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Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area Designation

made under subsection 11(3) of the

Wilderness Areas Protection Act

S.N.S. 1998, c. 27

O.I.C. 2009-198 (effective April 21, 2009), N.S. Reg. 201/2009

amended to O.I.C. 2023-360 (December 19, 2023), N.S. Reg. 237/2023



Table of Contents


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Order approved by O.I.C. 2009-198

 

Schedule “A” Description of Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area

 

Schedule “B” Map Showing Approximate Boundaries of Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area


Order approved by O.I.C. 2015-199

 

Appendix A Map Showing Approximate Boundaries of Addition to Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area


Order approved by O.I.C. 2023-360

 

Appendix A Addition to Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area



 


Order approved by O.I.C. 2009-198

I, David Morse, Minister of Environment for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to subsection 11(3) of Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1998, the Wilderness Areas Protection Act, hereby designate an area of Crown land as described in Schedule “A” to be known as Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area, the approximate boundary of which is shown on the map attached as Schedule “B”, the actual boundary of which is described and shown on a description and plan signed by the Director of Surveys and deposited in the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre as required by subsection 11(3) of the Act.


The designation is effective on and after the date it is approved by the Governor in Council.


Dated and made at Halifax Regoinal Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, April 2, 2009.

 

sgd: David Morse

Honourable David Morse

Minister of Environment



Schedule “A”
Description of Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area


All that certain tract of land and land covered by water shown outlined in bold line on Plan Showing Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area, filed at the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre, under Field Plot P-026/09, said tract of land located at Blue Mountain Hill, Halifax County, Province of Nova Scotia.


Containing an approximate total area of 1312 hectares.


Schedule “B”
Map Showing Approximate Boundaries of
Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area


Graphic showing map of approximate boundaries of Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area


Order approved by O.I.C. 2015-199

I, Randy Delorey, Minister of Environment for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to clause 11(3)(b) of Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1998, the Wilderness Areas Protection Act, hereby designate an area of Crown land at Hammonds Plains, Halifax County, with approximate boundaries as shown on the map attached as Appendix A, as an addition to Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area, designated by the Minister of Environment and approved by the Governor in Council by Order in Council 2009-198 dated April 21, 2009, N.S. Reg. 201/2009.


The actual boundaries of the designated additional area shall be as described and shown on a description and plan signed by the Director of Surveys and deposited in the Provincial Crown Land Information Management Centre, formerly known as the Provincial Crown Land Records Centre, the signed description and plan forming part of this designation.


This designation of additional land is effective on and after the later of the date it is approved by the Governor in Council and the date the signed boundary description and plan are deposited in the Provincial Crown Land Information Management Centre in accordance with subsection 11(3) of the Act.


Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, March 24, 2015.


                                                          sgd: Randy Delorey

Honourable Randy Delorey

Minister of Environment


Appendix A
Map Showing Approximate Boundaries of Addition to
Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area


Graphic showing map of approximate boundaries of addition to Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area


Order approved by O.I.C. 2023-360

I, Timothy Halman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to clause 11(3)(b) of Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1998, the Wilderness Areas Protection Act, hereby designate an area of Crown land in Halifax County, with approximate boundaries as shown on the map attached as Appendix A, as an addition to Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area, originally designated by Order in Council 2009-198 dated April 21, 2009, N.S. Reg. 201/2009.


The actual boundaries of the designated additional area shall be as described and shown on a description and plan signed by the Director of Surveys and deposited in the Provincial Crown Land Information Management Centre, formerly known as the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre, the signed description and plan forming part of this designation.


This designation of additional land is effective on and after the later of the date it is approved by the Governor in Council and the date the description and plan are deposited in the Provincial Crown Land Information Management Centre.


Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, November 28, 2023.


sgd. T. Halman

Honourable Timothy Halman

Minister of Environment and Climate Change


Appendix A
Addition to Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area


Graphic showing map of addition to Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area

 

 


 

Legislative History
Reference Tables

Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area Designation

N.S. Reg. 201/2009

Wilderness Areas Protection Act

Note:  The information in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is compiled by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only.

Source Law

The current consolidation of the Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area Designation made under the Wilderness Areas Protection Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S.
Regulation

In force
date*

How in force

Royal Gazette
Part II Issue

201/2009

Apr 21, 2009

date specified

May 8, 2009

257/2015

unknown

date specified

(later of date approved [June 16, 2015] and date deposited in Provincial Crown Land Information Management Centre)

Jul 10, 2015

237/2023

unknown

date specified

(later of date approved [December 19, 2023] and date deposited in Provincial Crown Land Information Management Centre)

Dec 29, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following regulations are not yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation:

N.S.
Regulation

In force
date*

How in force

Royal Gazette
Part II Issue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for rules about in force dates of regulations.

Amendments by Provision

ad. = added
am. = amended

fc. = fee change
ra. = reassigned

rep. = repealed
rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

Additional land.................................

ad. 257/2015

Additional land.................................

ad. 237/2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note that changes to headings are not included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections

 

Note

Effective
date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repealed and Superseded

N.S.
Regulation

Title

In force
date

Repealed
date

 

 

 

 

Note:  Only regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this table.  It may not reflect the entire history of regulations on this subject matter.

 


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