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M-26 - Act respecting the Ministère des richesses naturelles

Section 1
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1. The Minister of Natural Resources, in this act called the “Minister”, shall have the direction and management of the Ministère des richesses naturelles.
His functions and duties shall be:
(a)  to promote the development and utilization of the mineral and energy resources of Québec for the benefit of its people;
(b)  to supervise the carrying out of the laws respecting the production, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity and gas;
(c)  to accelerate the expansion of Hydro-Québec and secure for it the development of all unconceded waterpower wherever it can economically harness the same;
(d)  to control the development of all conceded waterpower;
(e)  to superintend the administration and sale of mining lands and the carrying out of the legislation respecting mines;
(f)  to prepare plans for the turning to account, developing and processing in Québec of the mineral and energy resources found therein and, with the authorization of the Government and in collaboration with other ministers, see to the carrying out of such plans;
(g)  to procure the employment, by companies developing natural resources, of Québec labour and staffs trained in Québec.
R. S. 1964, c. 83, s. 1; 1977, c. 5, s. 14; 1979, c. 49, s. 15.
1. The Minister of Natural Resources, in this act called the “Minister”, shall have the direction and management of the Ministère des richesses naturelles.
His functions and duties shall be:
(a)  to promote the development and utilization of the natural resources of Québec for the benefit of its people;
(b)  to supervise the carrying out of the laws respecting watercourses and waterpower and the production, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity and gas;
(c)  to accelerate the expansion of Hydro-Québec and secure for it the development of all unconceded waterpower wherever it can economically harness the same;
(d)  to control the development of all conceded waterpower;
(e)  to superintend the administration and sale of mining lands and the carrying out of the legislation respecting mines;
(f)  to prepare plans for turning to account, developing and processing in Québec the natural resources of Québec and, with the authorization of the Gouvernement and in collaboration with other departments, see to the carrying out of such plans;
(g)  to procure the employment, by companies developing natural resources, of Québec labour and staffs trained in Québec.
R. S. 1964, c. 83, s. 1; 1977, c. 5, s. 14.
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The Minister-Delegate, Energy shall carry out the functions and duties of the Minister of Natural Resources prescribed in particular in paragraphs c and d of section 1 of this act. O.C. 4240-76 of 15.12.76, (1976) 108 G.O. II, 7709.
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The Minister-Delegate, Environment shall exercise the functions and duties of the Minister of Natural Resources prescribed in subparagraphs a, b and f of the second paragraph of section 1 of this act concerning the development, utilization and turning to account of water and watercourses, and the carrying out of the laws respecting watercourses. O.C. 223-79 of 31.01.79, (1979) 111 G.O. II (French), 1701; O.C. 391-79 of 14.02.79, (1979) 111 G.O. II (French), 1761.
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