Environment
Acts and Regulations
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The Board operates under a variety of acts*, regulations*, rules*, guidelines,
guidance notes and memoranda of guidance. Most of these are published by the Board
and are generally available free of charge in both official languages.
The regulations on Justice Canada's Web site are current to
21 February 2006.
The Acts on Justice Canada's Web site are current to 3 March 2006.
Links to Acts [HTML] Amendments to Acts and Regulations [HTML] Canada Gazette - Part I
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Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) between National Energy Board (NEB) and other Government Agencies and Related Organizations [HTML] |
Links to Rules, Regulations, Guidelines, Guidance Notes and Memoranda of Guidance pursuant to the National Energy Board Act
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Links to Regulations and Guidelines pursant to other Acts
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Acts
- National Energy Board Act (N-7) [HTML]
- Access to Information Act (A-1) [HTML]
- Canada Labour Code Part II (L-2) [HTML]
- Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act (C-7.5) [HTML]
- Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act (C-7.8) [HTML]
- Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act (O-7)
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- Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act (O-7) - Consolidation (October 2005) [HTML]
- Canada Petroleum Resources Act (C-8.5) [HTML]
- Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (C-15.2) [HTML]
- Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (C-15.31) [HTML]
- Energy Administration Act (E-6) [HTML]
- Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act (M-0.2) [HTML]
- Northern Pipeline Act (N-26) [HTML]
- Privacy Act (P-21) [HTML]
- Species at Risk Act (S-15.3) [HTML]
Amendments to Acts and Regulations
Sections 147 to 164 of the Federal Law-Civil Law Harmonization Act, No. 2 amend parts of the National Energy Board Act. The purpose of the amendments is to harmonize federal law with the civil law of the Province of Quebec and to amend certain Acts in order to ensure that each language version takes into account the common law and the civil law.
SI/2005-37 - The Order fixes April 20, 2005, as the day on which sections 82 to 93 of the Public Safety Act, 2002, chapter 15, come into force. Those sections contain specific amendments to the National Energy Board Act to provide the National Energy Board (NEB) with a clear legislative authority for the security of pipelines and international power lines. [HTML]
Amendments to the National Energy Board Act, Canada Gazette, Part III, Chapter 15, pages 66-70. [PDF: 1952 KB]
Rules, Regulations, Guidelines, Guidance Notes and Memoranda of Guidance pursuant to the National Energy Board Act
| Accounting (Gas and Oil) Financial Regulatory Audit Policy of the National Energy Board (23 February 1999) [HTML] Memorandum of Guidance - Retention of Accounting Records by Group 1 Companies Pursuant to Gas/Oil Uniform Accounting Regulations (30 November 1994) [PDF: 97 KB] Gas Pipeline Uniform Accounting Regulations - SOR/83-190 [HTML] Oil Pipeline Uniform Accounting Regulations - CRC/1058 [HTML] |
Appropriate Dispute
Resolution (ADR)
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Cost Recovery National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations - SOR/91-7 [HTML] Regulations amending the National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations - SOR/2002-375 |
Electricity National Energy Board Seeks Comment on Draft Electricity Filing Manual (20 October 2005) [HTML]
Model Conditions for International Power Line Certificates of Public Convenience
and Necessity (23 December 2004)
[Document A0L7Q3] |
Exports and Imports (Oil and Gas) |
Filing Manual (previously Guidelines for Filing Requirements) Request for comments on draft Electricity Filing Manual for Facilities Application (22 December 2005) [HTML] [PDF: 131 KB] National Energy Board Seeks Comment on Draft Electricity Filing Manual (20 October 2005) [HTML]
Links to Filing Manual (29 April 2004):
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| Onshore Pipelines Decommissioning of Pipelines and Related Facilities Proposed Amendments to the Onshore Pipeline Regulations, 1999 and National Energy Board Processing Plant Regulations Proposed Decommissioning Exemption Order (10 October 2003) [HTML] Guidance Notes for Pressure Equipment under National Energy Board Jurisdiction (8 August 2003) [HTML] Proposed Amendment to the Onshore Pipeline Regulations, 1999 - Decommissioning of Pipelines and Related Facilities (5 February 2003) [Document A0H1G2] Guidance Notes for the Onshore Pipeline Regulations, 1999 - Amendment 1 (20 January 2003) [HTML] Onshore Pipeline Regulations, 1999 - SOR/99-294 [HTML] |
Operations and Maintenance Activities
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Pipeline Arbitration Committee Pipeline Arbitration Committee Procedure Rules, 1986 - SOR/86-787 [HTML] |
