jswizzle3737/ontario_laws_and_regs huggingface dataset:
Applicable Acts
 1. The following Acts are prescribed for the purposes of section 21 of the Act: 1.  Aggregate Resources Act. 2.  City of Toronto Act, 2006. 3.  Clean Water Act, 2006. 4.  Environmental Assessment Act. 5.  Environmental Protection Act. 6.  Expropriations Act, section 7. 7.  Municipal Act, 2001. 8.  Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act. 9.  Ontario Planning and Development Act, 1994. 10.  Ontario Water Resources Act. 11.  Planning Act.
Exempted undertakings
 2. (1) An undertaking is exempt from section 21 of the Act if, (a)  a hearing described in Column 1 of Table 1 of this section is or may be required in respect of the undertaking; and (b)  no other hearing under an Act listed under section 1, other than a hearing described in Column 2 of Table 1 of this section in the corresponding row, is or may be required in respect of the undertaking. Table 1 Item   Column 1      Column 2    

  1.   Any hearing   Any hearing on an appeal or other review of a decision made in connection with the hearing referred to in Column 1 

  2.   A hearing under the Planning Act or under section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006   A hearing under section 45 of the Planning Act 

  3.   A hearing under the Ontario Water Resources Act, other than subsection 74 (4), or under the Environmental Protection Act, other than subsection 20.15 (1) or 36 (1)    A hearing under the City of Toronto Act, 2006, the Municipal Act, 2001, the Ontario Planning and Development Act, 1994 or the Planning Act  (2) All undertakings to which section 21 of the Act would apply in relation to the Aggregate Resources Act as a result of paragraph 1 of section 1 are exempt from section 21 of the Act other than an undertaking in relation to which a hearing is or may be required under the Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act. Notice of Undertaking
Notice of Undertaking
nan
Notice requirements
 3. For the purposes of subsection 21 (3) of the Act, notice of an undertaking shall specify the general nature of the undertaking, the hearings that are or may be required to be held and the Acts under which the hearings are or may be required to be held.
Amendment of notice
 4. (1) A proponent may, before the start of a consolidated hearing, amend an incorrect or incomplete notice of an undertaking by notice to the Tribunal. (2) The Tribunal may, on motion by a party or other person entitled to participate in a consolidated hearing or on its own initiative, amend a notice of an undertaking, and in so doing may impose such terms and conditions and give such directions as it considers appropriate.
Withdrawal of notice
 5. (1) A proponent who does not intend to proceed with an undertaking may, subject to the Tribunal’s approval, withdraw a notice of an undertaking. (2) Subsection 21 (4) of the Act does not apply to an undertaking if notice of the undertaking is withdrawn.
Power of Tribunal to defer despite notice
 6. (1) Despite subsection 21 (4) of the Act, the Tribunal may defer any matter in a consolidated hearing, (a)  to be heard and decided by the Tribunal at another time; or (b)  to be decided by the administrative tribunal, person or body that, but for section 21 of the Act, would have a power, right or duty to deal with the matter. (2) If the Tribunal defers a matter under subsection (1), (a)  the Tribunal may impose such terms and conditions and give such directions in respect of the deferred matter as the Tribunal considers appropriate; and (b)  if the matter is deferred under clause (1) (b), the administrative tribunal, person or body shall decide the matter in accordance with the Tribunal’s terms, conditions and directions. (3) A reference in subsections (1) and (2) to a matter includes reference to a part of a matter. Consolidated Hearings
Consolidated Hearings
nan
Parties, participants
 7. (1) A person who, but for section 21 of the Act, would be a party to or be entitled to participate in a proceeding before an administrative tribunal that would have a power, right or duty to hold a hearing in respect of an undertaking, has the same standing in a consolidated hearing in respect of that undertaking. (2) Any minister of the Crown may, by counsel or otherwise, participate in a consolidated hearing.
Notice and filing of documents
 8. (1) The notices and documents that, but for section 21 of the Act, would be required to be given or filed in respect of a hearing held by an administrative tribunal, shall be given or filed, as the case may be, in the same manner in respect of a consolidated hearing. (2) Despite subsection (1), the Tribunal may change the requirements for giving notice or filing documents in respect of a consolidated hearing if it is satisfied that the change will facilitate the hearing and is not unfair to any party to or person entitled to participate in the hearing.