a facility for
composting, shall ensure that
(a) a facility for composting is maintained in a clean and orderly condition; and
(b) when a facility for composting ceases operation, a person described in
clause (a) shall remove all residuals, unprocessed waste, compost product
and recyclable material from the property and recycle or dispose of it in
accordance with the directions of the Minister.
Division II - Disposal of Municipal Solid Waste
Bans
30 (1) A person must not destroy or dispose of a designated material listed in Column 1
of Schedule “B” in a landfill or incinerator on or after the implementation date
prescribed in Column 2 of Schedule “B”.
(2) A person must not accept for destruction or disposal a designated material listed in
Column 1 of Schedule “B” in a landfill or incinerator on or after the
implementation date prescribed in Column 2 of Schedule “B”.
(3) Each municipality shall provide a plan to the Administrator to ensure that the bans
described in Schedule “B” are implemented.
Regulated activities
31 (1) No person shall own, construct, manage, operate, alter or modify a landfill without
obtaining approval from the Minister.
(2) (a) No person shall own, construct, manage, operate, alter or modify a storage,
transfer, processing or disposal site for construction and demolition debris
without obtaining approval from the Minister.
(b) Clause (a) does not apply to rock (excluding rock containing a sulphide
bearing material), aggregate, soil, bricks mortar, concrete, asphalt pavement,
porcelain or ceramic materials, trees, brush, limbs, stumps, root balls,
organic mat, and milled wood that is free of adhesives, coatings or
preservatives.
(c) No person shall dispose of treated wood at a construction and demolition
debris disposal site.
(3) No person shall own, construct, manage, operate, alter or modify an incinerator for
the disposal of municipal solid waste without obtaining approval from the
Minister.
(4) No person shall own, construct, manage, operate, alter or modify the operation of
an ash disposal site without obtaining approval from the Minister.
Approval application information
32 (1) In addition to the information required under the Approvals Procedure
Regulations, a person who wishes to obtain an approval to operate a landfill or
incinerator for the disposal of municipal solid waste shall supply the Minister with
the following information:
(a) complete construction drawings and specifications showing details
including
(i) a site plan indicating the relation of the landfill or incinerator to any
well, watercourse, road or other significant natural and man-made
features within 1 km of the landfill or incinerator,
(ii) the entrances and exists to the landfill or incinerator, and
(iii) all other structures and works to be constructed, installed or used in
the operation of the landfill or incinerator;
(b) a description of the waste material which is to be received at the landfill or
incinerator;
(c) the life expectancy of the landfill or incinerator;
(d) monitoring programs, including groundwater and surface water monitoring
studies, to be established at the landfill or incinerator;
(e) a detailed operation manual outlining how the applicant intends to operate
the landfill or incinerator; and
(f) other information requested by the Administrator.
(2) An approval may contain requirements for the implementation and operation of a
waste reduction, reuse, recycling and composting program.
Additional information - landfill
33 In addition to the information required under Section 32, a person who wishes to obtain
an approval to operate a landfill for municipal solid waste shall supply the Minister with
the following information:
(a) a description of liner and subdrainage systems;
(b) a description of leachate collection and treatment systems;
(c) a description of gas collection and treatment systems; and
(d) other information requested by the Administrator.
Additional information - incinerator
34 In addition to the information required under Section 32, a person who wishes to obtain
an approval to operate an incinerator for municipal solid waste shall supply the Minister
with the following information:
(a) a description of all liquid, solid, and gaseous emissions discharged from the
incinerator;
(b) a description of all solid and liquid wastes requiring disposal and the
methods proposed to dispose of these wastes;
(c) a description of the air pollution control system to be used;
(d) a description of the ambient air monitoring program including monitoring
protocols;
(e) a description how the incinerator will generate energy;
(f) an assessment of how the incinerator will not reduce or take away
opportunities for recycling, composting or other reprocessing of waste-resource materials; and
(g) other information requested by the Administrator.
Records and reports
35 (1) An owner, operator or manager of a landfill or incinerator shall keep books,
records and accounts of the operations including, but not limited to, daily quantities
of all waste received, disposed, stored and diverted, daily tipping fees, and other
data as may be required.
