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Activities Designation Regulations (Canada)
O.I.C. 95-286 (April 11, 1995), N.S. Reg. 47/95
as amended to O.I.C. 2014-347, Sch. “B” (Aug. 12, 2014, eff. Oct. 1, 2014), N.S. Reg. 123/2014
and including O.I.C. 2014-348 (August 12, 2014), N.S. Reg. 124/2014
Effective May 1, 2016, these regulations are amended by N.S. Reg. 318/2015.
References to approvals in other enactments
Division I - Water
Definitions for Division I
Activities requiring approvals
Activities requiring notifications
Qualifications required for certain alterations
Conflict with protected water area regulations
Division II - Pesticide
Division III - Municipal Waste
Part 1: Sewage/Storm Drainage/Septage
Part 2: Solid Waste
Part 3: Water Works
Division IV - Dangerous Goods/Waste Dangerous Goods/Salvage Yard
Division V - Industrial
Part 1: Chemical
Part 3: Food or Fish and Animal By-products
Part 4: Metals
Part 5: Minerals
Part 6: Oil and Gas, and Carbon Sequestration
Part 7: Wood Products
Part 8: Primary Manufacturing
Part 11: Biotechnology
Division VI - Security and Insurance
1 These regulations may be cited as the Activities Designation Regulations.
“Administrator” means a person who has been appointed by the Minister to beresponsible for processing applications respecting activities designated under theseregulations, and includes an acting Administrator;
“Approval and Notification Procedure Regulations” means the Approval andNotification Procedure Regulations made under the Act;
Definition of “Approval and Notification Procedure Regulations” added: O.I.C. 2014-347, N.S. Reg. 122/2014.
[Note: Department name updated in accordance with Order in Council 2008-161 under the Public ServiceAct, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376, effective April 1, 2008.]
“extension” means an increase in size, volume or other physical dimensions of anactivity such that the increase may cause an adverse effect if not properly mitigated;
“modification” means a change to an activity that may cause an adverse effect if notproperly mitigated and includes, but is not limited to, the expansion of the sameprocess, addition of product lines and replacement of equipment with differenttechnology other than that presently in use;
“professional engineer” means a person who holds a valid and subsisting certificateof registration or licence to practise under the Engineering Profession Act.
Definition of “professional engineer” added: O.I.C. 2014-347, N.S. Reg. 122/2014.
Subsection 2(1) clause letters removed: O.I.C. 2014-347, N.S. Reg. 122/2014.
(2) Where a term defined in the Act is used in these regulations, it has the definedmeaning for the purpose of these regulations except where these regulations furtherdefine or clarify the meaning.
3 (1) Anything designated as an activity in these regulations requires an approval from theMinister or an Administrator designated by the Minister unless it is specified as anactivity that requires notification.
(2) Any modification or extension of an activity designated in these regulations requiresan approval from the Minister or an Administrator designated by the Minister unless
(a) it is exempted; or
(b) the modified or extended activity continues to meet the criteria for providingnotification, in which case a further notification must be provided.
(3) An activity that is designated in these regulations and is carried out on lands ownedor occupied by Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, or an agency, board orcommission of Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, or the modification orextension of such an activity, does not require an approval or notification unless theactivity causes or may cause an adverse effect beyond the boundaries of those lands.
Section 3 replaced: O.I.C. 2014-347, N.S. Reg. 122/2014.
4 In accordance with subsection 3(2) of the Approval and Notification ProcedureRegulations, anything designated in these regulations as an activity that requires anapproval requires a Type A approval, except for activities designated as requiring a Type Bapproval or notification.
Section 4 replaced: O.I.C. 2014-347, N.S. Reg. 122/2014.
4A Any reference to an approval in any Act other than the Environment Act or in any otherregulation must be interpreted as a reference to an approval or a notification, as the casemay be.
Section 4A added: O.I.C. 2014-347, N.S. Reg. 122/2014.
4B Despite any provision of these regulations that requires a person to provide notification,any approval issued and in good standing on the effective date of these regulationscontinues in force until its expiry date, unless earlier terminated in accordance with itsterms.
Section 4B added: O.I.C. 2014-347, N.S. Reg. 122/2014.
Division I heading replaced: O.I.C. 2014-347, N.S. Reg. 123/2014.
5 For the purpose of Division I,
(a) “bank” means that portion of a watercourse between the ordinary high watermark and the boundary of the watercourse in its fullest natural state, but doesnot include any area of overflow onto a flood plain;
(b) “bed” means that portion of a watercourse that is commonly submerged inwater;
(c) “equipment” means power tools, including chainsaws, generators andjackhammers, but not including vehicles as defined in the Motor Vehicle Act;
(d) “ordinary high water mark” means the limit or edge of the bed of a body ofwater where the land has been covered by water so long as to wrest it fromvegetation or as to mark a distinct character on the vegetation where it extendsinto the water or on the soil itself;
(e) “Watercourse Alteration Installer” means a person who holds a valid certificateof qualification to install or construct watercourse alterations issued underSection 64 of the Act and in accordance with Section 5F;
(f) “Watercourse Alteration Sizer” means a person who holds a valid certificate ofqualification to choose the size of watercourse crossings issued under Section64 of the Act and in accordance with Section 5F.
Section 5 replaced: O.I.C. 2014-347, N.S. Reg. 123/2014.
5A (1) Using or altering a watercourse or water resource, or the flow of water in awatercourse or water resource, for any of the following purposes is designated as anactivity that requires an approval, unless it requires a notification under Section 5Bor is exempt under Section 5D:
(a) withdrawing or diverting water in a volume greater than 23 000 L per day froma source of surface water or ground water;
(b) storing water in a volume of 25 000 m3 or greater;
(c) constructing, modifying or maintaining a dam.
(2) Altering any of the following, or the flow of water in any of the following, isdesignated as an activity that requires an approval, unless it requires a notificationunder Section 5B or is exempt under Section 5D:
(a) a watercourse;
(b) a water resource;
(c) a wetland.
Section 5A added: O.I.C. 2014-347, N.S. Reg. 123/2014.
5B (1) Each of the following watercourse alterations is designated as an activity requiringnotification, unless it is exempt under Section 5D:
(a) work to improve fish habitat, including using half logs, rock groupings, rootwads, digger logs, rock sills, low head barriers and weirs, but not includingwork otherwise included under clauses (b) or (c), if all of the followingconditions are met:
(i) the watercourse is altered for 15 m or less along the length of thewatercourse,
(ii) the work is done only by hand or equipment,
(iii) the work begins on or after June 1 and ends on or before September 30;
(b) constructing or modifying a single culvert or other single closed-bottomstructure for the purpose of a road, railbed, trail or footpath crossing, if all ofthe following conditions are met:
(i) the length of the culvert or structure is 25 m or less,
(ii) the watercourse slope is less than 8.0%,
(iii) the watershed of the watercourse crossing is 20 km2 or less in area,
(iv) the work begins on or after June 1 and ends on or before September 30;
(c) constructing or modifying a bridge or other open-bottom structure for thepurpose of a road, railbed, trail or footpath crossing, if all of the followingconditions are met:
(i) the bed of the watercourse is not altered,
(ii) the bank of the watercourse is altered,
(iii) the length of the span is 15 m or less for a bridge, or 3600 mm or less fora structural plate arch or other open-bottom structure,
(iv) the length of any structural plate arch installed is 25 m or less,
(v) work that alters the bank of the watercourse begins on or after June 1 andends on or before September 30;
(d) a bank alteration not included under clause (a), (b) or (c), if all of the followingconditions are met:
(i) the width of the portion of the bank that is altered is 5 m or less,
(ii) the bed of the watercourse is not altered,
(e) maintaining alterations or structures associated with activities designated insubsection 5A(2) and clauses (a) to (d), if all of the following conditions aremet:
(i) the work is restricted to preserving the alteration or structure in a state asclose as possible to the state it was in when it was installed,
(ii) the work is done below the ordinary high water mark,
(iii) the work begins on or after June 1 and ends on or before September 30.
(2) A person who is carrying on an activity designated in this Section as requiring anotification must do so in compliance with the latest edition of the Nova ScotiaWatercourse Alterations Standard published by the Department.
Section 5B added: O.I.C. 2014-347, N.S. Reg. 123/2014.
5C (1) A structure described in clause 5B(1)(b) that is to be installed in a watercourse with aslope less than or equal to 0.5% must be sized by a Watercourse Alteration Sizer or aprofessional engineer before it is installed.
(2) A structure described in clause 5B(1)(b) that is to be installed in a watercourse with aslope greater than 0.5% but less than 8.0% must be designed by a professionalengineer before it is installed.
(3) A structure described in clause 5B(1)(c) must be sized by a Watercourse AlterationSizer or a professional engineer before it is installed.
(4) Effective on and after October 1, 2016, each activity designated in clause 5A(2)(a)and Section 5B must be carried out by a Watercourse Alteration Installer or underthe direct supervision of a Watercourse Alteration Installer.
(5) Despite subsections (1), (3) and (4), until September 30, 2019, a person who iscertified by the Minister as having, before October 1, 2014, successfully completedthe Maritime College of Forest Technology Watercourse Alteration Certification forNova Scotia program may do anything otherwise required to be done by aWatercourse Alteration Installer or Watercourse Alteration Sizer.
Section 5C added: O.I.C. 2014-347, N.S. Reg. 123/2014.
5D A person is exempt from the requirement to obtain an approval or provide notification inrespect of any of the following activities:
(a) non-recurring use of water from the same watercourse for a total period of lessthan 2 weeks in the same year;
(b)using seawater;
(c) using brackish water from an intertidal zone of a river estuary;
(d) maintaining of lands and structures by marsh bodies incorporated under theAgricultural Marshland Conservation Act;
(e) maintaining alterations or structures associated with activities designated insubsections 5A(1) and (2) and clauses 5B(1)(a) to (d), if the work is doneabove the ordinary high water mark.
Section 5D added: O.I.C. 2014-347, N.S. Reg. 123/2014.
5E If any provision of this Division conflicts with regulations respecting any protected waterarea designated under Section 106 of the Act, the more onerous provision applies.
Section 5E added: O.I.C. 2014-347, N.S. Reg. 123/2014.
5F (1) To be issued a certificate of qualification as a Watercourse Alteration Installer or aWatercourse Alteration Sizer, a person must do all of the following:
(a) successfully complete a relevant course of instruction established or adopted bythe Minister;
(b) apply for the certificate of qualification on a form specified by the Minister;
(c) pay any required fee.
(2) A certificate of qualification as a Watercourse Alteration Installer or a WatercourseAlteration Sizer expires 10 years from the date it is issued, unless cancelled orsuspended earlier.
(3) The Minister may reinstate a certificate of qualification that has been suspended onany terms and conditions that the Minister considers appropriate.
Section 5F added: O.I.C. 2014-347, N.S. Reg. 123/2014.
Division II heading amended: O.I.C. 2014-347, N.S. Reg. 123/2014.
6 (1) For the purpose of Division II,
(a) “forested land” includes, but is not limited to, land used for the production ofpulp, sawlogs, lumber or firewood, but does not include land used to growChristmas trees;
(b) “soil sterilization” means use of a non-selective herbicide which providesresidual control of plants for a period of time exceeding 6 months;
(c) “spot treatment” means the application of a pesticide to an area which does notexceed 100 m2.
(2) The application of a pesticide in any one or more of the following circumstances:
(a) on forested land;
(b) on a utility corridor or utility right-of-way, excluding spot treatment and thedirect application of wood preservatives to utility poles;
(c) on a road, street, or highway, excluding spot treatment;
(d) on an industrial or commercial site for soil sterilization;
(e) in, on or over a surface watercourse; or
(f) from any aircraft in flight,
is designated as an activity.
(3) The construction of a new pesticide storage facility or the extension or modificationof an existing pesticide storage facility to store commercial or restricted classpesticides for sale, resale, or wholesale distribution is designated as an activity.
Division III heading amended: O.I.C. 2014-347, N.S. Reg. 123/2014.
7 (1) For the purpose of Part 1 of Division III,
(a) “septage” means any liquid or solid materials pumped from a septic tank orcesspool;
(b) “sewage” includes domestic, commercial, institutional and industrial wastes.
(2) The construction, operation or reclamation of
(a)a sewage works, including
(i) sewage collection systems and pumping stations,
(ii)retention or storage facilities,
(iii) treatment facilities,
(iv)outfalls; or
(b) a storm drainage works, including
(i) storm collection systems and pumping stations,
(ii) retention or storage facilities,
(iv) outfalls; or
(c) a septage works, including
(i) treatment and disposal facilities,
8 (1) For the purpose of Part 2 of Division III,
(a) “construction and demolition debris” means waste generated from materialsthat are normally used in the construction of buildings, structures, roadways orwalls or in landscaping, including wallboard, drywall, plaster, cellulose,fiberglass fibres, lumber, wood, asphalt shingles and metals, but not includinginert debris;
(b) “inert debris” means any of the following:
(i) rock or aggregate, but not including rock to which Section 13 and theSulphide Bearing Material Disposal Regulations apply,
(ii) soil,
(iii) trees, brush, limbs, stumps, root balls or organic mat,
(iv) any of the following materials, if free of adhesives, coatings orpreservatives:
(A) bricks,
(B) mortar,
(C) concrete,
(D) asphalt pavement,
(E) porcelain or ceramic materials,
(F) milled wood;
(c) “municipal solid waste” has the same meaning as in the Solid Waste-ResourceManagement Regulations made under the Act;
(d) “solid waste management facility” includes all of the following:
(i) a resource recovery facility that processes municipal solid waste orconstruction and demolition debris into fuel or energy,
(ii) a composting facility that processes more than 60 m3 of compostableorganic material per year,
(iii) a facility for transferring, storing, mixing, processing, treating ordisposing of municipal solid waste,
(iv) a facility for disposing of construction and demolition debris;
(e) “Sulphide Bearing Material Disposal Regulations” means the SulphideBearing Material Disposal Regulations made under the Act.
Subsection 8(1) replaced: O.I.C. 2014-347, N.S. Reg. 122/2014.
(2) The construction, operation or reclamation of a solid waste management facility isdesignated as an activity.
Subsection 8(2) amended: O.I.C. 2014-347, N.S. Reg. 122/2014.
(3) Rock, including construction and demolition debris, that contains sulphide-bearingmaterial is subject to Section 13 and the Sulphide Bearing Material DisposalRegulations made under the Act.
Subsection 8(3) added: O.I.C. 2014-347, N.S. Reg. 122/2014.
9 The construction, operation or reclamation of municipal water works including
(a) water supply facilities or works;
(b) water treatment facilities or works; or
(c) water distribution facilities or works,
Division IV heading amended: O.I.C. 2014-347, N.S. Reg. 123/2014.
10 (1) The construction, operation or reclamation of
(a) a facility for the handling of dangerous goods or waste dangerous goods asdefined in the Dangerous Goods Management Regulations;
(b) a permanent facility for the handling of dangerous goods or waste dangerousgoods generated in a residence;
(c) a facility for the handling of soils containing a chemical or petroleum productwhich is located in a place other than where the soil originated or becamecontaminated;
(d) a facility for the disposal of oily debris resulting from releases of a petroleumproduct;
(e) a commercial salvage facility which exceeds 0.25 ha in area which is used tosalvage automobiles, transportation vehicles, or industrial equipment;
(f) a site with a chemical storage tank system the capacity of which exceeds 2000L of chemicals in liquid form or 2000 kg of chemicals in solid form, whicheveris applicable;
(g) a petroleum storage tank system consisting of one or more petroleum tanks andassociated piping; or
(h) a facility for the storage or disposal of asbestos waste,
(2) Despite Section 3, an approval is not required for an activity designated insubsection (1) where the activity is the construction, operation or reclamation of
(a) a propane bulk facility regulated by the Fire Marshal; or
(b) a facility for storing explosives regulated by the Department of Energy, Minesand Resources (Canada).
Division V heading amended: O.I.C. 2014-347, N.S. Reg. 123/2014.
11 An activity designated in Division V does not require an approval if it generates only aliquid effluent which is discharged
(a) to a municipal wastewater treatment facility approved by the Minister or anAdministrator; and
(b) in accordance with any applicable municipal sewer use by-law.
12 The construction, operation or reclamation of
(a) a chemical manufacturing plant in which organic or inorganic chemicals aremanufactured;
(b) a fertilizer manufacturing plant in which a substance or a mixture ofsubstances is manufactured that contains one or more components of nitrogen,phosphorus, potassium, or other plant food that is marketed or represented foruse as a plant nutrient;
(c) a fertilizer storage facility that has the capacity to store fertilizer in quantities of
(i) 250 t or more of anhydrous ammonia, or
(ii) 500 t or more of granular or prilled ammonia phosphate or ammoniumnitrate or urea fertilizer products;
(d) an explosives manufacturing plant in which dynamite, nitroglycerin,ammonium nitrate, cyclotrimethylene trinitramine (RDX), cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine (HMX) or trinitrotoluene (TNT) is manufactured, excludingblending or mixing facilities located on-site where explosives are being used ora fertilizer manufacturing plant;
(e) a pesticide manufacturing plant in which a pesticide is manufactured orprocessed;
(f) a petrochemical manufacturing plant in which organic chemical substancesproduced from natural organic or petroleum-based materials are produced,processed or handled, excluding an oil refinery, a re-refinery or a natural gasprocessing facility;
(g) a coke or carbon manufacturing plant in which coke or carbon products areproduced or processed;
(h) a brine processing plant in which brine products, including common table saltare produced or processed;
(i) a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in which a medical drug for sale ordistribution is processed, excluding a facility that engages solely in research;
(j) a paint manufacturing plant in which paints, lacquers, primers or enamels areproduced or processed; or
(k) an industrial cleaners manufacturing facility in which materials, including, butnot limited to, degreasers, strippers or bleaches are produced,
13 The construction, operation or reclamation of
(a) a building products manufacturing plant in which asphalt shingles, gypsumwall-board, hardboard, bricks or tiles are manufactured;
(b) a cement plant in which Portland cement is manufactured;
(c) an asphalt paving plant in which asphalt is manufactured through the mixing ofaggregate and asphalt oil or recycled asphalt material;
(d) a stationary ready-mix concrete plant that manufactures ready-mixed concrete;
(e) a pit that is larger than 2 ha where a ground disturbance or excavation is madefor the purpose of removing aggregate without the use of explosives;
Clause 13(e) amended: O.I.C. 2005-257, N.S. Reg. 128/2005.
(f) a quarry where a ground disturbance or excavation is made for the purpose ofremoving aggregate with the use of explosives;
(g) a topsoil removal operation where a ground disturbance or excavation greaterthan 1 ha is made for the purpose of removing topsoil; or
(h) a sulphide bearing material disposal operation,
14 (1) For the purpose of Part 3 of Division V,
(a) “fish” means finfish, shellfish, or marine mammals;
(b) “hide” means the outer covering of the body of an animal including any piecesof flesh and the hair;
(c) “renders” means cooks or melts down animal parts to produce meal or othersaleable by-products.
(a) a rendering plant in which meat or animal or poultry products is rendered, withor without oil refining;
(b) a poultry integrated plant in which poultry is slaughtered and dressed inpreparation for sale or distribution to the public;
(c) a red meat integrated plant in which animals, other than poultry, areslaughtered and dressed in preparation for sale or distribution to the public;
(d) an inland fish processing plant in which fish is processed and wastewater isdischarged to a watercourse, land or an on-site sewage disposal system;
(e) a tannery in which animal hides or skins are received and processed intoleather or leather products;
(f) a vegetable processing plant in which vegetables are received and processed byslicing, cooking, dehydrating or freezing in preparation for sale or distribution;
(g) a fruit processing plant in which fruit is received and processed by slicing,cooking, canning, juicing or freezing in preparation for sale or distribution;
(h) a distillery for the extraction of alcoholic liquors for commercial purposes;
(i) a beer processing plant that produces 150 000 L or more of alcoholic beveragesper year;
Clause 14(2)(i) replaced: O.I.C. 2014-347, N.S. Reg. 122/2014.
(ia) a wine processing plant in which alcoholic beverages are produced by theprocess of fermentation;
Clause 14(2)(ia) added: O.I.C. 2014-347, N.S. Reg. 122/2014.
(j) a fish meal plant in which fish meal is processed from fish wastes, with orwithout oil recovery;
(k) a fish silage operation in which ground up fish waste is digested;
(l) a dairy or dairy products plant in which milk and milk products are processedincluding, but not limited to, ice cream, butter, cheese, sour cream, cottagecheese and yogurt for sale and distribution; or
(m) a food additive or supplement manufacturing plant in which materials areproduced for the addition to food or as a food supplement,
15 The construction, operation or reclamation of
(a) an electroplating plant in which metal electroplating, anodizing, or galvanizingprocesses are carried out;
(b) a foundry in which metal products are produced through thermal melting andcasting or moulding of metals, including reclaimed metals;
(c) a smelter in which a furnace is used to obtain metals from metal concentrates;
(d) an iron and steel mill in which iron and steel are manufactured through the useof heating or thermal melting, other than welding, excluding a facility thatfabricates secondary products from iron and steel;
(e) a pewter ware manufacturing facility in which various articles are processedfrom pewter and wastewater containing metals including tellurium, tin, lead,copper and antimony is discharged;
(f) a battery manufacturing plant in which batteries are produced including, butnot limited to, lead-acid, alkaline, and nickel-cadmium batteries; or
(g) a rolling stock manufacturing plant in which rolling stock is produced,including, but not limited to, railcars, railcar wheels and axles, buses, trucksand automobiles,
16 (1) For the purpose of Part 5 of Division V,
(a) “infrastructure” means any works, buildings, structures, facilities, equipment,apparatus, mechanism, instrument or machinery belonging to or used inconnection with a surface mine, underground mine or peat moss harvestingoperation;
(b) “mineral” means a natural solid inorganic or fossilized organic substanceincluding any substance prescribed under the Mineral Resources Act to be amineral as well as gypsum and non-Crown limestone, but does not includeordinary stone, building stone, construction stone, sand, gravel, peat, peatmoss, ordinary soil, oil or natural gas.
(a) a lime plant in which lime is manufactured by the calcining of limestone orproduces other calcium carbonate derivatives as a saleable product;
(b) a coal processing plant in which coal is processed including a wash plant, arecovery plant or a benefication plant;
(c) a mineral processing plant in which concentrates are produced from mineralbearing ore including lead, zinc, tin and copper;
(d) a surface mine where an opening or excavation is made in the ground from thesurface which may require the use of explosives for the purpose of procuringany mineral bearing ore, including coal, and any associated infrastructure;
(e) an underground mine where an opening or excavation is made in the groundbelow surface which may require the use of explosives for the purpose ofprocuring any mineral bearing ore, including coal, and any associatedinfrastructure;
(f) a peat moss harvesting operation where an opening or excavation is made inthe ground for the purpose of procuring peat, including any associatedinfrastructure;
(g) an in-situ leach mining operation where wells are drilled in mineral bearing oreand the subsequent addition and removal of chemicals is used to extract themineral;
(h) a bulk sample site where more than 100 t of mineral bearing ore is removed forthe purposes of proving mineral quality or where less than 100 t of mineralbearing ore is removed where total disturbed tonnage exceeds 10 000 t; or
(i) a bulk solids handling loadout facility in which solids such as coal, gypsum,limestone or mineral concentrates are stored and subsequently loaded,
Part 6 heading amended: O.I.C. 2014-348, N.S. Reg. 124/2014.
17 (1) For the purpose of Part 6 of Division V,
(a) “carbon sequestration” means the depositing underground, with or withoutmodification, of waste carbon dioxide, or other waste gas containing carbon,that originates from a point source emission, so that it will no longer enter theatmosphere;
Clause 17(1)(a) added: O.I.C. 2014-348, N.S. Reg. 124/2014.
