Q-2 - Environment Quality Act

Section 70.5.4 Disposition versions

2022-05-12

70.5.4. In the cases determined by government regulation, anyone responsible for an accidental release of hazardous materials into the environment must apply for a contamination notice to be registered in the land register in the manner prescribed by the regulation.

In addition to a description of the land, the contamination notice must contain

(1)  the name and address of the applicant and of the owner of the land;

(2)  the name of the municipality in which the land is situated and the land use authorized by the zoning laws; and

(3)  if applicable, a summary of the characterization study stating, among other things, the nature of the hazardous materials present in the land.

In addition, whoever is responsible must send the Minister and the owner of the land a duplicate of the notice bearing a registration certificate or a copy of it certified by the Land Registrar. On receiving the document, the Minister shall send a copy to the municipality in which the land is situated; if the land is situated in a territory referred to in section 133 or 168 that is not constituted as a municipality, the document must be sent to the body designated by the Minister.

If whoever is responsible fails to apply for registration of a notice in the land register in accordance with the first paragraph, the Minister may require such registration and recover from that person the direct and indirect costs incurred by the Minister for that purpose.

2017, c. 4, s. 116; 2022, c. 8, s. 137.

2018-03-23

70.5.4. In the cases determined by government regulation, anyone responsible for an accidental release of hazardous materials into the environment must apply for a contamination notice to be registered in the land register in the manner prescribed by the regulation.

In addition to a description of the land, the contamination notice must contain

(1)  the name and address of the applicant and of the owner of the land;

(2)  the name of the municipality in which the land is situated and the land use authorized by the zoning laws; and

(3)  if applicable, a summary of the characterization study stating, among other things, the nature of the hazardous materials present in the land.

In addition, whoever is responsible must send the Minister and the owner of the land a duplicate of the notice bearing a registration certificate or a copy of it certified by the Land Registrar. On receiving the document, the Minister shall send a copy to the municipality in which the land is situated; if the land is situated in a territory referred to in section 133 or 168 that is not constituted as a municipality, the document must be sent to the body designated by the Minister.

If whoever is responsible fails to apply for registration of a notice in the land register in accordance with the first paragraph, the Minister may require such registration and recover from that person or municipality the direct and indirect costs incurred by the Minister for that purpose.

2017, c. 4, s. 116.