Physical Activities Regulations — 1
Definitions 1 (1) The following definitions apply in these Regulations. aerodrome has the same meaning as in subsection 3(1) of the Aeronautics Act . ( aérodrome ) area of mining operations means the area at ground level occupied by any open-pit or underground workings, mill complex or storage area for overburden, waste rock, tailings or ore. ( aire d’exploitation minière ) boundary water has the meaning assigned by the definition boundary waters in subsection 2(1) of the Canada Water Act . ( eaux limitrophes ) canal means a waterway constructed for navigation. ( canal ) Class IA nuclear facility has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Class I Nuclear Facilities Regulations . ( installation nucléaire de catégorie IA ) disposal at sea means disposal , as defined in subsection 122(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 , but does not include any omission that constitutes a disposal in paragraph (g) of the definition of that term. ( immersion ) exploratory well has the same meaning as in subsection 101(1) of the Canada Petroleum Resources Act , but does not include a delineation well or development well as those terms are defined in that subsection. ( puits d’exploration ) hazardous waste has the meaning assigned by paragraphs 1(a) to (e) of the definitions hazardous waste and hazardous recyclable material in sections 2 and 4, respectively, of the Cross-border Movement of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations , but does not include nuclear substances, domestic waste water or anything collected from households in the course of regular municipal waste collection services. ( déchets dangereux ) international electrical transmission line has the meaning assigned by the definition international power line in section 2 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act . ( ligne internationale de transport d’électricité ) marine terminal means a facility, including its areas, structures and equipment, that is used for berthing ships and that is (a) related to the movement of goods between ships and shore; or (b) used for the receiving, holding, regrouping, embarkation or landing of passengers transported by water. ( terminal maritime ) national marine conservation area means a marine conservation area or a reserve , as those terms are defined in subsection 2(1) of the Canada National Marine Conservation Areas Act , or the Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park established under section 5 of the Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park Act . ( aire marine nationale de conservation ) national park means a park or a park reserve as those terms are defined in subsection 2(1) of the Canada National Parks Act . ( parc national ) navigable water has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Canadian Navigable Waters Act . ( eaux navigables ) new right of way means land that is to be developed for an international electrical transmission line, a pipeline , as defined in section 2 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act , a railway line or an all-season public highway, and that is not alongside and contiguous to an area of land that was developed for an electrical transmission line, oil and gas pipeline, railway line or all-season public highway. ( nouvelle emprise ) nuclear substance has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Nuclear Safety and Control Act . ( substance nucléaire ) offshore means, except in respect of an offshore area, anything that is located in (a) an area referred to in paragraph 3(d) or (e) of the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act in respect of which an authorization under that Act is required to conduct an activity that is related to the exploration and drilling for, or the production, conservation, processing or transportation of, oil or gas; or (b) an area in respect of which an authorization under the Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act or the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act is required to conduct an activity that is related to the e