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Western Australia
Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment
Bill 2000
CONTENTS
1. Short title 1
2. The Act amended 1
3. Section 3 amended 2
4. Section 6 amended 3
5. Section 7 amended 3
6. Section 12 amended 3
7. Section 19 amended 4
8. Part IIIA inserted 4
9. Section 25 amended 12
10 . Sections 27A and 27B inserted 12
11 . Part V Division 2 inserted 13
12 . Schedule 1 inserted 16
13 . Minor amendments 23
14 . Penalties amended 23
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Western Australia
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment
Bill 2000
A Bill for
An Act to amend the Petroleum Products Pricing Act 1983.
The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Petroleum Products Pricing
5 Amendment Act 2000.
2. The Act amended
The amendments in this Act are to the Petroleum Products
Pricing Act 1983*
[* Act No. 1 of 1983.
10 For subsequent amendments see 1999 Index to Legislation of
Western Australia, Table 1, pp. 188-9.]
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3. Section 3 amended
(1) Section 3(1) is amended as follows:
(a) by inserting before the definition of "motor fuel" the
following definition --
5 " "LPG" means liquefied petroleum gas; ";
(b) in the definition of "motor fuel", by inserting after
"petrol" the following --
" , LPG, ";
(c) by deleting the definition of "petroleum product" and
10 inserting instead the following definitions --
"
"petroleum" means --
(a) any naturally occurring hydrocarbon,
whether in a gaseous, liquid or solid state;
15 (b) any naturally occurring mixture of
hydrocarbons, whether in a gaseous, liquid
or solid state; or
(c) any naturally occurring mixture of one or
more hydrocarbons, whether in a gaseous,
20 liquid or solid state, and one or more of the
following, that is to say, hydrogen sulphide,
nitrogen, helium, and carbon dioxide;
"petroleum product" means a product derived from
petroleum, but not petroleum itself, except that it
25 does not include --
(a) a product listed in Schedule 1; or
(b) a product that is excluded from this
definition by an order under subsection (4),
and it includes LPG (whether motor fuel or not,
30 and whether or not the LPG is petroleum);
".
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(2) After section 3(3), the following subsection is inserted --
"
(4) The Minister may, by an order published in the Gazette,
exclude a product derived from petroleum but not listed
5 in Schedule 1 from the definition of "petroleum product"
in subsection (1), and may subsequently amend or revoke
the order by another order published in the Gazette.
".
4. Section 6 amended
10 Section 6(1) is amended as follows:
(a) by deleting "The object of this Act is" and inserting
instead --
" The objects of this Act are ";
(b) by deleting the full stop after paragraph (b) and inserting
15 instead a comma;
(c) by inserting at the end of the subsection the following --
"
to provide for the transparency of pricing of petroleum
products, and to make additional provisions about
20 motor fuel prices.
".
5. Section 7 amended
Section 7(1)(b) is amended by deleting "the scheme of price
control established under".
25 6. Section 12 amended
After section 12(2), the following subsection is inserted --
"
(2a) An order fixing a maximum price for the sale of motor
fuel may apply to a particular terminal, as defined in
30 Part IIIA.
".
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7. Section 19 amended
Section 19(2)(b) is deleted and the following paragraph is
inserted instead --
"
5 (b) either --
(i) if the offence arose out of the defendant
refusing or failing to supply motor fuel
from a place that was a declared
terminal, as defined in Part IIIA, the
10 person who demanded to be supplied
was not a reseller or a prescribed person
as referred to in section 22G; or
(ii) if subparagraph (i) does not apply, the
defendant was a wholesale trader in the
15 controlled petroleum products
demanded, and the person who
demanded to be supplied was not a
manufacturer or a retail trader in them
or in any goods made or partly made
20 from them;
".
8. Part IIIA inserted
After Part III, the following Part is inserted --
"
25 Part IIIA -- Special provisions about motor fuel
Division 1 -- Before retail sale
22A. Definitions
(1) In this Division --
"declared terminal" means a terminal designated
30 under subsection (2) as a declared terminal for the
purposes of this Division;
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"displayed price" means the price displayed under
section 22B;
"kind of motor fuel" refers to the type of motor fuel
and, if there are different grades of a particular
5 type of motor fuel, each grade is a different kind of
motor fuel;
"offer" has, in addition to its ordinary meaning, the
meaning given by subsection (3);
"supplier" means a person who supplies motor fuel to
10 a reseller;
"terminal" means a place at which motor fuel any of
which a supplier intends to supply to resellers is
held.
