Q-2, r. 17.1 - Regulation respecting the regulatory scheme applying to activities on the basis of their environmental impact

Section 359 Disposition versions

2020-12-31

359. An activity under way on 31 December 2020 for which authorization or an amendment from the Minister was not required or that could be covered by a declaration of compliance on that date but now requires such authorization or amendment or is now eligible for such a declaration under this Regulation may continue with no further formality, subject to the provisions of the second and third paragraphs.

An operator must submit an application for authorization or an application for amendment, or file a declaration of compliance to continue the activity in the following cases:

(1)  when one of the following situations is likely to lead to a new discharge of contaminants into the environment, an increase in a discharge or a change in environment quality:

(a)  the extension or replacement of a building, facility, infrastructure or works needed to carry on the activity;

(b)  the extension of the site where the activity is carried on;

(2)  when the addition of a new process or a new apparatus or equipment, or the modification of those already in operation, is intended to result in an increase in annual production capacity.

Similarly, any new operator of a sewer system must, when acquiring the system, submit an application for authorization in accordance with section 202 of this Regulation or obtain the transfer of the authorization issued for the establishment or for the extension or modification of the system if that authorization contains conditions for the operation of the system.

The analysis of an application for authorization submitted in accordance with this section concerns only the activity requiring authorization pursuant to this section.

O.C. 871-2020, s. 359.

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In force: 2020-12-31

359. An activity under way on 31 December 2020 for which authorization or an amendment from the Minister was not required or that could be covered by a declaration of compliance on that date but now requires such authorization or amendment or is now eligible for such a declaration under this Regulation may continue with no further formality, subject to the provisions of the second and third paragraphs.

An operator must submit an application for authorization or an application for amendment, or file a declaration of compliance to continue the activity in the following cases:

(1)  when one of the following situations is likely to lead to a new discharge of contaminants into the environment, an increase in a discharge or a change in environment quality:

(a)  the extension or replacement of a building, facility, infrastructure or works needed to carry on the activity;

(b)  the extension of the site where the activity is carried on;

(2)  when the addition of a new process or a new apparatus or equipment, or the modification of those already in operation, is intended to result in an increase in annual production capacity.

Similarly, any new operator of a sewer system must, when acquiring the system, submit an application for authorization in accordance with section 202 of this Regulation or obtain the transfer of the authorization issued for the establishment or for the extension or modification of the system if that authorization contains conditions for the operation of the system.

The analysis of an application for authorization submitted in accordance with this section concerns only the activity requiring authorization pursuant to this section.

O.C. 871-2020, s. 359.