Q-2, r. 28.2 - Snow, road salt and abrasives management Regulation

Section 2 Disposition versions

2023-12-18

2. For the purposes of this Regulation,

“abrasives” means any mixture of granular materials and salts; (abrasifs)

“Act” means the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2); (Loi)

“ambient noise” means the total noise present in a given situation, at a certain time, usually composed of noise emitted by several near and remote sources; (bruit ambiant)

“dwelling” means any construction intended to lodge persons and connected to individual or collective systems for the supply of drinking water and the treatment of waste water; (habitation)

“Minister” means the Minister responsible for the application of the Act; (ministre)

“particular noise” means the component of the ambient noise that may be specifically identified and is associated with the activities carried on at a location; (bruit particulier)

“public highway” means a public highway within the meaning of section 4 of the Highway Safety Code (chapter C-24.2); (voie publique)

“public institution” means any of the following:

(1)  “educational institution” : an 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); (établissement d’enseignement)

(2)  “correctional facility” : a facility used for the detention of persons and governed by the Act respecting the Québec correctional system (chapter S-40.1); (établissement de détention)

(3)  “health and social services institution” : a 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). 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 is also a health and social services institution; (établissement de santé et de services sociaux)

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

“reference noise level” means the particular noise to which a corrective term may be added; (niveau acoustique d’évaluation)

“residual noise” means noise that lingers at a given place, in a given situation, when the particular noise is eliminated from the ambient noise; (bruit résiduel)

“water withdrawal site” means the place where water enters a facility installed to make water withdrawals. (site de prélèvement d’eau)

O.C. 871-2020, s. 2; O.C. 985-2023, s. 2.

2020-12-31

2. For the purposes of this Regulation,

“abrasives” means any mixture of granular materials and salts; (abrasifs)

“Act” means the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2); (Loi)

“ambient noise” means the total noise present in a given situation, at a certain time, usually composed of noise emitted by several near and remote sources; (bruit ambiant)

“dwelling” means any construction intended to lodge persons and connected to individual or collective systems for the supply of drinking water and the treatment of waste water; (habitation)

“Minister” means the Minister responsible for the application of the Act; (ministre)

“particular noise” means the component of the ambient noise that may be specifically identified and is associated with the activities carried on at a location; (bruit particulier)

“public institution” means any of the following:

(1)  “educational institution” : an 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); (établissement d’enseignement)

(2)  “correctional facility” : a facility used for the detention of persons and governed by the Act respecting the Québec correctional system (chapter S-40.1); (établissement de détention)

(3)  “health and social services institution” : a 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). 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 is also a health and social services institution; (établissement de santé et de services sociaux)

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

“reference noise level” means the particular noise to which a corrective term may be added; (niveau acoustique d’évaluation)

“residual noise” means noise that lingers at a given place, in a given situation, when the particular noise is eliminated from the ambient noise; (bruit résiduel)

“water withdrawal site” means the place where water enters a facility installed to make water withdrawals. (site de prélèvement d’eau)

O.C. 871-2020, s. 2.

Not in force

In force: 2020-12-31

2. For the purposes of this Regulation,

“abrasives” means any mixture of granular materials and salts; (abrasifs)

“Act” means the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2); (Loi)

“ambient noise” means the total noise present in a given situation, at a certain time, usually composed of noise emitted by several near and remote sources; (bruit ambiant)

“dwelling” means any construction intended to lodge persons and connected to individual or collective systems for the supply of drinking water and the treatment of waste water; (habitation)

“Minister” means the Minister responsible for the application of the Act; (ministre)

“particular noise” means the component of the ambient noise that may be specifically identified and is associated with the activities carried on at a location; (bruit particulier)

“public institution” means any of the following:

(1)  “educational institution” : an 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); (établissement d’enseignement)

(2)  “correctional facility” : a facility used for the detention of persons and governed by the Act respecting the Québec correctional system (chapter S-40.1); (établissement de détention)

(3)  “health and social services institution” : a 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). 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 is also a health and social services institution; (établissement de santé et de services sociaux)

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

“reference noise level” means the particular noise to which a corrective term may be added; (niveau acoustique d’évaluation)

“residual noise” means noise that lingers at a given place, in a given situation, when the particular noise is eliminated from the ambient noise; (bruit résiduel)

“water withdrawal site” means the place where water enters a facility installed to make water withdrawals. (site de prélèvement d’eau)

O.C. 871-2020, s. 2.