(2) The Commissioner may, by an order published in the
15 Gazette, designate a terminal as a declared terminal for
the purposes of this Division, and may subsequently
amend or revoke the order by another order published
in the Gazette.
(3) A supplier is to be considered as offering to make a
20 supply of motor fuel from a declared terminal at any
time when a person demanding that supply in
accordance with section 22G would be entitled under
section 22G to purchase the motor fuel as demanded.
22B. Price at terminal to be displayed and Commissioner
25 to be notified of changes
(1) A supplier of motor fuel from a declared terminal is
required to display at the place of sale, so as to be
clearly legible to anyone to whom motor fuel of the
kind concerned is to be supplied, the price that would
30 apply if it were to make a wholesale sale of motor fuel
to a reseller who --
(a) was not the subject of any agreement or
arrangement affecting price; and
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(b) took delivery of the motor fuel at the terminal
from which it was supplied.
(2) Subsection (1) requires a price to be displayed for each
kind of motor fuel supplied or offered to be supplied
5 from the terminal.
(3) Whenever a price that subsection (1) requires to be
displayed is changed, the supplier is required to notify
the Commissioner, in accordance with the regulations,
of the price change.
10 Penalty: in the case of an individual, $4 000 and, in the
case of a body corporate, $10 000.
22C. Previous month's average price to be displayed
(1) A supplier of motor fuel from a declared terminal is
required to display at the terminal, so as to be clearly
15 legible to anyone to whom motor fuel is supplied at the
terminal, the weighted average price, calculated in
accordance with the regulations, for each kind of motor
fuel supplied from the terminal during the previous
month.
20 (2) In subsection (1) --
"previous month" means, unless the regulations
provide otherwise, the most recent calendar month
that has been expired for at least 7 days;
"calendar month" means January, February, or any of
25 the 10 other named months of the calendar year.
(3) The price that this section requires to be displayed is to
be displayed as near as practicable to the price
displayed under section 22B.
Penalty: in the case of an individual, $4 000 and, in the
30 case of a body corporate, $10 000.
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22D. Maximum price to be displayed
If the price for the supply of a kind of motor fuel from
a declared terminal is the subject of an order under
section 12, the supplier is required to display at the
5 terminal, so as to be clearly legible to anyone to whom
motor fuel of the kind concerned is to be supplied, the
maximum price fixed by the order.
Penalty: in the case of an individual, $4 000 and, in the
case of a body corporate, $10 000.
10 22E. Price to be compared to maximum price fixed
(1) If a supplier makes a supply of any kind of motor fuel
from a declared terminal to a purchaser who --
(a) is not the subject of any agreement or
arrangement affecting price; and
15 (b) takes delivery of the motor fuel at the terminal
from which it is supplied,
(in this section called a "relevant supply") and the
supply is the subject of an order under section 12, the
supplier is required to show in the invoice for the
20 supply --
(c) the displayed price; and
(d) the maximum price fixed by the order.
(2) If the price for a relevant supply of a kind of motor fuel
from a declared terminal is not the subject of an order
25 under section 12 but the price for a relevant supply of
that kind of motor fuel from another declared terminal
is the subject of an order under section 12, the supplier
is required to show in the invoice for a relevant supply
of any motor fuel of that kind --
30 (a) the displayed price;
(b) the maximum price fixed by the order; and
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(c) if the displayed price exceeds the maximum
price fixed by the order for the other terminal,
any details as to the difference between those
prices that the regulations require to be shown.
5 (3) If the maximum price is fixed under section 12 for 2 or
more other terminals, the supplier may choose between
them for the purpose of complying with subsection (2)
unless the Commissioner directs the supplier in writing
as to which of them to use.
10 (4) If a displayed price for any motor fuel is such that
subsection (2)(c) would require the supplier to give
details of the displayed price in the invoice for the
supply of any of the motor fuel, the supplier is required
to give the Commissioner, in accordance with the
15 regulations, the same details.
