An Act respecting underground infrastructure safety = Loi concernant la sûreté des infrastructures souterraines.: YB421-229/3-PDF

“This enactment creates a federal underground infrastructure notification system that requires, among other things, (a) operators of underground infrastructure that is federally regulated or that is located on federal land to register that underground infrastructure with a notification centre and provide information on it; (b) persons planning to undertake a ground disturbance to make a locate request to the relevant notification centres; and (c) operators of registered underground infrastructure, as a result of the locate request, to mark the location of the underground infrastructure on the ground, provide in writing any other accurate and clear description of the location of the underground infrastructure or indicate that the ground disturbance is not likely to cause damage to the underground infrastructure. Finally, the enactment also provides a mechanism by which reserves and some other lands subject to the Indian Act can become subject to this notification system, after consultation with the council of any band in question--Summary, p. ii..

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Parliament. Senate.
Title An Act respecting underground infrastructure safety = Loi concernant la sûreté des infrastructures souterraines.
Variant title Loi concernant la sûreté des infrastructures souterraines
Short title: Underground Infrastructure Safety Enhancement Act
Series title Bill S-... ; Bill S-229, 1st session, 42nd Parliament
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language Bilingual-[English | French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Cover title.
"As passed by the Senate May 2, 2017."
Senate public bill: sponsor, Sen. Grant Mitchell.
Text in English and French.
Publishing information [Ottawa] : Senate of Canada = Sénat du Canada, 2017.
Author / Contributor Mitchell, Grant,1951-
Description iv, 16 p.
Catalogue number
  • YB421-229/3-PDF
Subject terms Infrastructures
Safety measures
Legislation
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