These regulations adopt electrical codes and standards, require oil and gas electrical installation work to comply with the Oil and Gas Code, and let the chief inspector accept an alternative cable-identification practice in some cases.
1 ELECTRICAL CODE E-6.3 REG 16 The Electrical Code Regulations being Chapter E-6.3 Reg 16 (effective February 25, 2016) as amended by Saskatchewan Regulations 64/2018, 4/2021 and 10/2025. 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are reproduced in this consolidation. 2 E-6.3 REG 16 ELECTRICAL CODE Table of Contents 1 Title 6 R.R.S. c. E-6.3 Reg 14 repealed 2 Interpretation 7 R.R.S. c. E-6.3 Reg 15 repealed 3 Canadian Electrical Code adopted 8 R.R.S. c. E-6.3 Reg 9 repealed 4 Oil and Gas Code adopted 9 Coming into force 5 CSA standard adopted Appendix Repealed 3 ELECTRICAL CODE E-6.3 REG 16 CHAPTER E-6.3 REG 16 The Electrical Inspection Act, 1993 Title 1 These regulations may be cited as The Electrical Code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; “Canadian Electrical Code” means the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I (twenty-sixth edition), being Canadian Standards Association standard C22.1:24; “CSA standard” means the standard adopted by subsection 5(1); “Oil and Gas Code” means the Code for Electrical Installations at Oil and Gas Facilities, Fifth Edition, 2024, as published by the Technical Safety Authority of Saskatchewan. 4 Mar 2016 cE-6.3 Reg 16 s2; 5 Feb 2021 SR 4/2021 s3; 14 Feb 2025 SR 10/2025 s3. Canadian Electrical Code adopted 3 The Canadian Electrical Code is prescribed for the purposes of subsection 5(1) of the Act. 5 Feb 2021 SR 4/2021 s4. Oil and Gas Code adopted 4(1) For the purposes of governing the work of electrical installation for oil and gas fields, the Oil and Gas Code is adopted. (2) In addition to complying with the Canadian Electrical Code, all work of electrical installation for oil and gas fields must comply with the Oil and Gas Code. 5 Feb 2021 SR 4/2021 s5. CSA standard adopted 5(1) Subject to the Act and these regulations, the Canadian Standards Association standard CAN/CSA-M421:23 Use of electricity in mines is adopted. (2) Subject to subsection (3), 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. 4 E-6.3 REG 16 ELECTRICAL CODE (3) For the purposes of rule 36-006 of the CSA standard, the chief inspector may accept, in whole or in part, an alternative means of cable identification and warning practices that, in the opinion of the chief inspector, meets the intent or objective of rule 36-006 of the CSA standard. (4) Compliance with the CSA standard is required as though the provisions of that standard had been made pursuant to the Act. 14 Feb 2025 SR 10/2025 s4. 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 Repealed. 14 Feb 2025 SR 10/2025 s5. REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN Printed by the authority of THE KING’S PRINTER Copyright©2025