Impact Assessment Act (S.C. 2019, c. 28, s. 1)

Marginal note:Minister’s obligation

• 70 (1) The Minister must, after considering any views provided by the proponent on the matter, establish the period within which the proponent must substantially begin to carry out the designated project.

• Marginal note:Extension

  (2) The Minister may, after considering any views provided by the proponent on the matter, extend the period by any period that the Minister considers reasonable and, in that case, must ensure that a notice of the extension and the reasons for the extension are posted on the Internet site.

• Marginal note:Expiry of decision statement

  (3) If the proponent does not substantially begin to carry out the designated project within the period established by the Minister, or any extension of that period, the decision statement expires on the expiry of that period or any extension of that period.

• Marginal note:Notice posted on Internet site

  (4) The Agency must post on the Internet site a notice that a decision statement has expired.