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Economy River Wilderness Area Designation of Additional Lands
made under Section 11 of the
Wilderness Areas Protection Act
S.N.S. 1998, c. 27
O.I.C. 2004-411 (October 28, 2004), N.S. Reg. 93/2005
O.I.C. 2022-294 (effective December 9, 2022), N.S. Reg. 270/2022
The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Environment and Labour dated September 28, 2004, pursuant to Section 11 of Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1998, the Wilderness Areas Protection Act, is pleased to approve the addition of the following nine parcels of land to existing wilderness areas, as set out below:
(a) Economy Falls (PID 20356929) as referenced in Order in Council 94-741 dated September 13, 1994, to be added to Economy River Wilderness Area;
[Clauses (b) to (i) of the Order in Council refer to additions to other wilderness areas, which have been consolidated separately.]
Order approved by O.I.C. 2022-294
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 Economy River Wilderness Area, originally designated in item 8 of Schedule A to the Act.
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 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, except for the portion of land that was formerly subject to exploration licence numbered 09957 issued to Chilean Metals Inc. under the Mineral Resources Act (referred to in this Order as “excepted portion of land” and identified on the plan forming part of this designation as “potential protection subject to addressing mineral rights”).
This designation is effective for an excepted portion of land on and after the date the Minister of Environment and Climate Change publishes a notice in the Royal Gazette Part I to that effect, which shall be done following the later of the following:
(a) the end of 1 year after the date of the Order in Council approving this designation; and
(b) the date any subsequent exploration licence issued under the Mineral Resources Act for the excepted portion of land within the 1-year period referred to in clause (a), or any valid continuation of the mineral right granted by that subsequent exploration licence, no longer applies to the excepted portion of land as a result of the surrender, abandonment, forfeiture, expiration, cancellation or termination of that subsequent exploration licence or continued mineral right.
Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, November 16, 2022.
sgd. Timothy Halman
Honourable Timothy Halman
Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Appendix A
Addition to the Economy River Wilderness Area
Legislative History
Reference Tables
Economy River Wilderness Area Designation
N.S. Reg. 270/2022
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 Economy River Wilderness Area Designation made under the Wilderness Areas Protection Act includes all of the following regulations:
N.S.
RegulationIn force
date*How in force
Royal Gazette
Part II Issue270/2022
unknown
later of date approved (Dec 9, 2022) and date deposited in Provincial Crown Land Information Management Centre
Dec 30, 2022
The following regulations are not yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation:
N.S.
RegulationIn 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.
ad. = added
am. = amendedfc. = fee change
ra. = reassignedrep. = repealed
rs. = repealed and substitutedProvision affected
How affected
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Note that changes to headings are not included in the above table.
Editorial Notes and Corrections
Note
Effective
date
Repealed and Superseded
N.S.
RegulationTitle
In force
dateRepealed
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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