23. No owner shall begin the construction, operation or administration of a public service in Québec without having obtained an authorization for such purpose from the Board.
The authorization must state the conditions which the Board deems useful or necessary for the protection of the rights and interests of the public in general.
The Board may at any time cancel an authorization or amend it, whenever it deems it expedient in the public interest.
R. S. 1964, c. 229, s. 23.