Labour and Advanced Education - Fuel Safety Section
Fuel Safety (Installation) Permit and Registration |
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| Who Needs This Permit and Registration? |
Any company installing or modifying a propane gas, natural gas, digester
gas or landfill gas installation. Please Note: As of December 31, 2002,
domestic dwellings of 4 units or less are no longer exempt.
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| Issuing Department / Agency: |
Labour and Advanced Education
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| Where can you get this Certificate and / or further information? |
Technical Safety Division
Labour and Advanced Education
902-424-5400
1-800-952-2687
Fax: 902-424-0599
e-mail: shawna.publicover@novascotia.ca
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Office Location:
Any Access
Nova Scotia Centre Location
Mailing Address:
Nova Scotia Business Registry
P.O. Box 1529
Halifax, NS B3J 2Y4
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| Application Forms & Process: |
You can get an application from by:
- Downloading
a form from our website; or
- Calling one of the phone numbers listed above.
Prior to beginning any work, an application is made by submitting a
form for the proposed installation and the Permit and Registration fee to the Chief Inspector,
Fuel Safety. If the total load is greater than 3 million BTUs per hour,
the plan is reviewed for code compliance and the Permit is issued.
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| Waiting Period: |
| Expiry & Renewal: |
This Permit and Registration is valid for 12 months from the date of issue. It
is not renewable.
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| Price: |
- Cylinder Storage Cabinet only - $31.20
- Total System Load is over 3,000,000 BTUs - $0.0745 x BTUh / 1000
- Total System Load less than or equal to 3,000,000 BTUs - $31.20
- Alterations or modifications to a propane bulk plant - $62.50
- Building a new propane bulk plant - $0.0062/uswg of total storage
- Installation or alterations to a natural gas vehicle refuelling station - $62.50
- Installation or alteration of a propane dispenser having less than 5000 uswg aggregate capacity - $62.55
- Installation or alteration of a propane dispenser having more than 5000 uswg aggregate capacity - contact Chief Inspector for fee
- Installation or alteration to a digester gas or landfill gas facility - contact Chief Inspector for fee
Payment Options
Online
Payment (for Registration only) may be submitted online by visiting
Access to Business
- credit card payment only - (Visa, Master Card or American Express)
In person
Business Registration Unit -6 North, 1505 Barrington St., Maritime Centre, Halifax
- Cash, Debit, Cheque, Bank Draft or Credit Card (Visa, Master Card or American Express)
Drop Off
Any Access Nova Scotia Centre
- Cheque, money order, bank draft or credit card (Visa, Master Card or American Express)
(no cash)
By Mail
Business Registration Unit - P.O. Box 1529, Halifax, NS B3J 2Y4
- Cheque, money order, bank draft or credit card (Visa, Master Card or American Express)
By Fax
Business Registration Unit - 902-424-0602
- credit card payment only (Visa, Master Card or American Express)
All cheques, money orders and bank drafts should be made payable to the Minister of Finance.
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| Related Requirements: |
The applicant must be a licensed contractor employing certified
personnel.
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| Additional Information: |
All installations must be done by certified personnel, employed
by a licensed contractor.
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| Legislative Authority: |
Fuel
Safety Regulations, made under Section 49 of the Technical Safety Act, S.N.S. 2008, c. 10.
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