(2) An owner, operator or manager of a landfill or incinerator shall submit to the
Administrator on a bi-annual basis, or more often if required by the Administrator,
data pertaining to the quantities and types of materials received at the landfill or
incinerator, material recovery facilities, and material storage and transfer facilities.
Open burning ban
36 On, from and after April 1, 1996, no person shall permit, carry out or be responsible for
open burning of municipal solid waste which shall include open burning in an
uncontrolled teepee, pit and silo burner.
Incineration
37 Subject to Section 38, no person shall own, operate or manage the operation of an
incinerator for municipal solid waste which does not adhere to
(a) national standards described in a publication prepared by the Canadian
Council of Ministers of the Environment entitled “Operating and Emission
Guidelines for Municipal Solid Waste Incinerators”, Report CCME-TS-WM-TRE003, June 1989; or
(b) standards prescribed by the Minister.
Minimum standards for stack emissions
38 (1) No person shall own, operate, or manage the operation of an incinerator for
municipal solid waste that releases a contaminant listed in Column I of Schedule
“D” in excess of the amounts prescribed in Column II of Schedule “D”.
(2) Test methods shall be as prescribed in Column III of Schedule “D” or as agreed to
in writing by the Administrator.
Division III - Regional Solid Waste-Resource Management
Plans Regional Requirements
Establishment of regions
39 (1) For the purposes of Part IX of the Act and these regulations and to encourage
regional cooperation, there are hereby established 7 administrative regions in the
Province, hereafter referred to as a “region” or “regions”, identified as follows:
(a) Region 1 to be known as the Cape Breton Region, comprised of the
counties of Cape Breton, Inverness, Victoria and Richmond;
(b) Region 2, to be known as the Eastern Region, comprised of the counties of
Antigonish, Pictou and Guysborough;
(c) Region 3, to be known as the Northern Region, comprised of the counties of
Colchester and Cumberland and the District of East Hants;
(d) Region 4, to be known as the Halifax Region, comprised of the County of
Halifax;
(e) Region 5, to be known as the Valley Region, to be comprised of the
counties of Annapolis and Kings;
(f) Region 6, to be known as the South Shore Region, to be comprised of the
counties of Lunenburg and Queens and the District of West Hants; and
(g) Region 7, to be known as the Western Region, to be comprised of the
counties of Digby, Shelburne and Yarmouth.
(2) The municipalities may agree to make variations in the composition of the regions
described in subsection (1), where the Administrator is of the opinion that the
proposed variation will not affect the viability of the region.
(3) Each region described in subsection (1), or as varied pursuant to subsection (2),
shall include all municipalities within the boundaries of the region.
(4) Pursuant to Section 93 of the Act, each region described in subsection (1), or as
varied pursuant to subsection (2), shall achieve a minimum of 50% solid-waste
diversion by the year 2000.
(5) All diversion activities, whether or not conducted by the municipal unit or region
shall be used to determine whether the goal described in subsection (4) is achieved.
Role of the regions
40 (1) The municipalities in each region shall
(a) prepare and submit to the Administrator a regional solid waste-resource
management plan on or before March 1, 1997, unless the Minister agrees in
writing to an extension of time;
(b) implement the regional solid waste-resource management plan within the
time frames approved by the Administrator in the plan; and
(c) prepare and submit to the Administrator reports about the progress achieved
towards 50% solid waste diversion, including providing information about
how much solid waste is being disposed and diverted from disposal.
(2) The Administrator shall review and, if deemed acceptable, approve the regional
solid waste-resource management plans submitted.
Contents of plan
41 A regional solid waste-resource management plan shall include, but is not limited to, the
following information:
(a) a description of the roles and responsibilities of each municipality;
(b) a public awareness program;
(c) a program to increase the diversion of household waste dangerous goods;
(d) source reduction, reuse, recycling and composting programs;
(e) a proposal for identifying markets for diverted materials;
(f) a schedule and estimate of costs to implement each component of the plan;
(g) a method for monitoring the progress towards implementation of the plan;
(h) administrative agreements and a description of fair and equitable cost
sharing arrangements made between the municipalities; and
(i) other information requested by the Administrator.
