Authorizations Concerning Fish and Fish Habitat Protection Regulations

Marginal note:Definitions

1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

Act

Act means the Fisheries Act. (Loi )

DFO technical standards

DFO technical standards means a document, as amended from time to time, of a technical or explanatory nature that is published by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and that provides measures to avoid the death of fish or to mitigate the extent of their death and to avoid or mitigate the harmful alteration, disruption or destruction of fish habitat. (normes techniques du MPO)

existing facility

existing facility means a structure constructed prior to July 14, 1977, and located wholly or partially in fish habitat. (installation existante)

municipality

municipality means an incorporated city, town, village, metropolitan authority, township, district, county or rural municipality or other incorporated municipal body however designated. (municipalité)