1029.8.180.For the purposes of paragraph b of the definition of “expenditure relating to site restoration” in the first paragraph of section 1029.8.179, a merchant is deemed to hold a registration number assigned under the Act respecting the Québec sales tax (chapter T-0.1) if the merchant is not a registrant for the purposes of that Act because the merchant is a small supplier within the meaning of section 1 of that Act.