O. Reg. 257/07: Compressed Natural Gas

 

ontario regulation 257/07

made under the

technical standards and safety act, 2000

Made: June 6, 2007
Filed: June 11, 2007
Published on e-Laws: June 12, 2007
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: June 30, 2007

Amending O. Reg. 214/01

(Compressed Natural Gas)

1. The title to Ontario Regulation 214/01 is revoked and the following substituted:

 

COMPRESSED GAS

2. (1) The following provisions of the Regulation are amended by striking out “natural gas” wherever it appears and substituting in each case “gas”:

1. The definitions of “appliance”, “bulk container”, “distributor”, “equipment”, “facility”, “handling”, “install”, “natural gas vehicle”, “pipeline”, “pressure piping system”, “refuelling station”, “transport”, “VRA”, “vehicle conversion centre” and “work” in subsection 1 (1). 

2. Subsection 2 (1) and clauses 2 (2) (a) and (b).

3. Section 4.

4. Section 6.

5. Subsection 8 (1).

6. Subsection 9 (1).

7. Section 10, in the portion before clause (a).

8. Section 12.

9. Subsection 13 (1).

10. Clause 14 (1) (d) and subsection 14 (3).

11. Subsection 16 (1).

12. Clause 21 (3) (c).

13. Section 24.

14. Subsections 26 (1) and (3).

15. Section 27.

16. Section 28.

17. Subsection 30 (2).

18. Clause 31 (1) (a).

19. The definition of “registration” in subsection 33 (1).

20. Subsections 39 (1), (2) and (4), in the portion before clause (a).

21. Section 40.

22. Clause 41 (1) (a).

23. Clause 42 (1) (a) and subsection 42 (2). 

24. Clauses 43 (1) (a) and (d).

(2) The following provisions of the Regulation are amended by striking out “NGV” wherever it appears and substituting in each case “GV”:

1. The definitions of “distributor”, “facility”, “handling”, “marina”, “private outlet”, “refuelling station”, “retail outlet”, “transport”, “VRA station” and “work” in subsection 1 (1).

2. Subsection 2 (1) and clause 2 (2) (c).

3. Section 4.

4. Subsection 8 (1).

5. Section 36, in the portion before clause (a), and clause 36 (c).

6. Section 37.

7. Subsection 38 (1), in the portion before clause (a), and clauses 38 (1) (a) and (c).

3. (1) Subsection 1 (1) of the Regulation is amended by adding the following definitions:

“gas” means natural gas, hydrogen or a mixture of methane gas and hydrogen, but does not include propane gas;

. . . . .

“hydrogen” means the gaseous form of the hydrogen molecule; 

(2) The definition of “natural gas” in subsection 1 (1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

“natural gas” means gas that consists primarily of methane in the gaseous state; 

(3) The definition of “NGV” in subsection 1 (1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

“GV” means a gas that is used as engine fuel for a gas vehicle;

4. Subsection 2 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “and” at the end of clause (c) and by adding the following clauses:

(e) the use of hydrogen as a fuel to be used in vehicles; and

(f) the storage of compressed hydrogen.

5. This Regulation comes into force on August 1, 2007.