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Q-2 - Environment Quality Act
Section 70.6
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70.6. Whoever has possession of a hazardous residual material must keep a register containing the information prescribed by government regulation.
“Hazardous residual material” means
(1) a hazardous material that was produced or used but subsequently discarded;
(2) a hazardous material that was used but is no longer used for the same purpose or a purpose similar to its initial use;
(3) a hazardous material that was produced or kept for eventual use but is outdated; or
(4) a hazardous material that was produced or used and that appears on a list of hazardous residual materials established by government regulation or belongs to a class appearing on the list.
A person keeping a register must furnish to the Minister, within the time fixed by him, any information he requires which is contained in the register.
This section does not apply to a natural person who has possession of a hazardous material which he has used exclusively for personal, domestic or family purposes.
70.6. Every person who has possession of
(1) a hazardous material that he has produced or used but has discarded;
(2) a hazardous material that he has used and no longer uses for the same purpose or a purpose resembling its initial use;
(3) a hazardous material that he has produced or taken possession of with a view to utilization, but which is outdated; or
(4) a hazardous material that he has produced or used and that appears on a list established for that purpose by regulation or belongs to a class mentioned on the list,
is required to keep a register containing the information prescribed by regulation in respect of the hazardous material.
A person keeping a register must furnish to the Minister, within the time fixed by him, any information he requires which is contained in the register.
This section does not apply to a natural person who has possession of a hazardous material which he has used exclusively for personal, domestic or family purposes.