Penalty: in the case of an individual, $4 000 and, in the
case of a body corporate, $10 000.
22F. Information that supplier is to provide
(1) If a supplier of motor fuel from a declared terminal
20 supplies or offers to supply any of that motor fuel for a
price any component of which is for --
(a) delivery of the fuel;
(b) use of a brand;
(c) a credit facility; or
25 (d) anything else connected with the sale of the
motor fuel,
the supplier is required to provide, in writing, details of
the amount of each of those components, and what it is
for, to a person reasonably requesting that information.
30 (2) The supplier is required to include those details in the
invoice for any sale for a price that includes any of
those components.
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(3) A supplier is required to provide, in writing, to anyone
reasonably requesting it, any other information that this
Division --
(a) requires the supplier to display at the place of
5 sale; or
(b) would require the supplier to disclose in the
invoice of a sale.
Penalty: in the case of an individual, $4 000 and, in the
case of a body corporate, $10 000.
10 22G. Obligation to supply from declared terminal
(1) A reseller or a prescribed person who --
(a) demands that the supplier of motor fuel from a
declared terminal sell to the person making the
demand a quantity of any of that motor fuel;
15 and
(b) tenders payment of the price at which the motor
fuel is for the time being for sale,
is entitled to purchase motor fuel from the terminal, as
demanded, unless the supplier gives the person making
20 the demand, in writing, good reason for refusing to
comply with the demand.
(2) If a supplier refuses to sell a person motor fuel under
subsection (1), the person (in this section called "the
aggrieved person") may apply to the Commissioner
25 for a decision as to whether the supplier properly
refused under subsection (1).
(3) If the Commissioner, after giving the supplier and the
aggrieved person an opportunity to be heard on the
question, decides that the supplier did not properly
30 refuse and the aggrieved person was entitled to
purchase motor fuel as demanded, the Commissioner
may order the supplier to pay the aggrieved person an
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amount of compensation determined by the
Commissioner, which may include an amount for costs
involved in making the application.
(4) A copy of a decision of the Commissioner, certified by
5 the Commissioner to be a true copy, may be lodged
with the clerk of a Local Court in accordance with the
rules of court (which may include provision for the
payment of a lodging fee) upon which --
(a) the clerk is to register the decision; and
10 (b) the payment of any money ordered by that
decision to be paid may be enforced as if it
were required by an order of the Local Court.
Division 2 -- Retail sale
22H. Definitions
15 In this Division --
"kind of motor fuel" refers to the type of motor fuel
and, if there are different grades of a particular
type of motor fuel, each grade is a different kind of
motor fuel;
20 "standard retail price" means the price at which the
motor fuel concerned is offered for retail sale to a
customer who is not the subject of any agreement
or arrangement affecting price.
22I. Regulations to require retailers to display prices
25 (1) The regulations may require a person who offers motor
fuel for retail sale to display at the place of sale, so as
to be clearly legible to passing motorists, the standard
retail price at which each kind of motor fuel is
currently offered for sale at the place.
30 (2) If a kind of motor fuel is not available for retail sale at
a particular place except in accordance with an existing
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agreement or arrangement between the customer and
the retailer, subsection (1) does not apply to the sale of
that kind of motor fuel at that place.
(3) The regulations may include provision as to the
5 displaying of the price and the information to be
displayed.
22J. Retailer to notify change of price
(1) A person who offers motor fuel for retail sale on a
particular day at a particular place commits an offence
10 under this section if the standard retail price at which
any motor fuel is offered for sale at that place differs
from the standard retail price at which motor fuel of
that kind was last offered for sale before that day,
except if --
15 (a) the person has notified the Commissioner of the
price under subsection (2); and
(b) it is the most recent price for that kind of fuel of
which the person has notified the
Commissioner.
20 Penalty: in the case of an individual, $4 000 and, in the
case of a body corporate, $10 000.
(2) A person intending to offer motor fuel for retail sale at
a particular place may, before the day on which it is to
be offered for sale, notify the Commissioner of the
25 standard retail price at which the person intends to
offer it for sale.
(3) The regulations may provide for the time within which,
and the manner and form in which, notification may be
given under subsection (2).
