p42 s1 bill 198 b198 e.pdf

Ontario — Bills

1ST SESSION, 42ND LEGISLATURE, ONTARIO ELIZABETH II, 2020 Bill

An Act to amend the Ontario Water Resources Act with respect to public reporting on the discharge or escape of polluting material Ms S. Shaw Private Member’s Bill 1st Reading July 20, 2020 2nd Reading 3rd Reading Royal Assent Bill

An Act to amend the Ontario Water Resources Act with respect to public reporting on the discharge or escape of polluting material Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows: 1

Section of the Ontario Water Resources Act is amended by adding the following subsection: Ministry to notify public

(3) Upon being notified of a discharge or escape under subsection (2), the Ministry shall forthwith notify the public of the discharge or escape, as the case may be, in accordance with the regulations. 2 Subsection 75 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following clause: (

c) prescribing, for the purposes of subsecti on 30 (3), the manner in which the Ministry is required to notify the public of a discharge or escape and the information respecting the discharge or escape to be made public; Commencement This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title The

short title of this Act is the Cootes Paradise Water Accountability Act, 2020. ______________ EXPLANATORY NOTE

Section of the Ontario Water Resources Act currently requires the Ministry to be notified when polluting material is discharged or escapes. The Bill amends this

section to require the Ministry to in turn notify the public of the discharge or escape in accordance with the regulations.

Document details

Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	p42 s1 bill 198 b198 e.pdf
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p42 s1 bill 198 b198 e.pdf
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	6bea4fdcc587c836a362c3e18ac3c9a3fc827340

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