Q-2, r. 4.1 - Clean Air Regulation

Section 3 Disposition versions

2023-07-06

3. For the purposes of this Regulation, unless the context indicates otherwise,

(1)  the words and expressions below are to be interpreted as follows:

“dwelling” means any construction intended for human habitation that is connected to individual or collective systems for the supply of drinking water and the treatment of wastewater; (habitation)

“emission limit” and “emission limit value” mean the mass, expressed in terms of certain parameters, the concentration, rate or level of an emission that may not be exceeded during one or more specified periods or, in the cases provided for in certain provisions of this Regulation, that may be exceeded only on the conditions prescribed by those provisions; (valeur limite d’émission)

“existing” means established or put into operation or the construction of which commenced before 30 June 2011, except any part of the contamination source modified or expanded as of that date; (existant)

“heavy fuel oil” means fuel oil meeting the specifications for types 4, 5 or 6 set out in CAN/CGSB-3.2-2007 Heating Fuel Oil published in July 2007 by the Canadian General Standards Board; (mazout lourd)

“light fuel oil” means fuel oil meeting the specifications for types 0, 1 or 2 set out in CAN/CGSB-3.2-2007 Heating Fuel Oil published in July 2007 by the Canadian General Standards Board; (mazout léger)

“new” means established or put into operation or the construction of which commenced on or after 30 June 2011, including any part of an existing source of contamination that is altered or expanded as of that date; (nouveau ou nouvel)

“particle” means any substance, except uncombined water, which exists in a finely divided liquid or solid state in suspension in a gaseous environment; (particule)

“public institution” means any of the following institutions, facilities or establishments:

(1)  “educational institution” : any institution providing preschool, elementary or secondary education and governed by the Education Act (chapter I-13.3) or by the Education Act for Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native Persons (chapter I-14), a private educational institution governed by the Act respecting private education (chapter E-9.1), an institution whose instructional program is the subject of an international agreement within the meaning of the Act respecting the Ministère des Relations internationales (chapter M-25.1.1), a general and vocational college, a university, a research institute, a superior school or an educational institution of which more than one-half of the operating expenditures are paid out of the appropriations voted by the National Assembly, and for the purposes of this Regulation, includes childcare centres and day care centres governed by the Educational Childcare Act (chapter S‑4.1.1);

(2)  “correctional facility” : any facility used for the detention of persons and governed by the Act respecting the Québec correctional system (chapter S‑40.1);

(3)  “health and social services institution” : any health and social services institution governed by the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) or by the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons (chapter S-5) and, for the purposes of this Regulation, any other place where lodging services are provided for senior citizens or for any users entrusted by a public institution governed by any of the aforementioned Acts;

(4)  “tourist establishment” : an establishment which offers to the public restaurant services or sleeping accommodations, including the rental of camping spaces and, for the purposes of this Regulation, tourist information offices, museums, ski stations, holiday camps, outdoor recreation areas, public beaches, rest areas, golf courses, marinas and sites with guided tourist visits; (établissement public)

(2)  the term “PCBs” means polychlorinated biphenyls;

(3)  the term “PAHs” means any type of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons listed in Schedule A;

(4)  the term “average” means arithmetic average;

(5)  the term “ppb” means parts per billion in volume;

(6)  the term “ppm” means parts per million in volume; and

(7)  the reference conditions or “R” are a temperature of 25 °C and a pressure of 101.3 kPa.

O.C. 501-2011, s. 3; O.C. 987-2023, s. 1.

2012-09-01

3. For the purposes of this Regulation, unless the context indicates otherwise,

(1)  the words and expressions below are to be interpreted as follows:

“emission limit” and “emission limit value” mean the mass, expressed in terms of certain parameters, the concentration, rate or level of an emission that may not be exceeded during one or more specified periods or, in the cases provided for in certain provisions of this Regulation, that may be exceeded only on the conditions prescribed by those provisions; (valeur limite d’émission)

“existing” means established or put into operation or the construction of which commenced before 30 June 2011, except any part of the contamination source modified or expanded as of that date; (existant)

“heavy fuel oil” means fuel oil meeting the specifications for types 4, 5 or 6 set out in CAN/CGSB-3.2-2007 Heating Fuel Oil published in July 2007 by the Canadian General Standards Board; (mazout lourd)

“light fuel oil” means fuel oil meeting the specifications for types 0, 1 or 2 set out in CAN/CGSB-3.2-2007 Heating Fuel Oil published in July 2007 by the Canadian General Standards Board; (mazout léger)

“new” means established or put into operation or the construction of which commenced on or after 30 June 2011, including any part of an existing source of contamination that is altered or expanded as of that date; (nouveau ou nouvel)

“particle” means any substance, except uncombined water, which exists in a finely divided liquid or solid state in suspension in a gaseous environment; (particule)

(2)  the term “PCBs” means polychlorinated biphenyls;

(3)  the term “PAHs” means any type of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons listed in Schedule A;

(4)  the term “average” means arithmetic average;

(5)  the term “ppb” means parts per billion in volume;

(6)  the term “ppm” means parts per million in volume; and

(7)  the reference conditions or “R” are a temperature of 25 °C and a pressure of 101.3 kPa.

O.C. 501-2011, s. 3.