Division IV - Financial Assistance
Plans, studies and audits that qualify for assistance
42 A plan, study or audit which may qualify for financial assistance under these regulations
includes:
(a) a regional solid waste-resource management plan;
(b) an audit or closure study of an existing solid waste-resource management
facility;
(c) a waste diversion study, including a recycling study, a composting study or
a waste reduction study;
(d) a waste disposal study; or
(e) any combination or part of the foregoing.
Proposals
43 A proposal for a plan, study or audit described in Section 42 shall contain a detailed
description of
(a) the methodology, including a schedule of the plan, study or audit;
(b) the relevance and compatibility of the plan, study or audit with the
applicable regional solid waste-resource management plan;
(c) the costs of the plan, study or audit; and
(d) other information requested by the Administrator.
Review of application
44 After reviewing an application for financial assistance, the Administrator may
(a) approve the application in whole or part;
(b) reject the application; or
(c) request more information.
Technical steering committee
45 (1) Where the Administrator considers it appropriate, a technical steering committee
shall be established to guide the plan, study or audit described in Section 42 and to
provide recommendations to the applicant on parts of the plan, study or audit that
require direction.
(2) Where the Administrator considers it appropriate, the technical steering committee
may include technical representation from a municipality, the Department, and
other regulatory or funding agencies.
Payment of assistance
46 (1) Where the Minister has approved an application for financial assistance respecting
a study or audit, the Administrator may, prior to the completion of the project,
advance progress payments to the applicant in amounts which shall not exceed
50% of the approved financial assistance.
(2) Any request for a progress payment under subsection (1) shall be accompanied by
appropriate invoices to justify the expenditures claimed.
(3) Upon completion of the project, the Administrator shall pay the remainder of the
approved financial assistance to the applicant provided.
(a) the applicant has completed the plan, study or audit to the satisfaction of the
Administrator; and
(b) appropriate invoices have been submitted to the Administrator to justify the
expenditures claimed.
Effective date
47 These regulations shall come into force on, from and after February 6, 1996.
________________________________________________________________
Schedule “A”—Approved Programs
1. Municipal waste diversion programs, including source reduction, reuse, recycling and
composting programs.
2. Municipal household hazardous waste programs.
3. Municipal waste management education programs.
4. Market development, manufacturing and processing of recycled materials.
________________________________________________________________
Schedule “B”—Designated Materials Banned from Destruction or Disposal
in Landfills and Incinerators
Column 1:
Designated Material
|
Column 2:
Implementation Date
|
Beverage containers
|
April 1, 1996
|
Corrugated cardboard
|
April 1, 1996
|
Newsprint
|
April 1, 1996
|
Used tires
|
April 1, 1996
|
Lead-acid (automotive) batteries
|
April 1, 1996
|
Leaf and yard waste
|
June 1, 1996
|
Post-consumer paint products, formerly known as
waste paint
|
April 1, 1997
|
Ethylene glycol (automotive antifreeze)
|
April 1, 1997–May 31, 2019
|
Compostable organic material
|
June 1, 1997
|
Steel or tin food containers
|
April 1, 1998
|
Glass food containers
|
April 1, 1998
|
Low-density polyethylene bags and packaging
|
April 1, 1998
|
High-density polyethylene bags and packaging
|
April 1, 1998
|
Televisions
|
February 1, 2008
|
Desktop, laptop and notebook computers, including
CPUs, keyboards, mice, cables and other computer
