Q-2 - Environment Quality Act

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70.19. The Government may, by regulation,
(1)  define the properties of the hazardous materials referred to in section 1;
(2)  determine any material or object classed as a hazardous material within the meaning of section 1;
(3)  establish classes of hazardous materials and activities involving hazardous materials;
(4)  (subparagraph repealed);
(5)  determine the activities which require the persons involved to prepare a management plan for any hazardous material in respect of which a register must be kept, and fix the intervals at which the plan must be transmitted to the Minister;
(6)  determine the information that must appear in a register, an annual management report and the rules relating to the contents of a management plan;
(7)  define, for the purposes of paragraph 1 of section 70.9, the expressions “site for the elimination of hazardous materials” and “hazardous materials elimination service”;
(8)  (subparagraph repealed);
(9)  (subparagraph repealed);
(10)  (subparagraph repealed);
(11)  (subparagraph repealed);
(12)  (subparagraph repealed);
(13)  (subparagraph repealed);
(14)  (subparagraph repealed);
(15)  (subparagraph repealed);
(16)  control, restrict or prohibit the storage, handling, use, manufacturing, sale, treatment and elimination of hazardous materials;
(16.1)  require, as a condition for the operation of any hazardous materials elimination facility, that financial guarantees be set up as provided in section 56 for residual materials elimination facilities, and that section shall then apply, with the necessary modifications;
(17)  determine the qualities required of natural persons who carry on an activity involving a hazardous material;
(18)  control, restrict or prohibit the presence of a hazardous material in a product that is manufactured, sold, distributed or used in Québec;
(19)  exempt, on the conditions that it may determine, any hazardous materials, activities or classes of persons from the application of all or some of the provisions of this Act and the regulations under this section.
The regulations under this section may vary according to the hazardous materials, the activities or their nature or extent, and according to the classes of persons.
1991, c. 80, s. 6; 1999, c. 75, s. 30; 2002, c. 53, s. 13; 2017, c. 4, s. 125; I.N. 2018-04-01.
70.19. The Government may, by regulation,
(1)  define the properties of the materials referred to in paragraph 21 of section 1;
(2)  determine any material or object classed as a hazardous material within the meaning of paragraph 21 of section 1;
(3)  establish classes of hazardous materials and activities involving hazardous materials;
(4)  establish the list of hazardous materials or classes of hazardous materials referred to in section 70.6;
(5)  determine the activities which require the persons involved to prepare a management plan for any hazardous material in respect of which a register must be kept, and fix the times at which the plan must be transmitted to the Minister;
(6)  determine the information that must appear in a register, an annual management report and an application for authorization under section 70.8, and the rules relating to the contents of a management plan;
(7)  define, for the purposes of paragraph 1 of section 70.9, the expressions “site for the elimination of hazardous materials” and “hazardous materials elimination service”;
(8)  establish the list of hazardous materials or classes of hazardous materials referred to in paragraph 2 of section 70.9;
(9)  determine for the purposes of paragraph 5 of section 70.9, the activities involving a hazardous material for which a permit is required;
(10)  determine the conditions for the issue, renewal and modification of a permit, including the information and documents to be furnished, and the qualities required of the applicant or its management;
(11)  (paragraph repealed);
(12)  determine the cases in which security or a guarantee must be furnished for the issue, renewal or modification of a permit, establish the object, nature, duration and amount thereof, the rules governing use of the security or guarantee by the Minister in cases of default, and the rules governing remittance thereof;
(13)  as a condition prior to issue of a permit, require a person or a municipality to take out civil liability insurance, and determine the nature, scope, term and amount of the insurance, and the other conditions applicable to it;
(14)  prescribe the preparation of registers, reports or other documents and the period for which registers must be kept;
(15)  prescribe communication of the information and documents to the Minister at the time he fixes;
(16)  control, restrict or prohibit the storage, handling, use, manufacturing, sale, treatment and elimination of hazardous materials;
(16.1)  require, as a condition for the operation of any hazardous materials elimination facility, that financial guarantees be set up as provided in section 56 for residual materials elimination facilities, and that section shall then apply, with the necessary modifications;
(17)  determine the qualities required of natural persons who carry on an activity involving a hazardous material;
(18)  control, restrict or prohibit the presence of a hazardous material in a product that is manufactured, sold, distributed or used in Québec;
(19)  exempt, on the conditions that it may determine, any hazardous materials, activities or classes of persons from the application of all or some of the provisions of this Act and the regulations under this section.
The regulations under this section may vary according to the hazardous materials, the activities or their nature or extent, and according to the classes of persons.
1991, c. 80, s. 6; 1999, c. 75, s. 30; 2002, c. 53, s. 13.
