M-13 - Mining Act

Section 296 Disposition versions

1988-08-31

296. The Government may make regulations to:

(a)  prescribe the conditions under which the required work must be reported in order to be counted within the meaning of Division IX;

(b)  reserve to the Crown in the territory of a mining concession any additional area deemed necessary for the development and utilization of water power under section 118;

(c)  establish the conditions on which the Minister may dispose of the right of working sand and gravel deposits;

(d)  prescribe the work contemplated in sections 144 and 148 which the Minister may accept for the purposes of those sections;

(e)  prescribe the conditions for exploration licences under section 145, the form and tenor of applications for exploration licences, the qualifications required of any person applying for such a licence, the evidence of solvency he must furnish, the amounts of money that the Minister may require to be deposited in his hands to secure the carrying out of the work that the holder is bound to perform and the conditions for the renewal of such licences under section 149;

(f)  prescribe the form and tenor of applications for exploration licences for underground reservoirs and exploration licences for brine, the qualifications required of any person applying for such licences, the evidence of solvency he must furnish, the amounts of money that the Minister may require to be deposited in his hands to secure the carrying out of the obligations of the licensee, the documents that must accompany applications for licences and the information that may be required, the tenor and duration of such licences, the conditions upon which they may be transferred, the rental payable by a licensee, the conditions that such licences may embody and those upon which they may be renewed or renounced, the standards of safety and health that must be maintained for the protection of the public, the works and tests that must be carried out by the licensee, the reports that he must make and the form and tenor of such reports;

(g)  prescribe the conditions of operating leases under sections 179 and 182, the form and tenor of applications for storage leases and disposal licences and for operating leases for brine, the information that may be required and the documents that must accompany such applications, the form and tenor of storage leases and disposal licences and of operating leases for brine, the duration thereof, the total land area that they may cover, the rental that may be required of the holders of storage leases, disposal licences and operating leases for brine, the conditions that storage leases, disposal licences and operating leases for brine may embody, the standards of safety and health that must be maintained for the protection of the public, the description of the lands that may be covered by operating leases, storage leases, disposal licences and operating leases for brine, the conditions upon which such leases or licences may be renewed or upon which the holders thereof may renounce or transfer them and the reports that they must make;

(h)  prescribe the conditions of licences to use natural gas under section 190;

(i)  regulate the conservation of petroleum, natural gas and any other liquid or gaseous substance;

(j)  prescribe the conditions on which drilling licences may be issued under sections 139, 167, 191, 195, 201, 211 and 213, and the methods of drilling to be employed;

(k)  reserve and withdraw from staking any land which, in its opinion, may be necessary for the establishment of mining, industrial, seaport or airport facilities, the construction of means or lines of transport or communications, underground conduits, the development of water power, storage or underground reservoirs, the creation of parks or reserves and any other purposes it considers in the public interest;

(l)  regulate the use of watercourses for mining purposes under section 255;

(m)  (paragraph repealed);

(n)  prescribe the documents and plans that must be supplied to the Minister by every operator pursuant to section 273;

(o)  (paragraph repealed);

(p)  prescribe the safety measures that must be taken where a mine ceases operations or is no longer in operation;

(q)  fix the tariff of disbursements and fees in matters submitted to the Court of Québec in accordance with Division XXXIII;

(r)  prescribe what borings and tests must be made by the holder of an exploration licence for petroleum and natural gas, an exploration licence for underground reservoirs, a boring or drilling licence for underground water, a disposal licence, an operating lease or a storage lease, an exploration licence for brine or an operating lease for brine, as well as the specimens of minerals that he must take and of which samples must be kept or forwarded to the Minister for examination, and the methods to be followed in identifying, labelling and forwarding such samples;

(s)  prescribe what books, logs and records an operator or drilling licence holder must keep and the notices and reports he must furnish to the Minister, in addition to those contemplated by this act, in relation to the operation of a mine;

(t)  prescribe the conditions for issuing licences for geophysical surveying and licences for using geophysical instruments;

(u)  determine the categories and the conditions of issue or revocation of special exploration licences required under section 240.6, the form and tenor of applications for licences, the information that may be required and the documents that must accompany such applications, the qualifications required of any person applying for such licences, the evidence of solvency he must furnish, the nature of the work the licence holder is bound to carry out and the expenditures such work must involve, the amounts of money that the Minister may require to be deposited as security for the carrying out of the work, the duration of the licences, the maximum number of licences that a person may hold, the total land area that they may cover, the rental that may be required of the licence holders, the conditions upon which such licences may be renewed or upon which the holders thereof may renounce or transfer them, and the reports that they must make;

(v)  fix the duties and fees payable under sections 223 and 332.

Notwithstanding section 9 of the Act respecting Access to documents held by public bodies and the Protection of personal information (chapter A-2.1), a regulation made under any of paragraphs e to h, j, n or s of the first paragraph may prohibit or limit, according to the conditions specified therein, access to documents held within the scope of its application.

1965 (1st sess.), c. 34, s. 268; 1968, c. 36, s. 24; 1970, c. 27, s. 37; 1977, c. 31, s. 22; 1979, c. 63, s. 293; 1982, c. 25, s. 43; 1982, c. 27, s. 10; 1982, c. 58, s. 47; 1983, c. 54, s. 52; 1986, c. 61, s. 21; 1987, c. 68, s. 89; 1988, c. 21, s. 66.

