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An Act respecting compensation measures for the carrying out of projects affecting wetlands or bodies of water (RSQ, c M-11.4).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Québec
Document type
Legislation
Date
2012 (2016)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Wetlands Liability/compensation Surface water Authorization/permit
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The present Act lays down provisions relating to compensation measures for the carrying out of projects affecting wetlands or bodies of water. In particular, section 2 establishes that in the case of an application for authorization under section 22 of the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2) for a project affecting a wetland or a body of water, the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks may require from an applicant compensation measures designed, in particular, to restore, create, protect or ecologically enhance a wetland, a body of water or a piece of land near a wetland or a body of water. The text consists of 5 sections.

Full text
English
Website
www.gouv.qc.ca