53.17. The Minister may, within 60 days after receiving the draft plan, give an opinion to the regional municipality on the compliance of the plan with the government policy adopted pursuant to section 53.4.
Where the draft management plan states that the regional municipality intends to restrict or prohibit the dumping or incineration in its territory of residual materials from outside the territory, the Minister shall indicate whether, in the Minister’s opinion, the restriction or prohibition is likely to compromise public health or safety; if that is the case, the Minister shall call on the parties concerned to collaborate and to reassess the residual materials elimination capacity needs of each neighbouring regional municipality, or regional municipality served by an elimination facility located in the territory covered by the draft plan, so as to prevent adverse effects on public health or safety.
The Minister’s opinion must also be sent to each neighbouring regional municipality or to each regional municipality served by an elimination facility located in the territory covered by the draft plan.
If the Minister fails to give an opinion within the time provided in the first paragraph, the draft plan is deemed to comply with government policy.
1999, c. 75, s. 13; 2000, c. 34, s. 250.