Bill C-51

DECISIONS

(a) to the applicant or licensee;

(b) where the affected waters are on or flowing through Inuit-owned land, to the designated Inuit organization; and

(c) to any other person with a right to compensation pursuant to section 57 or 59.

REGULATIONS AND ORDERS

(a) establishing water management areas in Nunavut consisting of river basins or other geographical areas;

(b) for the purposes of paragraphs (b) to (d) of the definition ``waste'' in subsection 2(1),

(i) specifying substances and classes of substances,

(ii) prescribing quantities or concentrations of substances and classes of substances, and

(iii) describing treatments of or changes to water;

(c) authorizing the use without a licence of waters in Nunavut, except in a national park, for the purpose, in the quantity, at the rate, during the period and subject to the conditions specified in the regulations;

(d) authorizing the deposit of waste without a licence in Nunavut, except in a national park, and specifying the conditions of the deposit, including the quantities, con centration and types of waste that may be deposited;

(e) prescribing the manner in which a report under subsection 11(2) is to be made;

(f) on the recommendation of the Board or after consultation with the Board, prescrib ing the classes of applications in relation to licences that do not require a public hear ing;

(g) prescribing the criteria to be applied by the Board in determining, on an application for a licence, whether the proposed use of waters or deposit of waste requires a type A or a type B licence;

(h) prescribing what constitutes a material conflict of interest for the purposes of subsection 22(1);

(i) in relation to the security referred to in subsection 74(1),

(i) prescribing the form and nature of the security and the terms and conditions on which it is to be furnished and maintained, and

(ii) prescribing the amount of security or the manner of determining the amount of the security or authorizing the Board to fix that amount in accordance with the regulations;

(j) prescribing water quality standards in Nunavut, except in national parks;

(k) prescribing effluent standards in Nuna vut, except in national parks;

(l) prescribing standards for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of works used in relation to appurtenant under takings;

(m) prescribing the fees to be paid

(i) for the right to use waters or deposit waste in waters pursuant to a licence,

(ii) for the filing of any application with the Board, and

(iii) for inspection of the register maintained pursuant to section 76;

(n) prescribing the times at which and the manner in which the fees prescribed under paragraph (m) shall be paid;

(o) requiring persons who use waters or deposit waste in waters in Nunavut, except in a national park, to maintain books and records for the proper enforcement of this Act, and to submit to the Board, on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis, reports containing specified informa tion on any of their operations;

(p) requiring persons who deposit waste in waters in Nunavut, except in national parks, to submit representative samples of the waste to the Board for analysis or to analyse representative samples and submit the re sults to the Board;

(q) respecting the taking of representative samples of waters or waste and respecting the method of analysing those samples;

(r) prescribing the form of the register to be maintained pursuant to section 76 and the information to be entered in it;

(s) respecting the duties of persons desig nated as analysts pursuant to section 83; and

(t) generally, for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act.

(a) in order to enable comprehensive evalu ation and planning to be carried out with respect to those waters; or

(b) where the use and flow of those waters or the maintenance of their quality is required in connection with an undertaking that is, in the opinion of the Governor in Council, in the public interest.

ENFORCEMENT

(a) enter any place in Nunavut in which the inspector believes, on reasonable grounds,

(i) a work is being constructed that, on completion, will form part of an appurtenant undertaking, or

(ii) any alteration or extension is being carried out on a work that forms part of an appurtenant undertaking;

(b) conduct such inspections of a work described in paragraph (a) as the inspector considers necessary in order to determine

(i) whether plans and specifications forming part of an application for a licence, filed with the Board by the person constructing the work, are being complied with, or

(ii) whether the alteration or extension of the work is likely to result in a contravention of any condition of a licence; and

(c) enter any place in Nunavut, except in a national park, in which the inspector be lieves, on reasonable grounds, that

(i) waters are being used,

(ii) there is being or has been carried out any process that may produce or has produced waste, or

(iii) there is any waste that may be added to waters,

and, in that place, examine any works, waters or waste, open any container that the inspector believes, on reasonable grounds, contains any waters or waste, and take samples of any such waters or waste.

(a) that

(i) waters have been or may be used in contravention of subsection 10(1) or of a condition of a licence,

(ii) waste has been or may be deposited in contravention of subsection 11(1) or of a condition of a licence, or

(iii) there has been, or may be, a failure of a work related to the use of waters or the deposit of waste, whether or not there has been compliance with any standards prescribed by the regulations or imposed by a licence; and

(b) that the adverse effects of that use, deposit or failure are causing, or may cause, a danger to persons, property or the environ ment.

(a) a person has closed or abandoned, temporarily or permanently, a work related to the use of waters or the deposit of waste in Nunavut, except in a national park, and

(b) either

(i) the person has contravened any condition of a licence or any provision of this Act or the regulations, whether or not the condition or provision relates to the closure or abandonment, or

(ii) the past operation of the work or its closure or abandonment may cause a danger to persons, property or the environment,