Excavation Pits Regulations (P.E.I. Reg. EC753/90).

The present Regulations enact section 25 of the Environmental Protection Act. For the purpose of the present Regulations excavation pit” means any excavation in the ground for the purpose of searching for or removing clay, gravel, sand, shale, subsoil, topsoil, rock or any other surface or subterranean deposit, but does not include an excavation made within the boundaries of a highway. Section 3 establishes that a contractor or a property owner who wishes to obtain a permit to open or operate an excavation pit shall apply for the permit on a form approved by the Minister. The text – consisting of 11 sections - deals with the following matters: requirement for permit, application for permit, refusal of permit, issuing of permit by the Minister, suspension of permit, offences, evidence of ownership of land and applications of other Acts.