Orders relating to contaminant or waste in or upon water
10(1)The Minister of Health may by order designate as a contaminant a solid, liquid, gas, micro-organism, odour, radiation or combination of any of them, when in or upon potable water or any class of potable water.
10(2)The Minister may by order
(a)
designate as a contaminant a solid, liquid, gas, micro-organism, odour, heat, cold, sound, vibration, radiation or combination of any of them, when in or upon water that is not potable water or a class of water that is not potable water, and
(b)
establish the maximum amount, level or concentration of a contaminant or a class of contaminant that is permissible, either alone or in combination with another contaminant or any other substance, in or upon water that is not potable water or a class of water that is not potable water, which maximum amount, level or concentration may vary according to the manner in which the contaminant is released, according to the area in which it is released or is found or according to any other factor.
10(3)The
Regulations Act does not apply to orders made under this section.
1989, c.55, s.25; 1992, c.76, s.2; 2000, c.26, s.44; 2002, c.26, s.9; 2006, c.16, s.30