O. Reg. 117/11: PROHIBITED DEVELOPMENTS: OPENING A MINE
filed April 14, 2011 under Far North Act, 2010, S.O. 2010, c. 18
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made under the
FAR NORTH ACT, 2010
Made: April 11, 2011
Filed: April 14, 2011
Published on e-Laws: April 15, 2011
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: April 30, 2011
PROHIBITED DEVELOPMENTS: OPENING A MINE
Opening a mine
1. (1) In this section,
“mine production” means mining that is producing any mineral or mineral-bearing substance for immediate sale or stockpiling for future sale, and includes the development of a mine for such purposes.
(2) Paragraph 1 of subsection 12 (1) and paragraph 2 of subsection 14 (2) of the Act prohibit the opening of a mine if,
(a) a person is required to file a certified closure plan for the mine under section 141 of the Mining Act in order to commence or recommence mine production; and
(b) before the day the Act comes into force, the Director has not acknowledged receipt of a certified closure plan for the mine under section 141 of the Mining Act.
Revocation
2. This Regulation is revoked on the day section 100 of the Mining Amendment Act, 2009 comes into force.
Commencement
3. This Regulation comes into force on the later of the day subsection 21 (2) of the Act comes into force and the day this Regulation is filed.
Made by:
Pris par :
La ministre des Richesses naturelles,
Linda Jeffrey
Minister of Natural Resources
Date made: April 11, 2011.
Pris le : 11 avril 2011.