35. The Minister may sell surface rights in land in which a right has been granted under the Mining Act (chapter M-13.1), unless they are included in a mining concession.
Surface rights in land that is under a mining lease may be sold to a third person only if they are not required for mining by the holder of the lease.
1987, c. 23, s. 35; 1987, c. 64, s. 344.