30 (4) In subsections (1) and (2) --
"day" means a period of 24 hours commencing
immediately after midnight.
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(5) Subsection (1) does not apply to a place that is
specified in the regulations to be a place to which that
subsection does not apply.
".
5 9. Section 25 amended
Section 25(2) is amended by deleting "paragraph (a) or (c) of
subsection (1)" and inserting instead the following --
" subsection (1)(a) ".
10. Sections 27A and 27B inserted
10 After section 27 the following sections are inserted --
"
27A. Further powers of Commissioner to obtain
information
(1) This section applies if the Commissioner requires
15 information for any of the objects or purposes of this
Act other than for the purposes of an inquiry or
investigation under this Act.
(2) The Commissioner may by notice in writing require
any person engaged in the sale or supply of a
20 petroleum product to furnish, within a specified time
and in a specified manner and form, a return setting
forth to the best of the knowledge and ability of that
person such particulars as to price or otherwise relating
to the petroleum product as are specified in that notice.
25 (3) The notice may require a return that it requires to be
furnished to be verified by statutory declaration.
(4) A return furnished by a person under this section is not
admissible in evidence in any proceedings against the
person other than proceedings in respect of an offence
30 against this Act.
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(5) A person who is required by notice given under this
section to furnish a return is not to --
(a) fail or refuse to comply with any of the
requirements of that notice; or
5 (b) wilfully furnish any information that is false or
misleading in a material particular.
Penalty: in the case of an individual, $4 000 and, in the
case of a body corporate, $10 000.
(6) Nothing in this section limits the power to make
10 regulations requiring persons to provide information.
27B. Publication by Commissioner of information
If the Commissioner considers that it will assist in
achieving the objects and purposes of this Act, the
Commissioner may publish, as the Commissioner
15 considers appropriate, any information obtained under,
or in the course of the administration of, this Act.
".
11. Part V Division 2 inserted
(1) After the heading to Part V, the following Division heading is
20 inserted --
" Division 1 -- General provisions ".
(2) At the end of Part V, the following Division is inserted --
"
Division 2 -- Infringement notices
25 31A. Infringement notices
In this Division --
"authorised person" in section 31B, 31C, 31D or 31E
means a person appointed under section 31H by
the Commissioner to be an authorised person for
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the purposes of the section in which the term is
used;
"prescribed" means prescribed by regulations.
31B. Giving of notice
5 (1) An authorised person who has reason to believe that a
person has committed a prescribed offence under this
Act may, within 21 days after the alleged offence is
believed to have been committed, give an infringement
notice to the alleged offender.
10 (2) An offence under section 15, 16, 19, or 20 cannot be
prescribed under this section.
31C. Content of notice
(1) An infringement notice is to be in the prescribed form
and is to --
15 (a) contain a description of the alleged offence;
(b) advise that if the alleged offender does not wish
to have a complaint of the alleged offence
heard and determined by a court, the amount of
money specified in the notice as being the
20 modified penalty for the offence may be paid to
an authorised person within a period of 28 days
after the giving of the notice; and
(c) inform the alleged offender as to who are
authorised persons for the purposes of receiving
25 payment of modified penalties.
(2) In an infringement notice the amount specified as being
the modified penalty for the offence referred to in the
notice is to be the amount that was the prescribed
modified penalty at the time the alleged offence is
30 believed to have been committed.
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(3) The modified penalty that may be prescribed for an
offence is not to exceed 20% of the maximum penalty
that could be imposed for that offence by a court.
31D. Extension of time
5 An authorised person may, in a particular case, extend
the period of 28 days within which the modified
penalty may be paid and the extension may be allowed
whether or not the period of 28 days has elapsed.
31E. Withdrawal of notice
10 (1) An authorised person may, whether or not the modified
penalty has been paid, withdraw an infringement notice
by sending to the alleged offender a notice in the
prescribed form stating that the infringement notice has
been withdrawn.
15 (2) If an infringement notice is withdrawn after the
modified penalty has been paid, the amount is to be
refunded.
31F. Benefit of paying modified penalty
(1) Subsection (2) applies if the modified penalty specified
20 in an infringement notice has been paid within 28 days
or such further time as is allowed and the notice has not
been withdrawn.
