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Section 31.9
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31.9. The Government may make regulations to:
(a) determine the classes of construction, works, plans, programs, operations, works or activities to which section 31.1 applies;
(a.1) determine the minimum content of a notice referred to in section 31.2;
(b) determine the parameters of an environmental impact assessment statement with regard, namely, to the impact of a project on nature, on the biophysical milieu, the underwater milieu, human communities, the balance of ecosystems, archaeological sites, heritage property and any other property;
(b.1) determine the parameters of an environmental impact assessment statement on the greenhouse gas emissions attributable to a project and any expected climate change risks to and impacts on the project and the milieu in which it will be carried out;
(c) prescribe the terms governing the information and public consultation relating to any authorization application for some or all classes of projects referred to in section 22, 31.1 or 31.1.1, including the publication by the project proponent of notices in newspapers, the form and content of such notices and the time within which persons and groups may submit observations and apply for a public consultation under section 31.3.5, or mediation, as well as the time limit for the Bureau to hold a public hearing, targeted consultation or mediation and make a report;
(c.1) prescribe, in addition to the time limits mentioned in subparagraph c, any other time limit applicable to the environmental impact assessment and review procedure for one or more classes of projects subject to that procedure, in particular, the time limits within which the decisions of the Minister or the Government made under this subdivision must be rendered;
(d) prescribe how public hearings, targeted consultations and mediation held by the Bureau are to be announced and specify the persons to whom hearing, consultation or mediation reports and impact assessment statements are to be sent;
(e) define types of impact assessment statements and the terms and conditions of the presentation of impact assessment statements.
The Government may also make regulations respecting the matters contemplated in the first paragraph, which will apply only to the territory bounded on the west by the 69th meridian, on the north by the 55th parallel, on the south by the 53rd parallel and on the east by the eastern boundary contemplated in the Québec boundaries extension acts of 1912 (II George V, chapter 7) and Statutes of Canada (II Georges V, chapter 45).
After adoption, a regulation enacted pursuant to subparagraph a of the first paragraph and applicable only to the territory contemplated in the second paragraph, may be amended following consultation with the Naskapi Village of Kawawachikamach.
The Government may, if it is of the opinion that it is warranted by the circumstances, extend in respect of a project any time limit prescribed pursuant to subparagraph c or c.1 of the first paragraph. Similarly, the Minister may extend the time limit prescribed by regulation for the Bureau to hold a public hearing, targeted consultation or mediation and make a report.
The Minister shall, every five years, propose to the Government a review of the regulatory provisions made under subparagraph a of the first paragraph. In addition, a regulation made under that subparagraph may prescribe any transitional measures applicable to an activity that becomes subject to the procedure and for which an authorization application made in accordance with section 22 is pending.
31.9. The Government may make regulations to:
(a) determine the classes of construction, works, plans, programs, operations, works or activities to which section 31.1 applies;
(a.1) determine the minimum content of a notice referred to in section 31.2;
(b) determine the parameters of an environmental impact assessment statement with regard, namely, to the impact of a project on nature, on the biophysical milieu, the underwater milieu, human communities, the balance of ecosystems, archaeological sites, heritage property and any other property;
(b.1) determine the parameters of an environmental impact assessment statement on the greenhouse gas emissions attributable to a project and any expected climate change risks to and impacts on the project and the milieu in which it will be carried out;
(c) prescribe the terms governing the information and public consultation relating to any authorization application for some or all classes of projects referred to in section 22, 31.1 or 31.1.1, including the publication by the project proponent of notices in newspapers, the form and content of such notices and the time within which persons, groups and municipalities may submit observations and apply for a public consultation under section 31.3.5, or mediation, as well as the time limit for the Bureau to hold a public hearing, targeted consultation or mediation and make a report;
(c.1) prescribe, in addition to the time limits mentioned in subparagraph c, any other time limit applicable to the environmental impact assessment and review procedure for one or more classes of projects subject to that procedure, in particular, the time limits within which the decisions of the Minister or the Government made under this subdivision must be rendered;
(d) prescribe how public hearings, targeted consultations and mediation held by the Bureau are to be announced and specify the persons to whom hearing, consultation or mediation reports and impact assessment statements are to be sent;
(e) define types of impact assessment statements and the terms and conditions of the presentation of impact assessment statements.
The Government may also make regulations respecting the matters contemplated in the first paragraph, which will apply only to the territory bounded on the west by the 69th meridian, on the north by the 55th parallel, on the south by the 53rd parallel and on the east by the eastern boundary contemplated in the Québec boundaries extension acts of 1912 (II George V, chapter 7) and Statutes of Canada (II Georges V, chapter 45).
