Acts and Regulations

2011, c.203 - Pesticides Control Act

Section 11
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Permits
11(1)Subject to subsections (2) and (3), on seeking the advice of the Board and on receipt of a written application in accordance with the regulations and of any prescribed fee, the Minister may issue a permit authorizing the application of a pesticide to an area within the Province, including a body of water.
11(2)The Minister may impose those terms and conditions that the Minister considers appropriate
(a) on an applicant under subsection (1), to be met before the application may be granted, or
(b) on a permit issued under subsection (1), to be met by the holder or other persons operating under the permit during or after the period when it is valid.
11(3)The Minister may refuse to issue a permit under subsection (1) in the circumstances the Minister considers appropriate, including in the following circumstances:
(a) the applicant has been convicted of a violation of a provision of this Act or the regulations or a provision relating to pesticides in any other Act of the Legislature, an Act of the Parliament of Canada or a regulation or statutory instrument under those Acts;
(b) in the opinion of the Minister, on reasonable grounds, the applicant has failed to comply with a term or condition imposed on the applicant or on a licence, certificate or permit previously issued to the applicant under this Act or the regulations; or
(c) a licence, certificate or permit previously issued to the applicant under this Act or the regulations was revoked.
11(4)The holder of a permit issued under subsection (1) may apply to the Minister for renewal of the permit, and subsections (1) to (3) apply with the necessary modifications to that application.
11(5)The Minister may suspend a permit issued under subsection (1) for the period the Minister considers appropriate or may revoke it if
(a) the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that a person operating under the permit has refused or failed to comply with a provision of this Act or the regulations, an order made under any of them or a term or condition imposed on the person or on the permit, or
(b) the Minister is of the opinion that it is in the public interest to suspend or revoke the permit.
11(6)The Minister may reinstate a permit suspended under subsection (5) subject to the terms and conditions that the Minister considers appropriate.
R.S.1973, c.P-8, s.12; 1976, c.45, s.3; 1979, c.54, s.4; 1982, c.48, s.8; 1994, c.92, s.5; 2002, c.28, s.2
Permits
11(1)Subject to subsections (2) and (3), on seeking the advice of the Board and on receipt of a written application in accordance with the regulations and of any prescribed fee, the Minister may issue a permit authorizing the application of a pesticide to an area within the Province, including a body of water.
11(2)The Minister may impose those terms and conditions that the Minister considers appropriate
(a) on an applicant under subsection (1), to be met before the application may be granted, or
(b) on a permit issued under subsection (1), to be met by the holder or other persons operating under the permit during or after the period when it is valid.
11(3)The Minister may refuse to issue a permit under subsection (1) in the circumstances the Minister considers appropriate, including in the following circumstances:
(a) the applicant has been convicted of a violation of a provision of this Act or the regulations or a provision relating to pesticides in any other Act of the Legislature, an Act of the Parliament of Canada or a regulation or statutory instrument under those Acts;
(b) in the opinion of the Minister, on reasonable grounds, the applicant has failed to comply with a term or condition imposed on the applicant or on a licence, certificate or permit previously issued to the applicant under this Act or the regulations; or
(c) a licence, certificate or permit previously issued to the applicant under this Act or the regulations was revoked.
11(4)The holder of a permit issued under subsection (1) may apply to the Minister for renewal of the permit, and subsections (1) to (3) apply with the necessary modifications to that application.
11(5)The Minister may suspend a permit issued under subsection (1) for the period the Minister considers appropriate or may revoke it if
(a) the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that a person operating under the permit has refused or failed to comply with a provision of this Act or the regulations, an order made under any of them or a term or condition imposed on the person or on the permit, or
(b) the Minister is of the opinion that it is in the public interest to suspend or revoke the permit.
11(6)The Minister may reinstate a permit suspended under subsection (5) subject to the terms and conditions that the Minister considers appropriate.
R.S.1973, c.P-8, s.12; 1976, c.45, s.3; 1979, c.54, s.4; 1982, c.48, s.8; 1994, c.92, s.5; 2002, c.28, s.2