Definitions
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(1) In this Act, “boiler” means a fired vessel in which gas or vapour may be generated or a gas, vapour or liquid may be put under pressure by heating, and includes any pipe, fitting and other equipment attached thereto or used in connection therewith, except that, where the expression is used in respect of the approval and registration of its design, “boiler” means a fired vessel in which gas or vapour may be generated or a gas, vapour or liquid may be put under pressure by heating; (“chaudière”) “certificate of approval” means a certificate issued under this Act for a boiler or pressure vessel not inspected during fabrication or for a plant not inspected during installation; (“certificat d’approbation”) “certificate of competency” means a certificate issued under this Act to a person qualified to inspect boilers, pressure vessels and plants, and includes a renewal thereof; (“certificat de compétence”) “certificate of inspection” means a certificate issued under this Act in respect of any inspection of a boiler, pressure vessel or plant, and includes a certificate of inspection issued by an insurer; (“certificat d’inspection”) “design”, in reference to a boiler, pressure vessel or plant, means its plan or pattern, and includes drawings, specifications and, where required, the calculations and a model; (“plan”) “design pressure” means the maximum pressure that a boiler, pressure vessel or plant is designed to withstand safely when operating normally; (“pression de calcul”) “Director” means a person appointed as a Director for the purposes of this Act ; (“directeur”) “fired vessel” means a vessel that is directly heated by, (a) a flame or the hot gases of combustion, (b) electricity, (c) rays from a radioactive source, or (d) molecular agitation arising from the process of fission; (“appareil soumis à l’action de la chaleur”) “fitting” means a safety valve, stop valve, automatic stop-and-check valve, a blow-down valve, reducing valve, water gauge, gauge cock, pressure gauge, injector, test cock, fusible plug, regulating or controlling device, and pipe fittings, attached to or used in connection with a boiler, pressure vessel or plant; (“raccords”) “inspector” means an inspector appointed under this Act; (“inspecteur”) “insurer” means a person licensed under the Insurance Act to undertake boiler and machinery insurance as defined by that Act; (“assureur”) “low pressure boiler” means, (a) a boiler in which gas or vapour is generated and that is intended to be operated or is operated at a gas or vapour pressure of not more than 15 pounds, or (b) a boiler in which a liquid is heated but no gas or vapour is generated and that is intended to be operated or is operated at a liquid pressure of not more than 160 pounds and in which the liquid at the outlet does not exceed 250 degrees F.; (“chaudière à basse pression”) “major repairs” means repairs that may affect the strength of a boiler, pressure vessel or plant; (“réparations importantes”) “maximum allowable pressure” means the maximum pressure at which a boiler, pressure vessel or plant is permitted to be operated or used under this Act; (“pression maximale autorisée”) “Minister” means the Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations; (“ministre”) “owner” includes a person for the time being in possession of a boiler, pressure vessel or plant; (“propriétaire”) “periodic inspection” means an inspection made at intervals of other than twelve months; (“inspection périodique”) “pipe” means any pipe attached to or connected with a boiler, pressure vessel or plant; (“tuyauterie”) “plant” means a system of piping that is used to contain a gas, vapour or liquid under pressure, and includes any boiler or pressure vessel connected thereto; (“installation”) “pressure” means pressure in pounds per square inch measured above prevailing atmospheric pressure; (“pression”) “pressure vessel” means an unfired vessel that may be used for containing, storing, distributing, transferring, distilling, processing or otherwise handling any gas, vapour or liquid under pressure, and includes any pipe, fitting and other equipment attached thereto or used in connection therewith, except that, where the expression is used in respect of the approval and registration of its design, “pressure vessel” means an unfired vessel that may be used for containing, storing, distributing, transferring, distilling, processing or otherwise handling any gas, vapour or liquid under pressure; (“appareil sous pression”) “professional engineer” means a person licensed as a professional engineer under the Professional Engineers Act; (“ingénieur”) “regulations” means the regulations made under this Act; (“règlements”) “seal” means to take any measures satisfactory to the Director that will effectively prevent the operation or use of a boiler, pressure vessel or plant; (“apposer les scellés”) “used boiler, pressure vessel or plant” means a boiler, pressure vessel or plant that has been sold or exchanged and that has been moved from its previous site of installation for use elsewhere; (“chaudière, appareil sous pression ou installation usagés”) “welding” means welding in the fabrication or repair of a boiler, pressure vessel or plant; (“soudage”) “welding operator” means a person engaged in welding, either on his or her own account or in the employ of another person, on the fabrication or repair of boilers, pressure vessels or plants or parts thereof. (“soudeur”) R.S.O. 1990, c. B.9, s. 1; 1994, c. 27, s. 70. Application of R.S.O. 1990, c. M.21 (2) Sections 15 to 19 of the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations Act, to the extent that they apply to this Act, are enforceable in the same manner and to the same extent as if they had been enacted as provisions in this Act. 1994, c. 27, s. 70 (3).