Vol. 150, No. 5 — March 9, 2016

Registration

SOR/2016-20 February 19, 2016

CANADA-NOVA SCOTIA OFFSHORE PETROLEUM RESOURCES ACCORD IMPLEMENTATION ACT

Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations

P.C. 2016-68 February 19, 2016

Whereas, pursuant to subsection 6(1) (see footnote a) of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act (see footnote b), the Minister of Natural Resources has consulted the Provincial Minister with respect to the proposed Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations and the Provincial Minister has approved the making of those Regulations;

Therefore, His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Natural Resources, pursuant to subsection 207.01(1) (see footnote c) of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act (see footnote d), makes the annexed Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations.

Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations

Definition

Definition of Act

1 In these Regulations, Act means the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act.

Designated Provisions

Provisions of Act and regulations

2 (1) The contravention of a provision of Part III of the Act or of a regulation made under that Part that is set out in column 1 of a Part of Schedule 1 is designated as a violation that may be proceeded with in accordance with sections 207.01 to 207.93 of the Act.

Directions, requirements, decisions and orders

(2) The contravention of a direction, requirement, decision or order made under Part III of the Act is designated as a violation that may be proceeded with in accordance with sections 207.01 to 207.93 of the Act.

Terms and conditions

(3) The contravention of a term or condition of an operating licence or authorization that is issued, or of an approval or exemption that is granted, under Part III of the Act is designated as a violation that may be proceeded with in accordance with sections 207.01 to 207.93 of the Act.

Classification

Provisions

3 (1) The contravention of a provision that is set out in column 1 of a Part of Schedule 1 is a Type A or Type B violation as set out in column 2 of that Part.

Directions, requirements, decisions, orders, terms and conditions

(2) The contravention of a direction, requirement, decision or order referred to in subsection 2(2) or of a term or condition referred to in subsection 2(3) is a Type B violation.

Penalties

Penalty

4 (1) The penalty for a violation with a total gravity value set out in column 1 of Schedule 2 is, in the case of a Type A violation, the corresponding amount set out in column 2 and, in the case of a Type B violation, the corresponding amount set out in column 3.

Determination of total gravity value

(2) The total gravity value in respect of a violation is to be established by

TABLE

Item Column 1

Criteria
Column 2

Gravity Value

1

Whether the person who committed the violation was finally found or was considered to have committed a previous violation set out in a notice of violation issued by the Board, the National Energy Board or the Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board

0 to +2

2

Whether the person derived any competitive or economic benefit from the violation

0 to +2

3

Whether the person made reasonable efforts to mitigate or reverse the violation’s effects

-2 to +2

4

Whether there was negligence on the person’s part

0 to +2

5

Whether the person provided all reasonable assistance to the Board with respect to the violation

-2 to +2

6

Whether the person, after becoming aware of the violation, promptly reported it to the Board

-2 to +2

7

Whether the person has taken any steps to prevent a recurrence of the violation

-2 to +2

8

For Type B violations, whether the violation was primarily related to a reporting or record-keeping requirement

-2 to 0

9

Whether the violation increased a risk of harm to people or the environment or a risk of waste

0 to +3

Service of Documents

Manner of service

5 (1) The service of a document that is authorized or required by section 207.06 or 207.5 of the Act is to be made

Deemed service

(2) A document that is not personally served is considered to be served

Coming into Force

S.C. 2015, c. 4

6 These Regulations come into force on the day on which section 102 of the Energy Safety and Security Act comes into force, but if they are registered after that day, they come into force on the day on which they are registered.

SCHEDULE 1
(Subsections 2(1) and 3(1))

Violations

PART 1
Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act
Item Column 1

Provision
Column 2

Classification

1

140

Type B

2

140.1

Type B

3

143.1(3)

Type B

4

143.2(2)

Type B

5

143.2(5)

Type B

6

166(1)

Type B

7

166(2)

Type B

8

166(3)

Type B

9

168(1.1)

Type B

10

168(3)

Type B

11

176(1)

Type B

12

177(1)

Type B

13

186

Type B

14

196

Type B

15

198(9)

Type B

16

198.2(1)

Type B

17

199(1)(d)

Type B

PART 2
Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Geophysical Operations Regulations
Item Column 1

Provision
Column 2

Classification

1

6

Type B

2

7

Type A

3

8

Type B

4

9

Type B

5

10(a)

Type B

6

10(b)

Type B

7

10(c)

Type B

8

11(a)

Type B

9

11(b)

Type B

10

11(c)

Type B

11

11(d)

Type B

12

11(e)

Type B

13

11(f)

Type B

14

12(1)

Type B

15

12(2)(a)

Type B

16

12(2)(b)

Type B

17

12(2)(c)

Type B

18

12(2)(d)

