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Q-2, r. 32 - Regulation respecting hazardous materials
Section 138.5
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138.5. A monetary administrative penalty of $1,000 in the case of a natural person or $5,000 in other cases may be imposed on any person who
(1) fails to inform the Minister, within the time prescribed, in the case of
(a) (subparagraph revoked);
(b) a cessation of activities or the dismantling of any building in which there were hazardous materials in accordance with the first paragraph of section 13;
(c) contamination of ground water in accordance with the fourth paragraph of section 75;
(d) permanent termination of disposal operations in accordance with the first paragraph of section 103;
(2) fails, in the case of a cessation of activities, to decontaminate or dismantle the buildings and equipment referred to in the first paragraph of section 13 or, as the case may be, to decontaminate or ship to that may lawfully receive the materials or residual hazardous materials from the dismantling in contravention of the second or third paragraph of that section;
(3) uses for energy generation purposes a residual hazardous material or used oil referred to in any of sections 24, 26 or 27 without complying with the conditions prescribed therein;
(4) uses a residual hazardous material for the manufacture of a fuel without complying with the conditions prescribed by section 25;
(5) abandons on its site an underground tank in contravention of the first paragraph of section 71;
(6) (subparagraph revoked).
138.5. A monetary administrative penalty of $1,000 in the case of a natural person or $5,000 in other cases may be imposed on any person who
(1) fails to inform the Minister, within the time prescribed, in the case of
(a) accidental release of a hazardous material into the environment in accordance with paragraph 2 of section 9;
(b) a cessation of activities or the dismantling of any building in which there were hazardous materials in accordance with the first paragraph of section 13;
(c) contamination of ground water in accordance with the third paragraph of section 75;
(d) permanent termination of disposal operations in accordance with the first paragraph of section 103;
(2) fails, in the case of a cessation of activities, to decontaminate or dismantle the buildings and equipment referred to in the first paragraph of section 13 or, as the case may be, to decontaminate or ship to an authorized site materials from the dismantling in contravention of the second or third paragraph of that section;
(3) uses for energy generation purposes a residual hazardous material or used oil referred to in any of sections 24, 26 or 27 without complying with the conditions prescribed therein;
(4) uses a residual hazardous material for the manufacture of a fuel without complying with the conditions prescribed by section 25;
(5) abandons on its site an underground tank in contravention of the first paragraph of section 71;
(6) transports hazardous materials to a hazardous material disposal site without holding a permit in contravention of section 117.
138.5. A monetary administrative penalty of $1,000 in the case of a natural person or $5,000 in other cases may be imposed on any person who
(1) fails to inform the Minister, within the time prescribed, in the case of
(a) accidental release of a hazardous material into the environment in accordance with subparagraph 2 of the first paragraph of section 9;
(b) a cessation of activities or the dismantling of any building in which there were hazardous materials in accordance with the first paragraph of section 13;
(c) contamination of ground water in accordance with the third paragraph of section 75;
(d) permanent termination of disposal operations in accordance with the first paragraph of section 103;
(2) fails, in the case of a cessation of activities, to decontaminate or dismantle the buildings and equipment referred to in the first paragraph of section 13 or, as the case may be, to decontaminate or ship to an authorized site materials from the dismantling in contravention of the second or third paragraph of that section;
(3) uses for energy generation purposes a residual hazardous material or used oil referred to in any of sections 24, 26 or 27 without complying with the conditions prescribed therein;
(4) uses a residual hazardous material for the manufacture of a fuel without complying with the conditions prescribed by section 25;
(5) abandons on its site an underground tank in contravention of the first paragraph of section 71;
(6) transports hazardous materials to a hazardous material disposal site without holding a permit in contravention of section 117.
