Environmental Emergency Regulations (N.S. Reg. 16/2013). Pays/Territoire Canada Sous-division territoriale Nova Scotia Type du document Règlement Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Environnement gén. Mot clé Lutte contre la pollution Planification environnementale Risques Substances dangereuses Mise en application Politique/planification Aire géographique Amériques, Arctique, Asie et Pacifique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord Résumé The present Regulations are made under the Environment Act. The objectives of the Regulations are to reduce the frequency and consequences of uncontrolled, unplanned or accidental releases of hazardous substances into the environment. In particular, these Regulations apply to a release of a substance or impending release of a substance into the environment, including all of the following: a) an environmental emergency; b) a reportable release; c) an unauthorized release; d) a release of a substance or impending release of a substance into the environment on lands owned or claimed by Her Majesty in the right of Canada. For the purpose of the present Act “environmental emergency” means an emergency situation in which there is a release or an impending release of a substance in such quantities that mitigation of the release is beyond the capability of the person responsible because the person responsible lacks the resources, is unknown, or is otherwise unwilling or unable to control and manage the release. The text consists of 12 sections and 1 Schedule. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.gov.ns.ca Références - Législation Implemente Environment Act (S.N.S. 1994-95, c. 1). Législation | Canada | 1994 (2017) Mot clé: Loi-cadre, Législation de base, Principe pollueur-payeur, Qualité de l'air/pollution de l'air, Planification environnementale, Normes environnementales, Éco-audit, Droits/redevances relatives à l'environnement, Éducation, Recherche, EIA, Substances dangereuses, Pesticides, Gestion des déchets, Inspection, Règlement des différends, Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives, Infractions/sanctions, Lutte contre la pollution, Patrimoine culturel, Politique/planification, Normes, Protection de l’environnement, Pollution des eaux douces Source: FAO, FAOLEX