8(1)A governmental agency or person who wishes to propose that the water of a watercourse be classified under a Water Classification Order as Outstanding Natural Waters class may nominate the water by submitting to the Panel

8(2)A governmental agency or person who wishes to propose that the water of a watercourse be classified under a Water Classification Order as any class, other than Outstanding Natural Waters class, or that the water of a watercourse be excluded from the AL class under subsection 7(3), may request that the Minister consider the matter by delivering to the Minister a written request on a form provided by the Minister.

8(3)The Minister may, without receiving a request under this section, begin considering the classification of the water of a watercourse as any class, other than Outstanding Natural Waters class, or begin considering the exclusion of water from the AL class under subsection 7(3).