Uranium Mines and Mills Regulations — 1
1 The definitions in this section apply in these Regulations. Act means the Nuclear Safety and Control Act . ( Loi ) concentrate means an extracted product that contains uranium and that results from the physical or chemical separation of uranium from ore. ( concentré ) effective dose [Repealed, SOR/2007-208, s. 13] equivalent dose has the meaning assigned to that term by subsection 1(1) of the Radiation Protection Regulations . ( dose équivalente ) excavation site means a place at which uranium is moved by means of underground activities for the purpose of evaluating a potential orebody. ( site d’excavation ) federal authority means (a) a Minister of the Crown in right of Canada; (b) an agency of the Government of Canada or a parent Crown corporation, as defined in subsection 83(1) of the Financial Administration Act , or any other body established under an Act of Parliament that is ultimately accountable through a Minister of the Crown in right of Canada to Parliament for the conduct of its affairs; (c) any department or departmental corporation that is set out in Schedule I or II to the Financial Administration Act ; (d) any other body that is set out in Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 ; and (e) the Executive Council of — or a minister, department, agency or body of the government of — Yukon, the Northwest Territories or Nunavut. It does not include a council of the band as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Indian Act , Export Development Canada or the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. It also does not include a Crown corporation that is a wholly-owned subsidiary, as defined in subsection 83(1) of the Financial Administration Act , or a not-for-profit corporation that enters into an agreement under subsection 80(5) of the Canada Marine Act , that is not set out in Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 . ( autorité fédérale ) hazardous substance means a substance, other than a nuclear substance, that is used or produced in the course of carrying on a licensed activity and that may pose a risk to the environment or the health and safety of persons. ( substance dangereuse ) jurisdiction means (a) a federal authority; (b) any agency or body that is established under an Act of Parliament and that has powers, duties or functions in relation to an assessment of the environmental effects of the preparation of a site for a uranium mine or mill or its construction, operation, decommissioning or abandonment; (c) the government of a province; (d) any agency or body that is established under an Act of the legislature of a province, and that has powers, duties or functions in relation to an assessment of the environmental effects of the preparation of a site for a uranium mine or mill or its construction, operation, decommissioning or abandonment; (e) any body that is established under a land claims agreement referred to in section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 , and that has powers, duties or functions in relation to an assessment of the environmental effects of the preparation of a site for a uranium mine or mill or its construction, operation, decommissioning or abandonment; (f) a governing body that is established under legislation that relates to the self-government of Indians and that has powers, duties or functions in relation to an assessment of the environmental effects of the preparation of a site for a uranium mine or mill or its construction, operation, decommissioning or abandonment; (g) a government of a foreign state or of a subdivision of a foreign state, or any institution of such a government; and (h) an international organization of states or any institution of such an organization. ( instance ) licensed activity means an activity described in paragraph 26(e) of the Act that a licence authorizes the licensee to carry on in relation to a uranium mine or mill. ( activité autorisée ) licensee means a person who is licensed to carry on an activity described in pa