Regulations Prescribing Circumstances for Granting Waivers Pursuant to Section 147 of the Act

1 The circumstances referred to in section 147 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 are the following:

• (a) an actual or anticipated shortage of fuel exists and one of the following measures has been made or issued:

  • (i) a proclamation by the Governor in Council under subsection 6(1), 17(1), 28(1) or 38(1) of the Emergencies Act,

  • (ii) an order by the Governor in Council under subsection 15(1) of the Energy Supplies Emergency Act, or

  • (iii) a declaration of emergency in a province, by a responsible provincial authority duly authorized by the applicable provincial Act regarding emergency situations or civil protection; or

  • (iv) to (xv) [Repealed, SOR/2018-246, s. 1]

• (b) an actual or anticipated shortage of fuel exists and the Minister of National Defence advised the Minister in writing that the actual or anticipated shortage of fuel affects or could affect the Government of Canada’s ability to protect national security, support humanitarian relief efforts, participate in multilateral military or peace-keeping activities under the auspices of international organizations or defend a member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.