1 (1) In this Act, “cap and trade accounts” means, in relation to a registered participant, the accounts established under section 22 for the participant; (“comptes du programme de plafonnement et d’échange”) “compliance period” means the compliance period established under section 14; (“période de conformité”) “credit” means an Ontario credit or an instrument created by a jurisdiction other than Ontario that, under section 38, is to be treated as a credit for the purposes of this Act; (“crédit”) “Director” means a person appointed as a Director under section 72; (“directeur”) “designated account agent” means an account agent designated under section 24; (“agent de comptes désigné”) “emission allowance” means an Ontario emission allowance or an instrument created by a jurisdiction other than Ontario that, under section 38, is to be treated as an emission allowance for the purposes of this Act;  (“quota d’émission”) “Greenhouse Gas Reduction Account” means the account in the Public Accounts that is required by section 71; (“Compte de réduction des gaz à effet de serre”) “mandatory participant” means a person who is required by section 15 to register or who is registered as a mandatory participant; (“participant assujetti”) “market participant” means a person who is registered as a market participant under section 17; (“participant au marché”) “Minister” means the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change or such other member of the Executive Council as may be assigned the administration of this Act under the Executive Council Act; (“ministre”) “Ontario credit” means a credit created under section 35; (“crédit de l’Ontario”) “Ontario emission allowance” means an emission allowance created under section 30; (“quota d’émission de l’Ontario”) “person” includes an individual, corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, association or any other organization or entity; (“personne”) “prescribed” means prescribed by a regulation made under this Act; (“prescrit”) “provincial officer” means a person designated as a provincial officer under section 73; (“agent provincial”) “public servant” means a public servant appointed under Part III of the Public Service of Ontario Act, 2006; (“fonctionnaire”) “record” includes any information that is recorded or stored by means of any device; (“dossier”) “registered participant” means a person who is registered under section 15, 16 or 17; (“participant inscrit”) “voluntary participant” means a person who is registered as a voluntary participant under section 16. (“participant volontaire”) Interpretation, amount of an emission allowance, credit (2) A reference in this Act to the amount of an emission allowance or credit is a reference to the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that is represented by the allowance or credit. Related persons (3) For the purposes of this Act, a person is considered to be related to another person in such circumstances as may be prescribed by regulation. Intention of the Legislature (4) For greater certainty, all of the provisions of this Act, including Schedule 1, remain in full force and effect, even if some provisions are held to be invalid, the intention of the Legislature being to give separate and independent effect to the extent of its powers to every provision contained in this Act.