After adoption, a regulation enacted pursuant to subparagraph a of the first paragraph and applicable only to the territory contemplated in the second paragraph, may be amended following consultation with the Naskapi Village of Kawawachikamach.
The Government may, if it is of the opinion that it is warranted by the circumstances, extend in respect of a project any time limit prescribed pursuant to subparagraph c or c.1 of the first paragraph. Similarly, the Minister may extend the time limit prescribed by regulation for the Bureau to hold a public hearing, targeted consultation or mediation and make a report.
The Minister shall, every five years, propose to the Government a review of the regulatory provisions made under subparagraph a of the first paragraph. In addition, a regulation made under that subparagraph may prescribe any transitional measures applicable to an activity that becomes subject to the procedure and for which an authorization application made in accordance with section 22 is pending.
31.9. The Government may make regulations to:
(a) determine the classes of construction, works, plans, programs, operations, works or activities to which section 31.1 applies;
(a.1) determine the minimum content of a notice referred to in section 31.2;
(b) determine the parameters of an environmental impact assessment statement with regard, namely, to the impact of a project on nature, on the biophysical milieu, the underwater milieu, human communities, the balance of ecosystems, archaeological sites and heritage property;
(b.1) determine the parameters of an environmental impact assessment statement on the greenhouse gas emissions attributable to a project and any expected climate change risks to and impacts on the project and the milieu in which it will be carried out;
(c) prescribe the terms governing the information and public consultation relating to any authorization application for some or all classes of projects referred to in section 22, 31.1 or 31.1.1, including the publication by the project proponent of notices in newspapers, the form and content of such notices and the time within which persons, groups and municipalities may submit observations and apply for a public consultation under section 31.3.5, or mediation, as well as the time limit for the Bureau to hold a public hearing, targeted consultation or mediation and make a report;
(c.1) prescribe, in addition to the time limits mentioned in subparagraph c, any other time limit applicable to the environmental impact assessment and review procedure for one or more classes of projects subject to that procedure, in particular, the time limits within which the decisions of the Minister or the Government made under this subdivision must be rendered;
(d) prescribe how public hearings, targeted consultations and mediation held by the Bureau are to be announced and specify the persons to whom hearing, consultation or mediation reports and impact assessment statements are to be sent;
(e) define types of impact assessment statements and the terms and conditions of the presentation of impact assessment statements.
The Government may also make regulations respecting the matters contemplated in the first paragraph, which will apply only to the territory bounded on the west by the 69th meridian, on the north by the 55th parallel, on the south by the 53rd parallel and on the east by the eastern boundary contemplated in the Québec boundaries extension acts of 1912 (II George V, chapter 7) and Statutes of Canada (II Georges V, chapter 45).
After adoption, a regulation enacted pursuant to subparagraph a of the first paragraph and applicable only to the territory contemplated in the second paragraph, may be amended following consultation with the Naskapi Village of Kawawachikamach.
The Government may, if it is of the opinion that it is warranted by the circumstances, extend in respect of a project any time limit prescribed pursuant to subparagraph c or c.1 of the first paragraph. Similarly, the Minister may extend the time limit prescribed by regulation for the Bureau to hold a public hearing, targeted consultation or mediation and make a report.
The Minister shall, every five years, propose to the Government a review of the regulatory provisions made under subparagraph a of the first paragraph. In addition, a regulation made under that subparagraph may prescribe any transitional measures applicable to an activity that becomes subject to the procedure and for which an authorization application made in accordance with section 22 is pending.
31.9. The Government may make regulations to:
(a) determine the classes of construction, works, plans, programs, operations, works or activities to which section 31.1 applies;
(b) determine the parameters of an environmental impact assessment statement with regard, namely, to the impact of a project on nature, on the biophysical milieu, the underwater milieu, human communities, the balance of ecosystems, archaeological sites and heritage property;
(c) prescribe the terms and conditions of the information and of the public consultation pertaining to any application for an authorization certificate or for an environmental impact assessment statement for all or some of the classes of projects contemplated in section 22 or in section 31.1, including the publication of notices in newspapers by the applicant, the form and content of such notices and the time within which persons and municipalities may make representations and apply for a public hearing to be held and the time allowed to the Bureau to hold a public hearing and make a report;
(c.1) prescribe, in addition to the time limits mentioned in subparagraph c, any other time limit applicable to the environmental impact assessment and review procedure for one or more classes of projects subject to that procedure, in particular, the time limits within which the decisions of the Minister or the Government made under sections 31.2 to 31.5 must be rendered;
(d) prescribe the mode of advertising the public hearings of the Bureau and indicate the persons to whom reports of hearings and environmental impact assessment statements are to be transmitted;
(e) define types of impact assessment statements and the terms and conditions of the presentation of impact assessment statements.
