S.L. 465.4 Art. 2Definitions. Cap. 465.

In these regulations unless the context otherwise requires: "Act" means the Public Health Act;

"cooling tower" means a device whose main purpose is to cool water by direct contact between that water and a stream of air; "evaporative condenser" means a device whose main purpose is to cool a fluid by passing that fluid through a heat exchanger which is itself cooled by contact with water passing through a stream of air;

"heat exchanger" means a device for the transferring heat between fluids which are not in direct contact with one another;

"device" includes a cooling tower or an evaporative condenser except, where:

(a) it contains no water that is exposed to air; and

(b) its water supply is not connected; and

(c) its electrical supply is not connected; "premises" means premises used solely for or in connection with the carrying on of a trade or business, whether for profit or not, and should include any healthcare facility and schools;

"responsible person" means the person who owns, manages or controls the cooling tower systems, or evaporative condensers or a number of these systems in the same premises; "the Superintendent" means the Superintendent of Public Health.