(2) If this subsection applies it prevents the bringing of
proceedings and the imposition of penalties to the same
25 extent that they would be prevented if the alleged
offender had been convicted by a court of, and
punished for, the alleged offence.
(3) Payment of a modified penalty is not to be regarded as
an admission for the purposes of any proceedings,
30 whether civil or criminal.
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31G. Application of penalties collected
An amount paid as a modified penalty is, subject to
section 31E(2), to be dealt with as if it were a penalty
imposed by a court as a penalty for an offence.
5 31H. Appointment of authorised persons
(1) The Commissioner may, in writing, appoint officers or
classes of officers to be authorised persons for the
purposes of section 31B, 31C, 31D or 31E or for the
purposes of 2 or more of those sections, but a person
10 who is authorised to give infringement notices under
section 31B is not eligible to be an authorised person
for the purposes of any of the other sections.
(2) The Commissioner is to issue to each person who is
authorised to give infringement notices under this
15 Division a certificate of that person's authorisation, and
the authorised person is to produce the certificate
whenever required to do so by a person to whom an
infringement notice has been or is about to be given.
(3) In this section --
20 "officer" means an officer referred to in section 5(2)(a)
or (b).
".
12. Schedule 1 inserted
At the end of the Act the following Schedule is inserted --
25 "
Schedule 1 -- Certain exclusions from definition of
"petroleum product"
[s. 3(1)]
Chemical fertilisers
30 Ammonia aqua, fertiliser grade
Ammonium nitrate
Ammonium nitrate, liquid
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Ammonium phosphate fertiliser
Ammonium sulphate
Anhydrous ammonia fertiliser
Chemical fertilisers
5 Chemical fertilisers, mixed
Fertilisers, leaf or foliage type
Nitrate of soda fertiliser
Phosphate, ground
Potash fertilisers
10 Prilled ammonium nitrate
Sodium nitrate fertiliser
Superphosphate
Urea, fertiliser grade
Industrial gases
15 Acetylene gas
Argon
Carbon dioxide gas
Carbon monoxide
Dry ice
20 Helium
Hydrogen
Neon
Nitrogen
Nitrous oxide
25 Oxygen
Synthetic resins and rubber
Acrylic resins
Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
Alkyd resins
30 Allyl plastics
Aminoaldehyde resins
Carbon black
Casein, hardened
Cellulose acetate
35 Cellulose nitrate
Cellulosic resins
Coal tar resins
Cresol formaldehyde
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Epoxy resins
Ethyl cellulose
Fluorocarbon resins
Gelatin, chemically hardened
5 Melamine formaldehyde resins
Methylstyrene
Phenol formaldehyde
Phenol resins
Plastics raw materials
10 Polyamide resins
Polyester resins
Polyethylene resins
Polymethacrylate
Polypropylene resins
15 Polystyrene
Polyurethane resins
Polyvinyl acetate
Polyvinyl chloride compounds
Polyvinyl chloride resins (polymer)
20 Protein, hardened
Resin esters
Styrene butadiene resins
Styrene butylene resins
Styrene resins
25 Synthetic resins
Synthetic rubber
Urea formaldehyde resins
Urea resins
Urethane resins
30 Vinyl chloride copolymers
Vinyl resins
Vulcanised fibre
Organic industrial chemicals
Acetaldehyde
35 Acetic acid
Acetic anhydride
Acetin
Acetone
Acetone redistilling or re-refining
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Acetylsalicylic acid
Acids, organic
Alcohol, absolute
Alcohol, industrial
5 Amyl acetate
Amyl alcohol
Aniline dyes
Aniline oil
Ascorbic acid
10 Azo dyes
B.H.C.
Butadiene
Butyl acetate
Butyl alcohol
15 Carbolic acid
Carbon bisulphide
Carbon disulphide
Carbon tetrachloride
Chemical colours, organic
20 Chloroform
Citric acid
Cresylic acid
Cuprene, organic
Cyclic plasticisers
25 D.D.T.
Dibutyl phthalate
Di-iso-oxtyl phthalate
Dye intermediates
Dyes
30 Dyestuffs
Ethyl acetate
Ethyl alcohol
Ethyl formate
Ethylene
35 Ethylene oxide
Fatty acids
Fluorocarbons
Formaldehyde
Industrial chemicals, organic
40 Lactic acids
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Lake colours
Methanol
Methyl alcohol
Methyl methacrylate
5 Methylated spirits
Naphtha, crude
Natural resins
Nitrobenzene
Nitrocellulose
10 Nitromethane
Nitroparaffins
Oil treating compounds
Oleic acid
Oxalic acid
15 Phenol
Phthalic anhydride esters
Pigments, organic
Plasticisers
Polymeric plasticisers
20 Power alcohol
Rennin
Rosin
Spirits, non-potable
Stearine pitch
25 Stearate or stearic acid
Tannic acid
Tanning compounds, organic
Tannins
Tartaric acid
30 T.D.E.
Thinners, paint, redistilling or re-refining
Toluol
Trichloroethylene
Tricresyl phosphate
35 Turpentine
Turpentine, mineral
Urea
Vinyl acetate monomer
White spirit, non-potable
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Wood alcohol
Xylol
Inorganic industrial chemicals
Acids, inorganic
5 Alkalis
Aluminium sulphate
Ammonia
Ammonium persulphate
Barium sulphate, precipitated
10 Bone char
Boracic acid
Borax
Boric acid
Cadmium pigments
15 Calcium arsenate
Calcium carbide
Calcium chloride
Carbide
Charcoal
20 Chemical colours, inorganic
Chloride of lime
Chlorine
Chrome oxide
Chromium green oxide
25 Copper sulphate
Cuprene, inorganic
Degreasing compounds
Glaubers salt
Graphite, artificial
30 Hydrochloric acid
Hydrofluoric acid
Hydrogen peroxide
Hydrogen sulphide
Industrial chemicals, inorganic
35 Lampblack
Lead arsenate
Lead chromate
Litharge
Lithopone
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Muriatic acid
Nitre cake
Nitric acid
Phosphoric acid
5 Phosphorus
Pigments, inorganic
Potassium carbonate
Potassium hydroxide
Prussian blue
10 Red lead
Salt cake
Salt refining
Silicates
Soda ash
15 Sodium alginate
Sodium aluminate
Sodium antimonate
Sodium benzoate
Sodium bicarbonate
20 Sodium bisulphate
Sodium borate
Sodium carbonate
Sodium cyanide
Sodium hydroxide
25 Sodium metasilicate
Sodium
Sodium peroxide
Sodium silicate
Sodium sulphate
30 Sodium sulphide
Sulphur compounds
Sulphur dioxide
Sulphuric acid
Tanning compounds, inorganic
35 Titanium dioxide
Titanium pigments
Ultramarine
Vitreous enamel frits
Water treating compounds
40 Waterproofing compounds
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White lead
Zinc chloride
Zinc oxide
Other products
5 Crude oil
Liquefied natural gas
Natural gas
Natural sales gas
Natural gas condensate
10 Ethane
".
13. Minor amendments
In each place listed in the Table to this section "object" is
deleted and the following is inserted instead --
15 " objects ".
Table
s. 4(3)(b)
s. 19(2)(c)(iii)
s. 20(2)(b)(iii)
14. Penalties amended
(1) The penalties specified under the provisions identified in the
Table to this subsection are amended --
20 (a) by deleting "$2 000" and inserting instead --
" $4 000 "; and
(b) by deleting "$5 000" and inserting instead --
" $10 000 ".
Table
s. 11(1) s. 18(3)
s. 14(1) s. 19(1)
s. 14(2) s. 20(1)
s. 15 s. 21
s. 16(1) s. 27(5)
s. 17
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(2) The penalties specified under the provisions identified in
column 1 of the Table to this subsection are amended by
deleting the amounts shown in column 2 and inserting instead
the amounts shown in column 3.
5 Table
column 1 column 2 column 3
provision amount deleted amount inserted
s. 25(1) $2 000 $4 000
s. 26 $2 000 $4 000
s. 33(1) $5 000 $10 000
(3) Section 34(a) is amended as follows:
(a) in subparagraph (i), by deleting "$500" and inserting
instead --
" $1 000 ";
10 (b) in subparagraph (ii), by deleting "$1 000" and inserting
instead --
" $2 000 ".
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