Regulations Amending the Contaminated Fuel Regulations (SOR/2019-91)

The amendments exempt contaminated fuels in transit from the prohibition on imports and exports of contaminated fuels. The amendments add subsection (2.1) to section 4 of the regulations stating that “A person does not contravene section 3 if the contaminated fuel is in transit through Canada, from a place outside Canada to another place outside Canada, and there is written evidence establishing that the fuel is in transit.”

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• Pollution and waste management

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• Environment and Climate Change Canada

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• Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

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The amendments exempt contaminated fuels in transit from the prohibition on imports and exports of contaminated fuels. The amendments add subsection (2.1) to section 4 of the regulations stating that “A person does not contravene section 3 if the contaminated fuel is in transit through Canada, from a place outside Canada to another place outside Canada, and there is written evidence establishing that the fuel is in transit.”

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The amendments exempt contaminated fuels in transit from the prohibition on imports and exports of contaminated fuels. The amendments add subsection (2.1) to section 4 of the regulations stating that “A person does not contravene section 3 if the contaminated fuel is in transit through Canada, from a place outside Canada to another place outside Canada, and there is written evidence establishing that the fuel is in transit.”