C-24.2, r. 43 - Transportation of Dangerous Substances Regulation

Section 1 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

1. In this Regulation,

“consignor” means a person who is present in Canada and who

(1)  is designated as the consignor in the shipping document;

(2)  imports or will import dangerous substances in Canada;

(3)  has possession of dangerous substances immediately before they are transported where paragraphs 1 and 2 do not apply; or

(4)  is the operator or the carrier of dangerous substances where paragraphs 1 to 3 do not apply; (expéditeur)

“farm vehicle” means any farm machine, farm trailer or farm motor vehicle as defined in the Regulation respecting road vehicle registration (chapter C-24.2, r. 29); (véhicule agricole)

“handling” means the operations of loading, unloading, putting into containers, and packing dangerous substances transported, on a public highway; (manutention)

“offer for transport” means, with respect to dangerous substances not being transported,

(1)  to choose an operator or a carrier, or to allow such choice, with a view to transporting the substances;

(2)  to prepare the substances, or to allow their preparation, so that an operator or a carrier takes possession of them for transportation purposes;

(3)  to allow an operator or a carrier to take possession of the substances for transportation purposes;

“operator” means the operator of heavy vehicles within the meaning of subparagraph 2 of the first paragraph of section 2 of the Act respecting owners, operators and drivers of heavy vehicles (chapter P-30.3); (exploitant)

“tank truck” means any highway tank described in CSA Standard B620, such as a single unit truck carrying a cargo tank, a towing vehicle and semi-trailer tank or a combination of those vehicles; (camion-citerne)

“Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations” means the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (SOR/2001-286). (Règlement sur le transport des marchandises dangereuses)

Subject to the first paragraph, the definitions and abbreviations contained in the 1992 Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act (S.C. 1992, c. 34) and the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations, apply to this Regulation, except the definitions of “farmer,” “inspector,” “Minister,”, “person” and “protective direction”.

O.C. 866-2002, s. 1; O.C. 501-2005, s. 1; O.C. 994-2010, s. 1; O.C. 1349-2011, s. 1.