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Technical Standards and Safety Act, 2000
Loi de 2000 sur les normes techniques et la sécurité

ONTARIO REGULATION 197/14

LIABILITY INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PROPANE OPERATORS

Consolidation Period: From January 1, 2016 to the e-Laws currency date.

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
Authorization with respect to the following matters

Column 2
Minimum amount of insurance in dollars

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).