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Q-2
- Environment Quality Act
Detailled Table of Contents
Updated to 28 May 2024
TITLE
I
PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
CHAPTER
I
DEFINITIONS
CHAPTER
II
FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE MINISTER
CHAPTER
II.1
THE BUREAU D’AUDIENCES PUBLIQUES SUR L’ENVIRONNEMENT
DIVISION
III
Repealed, 1987, c. 73, s. 21.
CHAPTER
III
THE RIGHT TO A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT AND TO THE PROTECTION OF LIVING SPECIES
CHAPTER
IV
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION RESPONSIBILITIES
DIVISION
I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
DIVISION
II
PROCEDURES TO REGULATE CERTAIN ACTIVITIES
§
1
Ministerial authorization
§
2
Declaration of compliance
§
3
Exemptions
§
4
Environmental impact assessment and review of certain projects
DIVISION
III
INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS
§
1
General provisions
§
2
Special provisions applicable to existing industrial establishments
§
3
Regulatory powers
DIVISION
III.1
MUNICIPAL WATER TREATMENT OR MANAGEMENT WORKS
§
1
Scope
§
2
Regulatory measures
§
3
Regulatory powers
DIVISION
IV
LAND PROTECTION AND REHABILITATION
§
1
General powers of the Minister relating to land characterization and rehabilitation
§
2
Special provisions relating to certain industrial or commercial activities
§
3
Change in land use
§
4
Voluntary land rehabilitation
§
5
Contamination and decontamination notices
§
6
General provisions
§
7
Regulatory powers
DIVISION
V
WATER RESOURCE PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT
§
1
Withdrawal of surface water or groundwater
§
2
Special provisions applicable to water withdrawals from the St. Lawrence River Basin
§
3
Prohibition against water transfers out of Québec
§
4
Water management and treatment
1
SCOPE
2
SPECIAL MEASURES APPLICABLE TO AUTHORIZATIONS FOR ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED IN SUBPARAGRAPH 3 OF THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF SECTION 22
3
OTHER MEASURES
4
ORDERS
§
5
Regulatory powers
DIVISION
V.1
WETLANDS AND BODIES OF WATER
§
1
General provisions
§
2
Boundaries of flood zones of lakes or other watercourses and channel migration zones of watercourses
§
3
Authorization regime
§
4
Flood protection works
§
5
Regulatory power
DIVISION
VI
DEPOLLUTION OF THE ATMOSPHERE
§
1
Climate change framework policy and cap-and-trade system
§
2
Other depollution measures
DIVISION
VII
RESIDUAL MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
§
1
General provisions
§
2
Regional planning
§
3
Reduction in the production of residual materials
§
4
Recovery and reclamation of residual materials
§
4.1
Compensation for municipal services
§
5
Elimination of residual materials
DIVISION
VII.1
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
§
1
Powers of the Minister
§
2
Accidental release
§
3
Register and report
§
4
Special regulatory measures
DIVISION
VIII
SANITARY CONDITION OF IMMOVABLES AND PUBLIC PLACES
DIVISION
IX
PROTECTION AGAINST RAYS AND OTHER ENERGY VECTORS
DIVISION
X
NOISE
DIVISION
X.1
REGULATORY POWERS AND FEES PAYABLE
CHAPTER
V
STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
CHAPTER
VI
ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES
DIVISION
I
POWERS AND ORDERS
DIVISION
II
(Repealed).
DIVISION
III
Monetary administrative penalties
CHAPTER
VII
PENAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER
VIII
CLAIMS AND RECOVERY
CHAPTER
IX
MUNICIPALITIES
CHAPTER
X
ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND REGISTERS
CHAPTER
XI
ACCREDITATION AND CERTIFICATION
CHAPTER
XII
PROCEEDING BEFORE THE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL OF QUÉBEC
CHAPTER
XIII
INSPECTIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS
CHAPTER
XIV
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
DIVISION
XV
Heading repealed, 2011, c. 20, s. 44.
TITLE
II
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE JAMES BAY AND NORTHERN QUÉBEC REGION
CHAPTER
I
DEFINITIONS
CHAPTER
II
PARTICULAR PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE JAMES BAY REGION LOCATED SOUTH OF THE 55TH PARALLEL
DIVISION
I
James Bay Advisory Committee on the Environment
DIVISION
II
Evaluating Committee and Review Committee
DIVISION
III
Environmental and social impact assessment and review procedure
CHAPTER
III
PARTICULAR PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE TERRITORY LOCATED NORTH OF THE 55TH PARALLEL
DIVISION
I
Kativik Environmental Advisory Committee
DIVISION
II
Kativik Environmental Quality Commission
DIVISION
III
Environmental and social impact assessment and review procedure
CHAPTER
IV
REGULATIONS
CHAPTER
V
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SCHEDULE 0.A
MAP SHOWING THE PART OF QUÉBEC COMPRISED WITHIN THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER BASIN AND COVERED BY THE GREAT LAKES-ST. LAWRENCE RIVER BASIN SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES AGREEMENT
SCHEDULE A
SCHEDULE B
REPEAL SCHEDULES