The present Act lays down provisions relating to oil conservation and the substitution for oil of other energy sources. In particular, section 4 establishes that the Minister shall provide financial assistance by way of payments, loans or guarantees for the purpose of assisting or enabling any person, government or institution to: a) construct or extend facilities for the transmission or distribution of energy sources other than oil; b) increase sales of energy sources other than oil; c) buy, sell or transport energy sources other than oil; d) conduct research related to and discover, develop, produce, acquire, store or make available or more readily available for use energy sources other than oil; or e) use or effect conversions to enable the use of energy sources other than oil. The text – consisting of 7 sections – deals with the following aspects; interpretation, conversion and improvement payments, marketing and development assistance, general provisions.
Канада · 1985-01-01