Consultation on draft terms of reference
 6. (1) A source protection committee that is preparing terms of reference for a source protection area shall, before submitting proposed terms of reference to the source protection authority under section 9 of the Act, prepare a draft of the proposed terms of reference and, (a)  publish the draft on the Internet and make it available for inspection by the public at one or more locations that, in the opinion of the source protection committee, are sufficiently accessible to give the public in the source protection area a reasonable opportunity to inspect the draft; and (b)  give a copy of the draft to, (i)  the clerk of each municipality in which any part of the source protection area is located, (ii)  if any part of the reserve of a band is included in the source protection area, the chief of the band, (iii)  the chair of every other source protection committee for which the draft lists a matter that requires consultation during the preparation of the assessment report or source protection plan, and (iv)  every person or body that, (A)  is established pursuant to the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement of 1978 that is referred to in paragraph 1 of subsection 14 (1) of the Act, and (B)  is involved in the development or implementation of a remedial action plan or lakewide management plan in accordance with Annex 2 of the Agreement.  O. Reg. 287/07, s. 6 (1). (2) As soon as reasonably possible after publishing the draft on the Internet, the source protection committee shall publish a notice advising the public of the opportunity to, (a)  view the draft on the Internet; (b)  inspect the draft, during times specified in the notice, at a location specified in the notice; (c)  attend a public meeting on the draft on a date, at a time and at a location specified in the notice; and (d)  submit written comments on the draft to the source protection committee within 35 days after the notice is published.  O. Reg. 287/07, s. 6 (2). (3) The source protection committee shall, (a)  publish the notice referred to in subsection (2) in one or more newspapers that, in the opinion of the source protection committee, are of sufficiently general circulation to bring the notice to the attention of the public in the source protection area; and (b)  make the notice referred to in subsection (2) available for inspection by the public at one or more locations that, in the opinion of the source protection committee, are sufficiently accessible to give the public in the source protection area a reasonable opportunity to inspect the notice.  O. Reg. 287/07, s. 6 (3). (4) The source protection committee shall hold at least one public meeting, at a location in the source protection area, at least 21 days after the notice is published under subsection (2), for the purpose of giving the public an opportunity to review the draft, ask questions and make comments.  O. Reg. 287/07, s. 6 (4). (5) In finalizing the proposed terms of reference, the source protection committee shall consider, (a)  written comments on the draft that are submitted to the source protection committee within 35 days after the notice was published under subsection (2); (b)  comments made at the public meeting; and (c)  written comments on the draft that are submitted to the source protection committee in response to the giving of copies of the draft under clause (1) (b).  O. Reg. 287/07, s. 6 (5). (6) Revoked:  O. Reg. 385/08, s. 8.