Type B

19

12(2)(e)

Type B

20

12(2)(f)

Type B

21

12(3)

Type B

22

12(4)

Type B

23

13(a)

Type B

24

13(b)

Type B

25

13(c)

Type B

26

13(d)

Type B

27

13(e)

Type B

28

13(f)

Type B

29

13(g)

Type B

30

14(a)

Type B

31

14(b)

Type B

32

14(c)

Type B

33

15(a)

Type B

34

15(b)

Type B

35

16

Type B

36

17

Type B

37

18(a)

Type B

38

18(b)

Type B

39

18(c)

Type B

40

18(d)

Type B

41

19

Type B

42

20(1)

Type B

43

20(2)

Type B

44

21(1)

Type B

45

22(1)(a)

Type B

46

22(1)(b)

Type B

47

22(1)(c)

Type B

48

22(1)(d)

Type B

49

22(3)

Type B

50

23

Type A

51

24

Type A

52

25(1)

Type A

53

25(2)

Type A

54

25(4)

Type A

55

25(5)

Type A

56

25(6)

Type A

57

25(7)

Type A

58

25(8)

Type A

59

25(9)

Type A

60

26(1)(a)

Type A

61

26(1)(b)

Type A

62

26(1)(c)

Type A

63

26(1)(d)

Type A

64

26(1)(e)

Type A

65

26(1)(f)

Type A

66

26(2)

Type B

67

26(4)

Type B

68

26(7)

Type B

69

27

Type B

PART 3
Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Installations Regulations
Item Column 1

Provision
Column 2

Classification

1

3(a)

Type B

2

3(b)

Type B

3

3(c)

Type B

4

4(1)

Type B

5

5(1)

Type B

6

6

Type B

7

7

Type B

8

8(2)

Type B

9

8(3)

Type B

10

8(4)

Type B

11

8(5)

Type B

12

8(6)

Type B

13

8(7)(a)

Type B

14

8(7)(b)

Type B

15

8(8)

Type B

16

9(1)

Type B

17

9(6)

Type B

18

10(1)

Type B

19

10(2)

Type B

20

10(3)

Type B

21

10(4)

Type B

22

10(5)

Type B

23

10(6)

Type B

24

10(7)

Type B

25

10(8)

Type B

26

10(9)

Type B

27

10(10)

Type B

28

10(11)

Type B

29

11(1)

Type B

30

11(2)

Type B

31

11(3)

Type B

32

11(4)

Type B

33

11(5)

Type B

34

12(1)

Type B

35

12(2)

Type B

36

12(3)

Type B

37

12(4)

Type B

38

12(5)

Type B

39

12(6)

Type B

40

12(7)

Type B

41

13(1)

Type B

42

13(2)

Type B

43

13(3)

Type B

44

13(4)

Type B

45

13(5)

Type B

46

13(6)

Type B

47

13(7)

Type B

48

13(8)

Type B

49

13(9)

Type B

50

13(10)

Type B

51

13(11)

Type B

52

13(12)

Type B

53

13(13)

Type B

54

13(14)

Type B

55

14(1)(a)

Type B

56

14(1)(b)

Type B

57

14(1)(c)

Type B

58

14(1)(d)

Type B

59

14(1)(e)

Type B

60

14(1)(f)

Type B

61

14(1)(g)

Type B

62

14(2)

Type B

63

14(3)

Type B

64

14(4)

Type B

65

15(1)

Type B

66

15(2)

Type B

67

16

Type B

68

17(2)

Type B

69

17(3)

Type B

70

17(4)

Type B

71

17(9)

Type B

72

18(1)

Type B

73

18(2)

Type B

74

18(4)

Type B

75

18(8)

Type B

76

18(9)

Type B

77

18(10)

Type B

78

18(11)

Type B

79

18(12)

Type B

80

18(13)

Type B

81

19(a)

Type B

82

19(b)

Type B

83

19(c)

Type B

84

19(d)

Type B

85

19(e)

Type B

86

19(f)

Type B

87

19(g)

Type B

88

19(h)

Type B

89

19(i)

Type B

90

19(j)

Type B

91

19(k)

Type B

92

21

Type B

93

22(1)(a)

Type B

94

22(1)(b)

Type B

95

22(1)(c)

Type B

96

22(1)(d)

Type B

97

22(1)(e)

Type B

98

22(1)(f)

Type B

99

22(2)

Type B

100

22(3)

Type B

101

22(4)

Type B

102

22(5)

Type B

103

22(6)

Type B

104

23(2)(a)

Type B

105

23(2)(b)

Type B

106

23(2)(c)

Type B

107

23(2)(d)

Type B

108

23(2)(e)

Type B

109

23(2)(f)

Type B

110

23(2)(g)

