Vol. 150, No. 14 — July 13, 2016
Registration
SOR/2016-190 June 22, 2016
CANADA CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT
Residential Detectors Regulations
P.C. 2016-617 June 21, 2016
His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Health, pursuant to section 37 of the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (see footnote a), makes the annexed Residential Detectors Regulations.
Residential Detectors Regulations
Requirements
Residential detectors
1 A residential detector set out in column 1 of the table to this section must comply with the standard set out in column 2, without regard to any other standard to which it refers.
TABLE
Standards for Residential Detectors
Item |
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
---|---|---|
Detector |
Standard |
|
1 |
Smoke detector |
CAN/ULC-S529, Standard for Smoke Detectors for Fire Alarm Systems, as amended from time to time |
2 |
Heat actuated fire detector |
CAN/ULC-S530, Standard for Heat Actuated Fire Detectors for Fire Alarm Systems, as amended from time to time |
3 |
Smoke alarm |
CAN/ULC-S531, Standard for Smoke-Alarms, as amended from time to time |
Components
2 A component of a residential fire alarm system set out in column 1 of the table to this section must comply with the standard set out in column 2, without regard to any other standard to which it refers.
TABLE
Standards for Residential Fire Alarm System Components
Item |
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
---|---|---|
Component |
Standard |
|
1 |
Audible signal device |
CAN/ULC-S525, Audible Signal Devices for Fire Alarm Systems, Including Accessories, as amended from time to time |
2 |
Control unit |
ULC-S527, Standard for Control Units for Fire Alarm Systems, as amended from time to time |
Official languages
3 The information required under these Regulations to be provided on the label of a residential detector or in instructions intended for consumers must appear in English and in French.
Repeal
4 The Residential Detectors Regulations (see footnote 1) are repealed.
Coming into Force
Registration
5 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.
N.B. The Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement for these Regulations appears following SOR/2016-164, Asbestos Products Regulations.
- Footnote a
S.C. 2010, c. 21 - Footnote 1
SOR/2009-193