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Q-2, r. 17.1 - Regulation respecting the regulatory scheme applying to activities on the basis of their environmental impact
Section 52
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52. The following activities are exempted from authorisation or the amendment of authorization pursuant to sections 22 and 30 of the Act, except if they involve work in a wetland or body of water:
(1) the following pre-project work:
(a) surveys;
(b) drilling work other than drilling work connected with natural gas storage activities referred to in the Act respecting natural gas storage and natural gas and oil pipelines (chapter S-34.1);
(c) technical surveys and archaeological excavations;
(2) displays or events requiring the use of pyrotechnic equipment or a device or apparatus to reproduce or amplify sound;
(3) the racing, testing or displaying of motor vehicles;
(4) the laying out, maintenance and dismantling of linear infrastructures, with the exception of those referred to in sections 348 and 349;
(5) activities to crush and sieve topsoil that does not contain any residual materials as well as surface mineral substances during construction or demolition work.
52. The following activities are exempted from authorisation or the amendment of authorization pursuant to sections 22 and 30 of the Act, except if they involve work in a wetland or body of water:
(1) the following pre-project work:
(a) surveys;
(b) drilling work other than drilling work connected with natural gas storage activities referred to in the Act respecting natural gas storage and natural gas and oil pipelines (chapter S-34.1);
(2) displays or events requiring the use of pyrotechnic equipment or a device or apparatus to reproduce or amplify sound;
(3) the racing, testing or displaying of motor vehicles;
(4) the laying out, maintenance and dismantling of linear infrastructures, with the exception of those referred to in sections 348 and 349;
(5) activities to crush and sieve topsoil that does not contain any residual materials as well as surface mineral substances during construction or demolition work.
52. The following activities are exempted from authorisation or the amendment of authorization pursuant to sections 22 and 30 of the Act, except if they involve work in a wetland or body of water:
(1) the following pre-project work:
(a) surveys other than stratigraphic surveys conducted while exploring for hydrocarbons;
(b) drilling work other than drilling work connected with activities to explore for, store or produce hydrocarbons referred to in the Petroleum Resources Act (chapter H-4.2);
(2) displays or events requiring the use of pyrotechnic equipment or a device or apparatus to reproduce or amplify sound;
(3) the racing, testing or displaying of motor vehicles;
(4) the laying out, maintenance and dismantling of linear infrastructures, with the exception of those referred to in sections 348 and 349;
(5) activities to crush and sieve topsoil that does not contain any residual materials as well as surface mineral substances during construction or demolition work.
In force: 2020-12-31
52. The following activities are exempted from authorisation or the amendment of authorization pursuant to sections 22 and 30 of the Act, except if they involve work in a wetland or body of water:
(1) the following pre-project work:
(a) surveys other than stratigraphic surveys conducted while exploring for hydrocarbons;
(b) drilling work other than drilling work connected with activities to explore for, store or produce hydrocarbons referred to in the Petroleum Resources Act (chapter H-4.2);
(2) displays or events requiring the use of pyrotechnic equipment or a device or apparatus to reproduce or amplify sound;
(3) the racing, testing or displaying of motor vehicles;
(4) the laying out, maintenance and dismantling of linear infrastructures, with the exception of those referred to in sections 348 and 349;
(5) activities to crush and sieve topsoil that does not contain any residual materials as well as surface mineral substances during construction or demolition work.