components
|
February 1, 2008
|
Computer monitors
|
February 1, 2008
|
Computer printers, including printers that have
scanning or fax capabilities or both
|
February 1, 2008
|
Computer scanners
|
February 1, 2009
|
Audio and video playback and recording systems
|
February 1, 2009
|
Telephones and fax machines
|
February 1, 2009
|
Cell phones and other wireless devices
|
February 1, 2009
|
Used oil
|
March 1, 2020
|
Used glycol
|
March 1, 2020
|
Used oil filters
|
March 1, 2020
|
Glycol containers
|
March 1, 2020
|
Oil containers
|
March 1, 2020
|
Home or non-commercial video gaming equipment
and controllers
|
March 1, 2020
|
Global Positioning System devices, whether stand-alone/portable or in-dash (aftermarket only)
|
March 1, 2020
|
Microwave ovens
|
March 1, 2020
|
E-book readers
|
March 1, 2020
|
Peripherals, including external hard drives, optical
drives, modems
|
March 1, 2020
|
Handheld video game systems
|
March 1, 2020
|
Floor or carpet care appliances
|
June 1, 2024
|
Garment care appliances
|
June 1, 2024
|
Appliances for counter-top cooking
|
June 1, 2024
|
Devices for cutting food items and opening or sealing
containers or packages
|
June 1, 2024
|
Devices for measuring time
|
June 1, 2024
|
Personal care appliances
|
June 1, 2024
|
Scales
|
June 1, 2024
|
Portable air treatment appliances
|
June 1, 2024
|
Batteries (non-automotive)
|
January 1, 2025
|
Lamp products
|
January 1, 2025
|
________________________________________________________________
Schedule “C”—Electronic Products Included in the
Electronic Product Stewardship Program
Column 1:
Electronic Product
|
Column 2:
Implementation Date
|
Televisions
|
February 1, 2008
|
Desktop, laptop and notebook computers, including CPUs,
keyboards, mice, cables and other computer components
|
February 1, 2008
|
Computer monitors
|
February 1, 2008
|
Computer printers, including printers that have scanning or fax
capabilities or both
|
February 1, 2008
|
Computer scanners
|
February 1, 2009
|
Audio and video playback and recording systems
|
February 1, 2009
|
Telephones and fax machines
|
February 1, 2009
|
Cell phones and other wireless devices
|
February 1, 2009
|
Home or non-commercial video gaming equipment and
controllers
|
January 1, 2020
|
Global Positioning System devices, whether stand-alone/portable
or in-dash (aftermarket only)
|
January 1, 2020
|
Microwave ovens
|
January 1, 2020
|
E-book readers
|
January 1, 2020
|
Peripherals, including external hard drives, optical drives,
modems
|
January 1, 2020
|
Handheld video game systems
|
January 1, 2020
|
Floor or carpet care appliances
|
June 1, 2024
|
Garment care appliances
|
June 1, 2024
|
Appliances for counter-top cooking
|
June 1, 2024
|
Devices for cutting food items and opening or sealing containers
or packages
|
June 1, 2024
|
Devices for measuring time
|
June 1, 2024
|
Personal care appliances
|
June 1, 2024
|
Scales
|
June 1, 2024
|
Portable air treatment appliances
|
June 1, 2024
|
________________________________________________________________
Schedule “D”— Stack Discharge Limits (at 11% oxygen)
Contaminant
|
Limit
|
Test Method
|
Particulate matter
|
20 mg/Rm3
|
Environment Canada’s
EPS 1/RM/8 (December
1993 or as amended and
adopted)
|
Hydrogen chloride
|
75 mg/Rm3 (50 ppmdv)
or 90% removal
|
Environment Canada’s
EPS 1/RM/1
(June 1989 or as amended
and adopted)
|
Carbon monoxide
|
57 mg/Rm3
(50 ppmdv)
|
Environment Canada’s
EPS 1/RM/4 (July 1990 or
as amended and adopted)
|
Total polychlorinated
dibenzo-p-dioxins and
polychlorinated dibenzofurans
|
0.5 ng/Rm3
(toxic equivalency factor,
new international method
|
Environment Canada’s
EPS 1/RM/2 (June 1989 or
as amended and adopted)
|
Rm3:Reference cubic meter (i.e. the volume of gas at 25 oC and 101.3 kPa)
ppmdv:parts per million dry volume
|
Legislative History
Reference Tables
Solid Waste-Resource Management Regulations
|
N.S. Reg.
