CACERCanadian Energy Regulator Act, s. 181Primary legislationIn force

Limitations

Section 181 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act requires pipeline companies to obtain prior written Commission approval before selling, transferring, leasing, purchasing, acquiring, or amalgamating pipelines or abandoned pipelines.

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Limitations

181 (1) A company must not, unless the Commission has, by order, granted it leave to do so, (a) sell or otherwise transfer, or lease, in whole or in part, its pipeline or its abandoned pipeline to any person; (b) purchase or otherwise acquire, or lease, in whole or in part, any pipeline or abandoned pipeline from any person; or (c) if it is authorized to construct or operate a pipeline or if it owns an abandoned pipeline, amalgamate with any other company. (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), pipeline includes a pipeline as defined in section 2 or any other pipeline.

Source

https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-15.1/section-181.html

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