Hearing for Keele Valley
20. (1) Despite subsection 19 (1), the Director appointed for the purposes of section 30 of the Environmental Protection Act shall require a hearing under that section by the Environmental Assessment Board with respect to the Keele Valley waste disposal site if the condition in subsection (2) is satisfied. 1992, c. 1, s. 20 (1). Condition for hearing (2) A hearing may be required only if, in the opinion of the Director, a decision can be made early enough to ensure that any construction or other work needed to increase the capacity of the Keele Valley waste disposal site will be completed before that site is filled to its approved capacity. 1992, c. 1, s. 20 (2). Time limit (3) In requiring a hearing, the Director may require that the Board make its decision before a time specified by the Director. 1992, c. 1, s. 20 (3). Action before hearing complete (4) Even though the Director has required a hearing, the Director may, if in his or her opinion it is necessary, issue or amend a certificate of approval or provisional certificate of approval at any time before the Board makes its decision. 1992, c. 1, s. 20 (4). Idem (5) If the Director exercises the power set out in subsection (4), the Director may require the Board to discontinue the hearing. 1992, c. 1, s. 20 (5). Rules for hearing (6) For the purposes of the hearing, the Board may make rules governing its procedure to ensure that the Board is able to comply with a requirement under subsection (3) that the Board make its decision before a specified time. 1992, c. 1, s. 20 (6). Idem (7) Without limiting the generality of subsection (6), the Board may make rules, (a) limiting oral submissions; (b) requiring submissions to be in writing; or (c) prohibiting or limiting the cross-examination of any person or class of person appearing before the Board. 1992, c. 1, s. 20 (7). Application of rules (8) Rules made by the Board may be limited in their application to specific issues or parties or classes of them. 1992, c. 1, s. 20 (8). Conflicts with other provisions (9) Rules made by the Board apply despite any conflict with the Statutory Powers Procedure Act or any other Act or with any regulation and section 28 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act does not apply to such rules. 1992, c. 1, s. 20 (9). Rationale, etc., not to be considered (10) The Board shall not consider, in the hearing or its decision, the rationale for, or any alternative to, anything contained in the report made under section 29 of the Environmental Protection Act by the Minister of the Environment to the clerk of the City of Toronto or, before January 1, 1998, to the clerk of The Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto. 1992, c. 1, s. 20 (10); 1997, c. 26, Sched. Decision of Board (11) In its decision the Board may, on any or all issues before it, leave the decision of those issues to the Director and the Board may, with respect to those issues, make recommendations to the Director. 1992, c. 1, s. 20 (11). Application of subss. 19 (3) to (9) (12) If, following a decision by the Board, a certificate of approval or provisional certificate of approval is issued or amended by the Director to enable a municipality to comply with section 18, subsections 19 (3) to (9) do not apply except as the Board may specify in its decision. 1992, c. 1, s. 20 (12).