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E-6.3 REG 16
The
Electrical Code
Regulations
being
Chapter E-6.3 Reg 16 (effective February 25, 2016).
NOTE:
This consolidation is not official. Amendments have been
incorporated for convenience of reference and the original statutes
and regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpretation
and application of the law. In order to preserve the integrity of the
original statutes and regulations, errors that may have appeared
are reproduced in this consolidation.
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Table of Contents
1Title
2Interpretation
3 Code adopted
4 Code amended
5 CSA standard adopted with amendments
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9
R.R.S. c. E-6.3 Reg 14 repealed
R.R.S. c. E-6.3 Reg 15 repealed
R.R.S. c. E-6.3 Reg 9 repealed
Coming into force
Appendix
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The Electrical Inspection Act, 1993
Title
1 These regulations may be cited as The Electrical Code Regulations.
Interpretation
2 In these regulations:
“Act” means The Electrical Inspection Act, 1993.
“CSA standard” means the standard adopted by subsection 5(1), as amended
by the Appendix.
4 Mar 2016 cE-6.3 Reg 16 s2.
Code adopted
3 For the purposes of subsection 5(1) of the Act, the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I
(twenty-third edition), being Canadian Standards Association standard C22.1-15,
is prescribed as the latest edition of the Canadian Electrical Code.
4 Mar 2016 cE-6.3 Reg 16 s3.
Code amended
4 For the purposes of subsection 5(2) of the Act, the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I
(twenty-third edition), being Canadian Standards Association standard C22.1-15 is
amended by adding the following as Rule 2-035:
“2-035 Oil and Gas Field Installations
Installations for oil and gas fields shall comply with the Code for Electrical
Installations at Oil and Gas Facilities, Fourth Edition, 2015, as published and
distributed by Saskatchewan Power Corporation”.
4 Mar 2016 cE-6.3 Reg 16 s4.
CSA standard adopted with amendments
5(1) Subject to the Act and these regulations, the Canadian Standards Association
standard CAN/CSA-M421-11 Use of electricity in mines is:
(a) adopted; and
(b) amended in the manner set forth in the Appendix.
(2) The CSA standard governs the workmanship and all other matters pertaining
to electrical equipment and the installation of electrical equipment that operates
or is intended to operate in mines and quarries.
(3) Compliance with the CSA standard is required as though the provisions of that
standard had been made pursuant to the Act.
4 Mar 2016 cE-6.3 Reg 16 s5.
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R.R.S. c. E-6.3 Reg 14 repealed
6 The Canadian Electrical Code (Adoption) Regulations, 2012 are repealed.
4 Mar 2016 cE-6.3 Reg 16 s6.
R.R.S. c. E-6.3 Reg 15 repealed
7 The Canadian Electrical Code (Saskatchewan Amendments) Regulations, 2012
are repealed.
4 Mar 2016 cE-6.3 Reg 16 s7.
R.R.S. c. E-6.3 Reg 9 repealed
8 The Use of Electricity in Mines Regulations, 2004 are repealed.
4 Mar 2016 cE-6.3 Reg 16 s8.
Coming into force
9 These regulations come into force on the day on which they are filed with the
Registrar of Regulations.
4 Mar 2016 cE-6.3 Reg 16 s9.
Appendix
Amendments to the Canadian Standard Association standard CAN/
CSA-M421-11 Use of electricity in mines
1 The Canadian Standard Association standard CAN/CSA-M421-11 Use of electricity
in mines is amended in the manner set forth in this Appendix.
2 Clause 4.3.6.2 is amended by striking out “Clauses 4.3.1.1 and 4.3.1.2” and
substituting “Clause 5.3.3.1”.
3 Clause 4.3.6.3 is repealed and the following substituted:
“4.3.6.3
Notwithstanding Table 2, Table 4 and Clause 5.3.3.1 of CSA C22.3 No.1-10, the
minimum vertical clearances specified in Table 2 and Table 4 shall, where haulage
vehicles are frequently used, be increased by the following (see Clause B.2):
(a) the amount by which the combined vehicle and load height exceeds 4.15 m;
(b) the amount of snow pack pursuant to Table D.1 of CSA C22.3 No. 1-10; and
(c) the amount by which banked shoulders, crests, or road maintenance increase
road elevation”.
4 Clause 4.3.6.6(b) is amended by striking out “groundspeople” and substituting
“grounds people”.
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