A-20 - Pressure Vessels Act

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2. In this act:
(1)  The word Minister designates the Minister of Labour and Manpower;
(2)  The words chief inspector designate the inspector appointed in virtue of subsection 1 of section 3 of this act;
(3)  The words pressure vessels designate the following apparatus and all accessories connected thereto:
(a)  Boilers and furnaces, either steam or hot water;
(b)  Automatic apparatus for heating boilers or furnaces;
(c)  Refrigerating plants;
(d)  Tanks or vessels containing gas, air or liquids under pressure;
(e)  Every other apparatus that the Gouvernement may indicate;
(4)  The words public buildings have the meaning given to them in the Public Buildings Safety Act (chapter S-3) and include, in addition, gasoline distributing stations;
(5)  The words industrial establishments have the meaning given to them in the Industrial and Commercial Establishments Act (chapter E-15);
(6)  The words owner of a public building mean and include every person, company, association or corporation being in possession of or renting a public building or an industrial establishment;
(7)  The word certificate means an approval by the chief inspector of every pressure vessel contemplated under paragraph 3 of this section, with respect to the construction, installation or the inspection thereof;
(8)  The word inspectors or inspector designates the chief inspector or an inspector appointed in virtue of subsection 2 of section 3 of this act;
(9)  The word regulations designates the regulations adopted in virtue of this act.
R. S. 1964, c. 156, s. 2; 1968, c. 43, s. 17.