11.For the purposes of section 69 of the Act, as replaced by section 44 of the Act mainly to reinforce the enforcement of environmental and dam safety legislation, to ensure the responsible management of pesticides and to implement certain measures of the 2030 Plan for a Green Economy concerning zero emission vehicles (2022, chapter 8), impact-causing exploration work consists in
(1) work carried out using hydraulic machinery or explosives, in particular
(a) excavating in overburden;
(b) rock stripping;
(c) bulk sampling;
(d) drill-holes in overburden or in rock;
(e) seismic refraction geophysical surveys;
(2) work carried out using a hydraulic pump for gold mining purposes.
O.C. 1042-2000, s. 11; O.C. 74-2005, s. 4; 79-2024O.C. 79-2024, s. 21.