The Government may also make regulations respecting the matters contemplated in the first paragraph, which will apply only to the territory bounded on the west by the 69th meridian, on the north by the 55th parallel, on the south by the 53rd parallel and on the east by the eastern boundary contemplated in the Québec boundaries extension acts of 1912 (II George V, chapter 7) and Statutes of Canada (II Georges V, chapter 45).
After adoption, a regulation enacted pursuant to subparagraph a of the first paragraph and applicable only to the territory contemplated in the second paragraph, may be amended following consultation with the Naskapi Village of Kawawachikamach.
The Government may, if it is of the opinion that it is warranted by the circumstances, extend in respect of a project any time limit prescribed pursuant to subparagraph c or c.1 of the first paragraph.
31.9. The Government may make regulations to:
(a) determine the classes of construction, works, plans, programs, operations, works or activities to which section 31.1 applies;
(b) determine the parameters of an environmental impact assessment statement with regard, namely, to the impact of a project on nature, on the biophysical milieu, the underwater milieu, human communities, the balance of ecosystems, archaeological and historical sites and cultural property;
(c) prescribe the terms and conditions of the information and of the public consultation pertaining to any application for an authorization certificate or for an environmental impact assessment statement for all or some of the classes of projects contemplated in section 22 or in section 31.1, including the publication of notices in newspapers by the applicant, the form and content of such notices and the time within which persons and municipalities may make representations and apply for a public hearing to be held and the time allowed to the Bureau to hold a public hearing and make a report;
(c.1) prescribe, in addition to the time limits mentioned in subparagraph c, any other time limit applicable to the environmental impact assessment and review procedure for one or more classes of projects subject to that procedure, in particular, the time limits within which the decisions of the Minister or the Government made under sections 31.2 to 31.5 must be rendered;
(d) prescribe the mode of advertising the public hearings of the Bureau and indicate the persons to whom reports of hearings and environmental impact assessment statements are to be transmitted;
(e) define types of impact assessment statements and the terms and conditions of the presentation of impact assessment statements.
The Government may also make regulations respecting the matters contemplated in the first paragraph, which will apply only to the territory bounded on the west by the 69th meridian, on the north by the 55th parallel, on the south by the 53rd parallel and on the east by the eastern boundary contemplated in the Québec boundaries extension acts of 1912 (II George V, chapter 7) and Statutes of Canada (II Georges V, chapter 45).
After adoption, a regulation enacted pursuant to subparagraph a of the first paragraph and applicable only to the territory contemplated in the second paragraph, may be amended following consultation with the Naskapi Village of Kawawachikamach.
The Government may, if it is of the opinion that it is warranted by the circumstances, extend in respect of a project any time limit prescribed pursuant to subparagraph c or c.1 of the first paragraph.
31.9. The Government may make regulations to:
(a) determine the classes of construction, works, plans, programmes, operations, works or activities to which section 31.1 applies;
(b) determine the parameters of an environmental impact assessment statement with regard, namely, to the impact of a project on nature, on the biophysical milieu, the underwater milieu, human communities, the balance of ecosystems, archaeological and historical sites and cultural property;
(c) prescribe the terms and conditions of the information and of the public consultation pertaining to any application for an authorization certificate or for an environmental impact assessment statement for all or some of the classes of projects contemplated in section 22 or in section 31.1, including the publication of notices in newspapers by the applicant, the form and content of such notices and the delay within which persons and municipalities may make representations and apply for a public hearing to be held and the time allowed to the Bureau to hold a public hearing and make a report;
(c.1) prescribe, in addition to the time limits mentioned in subparagraph c, any other time limit applicable to the environmental impact assessment and review procedure for one or more classes of projects subject to that procedure, in particular, the time limits within which the decisions of the Minister or the Government made under sections 31.2 to 31.5 must be rendered;
(d) prescribe the mode of advertising the public hearings of the Bureau and indicate the persons to whom reports of hearings and environmental impact assessment statements are to be transmitted;
(e) define types of impact assessment statements and the terms and conditions of the presentation of impact assessment statements.
The Government may also make regulations respecting the matters contemplated in the first paragraph, which will apply only to the territory bounded on the west by the 69th meridian, on the north by the 55th parallel, on the south by the 53rd parallel and on the east by the eastern boundary contemplated in the Québec boundaries extension acts of 1912 (II George V, chapter 7) and Statutes of Canada (II Georges V, chapter 45).
After adoption, a regulation enacted pursuant to subparagraph a of the first paragraph and applicable only to the territory contemplated in the second paragraph, may be amended following consultation with the Naskapi Village of Kawawachikamach.
The Government may, if it is of the opinion that it is warranted by the circumstances, extend in respect of a project any time limit prescribed pursuant to subparagraph c or c.1 of the first paragraph.
