O. Reg. 245/23: GENERAL

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ontario regulation 245/23

made under the

Environmental Assessment Act

Made: July 20, 2023
Filed: August 8, 2023
Published on e-Laws: August 8, 2023
Published in The Ontario Gazette: August 26, 2023

Amending Reg. 334 of R.R.O. 1990

(GENERAL)

1. Section 1.1 of Regulation 334 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 is revoked.

2. (1) Subsection 14.1 (3) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to the following undertakings:

1. An undertaking in respect of which one or more of the following notices have been issued under the Algonquin Land Claim declaration order before the day section 2 of Ontario Regulation 245/23 came into force:

i. A Public Notice issued under Step 2 of Section 2.3 (Evaluation and Consultation Process for Category B Projects and Activities) of Schedule “A” to the Algonquin Land Claim declaration order.

ii. A Notice of Opportunity to Inspect the Draft Environmental Evaluation Report issued under Step 3 of Section 2.4 (Evaluation and Consultation Process for Category C Projects and Activities) of Schedule “A” to the Algonquin Land Claim declaration order.

2. An undertaking respecting which a process of public consultation pursuant to a class environmental assessment or order under the Act, other than the Algonquin Land Claim declaration order, was commenced before July 1, 2021.

(3.1) Despite subsection (3), an undertaking described in paragraph 1 of that subsection is exempt from the Act if a Statement of Completion has been submitted to the Director of the Environmental Assessment Branch and the appropriate Regional Director of the Ministry under,

(a) Step 5 of Section 2.3 (Evaluation and Consultation Process for Category B Projects and Activities) of Schedule “A” to the Algonquin Land Claim declaration order; or

(b) Step 6 of Section 2.4 (Evaluation and Consultation Process for Category C Projects and Activities) of Schedule “A” to the Algonquin Land Claim declaration order.

(2) Subsection 14.1 (4) of the Regulation is amended by adding the following definition:

“Algonquin Land Claim declaration order” means the order made under subsection 3.2 (1) of the Act entitled “Declaration — Projects and Activities being considered for inclusion in the Algonquin Land Claim Settlement”, dated July 23, 2007 and approved by Order in Council 1900/2007, as it may be amended from time to time; (“arrêté déclaratoire relatif à la revendication territoriale des Algonquins”)

Commencement

3. This Regulation comes into force on the day this Regulation is filed.

 

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