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Notice of Proposed Regulatory Change 2005-01 - Pipeline Security Management Programs (14 September 2005) [PDF: 244 KB] Pipeline Security Management (21 May 2004) [PDF: 86 KB] |
Pre-Application Meetings |
| Processing Plants Decommissioning of Pipelines and Related Facilities Proposed Amendments to the Onshore Pipeline Regulations, 1999 and National Energy Board Processing Plant Regulations Proposed Decommissioning Exemption Order (10 October 2003) [HTML] Guidance Notes for Pressure Equipment under National Energy Board Jurisdiction (Letter dated 8 August 2003) [HTML]
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| Rules of Practice and Procedure Electronic Filing - Filers Guide to Electronic Submission [PDF: 529 KB] - Memorandum of Guidance (21 March 2002) [PDF: 66 KB] National Energy Board Rules of Practice and Procedure, 1995 - SOR/95-208 [HTML] National Energy Board Substituted Service Regulations - SOR/83-191 [HTML] |
Tolls |
| Upstream Jurisdictional
Issues Upstream Jurisdictional Issues (17 September 1999) [HTML] |
Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic
Accord Implementation Act
Regulations and Guidelines
- Canada-Newfoundland Oil and Gas Spills and Debris Liability Regulations (SOR/88-262) [HTML]
- Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Line Regulations (SOR/2003-192) [HTML]
- Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Revenue Fiscal Equalization Offset Payments Regulations (SOR/2002-302) [HTML]
- Newfoundland Offshore Area Oil and Gas Operations Regulations (SOR/88-347) [HTML]
- Newfoundland Offshore Area Petroleum Diving Regulations (SOR/88-601) [HTML]
- Newfoundland Offshore Area Petroleum Geophysical Operations Regulations (SOR/95-334) [HTML]
- Newfoundland Offshore Area Petroleum Production and Conservation Regulations (SOR/95-103) [HTML]
- Newfoundland Offshore Area Registration Regulations (SOR/88-263) [HTML]
- Newfoundland Offshore Certificate of Fitness Regulations (SOR/95-100) [HTML]
- Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Drilling Regulations (SOR/93-23) [HTML]
- Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Installations Regulations (SOR/95-104) [HTML]
- Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Resource Revenue Fund Regulations (SOR/95-257) [HTML]
- Guidelines Respecting Physical Environmental Programs During Petroleum Drilling and Production Activities on Frontier Lands (April 1994) [HTML]
- Notice of Revised Offshore Waste Treatment Guidelines (21 August 2002) [HTML]
Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum
Resources Accord Implementation Act
Regulations and Guidelines
- Canada-Nova Scotia Oil and Gas Spills and Debris Liability Regulations (SOR/95-123) [HTML]
- Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Diving Regulations (SOR/95-189) [HTML]
- Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Geophysical Operations Regulations (SOR/95-144) [HTML]
- Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Production and Conservation Regulations (SOR/95-190) [HTML]
- Nova Scotia Offshore Certificate of Fitness Regulations (SOR/95-187) [HTML]
- Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Drilling Regulations (SOR/92-676) [HTML]
- Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Installations Regulations (SOR/95-191) [HTML]
- Nova Scotia Offshore Revenue Account Regulations (SOR/93-441) [HTML]
- Nova Scotia Offshore Revenue Fiscal Equalization Offset Payments Regulations (SOR/96-249) [HTML]
- Nova Scotia Resources (Ventures) Limited Drilling Assistance Regulations (SOR/94-168) [HTML]
- Nova Scotia Share of Offshore Revenue Interim Period Payment Regulations (SOR/84/848 [HTML]
- Nova Scotia Share of Offshore Sales Tax Payments Regulations (SOR/85-912) [HTML]
- Offshore Area Exclusion Order (SOR/84-592) [HTML]
- Guidelines Respecting Physical Environmental Programs During Petroleum Drilling and Production Activities on Frontier Lands (April 1994) [HTML]
- Notice of Revised Offshore Waste Treatment Guidelines (21 August 2002) [HTML]
Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act
Regulations and Guidelines
Draft Goal Oriented Drilling and Production Regulations
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- Canada Oil and Gas Certificate of Fitness Regulations (SOR/96-114) [HTML]
- Canada Oil and Gas Diving Regulations (SOR/88-600) [HTML]
- Draft Canada Oil and Gas Diving Regulations [HTML] and Draft guidance notes for the Canada Oil and Gas Diving Regulations [HTML]
- Canada Oil and Gas Drilling Regulations (SOR/79-82) [HTML]
- Guidance Notes for the Canada Oil and Gas Drilling Regulations
- Canada Oil and Gas Geophysical Operations Regulations (SOR/96-117) [HTML]
- Canada Oil and Gas Installations Regulations (SOR/96-118) [HTML]
- Canada Oil and Gas Operations Regulations (SOR/83-149) [HTML]
- Canada Oil and Gas Production and Conservation Regulations (SOR/90-791) [HTML]
- Oil and Gas Spills and Debris Liability Regulations (SOR/87-331) [HTML]
- Guidelines Respecting Physical Environmental Programs During Petroleum Drilling and Production Activities on Frontier Lands (April 1994) [HTML]