70.19. The Government may, by regulation,
(1)  define the properties of the materials referred to in paragraph 21 of section 1;
(2)  determine any material or object classed as a hazardous material within the meaning of paragraph 21 of section 1;
(3)  establish classes of hazardous materials and activities involving hazardous materials;
(4)  establish the list of hazardous materials or classes of hazardous materials referred to in section 70.6;
(5)  determine the activities which require the persons involved to prepare a management plan for any hazardous material in respect of which a register must be kept, and fix the times at which the plan must be transmitted to the Minister;
(6)  determine the information that must appear in a register, an annual management report and an application for authorization under section 70.8, and the rules relating to the contents of a management plan;
(7)  define, for the purposes of paragraph 1 of section 70.9, the expressions “site for the elimination of hazardous materials” and “hazardous materials elimination service”;
(8)  establish the list of hazardous materials or classes of hazardous materials referred to in paragraph 2 of section 70.9;
(9)  determine for the purposes of paragraph 5 of section 70.9, the activities involving a hazardous material for which a permit is required;
(10)  determine the conditions for the issue, renewal and modification of a permit, including the information and documents to be furnished, and the qualities required of the applicant or its management;
(11)  prescribe the payment of fees for the issue, renewal or modification of a permit;
(12)  determine the cases in which security or a guarantee must be furnished for the issue, renewal or modification of a permit, establish the object, nature, duration and amount thereof, the rules governing use of the security or guarantee by the Minister in cases of default, and the rules governing remittance thereof;
(13)  as a condition prior to issue of a permit, require a person or a municipality to take out civil liability insurance, and determine the nature, scope, term and amount of the insurance, and the other conditions applicable to it;
(14)  prescribe the preparation of registers, reports or other documents and the period for which registers must be kept;
(15)  prescribe communication of the information and documents to the Minister at the time he fixes;
(16)  control, restrict or prohibit the storage, handling, use, manufacturing, sale, treatment and elimination of hazardous materials;
(16.1)  require, as a condition for the operation of any hazardous materials elimination facility, that financial guarantees be set up as provided in section 56 for residual materials elimination facilities, and that section shall then apply, with the necessary modifications;
(17)  determine the qualities required of natural persons who carry on an activity involving a hazardous material;
(18)  control, restrict or prohibit the presence of a hazardous material in a product that is manufactured, sold, distributed or used in Québec;
(19)  exempt, on the conditions that it may determine, any hazardous materials, activities or classes of persons from the application of all or some of the provisions of this Act and the regulations under this section.
The regulations under this section may vary according to the hazardous materials, the activities or their nature or extent, and according to the classes of persons.
1991, c. 80, s. 6; 1999, c. 75, s. 30.
70.19. The Government may, by regulation,
(1)  define the properties of the materials referred to in paragraph 21 of section 1;
(2)  determine any material or object classed as a hazardous material within the meaning of paragraph 21 of section 1;
(3)  establish classes of hazardous materials and activities involving hazardous materials;
(4)  establish the list of hazardous materials or classes of hazardous materials referred to in section 70.6;
(5)  determine the activities which require the persons involved to prepare a management plan for any hazardous material in respect of which a register must be kept, and fix the times at which the plan must be transmitted to the Minister;
(6)  determine the information that must appear in a register, an annual management report and an application for authorization under section 70.8, and the rules relating to the contents of a management plan;
(7)  define, for the purposes of paragraph 1 of section 70.9, the expressions “site for the elimination of hazardous materials” and “hazardous materials elimination service”;
(8)  establish the list of hazardous materials or classes of hazardous materials referred to in paragraph 2 of section 70.9;
(9)  determine for the purposes of paragraph 5 of section 70.9, the activities involving a hazardous material for which a permit is required;
(10)  determine the conditions for the issue, renewal and modification of a permit, including the information and documents to be furnished, and the qualities required of the applicant or its management;
(11)  prescribe the payment of fees for the issue, renewal or modification of a permit;
(12)  determine the cases in which security or a guarantee must be furnished for the issue, renewal or modification of a permit, establish the object, nature, duration and amount thereof, the rules governing use of the security or guarantee by the Minister in cases of default, and the rules governing remittance thereof;
(13)  as a condition prior to issue of a permit, require a person or a municipality to take out civil liability insurance, and determine the nature, scope, term and amount of the insurance, and the other conditions applicable to it;
(14)  prescribe the preparation of registers, reports or other documents and the period for which registers must be kept;
(15)  prescribe communication of the information and documents to the Minister at the time he fixes;
(16)  control, restrict or prohibit the storage, handling, use, manufacturing, sale, treatment and elimination of hazardous materials;
(17)  determine the qualities required of natural persons who carry on an activity involving a hazardous material;
(18)  control, restrict or prohibit the presence of a hazardous material in a product that is manufactured, sold, distributed or used in Québec;
(19)  exempt, on the conditions that it may determine, any hazardous materials, activities or classes of persons from the application of all or some of the provisions of this Act and the regulations under this section.
The regulations under this section may vary according to the hazardous materials, the activities or their nature or extent, and according to the classes of persons.
1991, c. 80, s. 6.