PART VIII ELECTRICAL SAFETY
Regulations, LG in C
113 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations, (a) prescribing the design, construction, installation, protection, use, maintenance, repair, extension, alteration, connection and disconnection of all works, matters and things used or to be used in the generation, transmission, distribution, retail or use of electricity in Ontario; (b) prohibiting the use, advertising, display, offering for sale, or other disposal, and the sale or other disposal, publicly or privately, in Ontario, of any such works, matters and things unless and until they have been inspected and approved, or deemed approved; (c) prescribing the precautions to be taken in the sale or other disposal of such works, matters and things and the warnings and instructions to be given to purchasers and others in advertisements, by circular, labelling, including by tag, seal or other form of labelling, or otherwise, to prevent their use in such manner or under such conditions as may be likely to result in undue hazard to persons or property; (d) providing for the inspection, test and approval of such works, matters and things before being used in the generation, transmission, distribution, retail or use of electricity in Ontario, and for a process for granting, renewing, suspending, revoking and reinstating approvals for the works, matters and things before they are used for any of those purposes; (e) requiring compliance with any code, standard, guideline or procedure under a rule of a person retailing electricity to such works, matters and things.  2006, c. 34, s. 12 (2). Regulations, Minister (2) The Minister may make regulations, (a) adopting by reference, in whole or in part, with such changes as the Minister considers necessary or advisable, any code or standard that governs any matter set out in subsection (1) and requiring compliance with any code or standard that is so adopted; (b) establishing a code of ethics and a committee for the purpose of governing the conduct of authorization holders.  2006, c. 34, s. 12 (2). Rolling incorporation (3) If a regulation under clause (2) (a) so provides, a code or standard adopted by reference shall be a reference to it, as amended from time to time, whether before or after the regulation is made.  2006, c. 34, s. 12 (2); 2009, c. 33, Sched. 10, s. 6. Delegation (4) Despite subsection 3 (4) of the Safety and Consumer Statutes Administration Act, 1996, the Minister may, by regulation, delegate to the Authority the power to make some or all of the regulations under clause (2) (a) or (b).  2006, c. 34, s. 12 (2). Temporary codes, testing organizations, variations (5) A director may, in writing, (a) authorize, subject to such conditions as may be specified and for a limited time, the use of codes, standards, guidelines, plans, specifications and procedures or changes to codes, standards, guidelines, plans, specifications and procedures necessary to accommodate new developments or technological advances and require compliance with them and permit, subject to such conditions as may be specified, variances from them; (b) designate organizations to test any thing for which standards, plans or specifications are established under this Part and provide for and require the placing of the organization’s label on the thing or any parts of the thing that conform to the standards, plans or specifications; (c) subject to such conditions as he or she may specify, allow a variance from any regulation made by the Minister under clause (2) (a) if, in his or her opinion, the variance would not detrimentally affect the safe use of the thing to which the regulation applies or the health or safety of any person.  2006, c. 34, s. 12 (2). Legislation Act, 2006, Part III (6) Part III (Regulations) of the Legislation Act, 2006 does not apply to subsection (5).  2006, c. 34, s. 12 (2, 19). Issuing of plans and specifications (7) The Authority may, in accordance with the regulations, prepare and issue plans and specifications governing the design, construction and test of works, matters and things used or to be used in the generation, transmission, distribution, retail or use of electricity in Ontario, and may alter such plans and specifications.  2006, c. 34, s. 12 (2). Appointment of persons to inspect and test (8) The Authority may appoint persons, associations or organizations having, in the opinion of the Authority, special knowledge and facilities to inspect, test and report on any works, matters and things mentioned in subsection (1).  2006, c. 34, s. 12 (2). Prohibition on holding out (9) No person shall hold themself out as a person who has been appointed under subsection (8) if the person has not been so appointed.  2006, c. 34, s. 12 (2). Approval by adoption of report (10) The Authority may approve any work, matter and thing mentioned in subsection (1) by adopting a report made under subsection (8), or otherwise, as the Authority considers advisable.  2006, c. 34, s. 12 (2). Orders relating to installations, alterations, etc. (11) The Authority may issue such orders relating to work to be done, or the removal of things used, in the installation, removal, alteration, repair, protection, connection or disconnection of any of the works, matters and things mentioned in subsection (1) as the Authority considers necessary or advisable for the safety of persons or the protection of property and, in any such order or after having made it, the Authority may order any person to cease and desist from doing anything intended or likely to interfere with the terms of the order.  2006, c. 34, s. 12 (2). Offences (12) Every person, (a) disturbing or interfering with an inspector or other officer in the performance of the inspector’s or officer’s duty under this section is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of not more than $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than one year, or to both; (b) refusing or neglecting to comply with this section, or with any regulation, plan or specification made under its authority, is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of not more than $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than one year, or to both; (c) refusing or neglecting to comply with an order issued by the Authority under subsection (11) is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of not more than $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than one year, or to both, and a further fine of not more than $5,000 for each day upon which such refusal or neglect is repeated or continued.  2006, c. 34, s. 12 (2). Same, corporation (13) A corporation that is guilty of an offence described in subsection (12) is liable, on conviction, to a fine of not more than $1,000,000.  2006, c. 34, s. 12 (2). Section not to apply to mines (14) This section does not apply to a mine as defined in the Mining Act, save only as regards any dwelling house or other building not connected with or required for mining operations or purposes or used for the treatment of ore or mineral.  2006, c. 34, s. 12 (2). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2004, c. 19, s. 12 (3, 4)
- 30/11/2005 2005, c. 33, s. 6 (1, 2)
- 15/12/2005 2006, c. 34, s. 12 (2, 19) - 15/08/2007 2009, c. 33, Sched. 10, s. 6 - 15/12/2009 2012, c. 8, Sched. 11, s. 46 (1) - no effect - see 2020, c. 14, Sched. 8, s. 21 - 14/07/2020 Prohibitions