Type B

111

23(2)(h)

Type B

112

23(2)(i)

Type B

113

23(2)(j)

Type B

114

23(2)(k)

Type B

115

23(2)(l)

Type B

116

23(2)(m)

Type B

117

23(2)(n)

Type B

118

23(2)(o)

Type B

119

23(2)(p)

Type B

120

23(2)(q)

Type B

121

23(2)(r)

Type B

122

23(2)(s)

Type B

123

23(2)(t)

Type B

124

23(2)(u)

Type B

125

23(4)

Type B

126

23(5)

Type B

127

24(1)

Type B

128

24(2)

Type B

129

24(3)

Type B

130

24(4)

Type B

131

25(2)

Type B

132

25(3)

Type B

133

25(4)

Type B

134

25(5)

Type B

135

25(6)

Type B

136

26(2)

Type B

137

26(3)

Type B

138

26(4)

Type B

139

26(5)

Type B

140

27(1)

Type B

141

27(2)

Type B

142

27(3)

Type B

143

27(4)

Type B

144

27(5)

Type B

145

27(6)

Type B

146

27(7)

Type B

147

27(8)

Type B

148

27(9)

Type B

149

27(10)

Type B

150

27(11)

Type B

151

28(1)

Type B

152

28(2)

Type B

153

28(3)

Type B

154

28(4)

Type B

155

28(5)

Type B

156

28(6)

Type B

157

28(7)

Type B

158

28(8)

Type B

159

28(9)

Type B

160

28(10)

Type B

161

28(11)

Type B

162

29(1)

Type B

163

29(2)

Type B

164

29(3)

Type B

165

29(4)

Type B

166

29(5)

Type B

167

29(6)

Type B

168

29(7)

Type B

169

29(8)

Type B

170

29(9)

Type B

171

30(1)

Type B

172

30(2)

Type B

173

30(3)

Type B

174

30(4)

Type B

175

31(1)

Type B

176

31(2)

Type B

177

31(3)

Type B

178

31(4)

Type B

179

32(1)

Type B

180

32(2)

Type B

181

32(3)

Type B

182

32(4)

Type B

183

32(5)

Type B

184

33(2)(c)

Type B

185

34(1)

Type B

186

34(2)

Type B

187

34(3)

Type B

188

35(1)

Type B

189

35(2)

Type B

190

35(3)

Type B

191

35(4)

Type B

192

35(5)

Type B

193

36(1)

Type B

194

36(2)

Type B

195

36(3)

Type B

196

36(4)

Type B

197

36(5)

Type B

198

36(6)

Type B

199

36(7)

Type B

200

43(8)

Type B

201

48(3)

Type B

202

49(1)

Type B

203

49(2)

Type B

204

49(3)

Type B

205

49(4)

Type B

206

49(5)

Type B

207

49(6)

Type B

208

51

Type B

209

56(2)

Type B

210

56(4)

Type B

211

56(5)

Type B

212

56(7)

Type B

213

56(8)

Type B

214

56(9)

Type B

215

57(1)

Type B

216

57(2)

Type B

217

57(3)

Type B

218

57(4)

Type B

219

57(5)

Type B

220

57(6)

Type B

221

57(7)

Type B

222

57(8)

Type B

223

57(9)

Type B

224

57(10)

Type B

225

57(11)

Type B

226

57(12)

Type B

227

58(1)

Type B

228

58(2)

Type B

229

58(3)

Type B

230

58(4)

Type B

231

58(5)

Type B

232

58(6)

Type B

233

58(7)

Type B

234

58(8)

Type B

235

58(9)

Type B

236

58(10)

Type B

237

58(11)

Type B

238

58(12)

Type B

239

58(13)

Type B

240

58(14)

Type B

241

59(1)

Type B

242

59(13)

Type B

243

60(1)

Type B

244

60(2)

Type B

245

61(7)

Type B

246

61(17)

Type B

247

61(18)

Type B

248

62(2)

Type B

249

62(3)

Type B

250

62(4)

Type B

251

63(1)

Type B

252

63(2)

Type B

253

65

Type B

254

66

Type B

255

67(1)

Type B

256

67(3)

Type B

257

67(4)

Type B

258

68

Type B

259

69

Type A

260

70(1)

Type B

261

70(2)

Type B

262

70(3)

Type B

PART 4
Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Drilling and Production Regulations
Item Column 1

Provision
Column 2

Classification

1

10(1)

Type B

2

17(1)

Type B

3

17(2)

Type B

4

18

Type B

5

19(a)

Type B

6

19(b)

Type B

7

19(c)

Type B

8

19(d)

Type B

9

19(e)

Type B

10

19(f)

Type B

11

19(g)

Type B

12

19(h)

Type B

13

19(i)

Type B

14

19(j)

