31.3.4. If the Minister considers that the impact assessment statement remains inadmissible despite the project proponent’s answers, if any, the Minister shall send a notice to the proponent to that effect.
Such a notice terminates the environmental assessment of the project.
Before making a decision under the first paragraph, the Minister must notify the prior notice prescribed by section 5 of the Act respecting administrative justice (chapter J‑3) to the person concerned and grant the latter at least 15 days to submit observations.
2017, c. 42017, c. 4, s. 201.