CHAPTER 30. An Act to Amend the Power Engineers Act

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1 2nd SESSION, 64th GENERAL ASSEMBLY Province of Prince Edward Island 61 ELIZABETH II, 2012 CHAPTER 30 (Bill No. 10) An Act to Amend the Power Engineers Act Honourable Janice A. Sherry Minister of Environment, Labour and Justice and Attorney General GOVERNMENT BILL MICHAEL D. FAGAN Queen s Printer Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

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3 CHAPTER 30 An Act to Amend the Power Engineers Act (Assented to May 30, 2012) BE IT ENACTED by the Lieutenant Governor and the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Prince Edward Island as follows: 1. Section 1 of the Power Engineers Act R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. P-15 is amended (a) by the repeal of clause (f) and the substitution of the following: (f) heating plant means one or more boilers connected to a plant system having an overall capacity greater than (i) 1,465 kilowatts (50 therm hours) and a safety valve setting not exceeding 103 kilopascals (15 pounds per square inch) when the boiler is used for producing steam, or (ii) a safety relief valve setting not exceeding 1,104 kilopascals (160 pounds per square inch) when the boiler is used for producing hot water, where the temperature of the water produced does not exceed 121 degrees Celsius (250 degrees Fahrenheit), and includes the plant system; (b) by the repeal of clause (o) and the substitution of the following: heating plant (o) power plant means one or more boilers connected to a plant system having an overall capacity greater than (i) kilowatts (15 therm hours) and a safety valve setting exceeding 103 kilopascals (15 pounds per square inch) when the boiler is used for producing steam, or (ii) a relief valve setting exceeding 1,104 kilopascals (160 pounds per square inch) when the boiler is used for producing hot water where the temperature of the water produced exceeds 121 degrees Celsius (250 degrees Fahrenheit), and includes the plant system; (o.1) pressure vessel means a pressure vessel as defined in the Boilers and Pressure Vessels Act R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. B-5; (o.2) pressure piping system means a pressure piping system as defined in the Boilers and Pressure Vessels Act R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. B-5; power plant pressure vessel pressure piping system 1

4 2 Cap. 30 An Act to Amend the Power Engineers Act 2012 (c) by the repeal of clause (p) and the substitution of the following: refrigeration plant (p) refrigeration plant means a plant having a capacity exceeding 74.5 kilowatts (2.544 therm hours) in which refrigerants are vaporized, compressed and liquefied in their refrigeration cycle, and includes the complete installation and machinery connected with it; 2. The Act is amended by the addition of the following after section 1: Interpretation 1.1 Where in this Act and the regulations a measurement is stated in parentheses following a measurement in metric units, the measurement in parentheses is the measurement in English units that is the equivalent of the metric measurement. 3. (1) Subsection 4(2) of the Act is amended by the deletion of the words Environment, Energy and Forestry and the substitution of the words Environment, Labour and Justice. (2) Subsection 4(6) of the Act is amended by the deletion of the word his and the substitution of the words the member s. 4. Section 7 of the Act is amended (a) in clause (a), by the deletion of the word his and the substitution of the word the ; (b) in clause (c), by the deletion of the words his duties and the substitution of the words the power engineer s duties under this Act and the regulations ; (c) in clause (d), by the deletion of the word his and the substitution of the words the power engineer s ; (d) in clause (e), by the deletion of the word his and the substitution of the words the power engineer s ; (e) in clause (f), by the deletion of the words he is authorized by his license and the substitution of the words the power engineer is authorized by the license ; (f) in clause (h), by the deletion of the words his plant unattended at any time it is in operation without first ensuring that his replacement and the substitution of the words the plant unattended at any time it is in operation without first ensuring that a qualified replacement ; 2

5 2012 An Act to Amend the Power Engineers Act Cap (g) in clause (i), by the deletion of the word he and the substitution of the words the power engineer ; (h) by renumbering it as subsection 7(1); and (i) by the addition of the following after subsection (1): (2) The chief inspector may suspend the license of a power engineer with immediate effect, for a period not to exceed 10 working days, on any of the grounds referred to in subsection (1). Temporary suspension of license (3) Where the chief inspector has temporarily suspended a power engineer s license under subsection (2), the chief inspector shall immediately refer the matter, together with the chief inspector s reasons for the suspension, to the board for a review and determination in accordance with subsection (1). (4) The board shall conduct its review of a suspension made under subsection (2) within 10 days of the date the suspension was imposed. Referral to board Review within 10 days 5. (1) Subsection 8(1) of the Act is amended by the deletion of the word he and the substitution of the words that person. (2) Subsection 8(2) of the Act is amended (a) in clause (a), by the deletion of the words therm hour rating than he is authorized to operate by his license and the substitution of the words rating than the person is authorized to operate by the license ; and (b) in clauses (b) and (c), by the deletion of the word his and the substitution of the word the. 6. Section 10 of the Act is amended by the deletion of the word him and the substitution of the word the person. 7. Section 12 of the Act is amended by the deletion of the word him and the substitution of the words that employer. 8. Section 13 of the Act is amended by the deletion of the word his and the substitution of the words the absent engineer s. 9. Section 15 of the Act is amended (a) in clause (a), by the deletion of the words he has reason to believe that any boiler and the substitution of the words the inspector has reason to believe that any boiler, pressure vessel or pressure piping system ; and 3

6 4 Cap. 30 An Act to Amend the Power Engineers Act 2012 (b) in clause (b), by the deletion of the word he and the substitution of the words the inspector. 10. Subsection 16(1) of the Act is amended (a) by the deletion of the words who considers himself ; and (b) by the deletion of the words appearing to him to and the substitution of the words who in the opinion of the Minister. 11. Subsection 17(1) of the Act is amended (a) by the deletion of the word his and the substitution of the words the inspector s ; and (b) by the deletion of the words not less than $50 and not more than $500 and substituting the words not less than $500 and not more than $5, Section 18 of the Act is amended (a) in clause (j), by the deletion of the words by reference to their therm hour rating ; and (b) by the addition of the following after clause (j): (j.1) providing for the adoption, in whole or in part and as amended from time to time, of a standardized system of ratings for boilers and plants; 4

7 CHAPTER 30 (Bill No. 10) An Act to Amend the Power Engineers Act STAGE: DATE: 1st Reading: April 12, nd Reading: May 29, 2012 To Committee: May 29, 2012 Reported: May 29, rd Reading and Pass: May 30, 2012 Assent: May 30, 2012 SIGNATURES: Honourable H. Frank Lewis, Lieutenant Governor Honourable Carolyn I. Bertram, Speaker Clerk Honourable Janice A. Sherry Minister of Environment, Labour and Justice and Attorney General GOVERNMENT BILL nd SESSION, 64th GENERAL ASSEMBLY