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Waters Regulation (Y.O.I.C. 2003/58).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Yukon
Document type
Regulation
Date
2003
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Recreational water use Water abstraction Water charges Water supply Groundwater Expropriation Policy/planning Classification/declassification Enforcement/compliance
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The present Regulation enacts section 31 of the Waters Act. Section 2 establishes that the geographical areas of the Yukon set out in Schedule 1 are established as water management areas. The Regulations contains provisions on application for licences, application fees, applications for assignment, application for expropriation and public register. The text consists of 14 sections and 10 Schedules as follows: Water management areas (1); Classification of undertakings (2); Notice of water use/waste deposit without licence (3); Application for licence (4); Licensing criteria for industrial undertakings (5); Licensing criteria for placer mining undertakings (6); Licensing criteria for quartz mining undertakings (7); Licensing criteria for municipal undertakings (8); Licensing criteria for power undertakings (9); Licensing criteria for agricultural, conservation, recreational and miscellaneous undertakings (10).

Full text
English/French
Website
www.gov.yk.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Waters Act (S.Y. 2003, c. 19).

Legislation | Canada | 2003 (2007)

Keyword: Freshwater resources management, Integrated management, Institution, Authorization/permit, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Inspection, Offences/penalties, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Order Declaring that the Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations Do Not Apply in Yukon (SOR/2014-279).

Legislation | Canada | 2014

Keyword: Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Environmental standards, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order Declaring that the Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations Do Not Apply in Quebec (SOR/2018-194).

Legislation | Canada | 2018 (2019)

Keyword: Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Environmental standards, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Regulation to amend the Waters Regulation (Y.O.I.C. 2014/110).

Legislation | Canada | 2014

Keyword: Mining, Minerals, Water abstraction, Institution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX