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ARCHIVED - A Guide to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 March 2000
- Introduction
- Preamble
- Administrative Duties (Section 2)
- Definitions (Section 3)
- Part 1: Administration (Sections 6 - 10)
- Part 2: Public Participation (Sections 12 - 42)
- Part 3: Information Gathering, Objectives, Guidelines and Codes of Practice (Sections 43 - 55)
- Part 4: Pollution Prevention (Sections 56 - 63)
- Part 5: Controlling Toxic Substances (Sections 64 - 103)
- Part 6: Animate Products of Biotechnology (Sections 104 - 115)
- Part 7: Controlling Pollution and Managing Wastes (Sections 116 - 192)
- Part 8: Environmental Matters Related to Emergencies (Sections 193 - 205)
- Part 9: Government Operations and Federal and Aboriginal Land (Sections 206 - 215)
- Part 10: Enforcement (Sections 216 - 312)
- Part 11: Miscellaneous Matters (Sections 313 - 343)
- Part 12: Consequential Amendments, Repeal and Coming Into Force (Sections 344 - 356)
- Schedules
- Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data
Definitions (Section 3)
CEPA 1999 defines 31 words or terms that have a particular meaning in the Act. This includes environmental terms such as:
- sustainable development;
- biological diversity;
- pollution prevention; and
- ecosystem.
The definitions of "environment" and "substance" are key to the operation of the Act. Both definitions are very broad in scope to avoid limiting the government's authority to prevent pollution from substances that could harm any component of the environment, including human health.
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