Acts and Regulations

97-133 - Air Quality

Section 27
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Fees
27(1)Subject to subsection (4), the holder of an approval, whether issued or renewed and regardless of the date of issuance or renewal, shall, on or before the first day of April in each year, pay the following fee:
(a) for a Class 1A approval
(i) for the period ending March 31, 2012, $60,000, and
(ii) on or after April 1, 2012, $66,000;
(b) for a Class 1B approval
(i) for the period ending March 31, 2012, $28,000, and
(ii) on or after April 1, 2012, $30,800;
(c) for a Class 2 approval
(i) for the period ending March 31, 2012, $5,000,
(ii) on or after April 1, 2012, $5,500;
(d) for a Class 3 approval
(i) for the period ending March 31, 2012, $1,000, and
(ii) on or after April 1, 2012, $1,100; and
(e) for a Class 4 approval
(i) for the period ending March 31, 2012, $500, and
(ii) on or after April 1, 2012, $550.
27(2)If an approval is to be issued on a date other than the first day of April, for a source for which an approval has previously been issued, the fee set out in subsection (1) for the class of approval to be issued shall be paid before the issuance, for the issuance, and shall not be prorated, regardless of the date of the issuance.
27(3)If an approval is to be issued on a date other than the first day of April, for a source for which no approval has previously been issued, the fee set out in subsection (1) for the class of approval to be issued shall be paid before the issuance, for the first issuance of the approval but shall be prorated based on the number of days between the date of issuance and the next following thirty-first day of March, inclusive.
27(4)If an annual payment is paid before the first day of April, 1998 for the issuance or renewal of an approval to be valid before, on and after the thirty-first day of March, 1998, the annual payment payable under subsection (1) on the first day of April, 1998 shall be reduced by the portion of the previous payment that related to the portion of a year after the thirty-first day of March, 1998, for which the previous payment was made, prorated based on the number of days in that portion of a year.
27(4.1)If an approval expires on a day other than the thirty-first of March and is not renewed, the holder of the approval shall be entitled to a refund of the fee paid under subsection (1) for the portion of the year between the day after the date of expiry and the next following thirty-first of March, inclusive, prorated based on the number of days in that portion of a year.
27(5)If at any time a source for which an approval has been issued begins to release a contaminant referred to in subsection 25(1) at a rate exceeding the maximum rate specified in that subsection for a source of its class, the holder of the approval shall immediately pay the difference between
(a) the fee paid for the approval under subsection (1) on the previous first day of April, or the fee paid for the issuance of the approval, whichever was paid more recently, and
(b) the fee set out in subsection (1) for an approval of a class that would have permitted the greater rate of release.
27(6)Subject to subsections (3), (4) and (4.1), no fee payable under this section shall be prorated.
27(7)A person who holds more than one approval shall pay the fee under this Regulation in respect of each approval held by that person.
98-12; 2001-82; 2005-14; 2012-23
Fees
27(1)Subject to subsection (4), the holder of an approval, whether issued or renewed and regardless of the date of issuance or renewal, shall, on or before the first day of April in each year, pay the following fee:
(a) for a Class 1A approval
(i) for the period ending March 31, 2012, $60,000, and
(ii) on or after April 1, 2012, $66,000;
(b) for a Class 1B approval
(i) for the period ending March 31, 2012, $28,000, and
(ii) on or after April 1, 2012, $30,800;
(c) for a Class 2 approval
(i) for the period ending March 31, 2012, $5,000,
(ii) on or after April 1, 2012, $5,500;
(d) for a Class 3 approval
(i) for the period ending March 31, 2012, $1,000, and
(ii) on or after April 1, 2012, $1,100; and
(e) for a Class 4 approval
(i) for the period ending March 31, 2012, $500, and
(ii) on or after April 1, 2012, $550.
27(2)If an approval is to be issued on a date other than the first day of April, for a source for which an approval has previously been issued, the fee set out in subsection (1) for the class of approval to be issued shall be paid before the issuance, for the issuance, and shall not be prorated, regardless of the date of the issuance.
27(3)If an approval is to be issued on a date other than the first day of April, for a source for which no approval has previously been issued, the fee set out in subsection (1) for the class of approval to be issued shall be paid before the issuance, for the first issuance of the approval but shall be prorated based on the number of days between the date of issuance and the next following thirty-first day of March, inclusive.
