Q-2, r. 14 - Regulation respecting the declaration of water withdrawals

Section 18.9 Disposition versions

2013-07-18

18.9. A monetary administrative penalty of $500 in the case of a natural person or $2,500 in other cases may be imposed on any person who fails

(1)  to determine the volumes of water withdrawn in the manner prescribed by section 5;

(2)  to install appropriate measuring equipment in the cases and on the conditions provided for in section 5.1;

(3)  to make the calculations or cause to be made the calculations prescribed by the second paragraph of section 7 in accordance with the conditions provided for therein or to have the estimates certified by a professional in accordance with the third paragraph of that section;

(4)  to fit a withdrawal site referred to in section 8 with prescribed measuring equipment in accordance with that section;

(5)  to send to the Minister the declaration referred to in section 9 in accordance with the first, fifth or sixth paragraph of that section;

(6)  to comply with any conditions provided for in section 11 relating to the installation of measuring equipment or section 12 relating to the maintenance, verification or replacement of such equipment;

(7)  to ensure that the reading of measuring equipment complies with section 13;

(8)  to take the reading of volume data from measuring equipment at least once a month in accordance with the second paragraph of section 14;

(9)  to comply with the indications provided for in section 15 relating to the volumes of water withdrawn if the measuring equipment ceases to function or malfunctions, or a discrepancy in a reading is detected;

(10)  to comply with the conditions provided for in section 16 or 17 regarding an estimate of volumes of water withdrawn or the intervals of the measurements;

(11)  to replace or modify the estimation method or use conforming measuring equipment if the margin of error established under the first paragraph of section 18 is exceeded in accordance with that section;

(12)  to send to the Minister the declaration referred to in section 18.7 or any other information provided for in that section in accordance with the conditions provided for therein.

O.C. 662-2013, s. 6.