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O. Reg. 252/02: GENERAL
filed August 29, 2002 under Dangerous Goods Transportation Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. D.1
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made under the
dangerous goods transportation act
Made: August 28, 2002
Filed: August 29, 2002
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: September 14, 2002
Amending Reg. 261 of R.R.O. 1990
(General)
1. Section 1 of Regulation 261 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 is revoked and the following substituted:
1. In this Regulation,
“Federal Regulations” means the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations made under the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 (Canada) as they read on August 15, 2002, exclusive of Parts 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 and 16 and of the provisions dealing with radioactive materials.
2. Section 5 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
5. No person shall transport dangerous goods in or on a vehicle on a highway where a direction has been given under section 32 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 (Canada) in respect of that transportation except in accordance with the direction.
3. (1) The definition of “means of transportation” in subsection 6 (1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
“means of transport” when used in the Federal Regulations means a vehicle or combination of vehicles.
(2) Subsection 6 (2) of the Regulation is revoked.
4. (1) Section 7 of the Regulation is amended by striking out “Parts III to IX of the Federal Regulations” at the beginning and substituting “Parts 2 to 9 of the Federal Regulations”.
(2) Clause 7 (b) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
(b) transporting dangerous goods from a highway to a storage or disposal site after an accidental release as defined in section 1 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 (Canada).
5. Subsection 8 (1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
(1) Subject to subsection (2), every person who transports dangerous goods on a highway and who is required to have an approved emergency response assistance plan under Part 7 of the Federal Regulations shall carry with an insurer licensed under the Insurance Act motor vehicle liability insurance in an amount of not less than $2,000,000 for each motor vehicle or combination of vehicles used to transport dangerous goods.
6. This Regulation comes into force on August 15, 2002.
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