CONSOLIDATION

Kettles Regulations

SOR/2016-181

Current to June 20, 2022



OFFICIAL STATUS OF CONSOLIDATIONS Subsections 31(1) and (3) of the Legislation Revision and Consolidation Act, in force on June 1, 2009, provide as follows: Published consolidation is evidence

31 (1) Every copy of a consolidated statute or consolidated regulation published by the Minister under this Act in either print or electronic form is evidence of that statute or regulation and of its contents and every copy purporting to be published by the Minister is deemed to be so published, unless the contrary is shown. ... Inconsistencies in regulations

(3) In the event of an inconsistency between a consolidated regulation published by the Minister under this Act and the original regulation or a subsequent amendment as registered by the Clerk of the Privy Council under the Statutory Instruments Act, the original regulation or amendment prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.

LAYOUT The notes that appeared in the left or right margins are now in boldface text directly above the provisions to which they relate. They form no part of the enactment, but are inserted for convenience of reference only.

NOTE This consolidation is current to June 20, 2022. Any amendments that were not in force as of June 20, 2022 are set out at the end of this document under the heading “Amendments Not in Force”.

Current to June 20, 2022

TABLE OF PROVISIONS Kettles Regulations

Interpretation 1

Definition of kettle

Requirement 2

Maximum quantity of lead

Repeal Coming into Force 4

Registration

SCHEDULE

Test Method

Current to June 20, 2022

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Registration SOR/2016-181

June 22, 2016

CANADA CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT

Kettles Regulations P.C. 2016-608

June 21, 2016

His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Health, pursuant to section 37 of the Canada Consumer Product Safety Acta, makes the annexed Kettles Regulations.

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S.C. 2010, c. 21

Current to June 20, 2022

Kettles Regulations

Interpretation Definition of kettle 1 In these Regulations, kettle means a kettle for household use that releases lead into the water that is boiled in it.

Requirement Maximum quantity of lead 2 A kettle must not release more than 0.01 ppm lead when tested in accordance with the test method set out in the schedule.

Repeal 3 [Repeal]

Coming into Force Registration 4 These Regulations come into force on the day

on which they are registered.

Current to June 20, 2022

Kettles Regulations SCHEDULE Test Method

SCHEDULE (Section 2)

Test Method 1 The following method is to be used for determining the quantity of lead that is released by a kettle: (a) prepare the kettle for use in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions; (b) place 1 L of distilled and deionized water in the kettle; (c) heat and boil the water in the kettle, for a total of 15 minutes; and (d) when the water has cooled to room temperature, measure the quantity of lead present in the water in terms of parts per million w/w, calculated on the basis of 1 L of water.

Current to June 20, 2022

