Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (S.C. 1999, c. 33)

Marginal note:Publication of proposed orders and regulations

• 332. (1) The Minister shall publish in the Canada Gazette a copy of every order or regulation proposed to be made by the Minister or the Governor in Council under this Act, except a list, or an amendment to a list, referred to in section 66, 87, 105 or 112 or an interim order made under section 94, 163, 173, 183 or 200.1.

• Marginal note:Notice of objection

  (2) Within 60 days after the publication of a proposed order or regulation in the Canada Gazette under subsection (1) or a proposed instrument respecting preventive or control actions in relation to a substance that is required by section 91 to be published in the Canada Gazette, any person may file with the Minister comments with respect to the order, regulation or instrument or a notice of objection requesting that a board of review be established under section 333 and stating the reasons for the objection.

• Marginal note:Single publication required

  (3) No order, regulation or instrument need be published more than once under subsection (1), whether or not it is altered after publication.

Marginal note:Establishment of board of review

• 333. (1) Where a person files a notice of objection under subsection 77(8) or 332(2) in respect of

  • (a) a decision or a proposed order, regulation or instrument made by the Governor in Council, or

  • (b) a decision or a proposed order or instrument made by either or both Ministers,

  the Minister or the Ministers may establish a board of review to inquire into the nature and extent of the danger posed by the substance in respect of which the decision is made or the order, regulation or instrument is proposed.

• Marginal note:Establishment of board of review

  (2) Where a person files a notice of objection under subsection 9(3) or 10(5) in respect of an agreement or a term or condition of the agreement, the Minister may establish a board of review to inquire into the matter.

• Marginal note:Mandatory review for international air and water

  (3) Where a person or government files with the Minister a notice of objection under subsection 332(2) with respect to regulations proposed to be made under section 167 or 177 within the time specified in that subsection, the Minister shall establish a board of review to inquire into the nature and extent of the danger posed by the release into the air or water of the substance in respect of which the regulations are proposed.

• Marginal note:Mandatory reviews for certain regulations

  (4) Where a person files with the Minister a notice of objection under subsection 332(2) with respect to regulations proposed to be made under Part 9 or section 118 within the time specified in that subsection, the Minister shall establish a board of review to inquire into the matter raised by the notice.

• Marginal note:Review for permits

  (5) Where a person files with the Minister a notice of objection under section 134 within the time specified in that section, the Minister may establish a board of review to inquire into the matter raised by the notice.

• Marginal note:Mandatory review for toxics

  (6) Where a person files with the Minister a notice of objection under section 78 in respect of the failure to make a determination about whether a substance is toxic, the Minister shall establish a board of review to inquire into whether the substance is toxic or capable of becoming toxic.