(aa) “methane” means in addition to its normal scientific meaning, a gaseousmixture composed mainly of methane and which may contain ethane, nitrogen,helium or carbon dioxide;
Original clause 17(1)(a) relettered (aa): O.I.C. 2014-348, N.S. Reg. 124/2014.
(b) “raw gas” means a mixture that contains methane and may also contain otherparaffinic hydrocarbons, that may or may not contain various sulphurcompounds and that is gaseous at the conditions under which its volume ismeasured;
(c) “synthetic crude oil” means a mixture consisting mainly of pentanes andheavier hydrocarbons but also sulphur compounds, that is derived from crudebitumen and that is liquid at the conditions under which its volume ismeasured;
(d) “used oil” means petroleum derived or synthetic lubrication oils, hydraulicfluids, metal working fluids and insulating fluids which through use are nolonger suitable for their intended purpose but are suitable for re-refining orother uses that are considered acceptable to the Department.
(e) “liquified natural gas” means a fluid in a liquid state that is composedpredominately of methane and that may contain quantities of ethane, propane,nitrogen or other components found in natural gas;
Clause 17(1)(e) added: O.I.C. 2007-417, N.S. Reg. 352/2007.
(f) “liquified natural gas plant” means a plant used to store liquified natural gasand includes a plant that conditions, liquefies, transfers or vaporizes liquifiednatural gas.
Clause 17(1)(f) added: O.I.C. 2007-417, N.S. Reg. 352/2007.
(2)The construction, operation or reclamation of
(a) an oil refinery used for manufacturing hydrocarbon products from condensate,crude oil, synthetic crude oil or other hydrocarbon feedstock;
(b) a re-refinery capable of utilizing used oil for the production of useablehydrocarbon products;
(c) a natural gas processing plant in which raw gas is processed into saleablehydrocarbon products and which may remove sulphur compounds;
(d) a bulk petroleum storage facility consisting of one or more petroleum tanks andassociated piping;
(e) a brine storage pond that is used for the storage of water that is saturated with asalt;
(f) a compressor and pumping station for the movement of a hydrocarbon fluid bymeans of compression or pumping;
(g) a bio-remediation treatment operation for the removal or reduction ofhydrocarbon products in soils and sludges including landfarms;
(h) a used oil collection facility capable of pickup and storage capacity in excess of1000 L of used oil including the necessary trucks or storage facilities;
(i) a facility to sell or store motive fuel or fuel oil by a wholesaler, retailer orwholesale-retailer;
(j) a petroleum or natural gas exploration or recovery operation where it isnecessary to inject water, brine or chemical agents in order to produce orenhance the recovery of petroleum or natural gas;
Clause 17(2)(j) added: O.I.C. 2007-417, N.S. Reg. 352/2007.
(k) a petroleum or natural gas operation utilizing deep well injection for disposalof liquid production wastes;
Clause 17(2)(k) added: O.I.C. 2007-417, N.S. Reg. 352/2007.
(l) a liquified natural gas plant;
Clause 17(2)(l) added: O.I.C. 2007-417, N.S. Reg. 352/2007.
(m) an exploratory drill, development, or operation that is related to carbonsequestration,
Clause 17(2)(m) added: O.I.C. 2014-348, N.S. Reg. 124/2014.
18 (1) For the purpose of Part 7 of Division V,
(a) “paper product” means paper, newsprint, coated paper, paperboard, hardboard,boxboard, linerboard, insulating board, building board, corrugating medium,tissue, moulded cellulose products and any other product directly derived frompulp, but does not include viscose, rayon, cellophane or any other cellulosederivative;
(b) “pulp” means processed cellulose fibres that are derived from wood, otherplant material or recycled paper products.