1987-12-31

296. The Government may make regulations to:

(a)  prescribe the conditions under which the required work must be reported in order to be counted within the meaning of Division IX;

(b)  reserve to the Crown in the territory of a mining concession any additional area deemed necessary for the development and utilization of water power under section 118;

(c)  establish the conditions on which the Minister may dispose of the right of working sand and gravel deposits;

(d)  prescribe the work contemplated in sections 144 and 148 which the Minister may accept for the purposes of those sections;

(e)  prescribe the conditions for exploration licences under section 145, the form and tenor of applications for exploration licences, the qualifications required of any person applying for such a licence, the evidence of solvency he must furnish, the amounts of money that the Minister may require to be deposited in his hands to secure the carrying out of the work that the holder is bound to perform and the conditions for the renewal of such licences under section 149;

(f)  prescribe the form and tenor of applications for exploration licences for underground reservoirs and exploration licences for brine, the qualifications required of any person applying for such licences, the evidence of solvency he must furnish, the amounts of money that the Minister may require to be deposited in his hands to secure the carrying out of the obligations of the licensee, the documents that must accompany applications for licences and the information that may be required, the tenor and duration of such licences, the conditions upon which they may be transferred, the rental payable by a licensee, the conditions that such licences may embody and those upon which they may be renewed or renounced, the standards of safety and health that must be maintained for the protection of the public, the works and tests that must be carried out by the licensee, the reports that he must make and the form and tenor of such reports;

(g)  prescribe the conditions of operating leases under sections 179 and 182, the form and tenor of applications for storage leases and disposal licences and for operating leases for brine, the information that may be required and the documents that must accompany such applications, the form and tenor of storage leases and disposal licences and of operating leases for brine, the duration thereof, the total land area that they may cover, the rental that may be required of the holders of storage leases, disposal licences and operating leases for brine, the conditions that storage leases, disposal licences and operating leases for brine may embody, the standards of safety and health that must be maintained for the protection of the public, the description of the lands that may be covered by operating leases, storage leases, disposal licences and operating leases for brine, the conditions upon which such leases or licences may be renewed or upon which the holders thereof may renounce or transfer them and the reports that they must make;

(h)  prescribe the conditions of licences to use natural gas under section 190;

(i)  regulate the conservation of petroleum, natural gas and any other liquid or gaseous substance;

(j)  prescribe the conditions on which drilling licences may be issued under sections 139, 167, 191, 195, 201, 211 and 213, and the methods of drilling to be employed;

(k)  reserve and withdraw from staking any land which, in its opinion, may be necessary for the establishment of mining, industrial, seaport or airport facilities, the construction of means or lines of transport or communications, underground conduits, the development of water power, storage or underground reservoirs, the creation of parks or reserves and any other purposes it considers in the public interest;

(l)  regulate the use of watercourses for mining purposes under section 255;

(m)  (paragraph repealed);

(n)  prescribe the documents and plans that must be supplied to the Minister by every operator pursuant to section 273;

(o)  (paragraph repealed);

(p)  prescribe the safety measures that must be taken where a mine ceases operations or is no longer in operation;

(q)  fix the tariff of disbursements and fees in matters submitted to the Provincial Court in accordance with Division XXXIII;

(r)  prescribe what borings and tests must be made by the holder of an exploration licence for petroleum and natural gas, an exploration licence for underground reservoirs, a boring or drilling licence for underground water, a disposal licence, an operating lease or a storage lease, an exploration licence for brine or an operating lease for brine, as well as the specimens of minerals that he must take and of which samples must be kept or forwarded to the Minister for examination, and the methods to be followed in identifying, labelling and forwarding such samples;

(s)  prescribe what books, logs and records an operator or drilling licence holder must keep and the notices and reports he must furnish to the Minister, in addition to those contemplated by this act, in relation to the operation of a mine;

(t)  prescribe the conditions for issuing licences for geophysical surveying and licences for using geophysical instruments;

(u)  determine the categories and the conditions of issue or revocation of special exploration licences required under section 240.6, the form and tenor of applications for licences, the information that may be required and the documents that must accompany such applications, the qualifications required of any person applying for such licences, the evidence of solvency he must furnish, the nature of the work the licence holder is bound to carry out and the expenditures such work must involve, the amounts of money that the Minister may require to be deposited as security for the carrying out of the work, the duration of the licences, the maximum number of licences that a person may hold, the total land area that they may cover, the rental that may be required of the licence holders, the conditions upon which such licences may be renewed or upon which the holders thereof may renounce or transfer them, and the reports that they must make;

(v)  fix the duties and fees payable under sections 223 and 332.

Notwithstanding section 9 of the Act respecting Access to documents held by public bodies and the Protection of personal information (chapter A-2.1), a regulation made under any of paragraphs e to h, j, n or s of the first paragraph may prohibit or limit, according to the conditions specified therein, access to documents held within the scope of its application.

1965 (1st sess.), c. 34, s. 268; 1968, c. 36, s. 24; 1970, c. 27, s. 37; 1977, c. 31, s. 22; 1979, c. 63, s. 293; 1982, c. 25, s. 43; 1982, c. 27, s. 10; 1982, c. 58, s. 47; 1983, c. 54, s. 52; 1986, c. 61, s. 21; 1987, c. 68, s. 89.

