Q-2, r. 32 - Regulation respecting hazardous materials

Section 124 Disposition versions

2020-12-31

124. The issuance of an authorization for an activity referred to in subparagraphs 1 to 4 of the first paragraph of section 70.9 of the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2) or for the transportation of hazardous materials is conditional upon the applicant holding civil liability insurance, the amount of which is determined in accordance with Schedule 11 to this Regulation.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the applicant for an authorization to transport residual hazardous materials to a hazardous material disposal site shall hold civil liability insurance of $1,000,000.

The operator shall keep his civil liability insurance contract in force for as long as the activity is carried on. To that end, the operator shall send to the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks, 15 days before that insurance contract expires, an attestation signed by the insurer confirming that the civil liability insurance contract has been renewed and that it complies with section 125.

The first paragraph does not apply to an applicant for an authorization relating to the use of used oil for energy generation where the nominal capacity is less than 1 ton or 1 kl per hour.

This section does not apply to the Government or to its departments and bodies.

O.C. 1310-97, s. 124; O.C. 871-2020, s. 30.

2012-09-01

124. A permit is issued on the condition that the applicant has civil liability insurance in an amount determined in Schedule 11, except in the case of a permit to use used oil for energy generation, where the nominal capacity is less than 1 ton or 1 kl per hour.

The applicant of a transportation permit shall have a civil liability insurance of $1,000,000.

The permit holder shall keep his liability insurance contract in force for the duration of the permit validity period.

This section does not apply to the Government or to its departments and bodies.

O.C. 1310-97, s. 124.