Amendments to Fuel Safety Regulations : NS Labour and Advanced Education, Fuel Safety

Fuel Safety Bulletin 2003-01a

Approved by Order in Council 2002-608 Dec. 20, 2002

Amendments to the Regulations Respecting Fuel Safety made by the Minister of Labour and Advanced Education and approved by the Governor in Council pursuant to section 3 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Fire Prevention Act.

The regulations respecting Fuel Safety are made by the Minister of Labour and Advanced Education and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 1999-525 dated October 27, 1999, are amended as follows;

  • Subsection 2(1)
    • Subsection 2(1) is amended by striking out clauses (e), (f), and (g), and
    • further amended by substituting the following clauses;
      • "(e) certificate holder means a person who holds a valid and unexpired certificate for a class of authorization issued by the Board under Section 32;
      • (f) certified person means a person who holds a valid Certificate of Qualification as a Gas Fitter under the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act;
      • (g) Chief Inspector means the person designated as Chief Inspector under Section 5;".
  • Section 6 is amended by adding "interpretations of Codes and Regulations," following "of" in the first line.
  • Section 10 is amended by
    • adding ", equipment failure," following "accident", and
    • striking out "upset" and substituting "incident".
  • Subsection 12(1) is amended by
    • striking out "or removal"
    • striking out "or" at the end of clause (d)
    • striking out the period at the end of clause (e) and substituting a semicolon; and the word "or", and
    • adding the following clause after clause (e);
      • "(f) foundation and supports for a vertical propane tank or a horizontal tank with a capacity of 1700 uswg or greater."
  • Subsection 12(3) is amended by striking out "removal,"
  • Section 14
    • Subsection 14(1) is amended by
      • striking out "altering or removing" and substituting "or altering"
      • striking out starting from "in" to the end of the clause (a),and substituting "that supplies gas to an end-use appliance or equipment;".
    • Subsection 14(3) is amended by striking out "alteration or removal" and substituting "or alteration".
    • Subsection 14(4) is amended by
      • repealing clause (b), and by adding the following clause
        • (b) may be issued directly by an Inspector or indirectly through another authorized body;
      • striking out the word "and" in clause (c), and
      • relettering clause (d) as Clause (e) and adding the following clause after clause (c);
        • "(d) is not transferable and shall only be used by the authorized permit holder; and",
    • Section 14 is further amended by adding the following subsection immediately after subsection 14(4);
      • "(5) An Applicant is solely responsible for paying all costs incurred by the Fuel Safety Section for engineering, consulting or other services during the process of permit approval, where the prior approval for the service is given by the applicant."
  • Subsection 16
    • Subsection 16(1) is amended by striking out "a Gas Fitter I, Gas Fitter II or Class A certificate holder" and substituting "the Gas Fitter I, Gas Fitter II or Class G certificate holder responsible for the work completed,"
    • Subsection 16(2) is amended
      • by striking out ", if applicable" in clause (b) and substituting "or portion of the installation for which the certificate holder or certified person is responsible;"
      • by striking out "Class A certificate holder who performed the installation" in clause (f) and substituting "Class G certificate holder responsible for the work completed,"
      • by striking out "Class A certificate holder" in clause (g) and substituting " Class G certificate holder ".
    • Subsection 16(3) is amended by striking out "Class A "and substituting "Class G certificate holder responsible for the work completed ".
  • Subsection 17(1) is amended by striking out "Class A" and substituting "Class G".
  • Subsection 18(1) is amended by striking out "Class A" and substituting "Class G".
  • Section 19 is amended by striking out "Class A certificate holder for the purpose of" and substituting "Class G certificate holder who is responsible for".
  • Subsection 22
    • Subsection 22(1) is amended by striking out "Class A" and substituting Class G".
    • Subsection 22(2) is amended by striking out "Class A certificate holder" and substituting "Class G certificate holder responsible for the work completed".
  • Section 23 is amended by
    • striking out "or" at the end of clause (a)
    • adding ";or" to the end of clause (b), and
    • adding the following clause after clause (b);
      • "(c) operating a natural gas vehicle refuelling or cylinder filling station;".
  • Section 24(d) is amended by adding "or natural gas cylinder filling" immediately after "refuelling"..
  • Section 28 is amended by
    • striking out "; or" at the end of clause (a)
    • striking out the comma at the end of clause (b) and substituting adding ";or" , and
    • adding the following clause immediately after clause (b);
      • "(c) operating a natural gas vehicle refuelling or natural gas cylinder filling station,".
  • Section 30(5) of the regulations is repealed.
  • Section 31 is amended by adding the following subsection immediately after subsection (2);
    • "(3) A person is not required to hold a certificate if they are
    • in training;
    • under the direct supervision of a person holding a certificate in the appropriate class; and
    • performing only the task referred to clauses 1(c), (d) or (e),"
  • Clause 32(a) of the regulations is repealed.
  • Subsection 33(3) is amended by striking out "G-8 and G-9" and substituting "and G-8".
  • Subsection 34(1) of the regulations is repealed.
  • Section 43 is amended by
    • striking out "authorizing the person to perform the work or other act;" in clause (b), and substituting "authorizing that person to perform the work or other act listed in clause 31(1)(c), (d), or (e); or ",
    • repealing clause (c), and re-lettering clause (d) as clause (c), and
    • striking out the words "clause (c)" in clause (c) and substituting "clause (b) while".
  • Section 45 of the regulations is renumbered as subsection 45(1) and the following subsection added immediately after subsection (1):
    • "(2)This Section does not remove or diminish any of the responsibilities of a Green Tag installer set out in these regulations.".
  • Section 49 is amended by striking out "area, resulting from a gas installation" and substituting "area resulting from a gas installation, or an installation does not comply with the Codes or these regulations,".
  • Section 58 is amended by
    • adding "(Max. $10,000)" immediately after "load" in subclause (b)(i); and
    • striking out "50.00" and substituting "0.06/1000 Btu/h of change (Min. $100 - Max. $10,000)" in subclause (b)(ii).
  • Section 59 is amended by
    • striking out "60.00" and substituting "100.00" in clause (a) ; and
    • striking out "60.00" and substituting "100.00" in clause (b)