1986-07-01

296. The Government may make regulations to:

(a)  prescribe the conditions under which the required work must be reported in order to be counted within the meaning of Division IX;

(b)  reserve to the Crown in the territory of a mining concession any additional area deemed necessary for the development and utilization of water power under section 118;

(c)  establish the conditions on which the Minister may dispose of the right of working sand and gravel deposits;

(d)  prescribe the work contemplated in sections 144 and 148 which the Minister may accept for the purposes of those sections;

(e)  prescribe the conditions for exploration licences under section 145, the form and tenor of applications for exploration licences, the qualifications required of any person applying for such a licence, the evidence of solvency he must furnish, the amounts of money that the Minister may require to be deposited in his hands to secure the carrying out of the work that the holder is bound to perform and the conditions for the renewal of such licences under section 149;

(f)  prescribe the form and tenor of applications for exploration licences for underground reservoirs and exploration licences for brine, the qualifications required of any person applying for such licences, the evidence of solvency he must furnish, the amounts of money that the Minister may require to be deposited in his hands to secure the carrying out of the obligations of the licensee, the documents that must accompany applications for licences and the information that may be required, the tenor and duration of such licences, the conditions upon which they may be transferred, the rental payable by a licensee, the conditions that such licences may embody and those upon which they may be renewed or renounced, the standards of safety and health that must be maintained for the protection of the public, the works and tests that must be carried out by the licensee, the reports that he must make and the form and tenor of such reports;

(g)  prescribe the conditions of operating leases under sections 179 and 182, the form and tenor of applications for storage leases and disposal licences and for operating leases for brine, the information that may be required and the documents that must accompany such applications, the form and tenor of storage leases and disposal licences and of operating leases for brine, the duration thereof, the total land area that they may cover, the rental that may be required of the holders of storage leases, disposal licences and operating leases for brine, the conditions that storage leases, disposal licences and operating leases for brine may embody, the standards of safety and health that must be maintained for the protection of the public, the description of the lands that may be covered by operating leases, storage leases, disposal licences and operating leases for brine, the conditions upon which such leases or licences may be renewed or upon which the holders thereof may renounce or transfer them and the reports that they must make;

(h)  prescribe the conditions of licences to use natural gas under section 190;

(i)  regulate the conservation of petroleum, natural gas and any other liquid or gaseous substance;

(j)  prescribe the conditions on which drilling licences may be issued under sections 139, 167, 191, 195, 201, 211 and 213, and the methods of drilling to be employed;

(k)  reserve and withdraw from staking any land which, in its opinion, may be necessary for the establishment of mining, industrial, seaport or airport facilities, the construction of means or lines of transport or communications, underground conduits, the development of water power, storage or underground reservoirs, the creation of parks or reserves and any other purposes it considers in the public interest;

(l)  regulate the use of watercourses for mining purposes under section 255;

(m)  (paragraph repealed);

(n)  prescribe the documents and plans that must be supplied to the Minister by every operator pursuant to section 273;

(o)  (paragraph repealed);

(p)  prescribe the safety measures that must be taken where a mine ceases operations or is no longer in operation;

(q)  fix the tariff of disbursements and fees in matters submitted to the Provincial Court in accordance with Division XXXIII;

(r)  prescribe what borings and tests must be made by the holder of an exploration licence for petroleum and natural gas, an exploration licence for underground reservoirs, a boring or drilling licence for underground water, a disposal licence, an operating lease or a storage lease, an exploration licence for brine or an operating lease for brine, as well as the specimens of minerals that he must take and of which samples must be kept or forwarded to the Minister for examination, and the methods to be followed in identifying, labelling and forwarding such samples;

(s)  prescribe what books, logs and records an operator or drilling licence holder must keep and the notices and reports he must furnish to the Minister, in addition to those contemplated by this act, in relation to the operation of a mine;

(t)  prescribe the conditions for issuing licences for geophysical surveying and licences for using geophysical instruments;

(u)  determine the categories and the conditions of issue or revocation of special exploration licences required under section 240.6, the form and tenor of applications for licences, the information that may be required and the documents that must accompany such applications, the qualifications required of any person applying for such licences, the evidence of solvency he must furnish, the nature of the work the licence holder is bound to carry out and the expenditures such work must involve, the amounts of money that the Minister may require to be deposited as security for the carrying out of the work, the duration of the licences, the maximum number of licences that a person may hold, the total land area that they may cover, the rental that may be required of the licence holders, the conditions upon which such licences may be renewed or upon which the holders thereof may renounce or transfer them, and the reports that they must make;

(v)  fix the duties and fees payable under sections 223 and 332.

1965 (1st sess.), c. 34, s. 268; 1968, c. 36, s. 24; 1970, c. 27, s. 37; 1977, c. 31, s. 22; 1979, c. 63, s. 293; 1982, c. 25, s. 43; 1982, c. 27, s. 10; 1982, c. 58, s. 47; 1983, c. 54, s. 52; 1986, c. 61, s. 21.

