|
Department of Natural Resources Oak Island Treasure Act |
||
|
||
| Who Needs This Licence? | ||
| Anyone who wants to search for and recover in Oak Island Nova Scotia precious stones or metals in a state other than their natural state, and to keep them (upon payment of royalty). | ||
| Issuing Department / Agency: | ||
| N.S. Department of Natural Resources | ||
| Where can you get this Licence and / or further information? | ||
| Registrar Registry of Mineral and Petroleum Titles N.S. Department of Natural Resources Tel: 902-424-4068 Fax: 902-424-7735 |
Office
Location: Founders Square 3rd Floor 1701 Hollis Street Halifax, NS B3J 3M8 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 698 Halifax, NS B3J 2T9 |
|
| Application Forms & Process: | ||
| A written request is required from the applicant identifying the area
of interest by using the map / tract / claim grid system that is used
under the Mineral Resources Act. The applicant can send the request to
the Registrar, Registry
of Mineral and Petroleum Titles, N.S. Department of Natural Resources.
The applicant will be notified in writing by the Minister following approval. |
||
| Waiting Period: | ||
| Licence: 75 business days Transfer of licence: 18 business days |
||
| Expiry & Renewal: | ||
| Licences may be issued for varying lengths of terms. They are not renewable. However, the Department has considered and granted sucessor licences to former licencees to run continuously from the time of expiration of the former licence. | ||
| Price: (No tax is charged) | ||
| Licence: $623.00 | ||
| Related Requirements: | ||
|
||
| Additional Information: | ||
| None. | ||
| Legislative Authority: | ||
| Bill No. 81 Oak Island Treasure Act An Act to Regulate the Searching for Treasure on Oak Island in Lunenburg County and to Repeal Chapter 477 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Treasure Trove Act | ||