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Transboundary Pollution Reciprocal Access Act (RSO 1990, c T.18).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Ontario
Document type
Legislation
Date
1990
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Pollution control Transboundary effects Dispute settlement Court/tribunal
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The present Act concerns access to court in a regime of reciprocating jurisdiction in case of pollution originating from the territory of Ontario. Under section 3, a person who suffers or is threatened with injury to his person or property in a reciprocating jurisdiction caused by pollution originating in Ontario, has the same rights to relief with respect of the injury and may enforce those rights in Ontario, as if the injury or threatened injury occurred in Ontario. The text consists of 9 sections.

Full text
English
Website
www.gov.on.ca