Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act

Marginal note:Occupational health and safety officers

• 210.072 (1) Subject to subsection (3), the Federal Minister shall, within 30 days after the day on which the Minister is notified that the Provincial Minister has designated an individual as an occupational health and safety officer under the Provincial Act, designate that individual as an occupational health and safety officer for the purposes of the administration and enforcement of this Part.

• Marginal note:Notice of designation

  (2) The Federal Minister shall, without delay after making the designation, notify the Provincial Minister in writing that the designation has been made and provide a copy to the Regulator.

• Marginal note:Restriction

  (3) The Federal Minister shall not designate an individual if he or she is not satisfied that the individual is qualified to exercise the powers and carry out the duties and functions of an occupational health and safety officer under this Part. If an individual is not designated, the Federal Minister shall without delay notify the Provincial Minister of it in writing and provide a copy to the Regulator.

• Marginal note:Limitation

  (4) No individual may be designated under subsection (1) unless they have been recommended to the Provincial Minister by the Regulator.

• Marginal note:Indemnification

  (5) An individual designated under subsection (1) who is not an employee of the Regulator is deemed to be an officer for the purposes of section 17.

• Marginal note:Certificate to be produced

  (6) An individual designated under subsection (1) shall be provided with a certificate of designation, and, on entering any place under the authority of this Part shall, if so requested, produce the certificate to the person in charge of the place.