Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act

Marginal note:Federal independent regulatory agencies

• 87 (1) A federal independent regulatory agency shall not require that a project be undertaken or take any action that enables a project to be undertaken until every federal decision body for the project and, in the case of the National Energy Board, the territorial minister has issued a decision document in respect of the project under section 75, 76 or 77.

• Marginal note:Conformity with decision document

  (2) A federal independent regulatory agency, other than the National Energy Board, shall

  • (a) when it requires that a project be undertaken or takes any action that enables a project to be undertaken, endeavour to the extent practicable to implement any decision document issued by a federal decision body; and

  • (b) when it issues an authorization that enables a project to be undertaken, endeavour to the extent practicable to make the authorization conform with any decision document issued by a federal decision body, and provide written reasons to that decision body for any want of conformity.

• Marginal note:National Energy Board

  (3) The National Energy Board shall

  • (a) when it requires that a project be undertaken or provides financial assistance for a project, take into consideration any decision document issued by a federal decision body or the territorial minister; and

  • (b) when it issues an authorization to enable a project to be undertaken, take into consideration any decision document issued by a federal decision body or the territorial minister and provide written reasons to the decision body or the minister for any want of conformity.