CACERCanadian Energy Regulator Act, s. 241Primary legislationIn force

Limitation

Canadian Energy Regulator Act section 241 requires pipeline companies to obtain Commission approval before abandoning any pipeline. Companies must notify affected landowners and publish notices in local media. Mandatory public hearings apply if written opposition is filed unless withdrawn or deemed frivolous. The Commission may impose conditions on abandonment approvals, and companies remain liable for abandoned pipelines.

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Limitation

241 (1) A company must not abandon a pipeline unless the Commission has, by order, granted it leave to do so. (2) If a company has submitted to the Regulator an application to abandon a pipeline, the company must, in the form and manner specified by the Commission, (a) serve a notice on all owners of lands through which the pipeline passes, insofar as they can be ascertained; and (b) publish a notice in at least one issue of a publication, if any, in general circulation within the area in which the lands are situated. (3) If a written statement of opposition to the abandonment is filed with the Regulator or if a person requests in writing that a hearing be held in respect of the application for leave to abandon the operation of a pipeline, the Commission must order that a public hearing be conducted in respect of the application unless (a) the person who filed the written statement or who requested the hearing files a notice of withdrawal with the Regulator; or (b) the Commission considers that the opposition or request is frivolous or vexatious or is not made in good faith. (4) The Commission may, on granting leave to abandon a pipeline, impose any conditions that it considers appropriate. (5) A company that has been granted leave to abandon a pipeline continues to be liable for the abandoned pipeline under this Act.

Source

https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-15.1/section-241.html

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