25/1996
|
Environment Act
|
Note: The
information in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is
compiled by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only. |
Source Law
The current consolidation of the Solid Waste-Resource Management Regulations made
under the Environment Act includes all of the following regulations:
|
|
|
|
25/1996 |
Feb 6, 1996 |
date specified |
Feb 16, 1996 |
34/1996 |
Feb 20, 1996 |
date specified |
Mar 15, 1996 |
167/1996 |
Nov 12, 1996 |
date specified |
Dec 6, 1996 |
63/2000 |
Apr 19, 2000 |
date made |
May 5, 2000 |
100/2000 |
Jun 1, 2000 |
date made |
Jun 30, 2000 |
24/2002 |
Mar 1, 2002 |
date specified |
Mar 22, 2002 |
61/2007 |
Feb 22, 2007 |
date specified |
Mar 16, 2007 |
172/2016 |
Sep 13, 2016 |
date specified |
Sep 30, 2016 |
124/2018 |
Jul 3, 2018 |
date specified |
Jul 20, 2018 |
8/2019 |
Jan 15, 2019 |
date specified |
Feb 1, 2019 |
26/2019 |
Feb 6, 2019 |
date specified |
Mar 1, 2019 |
125/2022 |
Jul 5, 2023 |
date specified |
Jul 15, 2022 |
138/2023 |
Aug 1, 2023 |
date specified |
Aug 11, 2023 |
The following regulations are not yet in force and are
not included in the current consolidation:
*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for
rules about in force dates of regulations.
Amendments by Provision
ad. = added
am. = amended |
fc. = fee change
ra. = reassigned |
rep. = repealed
rs. = repealed and substituted |
|
|
2........................................................ |
am. 172/2016 (clause lettering removed) |
2(d) defn. of “backyard
composting”, (ii)............................................. |
rs. 63/2000 |
2(l) defn. of “depot”.................... |
am. 24/2002 |
2(m) defn. of “designated
material”.................................................. |
rep. 61/2007
|
2(n) defn. of distributer”............. |
am. 24/2002; rs.
61/2007
|
2, defn of “energy
recovery”....... |
ad. 8/2019
|
2, defn of “incinerator”............... |
am. 172/2016 |
2(qa) defn.
of “leaf and yard waste”.................................................. |
ad. 63/2000
|
2(s) defn. of “litter”..................... |
rs. 167/1996 |
2(aa) defn. of “retailer”............... |
ra. as 2(za) 24/2002
|
2(za) defn. of “retailer”............... |
ra. from 2(aa) 24/2002; rep. 61/2007
|
2(aa) defn. of “sale” or
“supply”. |
ad. 24/2002
|
2, defn. of “thermal
treatment facility”.................................................. |
ad. 172/2016
|
2, defn. of “treated wood”........... |
ad. 125/2022
|
2, defn. of “waste
diversion”....... |
am.
8/2019
|
3(1) .................................................. |
am.
8/2019
|
5(4)-(7)............................................. |
rep. 124/2018
|
5A..................................................... |
ad. 124/2018
|
11A................................................... |
ad. 61/2007
|
12(1)(a)............................................. |
am. 34/1996, 172/2016, 8/2019
|
12(1)(b)............................................. |
am. 34/1996 |
14(5)................................................. |
ad. 61/2007
|
15(1)................................................. |
rs. 100/2000 |
15(3)-(4)........................................... |
rs. 100/2000 |
16(5)................................................. |
rs. 100/2000 |
16(5A)-(5B) ..................................... |
ad. 100/2000
|
18A................................................... |
ad. 167/1996
|
18A(1)(d).................................... |
rep. 24/2002
|
18A(2)......................................... |
rep. 61/2007
|
18B................................................... |
ad. 24/2002
|
18B(2)......................................... |
rep. 61/2007
|
18C-18I............................................. |
ad. 24/2002
|
18J-18K............................................ |
ad. 61/2007
|
18L................................................... |
ad. 61/2007
|
18L(2) ........................................... |
am. 26/2019
|
18L(4) ........................................... |
am. 26/2019 |
18M.................................................. |
ad. 61/2007
|
18M(1) .......................................... |
am. 26/2019
|
18M(4) .......................................... |
ad. 26/2019; am. 138/2023
|
18N-18Q........................................... |
ad. 61/2007
|
18R-18X........................................... |
ad. 26/2019
|
18Y-18AN........................................ |
ad. 138/2023
|
26...................................................... |
rs. 63/2000 |
27...................................................... |
am. 63/2000 |
30(1)-(2)........................................... |
rs. 172/2016; am.
