BILL 16

An Act to Amend the Quarriable Substances Act

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, enacts as follows;

1 Section 5 of the Quarriable Substances Act, chapter Q-1.1 of the Acts of New Brunswick, 1991, is amended by adding after subsection (3) the following:

5(4) No person shall use explosives in the operation of a quarry unless the permit issued under subsection (1) or (2) specifically authorizes the use of explosives as one of the terms and conditions prescribed by the Minister under subsection (3).

5(5) The use of explosives in the operation of a quarry shall be deemed to be an undertaking under the Environment Impact Assessment Regulation - Clean Environment Act.

2 This Act comes into force on a day to be fixed by proclamation.