(a) a pulp manufacturing plant in which pulp products are manufactured;
(b) a pulp and paper manufacturing plant in which pulp and paper products aremanufactured; or
(c) a wood treatment plant in which wood or wood products are preserved andprotected through the use of wood treatment chemicals,
19 The construction, operation or reclamation of
(a) a textile manufacturing plant in which textiles are manufactured andtreatments or processes including bleaching, dying, knitting, mercerizing,spinning and weaving are carried out;
(b) a tire manufacturing plant in which tires are manufactured, but not re-treaded;or
(c) a wallpaper manufacturing plant in which wallpaper is manufactured,
20 The construction, operation or reclamation of a power plant in which hot water, steam orthermal electric power is produced and which has a total rated thermal input capacity ofgreater than or equal to 25 megawatts, is designated as an activity.
21 (1) For the purpose of Part 10 of Division V,
(a) “sludge” means the accumulated wet or dry solids that are separated fromwastewater during treatment including the precipitate resulting from chemicalor biological treatment of wastewater;
(b) “wastewater” means the liquid portion of waste from an industry.
(2) The treatment or processing of wastewater and wastewater sludges is designated asan activity.
22 The construction, operation or reclamation of a biotechnology products manufacturingplant in which products are produced using the application of science and engineering inthe direct or indirect use of living organisms or parts or products of living organisms intheir natural or modified form, other than a facility that engages solely in research, isdesignated as an activity.
23 The application to land of non-livestock generated wastes, wastewater and wastewatersludges is designated as an activity.
24 The construction, operation or reclamation of an industrial incinerator is designated as anactivity.
25 The construction, operation or reclamation of an industrial landfill designed to dispose ofnon-leachate toxic solid waste generated by industrial activity, other than a landfill used fordisposal of municipal solid waste or solely inert demolition debris, is designated as anactivity.
26 The construction, operation or reclamation of an industrial composting facility isdesignated as an activity.
27 The construction, operation or reclamation of a crematorium is designated as an activity.
28 The construction or operation of a cemetery is designated as an activity.
29 Reclaiming, remediating, managing, monitoring or disposing of contaminated materialgenerated from an industrial steel or coke production facility is designated as an activity.
Section 28A added: O.I.C. 2007-417, N.S. Reg. 352/2007; renumbered Section 29: O.I.C. 2014-347, N.S. Reg.122/2014.
Division VI heading replaced: O.I.C. 2014-347, N.S. Reg. 122/2014.
Original Section 29 repealed: O.I.C. 2014-347, N.S. Reg. 122/2014.
30 (1) For the purpose of subsection 65A(1) of the Act, except as provided in subsections(3) and (4), all of the following activities require security to be provided in themanner specified by the Approval and Notification Procedure Regulations:
(a) constructing, operating or reclaiming a solid waste management facility fordisposing of construction and demolition debris as described in subclause8(1)(d)(iv) and designated in subsection 8(2);
(b) activities designated in clauses 10(1)(a) and (c), except constructing, operatingor reclaiming a facility for handling batteries or refrigerants;
(c) activities designated in clause 12(f);
(d) activities designated in clauses 13(e), (f), (g) and (h);
(e) activities designated in clauses 16(2)(d), (e) and (g), unless, at the time theapproval for the activity is issued, the Department of Natural Resources holdscurrent security in respect of the mining operation that is the subject of theactivity.
(2) For the purpose of subsection 65A(1) of the Act, except as provided in subsections(3) and (4), all of the following activities require insurance in an amount and subjectto any terms that the Minister determines:
(b) activities designated in clause 10(1)(c);
(c) activities designated in subsection 17(2), except clauses (d), (h) and (i);
(d) activities designated in clauses 18(2)(a) and (b).
(3) A person who, on October 1, 2014, holds a valid approval for an activity referred toin subsection (1) or (2) is exempt from the requirement to provide security orinsurance in respect of that activity unless the person applies for a renewal or transferof, or an amendment to, the approval.
(4) Municipalities, villages, service commissions and municipal bodies, as they aredefined in the Municipal Government Act, are exempt from the requirement toprovide security or insurance in respect of an activity.
Section 30 replaced: O.I.C. 2014-347, N.S. Reg. 122/2014.
2008 Environmental Assessment (Mandatory and Exempted Activities) Regulation
2014 Pipeline Act
2015 Rule §335.1 Definitions
2014 Conservation and Reclamation Regulation