Type B

15

19(k)

Type B

16

19(l)

Type B

17

19(m)

Type B

18

20(1)

Type B

19

20(2)

Type B

20

21(1)

Type B

21

21(2)

Type B

22

22(a)

Type B

23

22(b)

Type B

24

23

Type B

25

24(1)

Type B

26

24(2)

Type B

27

25(a)

Type B

28

25(b)

Type B

29

25(c)

Type B

30

26(a)

Type B

31

26(b)

Type B

32

27(1)

Type B

33

27(2)

Type B

34

28(a)

Type B

35

28(b)

Type B

36

29(1)

Type B

37

29(2)

Type B

38

30

Type B

39

31

Type B

40

32(a)

Type B

41

32(b)

Type B

42

33(a)

Type B

43

33(b)

Type B

44

33(c)

Type B

45

34(1)(a)

Type B

46

34(1)(b)

Type B

47

34(1)(c)

Type B

48

34(2)

Type B

49

34(3)

Type B

50

35

Type B

51

36(1)

Type B

52

36(2)

Type B

53

36(3)

Type B

54

36(4)

Type B

55

37

Type B

56

38

Type B

57

39

Type B

58

40

Type B

59

41

Type B

60

42

Type B

61

43

Type B

62

45(a)

Type B

63

45(b)

Type B

64

45(c)

Type B

65

46(1)(a)

Type B

66

46(1)(b)

Type B

67

46(1)(c)

Type B

68

46(1)(d)

Type B

69

46(1)(e)

Type B

70

46(1)(f)

Type B

71

46(1)(g)

Type B

72

46(1)(h)

Type B

73

46(1)(i)

Type B

74

46(1)(j)

Type B

75

46(2)(a)

Type B

76

46(2)(b)

Type B

77

47

Type B

78

49

Type B

79

50(1)(a)

Type B

80

50(1)(b)

Type B

81

51

Type B

82

52(1)(a)

Type B

83

52(1)(b)

Type B

84

52(2)

Type B

85

53(a)

Type B

86

53(b)

Type B

87

53(c)

Type B

88

54

Type B

89

55

Type B

90

56

Type B

91

57

Type B

92

58

Type B

93

59

Type B

94

60(1)

Type B

95

60(2)

Type B

96

61(1)

Type B

97

61(2)

Type B

98

62(a)

Type B

99

62(b)

Type B

100

62(c)

Type B

101

62(d)

Type B

102

63(a)

Type B

103

63(b)

Type A

104

64

Type B

105

65(a)

Type B

106

65(b)

Type B

107

65(c)

Type B

108

66(1)

Type B

109

66(3)

Type B

110

67

Type B

111

68

Type B

112

69

Type B

113

70(1)

Type B

114

70(2)

Type B

115

70(3)

Type B

116

71(2)

Type B

117

71(3)

Type B

118

72(a)

Type B

119

72(b)

Type B

120

73(1)

Type B

121

73(3)

Type B

122

74

Type A

123

75(1)

Type B

124

76(1)(a)

Type B

125

76(2)(a)

Type B

126

76(2)(b)

Type B

127

77(1)

Type A

128

77(2)

Type A

129

78(a)

Type A

130

78(b)

Type A

131

78(c)

Type A

132

78(d)

Type A

133

78(e)

Type A

134

79(a)

Type B

135

79(b)

Type B

136

80

Type B

137

81(a)

Type B

138

81(b)

Type B

139

82(a)

Type B

140

82(b)

Type B

141

83(2)

Type B

142

83(3)

Type B

143

84(a)

Type B

144

84(b)

Type B

145

84(c)

Type B

146

85(1)

Type A

147

85(2)

Type A

148

86

Type A

149

87(1)

Type A

150

87(2)

Type A

151

88

Type B

152

89(1)

Type A

153

89(2)

Type A

154

90(1)

Type B

155

90(2)

Type A

156

91

Type A

SCHEDULE 2
(Subsection 4(1))

Penalties

Item Column 1



Total Gravity Value
Column 2

Type A Violation
Column 3

Type B Violation
Individual Any Other Person Individual Any Other Person

1

-3 or less

$250

$1,000

$1,000

$4,000

2

-2

$595

$2,375

$4,000

$16,000

3

-1

$990

$3,750

$7,000

$28,000

4

0

$1,365

$5,025

$10,000

$40,000

5

1

$1,740

$6,300

$13,000

$52,000

6

2

$2,115

$7,575

$16,000

$64,000

7

3

$2,490

$8,850

$19,000

$76,000

8

4

$2,865

$10,125

$22,000

$88,000

9

5 or more

$3,000

$12,000

$25,000

$100,000

N.B. The Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement for these Regulations appears following SOR/2016-19, Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations.