116.1.1. In all civil or penal proceedings instituted under this Act, the cost of any sampling, analysis, inspection or investigation, at the rate established by regulation of the Minister, shall be included in the cost of the proceedings.
A regulation made under the first paragraph is preceded by the publication of a draft regulation in the Gazette officielle du Québec for the purposes of a 60-day consultation.
Expenses incurred by the Minister to determine the nature of the work required to restore things to their original state or to a state approaching their original state, or to implement compensatory measures shall also be included in the cost of proceedings.
2004, c. 24, s. 12; 2011, c. 20, s. 27.