1983-12-22

296. The Government may make regulations to:

(a)  prescribe the conditions under which the required work must be reported in order to be counted within the meaning of Division IX;

(b)  reserve to the Crown in the territory of a mining concession any additional area deemed necessary for the development and utilization of water power under section 118;

(c)  establish the conditions on which the Minister may dispose of the right of working sand and gravel deposits;

(d)  prescribe the work contemplated in sections 144 and 148 which the Minister may accept for the purposes of those sections;

(e)  prescribe the conditions for exploration licences under section 145, the form and tenor of applications for exploration licences, the qualifications required of any person applying for such a licence, the evidence of solvency he must furnish, the amounts of money that the Minister may require to be deposited in his hands to secure the carrying out of the work that the holder is bound to perform and the conditions for the renewal of such licences under section 149;

(f)  prescribe the form and tenor of applications for exploration licences for underground reservoirs and exploration licences for brine, the qualifications required of any person applying for such licences, the evidence of solvency he must furnish, the amounts of money that the Minister may require to be deposited in his hands to secure the carrying out of the obligations of the licensee, the documents that must accompany applications for licences and the information that may be required, the tenor and duration of such licences, the conditions upon which they may be transferred, the rental payable by a licensee, the conditions that such licences may embody and those upon which they may be renewed or renounced, the standards of safety and health that must be maintained for the protection of the public, the works and tests that must be carried out by the licensee, the reports that he must make and the form and tenor of such reports;

(g)  prescribe the conditions of operating leases under sections 179 and 182, the form and tenor of applications for storage leases and disposal licences and for operating leases for brine, the information that may be required and the documents that must accompany such applications, the form and tenor of storage leases and disposal licences and of operating leases for brine, the duration thereof, the total land area that they may cover, the rental that may be required of the holders of storage leases, disposal licences and operating leases for brine, the conditions that storage leases, disposal licences and operating leases for brine may embody, the standards of safety and health that must be maintained for the protection of the public, the description of the lands that may be covered by operating leases, storage leases, disposal licences and operating leases for brine, the conditions upon which such leases or licences may be renewed or upon which the holders thereof may renounce or transfer them and the reports that they must make;

(h)  prescribe the conditions of licences to use natural gas under section 190;

(i)  regulate the conservation of petroleum, natural gas and any other liquid or gaseous substance;

(j)  prescribe the conditions on which drilling licences may be issued under sections 139, 167, 191, 195, 201, 211 and 213, and the methods of drilling to be employed;

(k)  reserve and withdraw from staking any land which, in its opinion, may be necessary for the establishment of mining, industrial, seaport or airport facilities, the construction of means or lines of transport or communications, underground conduits, the development of water power, storage or underground reservoirs, the creation of parks or reserves and any other purposes it considers in the public interest;

(l)  regulate the use of watercourses for mining purposes under section 255;

(m)  (paragraph repealed);

(n)  prescribe the documents and plans that must be supplied to the Minister by every operator pursuant to section 273;

(o)  (paragraph repealed);

(p)  prescribe the safety measures that must be taken where a mine ceases operations or is no longer in operation;

(q)  fix the tariff of disbursements and fees in matters submitted to the mining judge;

(r)  prescribe what borings and tests must be made by the holder of an exploration licence for petroleum and natural gas, an exploration licence for underground reservoirs, a boring or drilling licence for underground water, a disposal licence, an operating lease or a storage lease, an exploration licence for brine or an operating lease for brine, as well as the specimens of minerals that he must take and of which samples must be kept or forwarded to the Minister for examination, and the methods to be followed in identifying, labelling and forwarding such samples;

(s)  prescribe what books, logs and records an operator or drilling licence holder must keep and the notices and reports he must furnish to the Minister, in addition to those contemplated by this act, in relation to the operation of a mine;

(t)  prescribe the conditions for issuing licences for geophysical surveying and licences for using geophysical instruments;

(u)  determine the categories and the conditions of issue or revocation of special exploration licences required under section 240.6, the form and tenor of applications for licences, the information that may be required and the documents that must accompany such applications, the qualifications required of any person applying for such licences, the evidence of solvency he must furnish, the nature of the work the licence holder is bound to carry out and the expenditures such work must involve, the amounts of money that the Minister may require to be deposited as security for the carrying out of the work, the duration of the licences, the maximum number of licences that a person may hold, the total land area that they may cover, the rental that may be required of the licence holders, the conditions upon which such licences may be renewed or upon which the holders thereof may renounce or transfer them, and the reports that they must make;

(v)  fix the duties and fees payable under sections 223 and 332.

1965 (1st sess.), c. 34, s. 268; 1968, c. 36, s. 24; 1970, c. 27, s. 37; 1977, c. 31, s. 22; 1979, c. 63, s. 293; 1982, c. 25, s. 43; 1982, c. 27, s. 10; 1982, c. 58, s. 47; 1983, c. 54, s. 52.

1982-12-16

296. The Government may make regulations to:

(a)  prescribe the conditions under which the required work must be reported in order to be counted within the meaning of Division IX;

(b)  reserve to the Crown in the territory of a mining concession any additional area deemed necessary for the development and utilization of water power under section 118;

(c)  establish the conditions on which the Minister may dispose of the right of working sand and gravel deposits;

(d)  prescribe the work contemplated in sections 144 and 148 which the Minister may accept for the purposes of those sections;

(e)  prescribe the conditions for exploration licences under section 145, the form and tenor of applications for exploration licences, the qualifications required of any person applying for such a licence, the evidence of solvency he must furnish, the amounts of money that the Minister may require to be deposited in his hands to secure the carrying out of the work that the holder is bound to perform and the conditions for the renewal of such licences under section 149;

(f)  prescribe the form and tenor of applications for exploration licences for underground reservoirs and exploration licences for brine, the qualifications required of any person applying for such licences, the evidence of solvency he must furnish, the amounts of money that the Minister may require to be deposited in his hands to secure the carrying out of the obligations of the licensee, the documents that must accompany applications for licences and the information that may be required, the tenor and duration of such licences, the conditions upon which they may be transferred, the rental payable by a licensee, the conditions that such licences may embody and those upon which they may be renewed or renounced, the standards of safety and health that must be maintained for the protection of the public, the works and tests that must be carried out by the licensee, the reports that he must make and the form and tenor of such reports;

(g)  prescribe the conditions of operating leases under sections 179 and 182, the form and tenor of applications for storage leases and disposal licences and for operating leases for brine, the information that may be required and the documents that must accompany such applications, the form and tenor of storage leases and disposal licences and of operating leases for brine, the duration thereof, the total land area that they may cover, the rental that may be required of the holders of storage leases, disposal licences and operating leases for brine, the conditions that storage leases, disposal licences and operating leases for brine may embody, the standards of safety and health that must be maintained for the protection of the public, the description of the lands that may be covered by operating leases, storage leases, disposal licences and operating leases for brine, the conditions upon which such leases or licences may be renewed or upon which the holders thereof may renounce or transfer them and the reports that they must make;

(h)  prescribe the conditions of licences to use natural gas under section 190;

(i)  regulate the conservation of petroleum, natural gas and any other liquid or gaseous substance;

(j)  prescribe the conditions on which drilling licences may be issued under sections 139, 167, 191, 195, 201, 211 and 213, and the methods of drilling to be employed;

(k)  reserve and withdraw from staking any land which, in its opinion, may be necessary for the establishment of mining, industrial, seaport or airport facilities, the construction of means or lines of transport or communications, underground conduits, the development of water power, storage or underground reservoirs, the creation of parks or reserves and any other purposes it considers in the public interest;

(l)  regulate the use of watercourses for mining purposes under section 255;

(m)  repealed;

(n)  prescribe the documents and plans that must be supplied to the Minister by every operator pursuant to section 273;

(o)  repealed;

(p)  prescribe the safety measures that must be taken where a mine ceases operations or is no longer in operation;

(q)  fix the tariff of disbursements and fees in matters submitted to the mining judge;

(r)  prescribe what borings and tests must be made by the holder of an exploration licence for petroleum and natural gas, an exploration licence for underground reservoirs, a boring or drilling licence for underground water, a disposal licence, an operating lease or a storage lease, an exploration licence for brine or an operating lease for brine, as well as the specimens of minerals that he must take and of which samples must be kept or forwarded to the Minister for examination, and the methods to be followed in identifying, labelling and forwarding such samples;

(s)  prescribe what books, logs and records an operator or drilling licence holder must keep and the notices and reports he must furnish to the Minister, in addition to those contemplated by this act, in relation to the operation of a mine;

(t)  prescribe the conditions for issuing licences for geophysical surveying and licences for using geophysical instruments;

(u)  determine the categories and the conditions of issue or revocation of special exploration licences required under section 240.6, the form and tenor of applications for licences, the information that may be required and the documents that must accompany such applications, the qualifications required of any person applying for such licences, the evidence of solvency he must furnish, the nature of the work the licence holder is bound to carry out and the expenditures such work must involve, the amounts of money that the Minister may require to be deposited as security for the carrying out of the work, the duration of the licences, the maximum number of licences that a person may hold, the total land area that they may cover, the rental that may be required of the licence holders, the conditions upon which such licences may be renewed or upon which the holders thereof may renounce or transfer them, and the reports that they must make.

1965 (1st sess.), c. 34, s. 268; 1968, c. 36, s. 24; 1970, c. 27, s. 37; 1977, c. 31, s. 22; 1979, c. 63, s. 293; 1982, c. 25, s. 43; 1982, c. 27, s. 10; 1982, c. 58, s. 47.

1982-09-15

296. The Government may make regulations to:

(a)  prescribe the conditions under which the required work must be reported in order to be counted within the meaning of Division IX;

(b)  reserve to the Crown in the territory of a mining concession any additional area deemed necessary for the development and utilization of water power under section 118;

(c)  establish the conditions on which the Minister may dispose of the right of working sand and gravel deposits;

(d)  prescribe the work contemplated in sections 144 and 148 which the Minister may accept for the purposes of those sections;

(e)  prescribe the conditions for exploration licences under section 145, the form and tenor of applications for exploration licences, the qualifications required of any person applying for such a licence, the evidence of solvency he must furnish, the amounts of money that the Minister may require to be deposited in his hands to secure the carrying out of the work that the holder is bound to perform and the conditions for the renewal of such licences under section 149;

(f)  prescribe the form and tenor of applications for exploration licences for underground reservoirs and exploration licences for brine, the qualifications required of any person applying for such licences, the evidence of solvency he must furnish, the amounts of money that the Minister may require to be deposited in his hands to secure the carrying out of the obligations of the licensee, the documents that must accompany applications for licences and the information that may be required, the tenor and duration of such licences, the conditions upon which they may be transferred, the rental payable by a licensee, the conditions that such licences may embody and those upon which they may be renewed or renounced, the standards of safety and health that must be maintained for the protection of the public, the works and tests that must be carried out by the licensee, the reports that he must make and the form and tenor of such reports;

(g)  prescribe the conditions of operating leases under sections 179 and 182, the form and tenor of applications for storage leases and disposal licences and for operating leases for brine, the information that may be required and the documents that must accompany such applications, the form and tenor of storage leases and disposal licences and of operating leases for brine, the duration thereof, the total land area that they may cover, the rental that may be required of the holders of storage leases, disposal licences and operating leases for brine, the conditions that storage leases, disposal licences and operating leases for brine may embody, the standards of safety and health that must be maintained for the protection of the public, the description of the lands that may be covered by operating leases, storage leases, disposal licences and operating leases for brine, the conditions upon which such leases or licences may be renewed or upon which the holders thereof may renounce or transfer them and the reports that they must make;

(h)  prescribe the conditions of licences to use natural gas under section 190;

(i)  regulate the conservation of petroleum, natural gas and any other liquid or gaseous substance;

(j)  prescribe the conditions on which drilling licences may be issued under sections 139, 167, 191, 195, 201, 211 and 213, and the methods of drilling to be employed;

(k)  reserve and withdraw from staking any land which, in its opinion, may be necessary for the establishment of mills, smelters, refineries or means of transportation, or for the development of water power or water storage, for the development or utilization of underground reservoirs, or for any other purpose;

(l)  regulate the use of watercourses for mining purposes under section 255;

(m)  repealed;

(n)  prescribe the documents and plans that must be supplied to the Minister by every operator pursuant to section 273;

(o)  repealed;

(p)  prescribe the safety measures that must be taken where a mine ceases operations or is no longer in operation;

(q)  fix the tariff of disbursements and fees in matters submitted to the mining judge;

(r)  prescribe what borings and tests must be made by the holder of an exploration licence for petroleum and natural gas, an exploration licence for underground reservoirs, a boring or drilling licence for underground water, a disposal licence, an operating lease or a storage lease, an exploration licence for brine or an operating lease for brine, as well as the specimens of minerals that he must take and of which samples must be kept or forwarded to the Minister for examination, and the methods to be followed in identifying, labelling and forwarding such samples;

(s)  prescribe what books, logs and records an operator or drilling licence holder must keep and the notices and reports he must furnish to the Minister, in addition to those contemplated by this act, in relation to the operation of a mine;

(t)  prescribe the conditions for issuing licences for geophysical surveying and licences for using geophysical instruments;

(u)  determine the categories and the conditions of issue or revocation of special exploration licences required under section 240.6, the form and tenor of applications for licences, the information that may be required and the documents that must accompany such applications, the qualifications required of any person applying for such licences, the evidence of solvency he must furnish, the nature of the work the licence holder is bound to carry out and the expenditures such work must involve, the amounts of money that the Minister may require to be deposited as security for the carrying out of the work, the duration of the licences, the maximum number of licences that a person may hold, the total land area that they may cover, the rental that may be required of the licence holders, the conditions upon which such licences may be renewed or upon which the holders thereof may renounce or transfer them, and the reports that they must make.

1965 (1st sess.), c. 34, s. 268; 1968, c. 36, s. 24; 1970, c. 27, s. 37; 1977, c. 31, s. 22; 1979, c. 63, s. 293; 1982, c. 25, s. 43; 1982, c. 27, s. 10.

1982-06-23

296. The Government may make regulations to:

(a)  prescribe the conditions under which the required work must be reported in order to be counted within the meaning of Division IX;

(b)  reserve to the Crown in the territory of a mining concession any additional area deemed necessary for the development and utilization of water power under section 118;

(c)  establish the conditions on which the Minister may dispose of the right of working sand and gravel deposits;

(d)  prescribe the work contemplated in sections 144 and 148 which the Minister may accept for the purposes of those sections;

(e)  prescribe the conditions for exploration licences under section 145, the form and tenor of applications for exploration licences, the qualifications required of any person applying for such a licence, the evidence of solvency he must furnish, the amounts of money that the Minister may require to be deposited in his hands to secure the carrying out of the work that the holder is bound to perform and the conditions for the renewal of such licences under section 149;

(f)  prescribe the form and tenor of applications for exploration licences for underground reservoirs and exploration licences for brine, the qualifications required of any person applying for such licences, the evidence of solvency he must furnish, the amounts of money that the Minister may require to be deposited in his hands to secure the carrying out of the obligations of the licensee, the documents that must accompany applications for licences and the information that may be required, the tenor and duration of such licences, the conditions upon which they may be transferred, the rental payable by a licensee, the conditions that such licences may embody and those upon which they may be renewed or renounced, the standards of safety and health that must be maintained for the protection of the public, the works and tests that must be carried out by the licensee, the reports that he must make and the form and tenor of such reports;

(g)  prescribe the conditions of operating leases under sections 179 and 182, the form and tenor of applications for storage leases and disposal licences and for operating leases for brine, the information that may be required and the documents that must accompany such applications, the form and tenor of storage leases and disposal licences and of operating leases for brine, the duration thereof, the total land area that they may cover, the rental that may be required of the holders of storage leases, disposal licences and operating leases for brine, the conditions that storage leases, disposal licences and operating leases for brine may embody, the standards of safety and health that must be maintained for the protection of the public, the description of the lands that may be covered by operating leases, storage leases, disposal licences and operating leases for brine, the conditions upon which such leases or licences may be renewed or upon which the holders thereof may renounce or transfer them and the reports that they must make;

(h)  prescribe the conditions of licences to use natural gas under section 190;

(i)  regulate the conservation of petroleum, natural gas and any other liquid or gaseous substance;

(j)  prescribe the conditions on which drilling licences may be issued under sections 139, 167, 191, 195, 201, 211 and 213, and the methods of drilling to be employed;

(k)  reserve and withdraw from staking any land which, in its opinion, may be necessary for the establishment of mills, smelters, refineries or means of transportation, or for the development of water power or water storage, for the development or utilization of underground reservoirs, or for any other purpose;

(l)  regulate the use of watercourses for mining purposes under section 255;

(m)  repealed;

(n)  prescribe the documents and plans that must be supplied to the Minister by every operator pursuant to section 273;

(o)  repealed;

(p)  prescribe the safety measures that must be taken where a mine ceases operations or is no longer in operation;

(q)  fix the tariff of disbursements and fees in matters submitted to the mining judge;

(r)  prescribe what borings and tests must be made by the holder of an exploration licence for petroleum and natural gas, an exploration licence for underground reservoirs, a boring or drilling licence for underground water, a disposal licence, an operating lease or a storage lease, an exploration licence for brine or an operating lease for brine, as well as the specimens of minerals that he must take and of which samples must be kept or forwarded to the Minister for examination, and the methods to be followed in identifying, labelling and forwarding such samples;

(s)  prescribe what books, logs and records an operator or drilling licence holder must keep and the notices and reports he must furnish to the Minister, in addition to those contemplated by this act, in relation to the operation of a mine;

(t)  prescribe the conditions for issuing licences for geophysical surveying and licences for using geophysical instruments.

1965 (1st sess.), c. 34, s. 268; 1968, c. 36, s. 24; 1970, c. 27, s. 37; 1977, c. 31, s. 22; 1979, c. 63, s. 293; 1982, c. 25, s. 43.

1981-01-01

296. The Government may make regulations to:

(a)  prescribe the conditions under which the required work must be reported in order to be counted within the meaning of Division IX;

(b)  reserve to the Crown in the territory of a mining concession any additional area deemed necessary for the development and utilization of water power under section 118;

(c)  establish the conditions on which the Minister may dispose of the right of working sand and gravel deposits;

(d)  prescribe the work contemplated in sections 144 and 148 which the Minister may accept for the purposes of those sections;

(e)  prescribe the conditions for exploration licences under section 145, the form and tenor of applications for exploration licences, the qualifications required of any person applying for such a licence, the evidence of solvency he must furnish, the amounts of money that the Minister may require to be deposited in his hands to secure the carrying out of the work that the holder is bound to perform and the conditions for the renewal of such licences under section 149;

(f)  prescribe the form and tenor of applications for exploration licences for underground reservoirs and exploration licences for brine, the qualifications required of any person applying for such licences, the evidence of solvency he must furnish, the amounts of money that the Minister may require to be deposited in his hands to secure the carrying out of the obligations of the licensee, the documents that must accompany applications for licences and the information that may be required, the tenor and duration of such licences, the conditions upon which they may be transferred, the rental payable by a licensee, the conditions that such licences may embody and those upon which they may be renewed or renounced, the standards of safety and health that must be maintained for the protection of the public, the works and tests that must be carried out by the licensee, the reports that he must make and the form and tenor of such reports;

(g)  prescribe the conditions of operating leases under sections 179 and 182, the form and tenor of applications for storage leases and disposal licences and for operating leases for brine, the information that may be required and the documents that must accompany such applications, the form and tenor of storage leases and disposal licences and of operating leases for brine, the duration thereof, the total land area that they may cover, the rental that may be required of the holders of storage leases, disposal licences and operating leases for brine, the conditions that storage leases, disposal licences and operating leases for brine may embody, the standards of safety and health that must be maintained for the protection of the public, the description of the lands that may be covered by operating leases, storage leases, disposal licences and operating leases for brine, the conditions upon which such leases or licences may be renewed or upon which the holders thereof may renounce or transfer them and the reports that they must make;

(h)  prescribe the conditions of licences to use natural gas under section 190;

(i)  regulate the conservation of petroleum, natural gas and any other liquid or gaseous substance;

(j)  prescribe the conditions on which drilling licences may be issued under sections 139, 167, 191, 195, 201, 211 and 213, and the methods of drilling to be employed, and govern the use of underground waters under section 221;

(k)  reserve and withdraw from staking any land which, in its opinion, may be necessary for the establishment of mills, smelters, refineries or means of transportation, or for the development of water power or water storage, for the development or utilization of underground reservoirs, or for any other purpose;

(l)  regulate the use of watercourses for mining purposes under section 255;

(m)  repealed;

(n)  prescribe the documents and plans that must be supplied to the Minister by every operator pursuant to section 273;

(o)  repealed;

(p)  prescribe the safety measures that must be taken where a mine ceases operations or is no longer in operation;

(q)  fix the tariff of disbursements and fees in matters submitted to the mining judge;

(r)  prescribe what borings and tests must be made by the holder of an exploration licence for petroleum and natural gas, an exploration licence for underground reservoirs, a boring or drilling licence for underground water, a disposal licence, an operating lease or a storage lease, an exploration licence for brine or an operating lease for brine, as well as the specimens of minerals that he must take and of which samples must be kept or forwarded to the Minister for examination, and the methods to be followed in identifying, labelling and forwarding such samples;

(s)  prescribe what books, logs and records an operator or drilling licence holder must keep and the notices and reports he must furnish to the Minister, in addition to those contemplated by this act, in relation to the operation of a mine;

(t)  prescribe the conditions for issuing licences for geophysical surveying and licences for using geophysical instruments.

1965 (1st sess.), c. 34, s. 268; 1968, c. 36, s. 24; 1970, c. 27, s. 37; 1977, c. 31, s. 22; 1979, c. 63, s. 293.

1977-12-31

296. The Government may make regulations to:

(a)  prescribe the conditions under which the required work must be reported in order to be counted within the meaning of Division IX;

(b)  reserve to the Crown in the territory of a mining concession any additional area deemed necessary for the development and utilization of water power under section 118;

(c)  establish the conditions on which the Minister may dispose of the right of working sand and gravel deposits;

(d)  prescribe the work contemplated in sections 144 and 148 which the Minister may accept for the purposes of those sections;

(e)  prescribe the conditions for exploration licences under section 145, the form and tenor of applications for exploration licences, the qualifications required of any person applying for such a licence, the evidence of solvency he must furnish, the amounts of money that the Minister may require to be deposited in his hands to secure the carrying out of the work that the holder is bound to perform and the conditions for the renewal of such licences under section 149;

(f)  prescribe the form and tenor of applications for exploration licences for underground reservoirs and exploration licences for brine, the qualifications required of any person applying for such licences, the evidence of solvency he must furnish, the amounts of money that the Minister may require to be deposited in his hands to secure the carrying out of the obligations of the licensee, the documents that must accompany applications for licences and the information that may be required, the tenor and duration of such licences, the conditions upon which they may be transferred, the rental payable by a licensee, the conditions that such licences may embody and those upon which they may be renewed or renounced, the standards of safety and health that must be maintained for the protection of the public, the works and tests that must be carried out by the licensee, the reports that he must make and the form and tenor of such reports;

(g)  prescribe the conditions of operating leases under sections 179 and 182, the form and tenor of applications for storage leases and disposal licences and for operating leases for brine, the information that may be required and the documents that must accompany such applications, the form and tenor of storage leases and disposal licences and of operating leases for brine, the duration thereof, the total land area that they may cover, the rental that may be required of the holders of storage leases, disposal licences and operating leases for brine, the conditions that storage leases, disposal licences and operating leases for brine may embody, the standards of safety and health that must be maintained for the protection of the public, the description of the lands that may be covered by operating leases, storage leases, disposal licences and operating leases for brine, the conditions upon which such leases or licences may be renewed or upon which the holders thereof may renounce or transfer them and the reports that they must make;

(h)  prescribe the conditions of licences to use natural gas under section 190;

(i)  regulate the conservation of petroleum, natural gas and any other liquid or gaseous substance;

(j)  prescribe the conditions on which drilling licences may be issued under sections 139, 167, 191, 195, 201, 211 and 213, and the methods of drilling to be employed, and govern the use of underground waters under section 221;

(k)  reserve and withdraw from staking any land which, in its opinion, may be necessary for the establishment of mills, smelters, refineries or means of transportation, or for the development of water power or water storage, for the development or utilization of underground reservoirs, or for any other purpose;

(l)  regulate the use of watercourses for mining purposes under section 255;

(m)  ensure safety and health in mines under section 289;

(n)  prescribe the documents and plans that must be supplied to the Minister by every operator pursuant to section 273;

(o)  establish the tariff of fees to be paid for tests and examinations under section 292;

(p)  prescribe the safety measures that must be taken where a mine ceases operations or is no longer in operation;

(q)  fix the tariff of disbursements and fees in matters submitted to the mining judge;

(r)  prescribe what borings and tests must be made by the holder of an exploration licence for petroleum and natural gas, an exploration licence for underground reservoirs, a boring or drilling licence for underground water, a disposal licence, an operating lease or a storage lease, an exploration licence for brine or an operating lease for brine, as well as the specimens of minerals that he must take and of which samples must be kept or forwarded to the Minister for examination, and the methods to be followed in identifying, labelling and forwarding such samples;

(s)  prescribe what books, logs and records an operator or drilling licence holder must keep and the notices and reports he must furnish to the Minister, in addition to those contemplated by this act, in relation to the operation of a mine;

(t)  prescribe the conditions for issuing licences for geophysical surveying and licences for using geophysical instruments.

1965 (1st sess.), c. 34, s. 268; 1968, c. 36, s. 24; 1970, c. 27, s. 37; 1977, c. 31, s. 22.