31.9. The Government may make regulations to:
(a) determine the classes of construction, works, plans, programmes, operations, works or activities to which section 31.1 applies;
(b) determine the parameters of an environmental impact assessment statement with regard, namely, to the impact of a project on nature, on the biophysical milieu, the underwater milieu, human communities, the balance of ecosystems, archaeological and historical sites and cultural property;
(c) prescribe the terms and conditions of the information and of the public consultation pertaining to any application for an authorization certificate or for an environmental impact assessment statement for all or some of the classes of projects contemplated in section 22 or in section 31.1, including the publication of notices in newspapers by the applicant, the form and content of such notices and the delay within which persons and municipalities may make representations and apply for a public hearing to be held and the time allowed to the Bureau to hold a public hearing and make a report;
(c.1) prescribe, in addition to the time limits mentioned in subparagraph c, any other time limit applicable to the environmental impact assessment and review procedure for one or more classes of projects subject to that procedure, in particular, the time limits within which the decisions of the Minister or the Government made under sections 31.2 to 31.5 must be rendered;
(d) prescribe the mode of advertising the public hearings of the Bureau and indicate the persons to whom reports of hearings and environmental impact assessment statements are to be transmitted;
(e) define types of impact assessment statements and the terms and conditions of the presentation of impact assessment statements.
The Government may also make regulations respecting the matters contemplated in the first paragraph, which will apply only to the territory bounded on the west by the 69th meridian, on the north by the 55th parallel, on the south by the 53rd parallel and on the east by the eastern boundary contemplated in the Québec boundaries extension acts of 1912 (II George V, chapter 7) and Statutes of Canada (II Georges V, chapter 45).
After adoption, a regulation enacted pursuant to subparagraph a of the first paragraph and applicable only to the territory contemplated in the second paragraph, may be amended following consultation with the Naskapi Village Corporation contemplated in paragraph 7.1 of section 131.
The Government may, if it is of the opinion that it is warranted by the circumstances, extend in respect of a project any time limit prescribed pursuant to subparagraph c or c.1 of the first paragraph.
31.9. The Government may make regulations to:
(a) determine the classes of construction, works, plans, programmes, operations, works or activities to which section 31.1 applies;
(b) determine the parameters of an environmental impact assessment statement with regard, namely, to the impact of a project on nature, on the biophysical milieu, the underwater milieu, human communities, the balance of ecosystems, archaeological and historical sites and cultural property;
(c) prescribe the terms and conditions of the information and of the public consultation pertaining to any application for an authorization certificate or for an environmental impact assessment statement for all or some of the classes of projects contemplated in section 22 or in section 31.1, including the publication of notices in newspapers by the applicant, the form and content of such notices and the delay within which persons and municipalities may make representations and apply for a public hearing to be held and the time allowed to the Bureau to hold a public hearing and make a report;
(d) prescribe the mode of advertising the public hearings of the Bureau and indicate the persons to whom reports of hearings and environmental impact assessment statements are to be transmitted;
(e) define types of impact assessment statements and the terms and conditions of the presentation of impact assessment statements.
The Government may also make regulations respecting the matters contemplated in the first paragraph, which will apply only to the territory bounded on the west by the 69th meridian, on the north by the 55th parallel, on the south by the 53rd parallel and on the east by the eastern boundary contemplated in the Québec boundaries extension acts of 1912 (II George V, chapter 7) and Statutes of Canada (II Georges V, chapter 45).
After adoption, a regulation enacted pursuant to subparagraph a of the first paragraph and applicable only to the territory contemplated in the second paragraph, may be amended following consultation with the Naskapi Village Corporation contemplated in paragraph 7.1 of section 131.
31.9. The Gouvernement may make regulations to:
(a) determine the classes of construction, works, plans, programmes, operations, works or activities to which section 31.1 applies;
(b) determine the parameters of an environmental impact assessment statement with regard, namely, to the impact of a project on nature, on the biophysical milieu, the underwater milieu, human communities, the balance of ecosystems, archaeological and historical sites and cultural property;
(c) prescribe the terms and conditions of the information and of the public consultation pertaining to any application for an authorization certificate or for an environmental impact assessment statement for all or some of the classes of projects contemplated in section 22 or in section 31.1, including the publication of notices in newspapers by the applicant, the form and content of such notices and the delay within which persons and municipalities may make representations and apply for a public hearing to be held and the time allowed to the Bureau to hold a public hearing and make a report;
(d) prescribe the mode of advertising the public hearings of the Bureau and indicate the persons to whom reports of hearings and environmental impact assessment statements are to be transmitted;
(e) define types of impact assessment statements and the terms and conditions of the presentation of impact assessment statements.
