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Q-2, r. 5.1 - Regulation respecting the framework for authorization of certain projects to transfer water out of the St. Lawrence River Basin
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9. Until the coming into force of the first paragraph of section 31.75 of the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2), introduced by section 19 of chapter 21 of the Statutes of 2009, any application for authorization to transfer out of the St. Lawrence River Basin water from a new withdrawal in that Basin, or to increase the quantity of water transferred out of the Basin from such a withdrawal or an existing withdrawal, must, despite section 4 of the Regulation respecting the application of the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2, r. 3), be addressed to the Minister under section 22 or 32, as the case may be, of the Environment Quality Act or, in the case of groundwater, under Chapter IV of the Groundwater Catchment Regulation (chapter Q-2, r. 6), or, as the case may be, to the Government under section 31.5 of the Act.
In addition to considering any relevant element under section 22, 31.5 or 32 of the Environment Quality Act or, as the case may be, under Chapter IV of the Groundwater Catchment Regulation, the Minister or, as the case may be, the Government must, before issuing a certificate of authorization or an authorization under one of those provisions for one of the activities involving the transfer of water out of the St. Lawrence River Basin referred to in the first paragraph, ensure that they comply with the provisions of subdivision 2 of Division V of the Environment Quality Act.
For that purpose, an application for authorization must be accompanied by the information and documents provided for in sections 3, 4 and 5 of this Regulation, in addition to those required under the above-mentioned statutory or regulatory provisions or under the regulation thereunder.
Certificates of authorization or, as the case may be, authorizations issued under the provisions referred to in the first paragraph are deemed to have been issued under section 31.75 of the Environment Quality Act.
