Vol. 139, No. 9 — May 4, 2005

HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS ACT

P.C. 2005-622 April 19, 2005

Whereas the Governor in Council is satisfied that certain products are or are likely to be a danger to the health or safety of the public;

Therefore, Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Health, pursuant to section 6 (see footnote a) of the Hazardous Products Act, hereby makes the annexed Order Amending Schedule I to the Hazardous Products Act (Surface Coating Materials).

ORDER AMENDING SCHEDULE I TO THE HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS ACT (SURFACE COATING MATERIALS)

AMENDMENTS

1. Item 2 of Part I of Schedule I to the Hazardous Products Act (see footnote 1) is replaced by the following:

2. Furniture and other articles for children that are painted with a surface coating material that contains lead compounds of which the total lead content is more than 600 mg/kg.

2. (1) The portion of item 9 of Part I of Schedule I to the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

9. Toys, equipment and other products for use by a child in learning or play that have had a surface coating material applied to them that contains any of the following substances:

(2) Paragraph (a) of item 9 of Part I of Schedule I to the Act is repealed.

(3) Paragraph (b) of item 9 of Part I of Schedule I to the Act is replaced by the following:

(b) total lead in excess of 600 mg/kg;

3. Item 18 of Part I of Schedule I to the Act is replaced by the following:

18. Pencils and artists' brushes that have had a surface coating material applied to them that contains more than 600 mg/kg of total lead.

4. Item 31 of Part II of Schedule I to the Act is replaced by the following:

31. Surface coating materials as defined in section 1 of the Surface Coating Materials Regulations.

COMING INTO FORCE

5. This Order comes into force on the day on which it is registered.

N.B. The Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement for this Order appears following SOR/2005-109, Surface Coating Materials Regulations.

Footnote a

S.C. 1996, c. 8, s. 26

Footnote 1

R.S., c. H-3

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