27(4)If an annual payment is paid before the first day of April, 1998 for the issuance or renewal of an approval to be valid before, on and after the thirty-first day of March, 1998, the annual payment payable under subsection (1) on the first day of April, 1998 shall be reduced by the portion of the previous payment that related to the portion of a year after the thirty-first day of March, 1998, for which the previous payment was made, prorated based on the number of days in that portion of a year.
27(4.1)If an approval expires on a day other than the thirty-first of March and is not renewed, the holder of the approval shall be entitled to a refund of the fee paid under subsection (1) for the portion of the year between the day after the date of expiry and the next following thirty-first of March, inclusive, prorated based on the number of days in that portion of a year.
27(5)If at any time a source for which an approval has been issued begins to release a contaminant referred to in subsection 25(1) at a rate exceeding the maximum rate specified in that subsection for a source of its class, the holder of the approval shall immediately pay the difference between
(a) the fee paid for the approval under subsection (1) on the previous first day of April, or the fee paid for the issuance of the approval, whichever was paid more recently, and
(b) the fee set out in subsection (1) for an approval of a class that would have permitted the greater rate of release.
27(6)Subject to subsections (3), (4) and (4.1), no fee payable under this section shall be prorated.
27(7)A person who holds more than one approval shall pay the fee under this Regulation in respect of each approval held by that person.
98-12; 2001-82; 2005-14; 2012-23
Fees
27(1)Subject to subsection (4), the holder of an approval, whether issued or renewed and regardless of the date of issuance or renewal, shall, on or before the first day of April in each year, pay the following fee:
(a) for a Class 1A approval
(i) for the period ending March 31, 2005, $42,000, and
(ii) on or after April 1, 2005, $60,000;
(b) for a Class 1B approval
(i) for the period ending March 31, 2005, $15,000, and
(ii) on or after April 1, 2005, $28,000;
(c) for a Class 2 approval
(i) for the period ending March 31, 2005, $1,000,
(ii) from the April 1, 2005, to March 31, 2006, both dates inclusive, $3,000, and
(iii) on or after April 1, 2006, $5,000;
(d) for a Class 3 approval
(i) for the period ending March 31, 2005, $100, and
(ii) on or after April 1, 2005, $1,000; and
(e) for a Class 4 approval
(i) for the period ending March 31, 2005, no fee, and
(ii) on or after April 1, 2005, $500.
27(2)If an approval is to be issued on a date other than the first day of April, for a source for which an approval has previously been issued, the fee set out in subsection (1) for the class of approval to be issued shall be paid before the issuance, for the issuance, and shall not be prorated, regardless of the date of the issuance.
27(3)If an approval is to be issued on a date other than the first day of April, for a source for which no approval has previously been issued, the fee set out in subsection (1) for the class of approval to be issued shall be paid before the issuance, for the first issuance of the approval but shall be prorated based on the number of days between the date of issuance and the next following thirty-first day of March, inclusive.
27(4)If an annual payment is paid before the first day of April, 1998 for the issuance or renewal of an approval to be valid before, on and after the thirty-first day of March, 1998, the annual payment payable under subsection (1) on the first day of April, 1998 shall be reduced by the portion of the previous payment that related to the portion of a year after the thirty-first day of March, 1998, for which the previous payment was made, prorated based on the number of days in that portion of a year.
27(4.1)If an approval expires on a day other than the thirty-first of March and is not renewed, the holder of the approval shall be entitled to a refund of the fee paid under subsection (1) for the portion of the year between the day after the date of expiry and the next following thirty-first of March, inclusive, prorated based on the number of days in that portion of a year.
27(5)If at any time a source for which an approval has been issued begins to release a contaminant referred to in subsection 25(1) at a rate exceeding the maximum rate specified in that subsection for a source of its class, the holder of the approval shall immediately pay the difference between
(a) the fee paid for the approval under subsection (1) on the previous first day of April, or the fee paid for the issuance of the approval, whichever was paid more recently, and
(b) the fee set out in subsection (1) for an approval of a class that would have permitted the greater rate of release.
27(6)Subject to subsections (3), (4) and (4.1), no fee payable under this section shall be prorated.
27(7)A person who holds more than one approval shall pay the fee under this Regulation in respect of each approval held by that person.
98-12; 2001-82; 2005-14