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Section 115.10.1
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115.10.1. (Repealed).
2017, c. 42017, c. 4, s. 1551; 2022, c. 82022, c. 8, s. 1141.
115.10.1. If, in light of new or additional information that becomes available after an authorization is issued under this Act or after existing information is reassessed on the basis of new or additional scientific knowledge, the Minister is of the opinion that an activity he authorized under this Act is likely to cause irreparable harm or damage to or have serious adverse effects on living species, human health or the environment, the Minister may limit or put a stop to the activity or make it subject to any special standard or any condition, restriction or prohibition the Minister deems necessary to remedy the situation, for the period the Minister determines or permanently.
The Minister may exercise the power under the first paragraph with regard to any activity authorized by the Government under this Act. However, such a decision is valid for a period of not more than 30 days.
The Minister may also, for the same reasons and to the same extent as provided for in the first paragraph, limit or put a stop to any activity for which a declaration of compliance was filed or which may be carried out without prior authorization under this Act. The Minister may make such an activity subject to any special standard or any condition, restriction or prohibition the Minister determines.
