Acts and Regulations

C-5.2 - Clean Air Act

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Advisory committees
14(1)The Minister may appoint persons to intergovernmental committees, Air Resource Management Committees or other advisory committees
(a) to make recommendations to the Minister concerning proposals, policies and programs having a connection with this Act or the regulations,
(b) to coordinate or implement programs aimed at meeting objectives established under this Act,
(c) to receive comment from the public, including, where the committee considers it appropriate, the holding of public meetings, in relation to the proposed issuance, amendment or renewal of a registration, permit or approval, the establishment or amendment of objectives or any other matter coming within this Act,
(d) to share among its members information respecting the air,
(e) to develop methods to avoid and resolve conflicts and problems concerning the air,
(f) to review the content and operation of this Act and the regulations and recommend to the Minister any amendments that, in the opinion of the committee, would increase their effectiveness,
(g) at the request of the Minister, to investigate, report to the Minister and advise the Minister concerning any other matter coming within this Act, and
(h) to perform such other duties as are established by regulation.
14(2)To carry out its duties, the committee may make its own rules of procedure.
14(3)A committee may sit when and if it considers it necessary to receive submissions from any person concerning any matter coming within this Act.
Advisory committees
14(1)The Minister may appoint persons to intergovernmental committees, Air Resource Management Committees or other advisory committees
(a) to make recommendations to the Minister concerning proposals, policies and programs having a connection with this Act or the regulations,
(b) to coordinate or implement programs aimed at meeting objectives established under this Act,
(c) to receive comment from the public, including, where the committee considers it appropriate, the holding of public meetings, in relation to the proposed issuance, amendment or renewal of a registration, permit or approval, the establishment or amendment of objectives or any other matter coming within this Act,
(d) to share among its members information respecting the air,
(e) to develop methods to avoid and resolve conflicts and problems concerning the air,
(f) to review the content and operation of this Act and the regulations and recommend to the Minister any amendments that, in the opinion of the committee, would increase their effectiveness,
(g) at the request of the Minister, to investigate, report to the Minister and advise the Minister concerning any other matter coming within this Act, and
(h) to perform such other duties as are established by regulation.
14(2)To carry out its duties, the committee may make its own rules of procedure.
14(3)A committee may sit when and if it considers it necessary to receive submissions from any person concerning any matter coming within this Act.