Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations, Nu Reg 009-2017

Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations 1 R-009-2017 TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS ACT, 1990 R-009-2017 Registered with the Registrar of Regulations 2017-03-30 TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS The Commissioner, on the recommendation of the Minister, under sections 63 and 64 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1990 and every enabling power, makes the annexed Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations. 1. In these regulations, "federal regulations" means the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations made under the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act (Canada); 2. Parts 1 to 9 and Schedules 1, 2 and 3 of the federal regulations, as amended from time to time, except any reference to the following, are adopted with the variations specified in sections 3 and 4 of these regulations: (a) a means of transport other than a road vehicle or combination of road vehicles on a road; (b) the handling of dangerous goods for the purposes of transport and the offering for transport of dangerous goods; (c) reports under Part 8 of the federal regulations other than those respecting discharges or releases; and (d) compensation payable by the government. 3. The adopted federal regulations are varied as follows: (a) “Director General”, when used in the adopted federal regulations, means (i) the Registrar of Motor Vehicles appointed under the Motor Vehicles Act, or (ii) if the Registrar of Motor Vehicles is absent, incapacitated or unable to act, a Deputy Registrar of Motor Vehicles appointed under the Motor Vehicles Act; (b) "inspector", when used in the adopted federal regulations, includes a person appointed under section 42 of the Act; (c) "means of transport", when used in the adopted federal regulations, means a vehicle as defined in the Act; (d) “Minister”, when used in Part 2 or Schedule 2 of the adopted federal regulations, means the Minister responsible for the Act; (e) "road", when used in the adopted federal regulations, means a highway as defined in the Act; (f) "road vehicle", when used in the adopted federal regulations, means a vehicle as defined in the Act; (g) reports under Part 8 of the adopted federal regulations respecting discharges or releases shall be made in the circumstances described in section 34 of the Act; (h) emergency reports under Part 8 of the adopted federal regulations respecting discharges or releases shall be made to the 24 Hour Spill Report Line by calling (867) 920-8130. Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations 2 R-009-2017 4. The adopted federal regulations do not apply to prohibit the transportation of dangerous goods in a vehicle operated by or on behalf of the Government Nunavut, a municipality or other authority having jurisdiction and control of a highway where the vehicle is engaged in (a) collecting from a highway dangerous goods that have been abandoned or spilled; or (b) transporting dangerous goods from a highway to a storage or disposal site after a release as defined in section 1.4 of the adopted federal regulations. 5. The Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations, 1991 are repealed. PUBLISHED BY TERRITORIAL PRINTER FOR NUNAVUT ©2017 GOVERNMENT OF NUNAVUT