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Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 ( 1999, c. 33 )
Disclaimer: These documents are not the official versions (more).
Act current to October 30th, 2007
Attention: See coming into force provision and notes, where applicable.
 
Table of contents
  1. Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
    1. SHORT TITLE
    2. ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES
    3. INTERPRETATION
    4. HER MAJESTY
    5. PART 1 : ADMINISTRATION
      1. Advisory Committees
      2. Agreements Respecting Administration
      3. Agreements Respecting Equivalent Provisions
    7. PART 2 : PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
      1. Interpretation
      2. Environmental Registry
      3. Rights under Other Parts
      4. Voluntary Reports
      5. Investigation of Offences
      6. Environmental Protection Action
      7. Action to Prevent or Compensate Loss
      8. Other Matters
    9. PART 3 : INFORMATION GATHERING, OBJECTIVES, GUIDELINES AND CODES OF PRACTICE
      1. Interpretation
      2. Environmental Data and Research
      3. Information Gathering
      4. Objectives, Guidelines and Codes of Practice
    11. PART 4 : POLLUTION PREVENTION
      1. Pollution Prevention Plans
      2. Model Plans and Guidelines
      3. Other Initiatives
    13. PART 5 : CONTROLLING TOXIC SUBSTANCES
      1. Interpretation
      2. General
      3. Information Gathering
      4. Priority Substances and Other Substances
      5. Substances and Activities New to Canada
      6. Regulation of Toxic Substances
      7. Release of Toxic Substances
      8. Export of Substances
    15. PART 6 : ANIMATE PRODUCTS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
    16. PART 7 : CONTROLLING POLLUTION AND MANAGING WASTES
      1. DIVISION 1 : NUTRIENTS
      2. DIVISION 2 : PROTECTION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT FROM LAND-BASED SOURCES OF POLLUTION
      3. DIVISION 3 : DISPOSAL AT SEA
      4. DIVISION 4 : FUELS
      5. DIVISION 5 : VEHICLE, ENGINE AND EQUIPMENT EMISSIONS
      6. DIVISION 6 : INTERNATIONAL AIR POLLUTION
      7. DIVISION 7 : INTERNATIONAL WATER POLLUTION
      8. DIVISION 8 : CONTROL OF MOVEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTE AND HAZARDOUS RECYCLABLE MATERIAL AND OF PRESCRIBED NON-HAZARDOUS WASTE FOR FINAL DISPOSAL
    18. PART 8 : ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS RELATED TO EMERGENCIES
    19. PART 9 : GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND FEDERAL AND ABORIGINAL LAND
      1. Interpretation
      2. Application
      3. Objectives, Guidelines and Codes of Practice
      4. Regulations
      5. Information about Works and Activities
      6. Release of Substances
    21. PART 10 : ENFORCEMENT
      1. Interpretation
      2. Designation of Enforcement Officers and Analysts
      3. Inspection
      4. Search
      5. Arrest Without Warrant
      6. Detention
      7. Detention of Ships
      8. Direction of Ships
      9. Assistance to Enforcement Officers and Analysts
      10. Forfeiture
      11. Environmental Protection Compliance Orders
      12. Review Officers
      13. Reviews
      14. Federal Court
      15. Acts Committed Outside Canada
      16. Offences and Punishment
      17. Sentencing Criteria
      18. Discharge
      19. Environmental Protection Alternative Measures
      20. Contraventions
      21. Other Remedies
      22. Defence
    23. PART 11 : MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS
      1. Disclosure of Information
      2. Economic Instruments
      3. Regulations Respecting Fees and Charges
      4. General Regulation-making Powers and Exemptions
      5. Prepublication Requirements
      6. Board of Review Proceedings
      7. Report to Parliament
    25. PART 12 : CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS, REPEAL, TRANSITIONAL PROVISION AND COMING INTO FORCE
      1. Consequential Amendments
      2. Repeal
      3. Transitional
      4. Coming into Force
    27. SCHEDULE 1 : LIST OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES
    28. SCHEDULE 2 : ACTS AND REGULATIONS
    29. SCHEDULE 3 : EXPORT CONTROL LIST
    30. SCHEDULE 4 : ACTS AND REGULATIONS
    31. SCHEDULE 5 : WASTE OR OTHER MATTER
    32. SCHEDULE 6 : ASSESSMENT OF WASTE OR OTHER MATTER

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Last updated: 2007-11-02
Last updated: 2007-11-02
Last updated: 2007-11-02
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