- Notice of Revised Offshore Waste Treatment Guidelines (21 August 2002) [HTML]
Canada Petroleum Resources Act
Regulations and Guidance Notes
- Environmental Studies Research Fund Regions Regulations (SOR/87-641) [HTML]
- Frontier Lands Petroleum Royalty Regulations (SOR/92-26) [HTML]
- Frontier Lands Registration Regulations (SOR/88-230) [HTML]
- Lancaster Sound Designated Area Regulations (SOR/98-349) [HTML]
- Order Prohibiting the Issuance of Interests at Lapierre House Historic Site in the Yukon Territory (SOR/98-188) [HTML]
- Order Prohibiting the Issuance of Interests at Rampart House in the Yukon Territory (SOR/97-540) [HTML]
- Northwest Territories - Nunavut - Guidance Notes for Applicants - Applications
for Declaration of Significant Discovery and Commercial Discovery - January 1997
[PDF: 641 KB]
- Applications for Declaration of Significant Discovery and Commercial Discovery - Directly Affected Persons - 17 November 2003 - Revised Section 4 [HTML]
Canadian Environmental Assessment Act
Regulations
- Canada Port Authority Environmental Assessment Regulations (SOR/93-318) [HTML]
- Comprehensive Study List Regulations (SOR/94-638) [HTML]
- Exclusion List Regulations (SOR/94-639) [HTML]
- Federal Authorities Regulations (SOR/96-280) [HTML]
- Inclusion List Regulations (SOR94-637) [HTML]
- Law List Regulations (SOR/94-636) [HTML]
- Projects Outside Canada Environmental Assessment Regulations (SOR/96-491) [HTML]
- Regulations Respecting the Coordination by Federal Authorities of Environmental
Assessment Procedures and Requirements (SOR/97-181) [HTML]
- NEB Letter (31 March 1998) [HTML]
- Guidance on Provision of a Preliminary Information Package for a Gas Development in the NWT [PDF: 17 KB]
Canada Labour Code
Regulations and Guidance Notes
- Canada Industrial Relations Board Regulations, 2001 (SOR/2001-520) [HTML]
- Canada Industrial Relations Regulations (SOR/2002-54) [HTML]
- Canada Industrial Relations Remuneration Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1013) [HTML]
- Canada Labour Standards Regulations - C.R.C., c. 986 [HTML]
- Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (SOR/86-304) [HTML]
- Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations (SOR/87-612) [HTML]
- Safety and Health Committees and Representatives Regulations (SOR/86-305) [HTML]
- Guidance Notes for the Canada Labour Code (Part II) & the Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations (April 1992)
Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act
Regulations
- Exemption List Regulations (SOR/99-13) [HTML]
- Mackenzie Valley Land Use Regulations (SOR/98-429) [HTML]
- Preliminary Screening Requirement Regulations (SOR/99-12) [HTML]
- Environmental Impact Assessment in the Mackenzie Valley: Interim Guidelines [PDF: 200 KB]
Northern Pipeline Act
Regulations
- Northern Pipeline Notice of Objection Regulations (SOR/81-235) [HTML]
- Northern Pipeline Socio-Economic and Environmental Terms and Conditions for Northern British Columbia (SI/81-22) [HTML]
- Northern Pipeline Socio-Economic and Environmental Terms and Conditions for Southern British Columbia (SI/80-128) [HTML]
- Northern Pipeline Socio-Economic and Environmental Terms and Conditions for the Province of Alberta (SI/80-127) [HTML]
- Northern Pipeline Socio-Economic and Environmental Terms and Conditions for the Province of Saskatchewan (SI/81-23) [HTML]
- Northern Pipeline Socio-Economic and Environmental Terms and Conditions for the Swift River Portion of the Pipeline in the Province of British Columbia (SI/81-21) [HTML]
- Order Designating the Minister of Natural Resources as Minister for Purposes of the Act (SI/2003-246)
- Transfer of Duties, in Relation to the Pipeline, of Certain Ministers Under Certain Acts to the Member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada Designated as Minister for the Purposes of the Act (SI/80-156)
- Transfer of Duties, in Relation to the Pipeline, of the National Energy Board Under Parts I, II and III of the Gas Pipeline Regulations to the Designated Minister for Purposes of the Act (SI/83-82)
- Transfer of Powers, Duties and Functions (Kluane National Park Reserve Lands) Order (SI/83-214)
- Transfer of Powers, Duties and Functions (Territorial Lands) Order (SI/83-213)
Species at Risk Act
Regulations
- The Coming into Force of sections 2 to 31, 37 to 56, 62, 65 to 76, 78 to 84, 120 to 133 and 137 of the Federal Species at Risk Act, S.C. 2002, c.-29 and the effect of certain of these provisions on applications before the National Energy Board - 11 September 2003 [Document A0J1C0]
- The Coming into Force of Specific Sections of the Federal Species at Risk Act, S.C. 2002, c.-29 and its Effect on Applications before the National Energy Board (11 September 2003) [Document A0J1C3]
- Coming into Force of the Federal Species At Risk Act, S.C. 2002, c. 29 and its effect on applications before the National Energy Board - 11 April 2003 [Document A0J1F0]
- Order Extending the Time for the Assessment of the Status of Wildlife Species (SOR/2003-215) [HTML]
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