2. In this Regulation, unless the context indicates a different meaning,“Act” means the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2); (Loi) “ambient noise” means the total noise that exists in a given situation, at a given moment, usually composed of noises emitted by many sources that are close and far from a site; (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 can be specifically identified and that is associated with the activities carried out at a site; (bruit particulier)
“public institution” means any of the following institutions: (établissement public)(1) “educational institution” means any institution providing preschool education or primary or secondary level instruction 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 more than half of whose operating expenses are paid out of appropriations voted by the National Assembly. For the purposes of this Regulation, childcare centres and day care centres governed by the Educational Childcare Act (chapter S-4.1.1) are deemed to be educational institutions; (établissement d’enseignement) (2) “correctional facility” means any 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” means any 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 service sociaux) (4) “tourist establishment” means an establishment which offers to the public restaurant services or sleeping accommodations, including the rental of camping spaces. Tourist information offices, museums, ski stations, holiday camps, outdoor recreation areas, public beaches, rest areas, golf courses, marinas and sites with guided tourist visits are deemed to be tourist establishments; (établissement touristique)
“reference noise level” means a particular noise to which a corrective term may be added; (niveau acoustique d’évaluation)
“residual noise” means the noise that subsists at a given site, 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)