130. The Minister may, if a spill of liquid or an emanation or migration of gas from a well or a pipeline poses a risk for human health or safety, the safety of property or the protection of the environment, order the person in charge of the well or pipeline to do what is necessary to remedy the situation or, if there is no other solution, to seal off the source of the spill, emanation or migration.
If the person in charge fails to comply with the Minister’s orders within the prescribed time, the Minister may cause the work required to be done or the source of the spill, emanation or migration to be sealed off at that person’s expense.
2016, c. 35, s. 232016, c. 35, s. 23; 2022, c. 102022, c. 10, s. 6311.