8/2019; rs. 26/2019
|
31(2)(a)............................................. |
am. 125/2022 |
31(2)(c)............................................. |
ad. 125/2022 |
|
Schedule “B”.................................... |
am. 24/2002, 61/2007; rs.
172/2016; am. 8/2019; rs. 26/2019;
am. 138/2023
|
Schedule “C”.................................... |
rep. 100/2000;
ad. 26/2019; am. 138/2023
|
Schedule “D”.................................... |
rs. 167/1996 |
|
|
|
|
Note that changes to headings are not
included in the above table.
Editorial Notes and Corrections:
|
|
|
1 |
The references in clauses 2(k) and (t) to the
Department and Minister of the Environment should be read as a reference to
the Department and Minister of Environment and Labour in accordance with O.I.C.
2000-484 under the Public Service Act,
R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376. |
Oct 1, 2000 |
2 |
The references in clauses 2(k) and (t) to the Department
and Minister of the Environment should be read as references to the
Department and Minister of Environment in accordance with O.I.C. 2008-161
under the Public Service Act,
R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376. |
Apr 1, 2008 |
3 |
The reference in s. 8(1) to the Provincial Finance Act should be read as a reference to the Finance Act, in accordance with
amendments to the Finance Act made
by S.N.S. 2010, c. 2, s. 82. |
Aug 1, 2010 |
4 |
The Approvals
Procedure Regulations referenced in s. 28 and 32(1) are replaced by the Approval and Notification Procedures
Regulations, N.S. Reg. 17/2013. |
Jan 22, 2013 |
5 |
The Public Accountants Act referred to in s. 9
is repealed by s. 34 of the Financial Measures (2019) Act, S.N.S.
2019, c. 4. Refer to the Chartered
Professional Accountants Act, S.N.S. 2015, c. 55 for continued licensing
of public accountants. |
Sep 1, 2019 |
Repealed and Superseded:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
81/1971 |
Salvage Yards Licensing Regulations
|
Apr 27, 1971 |
Feb 6, 1996 |
252/1988 |
Biomedical Waste Incinerator Regulations
|
Dec 20, 1988 |
Feb 6, 1996 |
88/1990 |
Municipal Waste Incinerator Regulations
|
Feb 27, 1990 |
Feb 6, 1996 |
99/1990 |
Derelict Vehicles Removal Regulations
|
Mar 19, 1990 |
Feb 6, 1996 |
173/1990 |
General Litter Abatement Regulations
|
Jul 3, 1990 |
Feb 6, 1996 |
219/1990 |
Resource Recovery Fund Regulations
|
Jul 31, 1990 |
Feb 6, 1996 |
246/1990 |
Beverage Container Regulations
|
Sep 4, 1990 |
Feb 6, 1996 |
247/1990 |
Resource Recovery Fund Regulations
|
Sep 4, 1990 |
Feb 6, 1996 |
297/1990 |
Regional Municipal Solid Waste Financial Assistance
Regulations
|
Nov 13, 1990 |
Feb 6, 1996 |
88/1991 |
Waste Disposal Site Regulations
|
Apr 30, 1991 |
Feb 6, 1996 |
223/1991 |
Resource Recovery Fund Regulations
|
Oct 22, 1991 |
Feb 6, 1996 |
82/1992 |
Resource Recovery Fund Regulations
|
Apr 7, 1992 |
Feb 6, 1992 |
49/1995 |
Resource Recovery Fund Regulations
|
Apr 11, 1995 |
Feb 6, 1992 |
Note: Only
regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this
table. It may not reflect the entire
history of regulations on this subject matter.