C-61.01 - Natural Heritage Conservation Act

Section 22.1 Disposition versions

2017-06-16

22.1. The Minister may refuse to issue an authorization for a project in settings designated on a plan if

(1)  the Minister is of the opinion that the project is incompatible with maintaining the natural state of the setting;

(2)  the Minister is of the opinion that the mitigation measures proposed by the applicant would not reduce the project’s impacts on the setting to a minimum;

(3)  the Minister is of the opinion that the project would have adverse effects on the ecological functions and biodiversity of the setting;

(4)  the project is to be carried out in the habitat of a threatened or vulnerable species governed by the Regulation respecting threatened or vulnerable wildlife species and their habitats (chapter E-12.01, r. 2) for which a plan has been prepared under the Regulation Respecting Wildlife Habitats (chapter C-61.1, r. 18) or in the habitat of a threatened or vulnerable species governed by the Regulation respecting threatened or vulnerable plant species and their habitats (chapter E-12.01, r. 3); or

(5)  the applicant has not provided, within the time determined by the Minister, all the information and documents required for the application to be examined.

2017, c. 14, s. 21.