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O. Reg. 197/14: LIABILITY INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PROPANE OPERATORS
under Technical Standards and Safety Act, 2000, S.O. 2000, c. 16
Skip to contentcurrent | January 1, 2016 – (e-Laws currency date) |
October 24, 2014 – December 31, 2015 |
Technical Standards and Safety Act, 2000
Loi de 2000 sur les normes techniques et la sécurité
LIABILITY INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PROPANE OPERATORS
Historical version for the period October 24, 2014 to December 31, 2015.
Note: THIS REGULATION IS NOT YET IN FORCE. It comes into force on January 1, 2016. (See: O. Reg. 197/14, s. 3)
No amendments.
This Regulation is made in English only.
Liability insurance required
1. To be eligible to hold an authorization for the purposes of Ontario Regulation 211/01 (Propane Storage and Handling) made under the Act with respect to the matters listed in Column 1 of the Table, a person shall have and maintain general commercial liability coverage in at least the amount listed in Column 2 opposite the matter:
Table
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
A facility for which the operator is required to have a Level 1 risk and safety management plan under Ontario Regulation 211/01 |
1,000,000 |
A facility for which the operator is required to have a Level 2 risk and safety management plan under Ontario Regulation 211/01 |
5,000,000 |
Evidence of insurance required
2. (1) The director appointed under section 4 of the Act for the purposes of Ontario Regulation 211/01 (Propane Storage and Handling) made under the Act shall not issue or renew an authorization for the purposes of that regulation unless the applicant or the authorization holder, as the case may be, provides evidence on the application for the authorization or the renewal of having obtained the insurance required by section 1.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), evidence of insurance shall consist of a certificate of insurance issued by an insurer licensed under the Insurance Act or under similar legislation of another Canadian jurisdiction.
(3) A person required to have and maintain insurance coverage under section 1 shall notify the director mentioned in subsection (1), as soon as is reasonable in the circumstances, of any change to the insurance coverage that is below the minimum amount required by section 1.
3. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation).