Definitions

1   In this regulation:

"land" includes foreshore and land covered by water;

"land district" has the same meaning as in the Land Act;

"mining division" means a mining division established under section 3 of the Mineral Tenure Act;

"site number" means the site number given in the registry to a particular mineral reserve shown on an electronic map in the registry.

[am. B.C. Regs. 6/2011, s. 2; 298/2012, s. (a).]

Reserve established or continued

2   A mineral reserve for all minerals and placer minerals is established or continued over each parcel or tract of land identified by a site number and name set out in Column 1 of the Table, within the mining division and land district set out in Column 2 of the Table opposite the site number and name.

[en. B.C. Reg. 6/2011, s. 3; am. B.C. Reg. 221/2014, s. (a).]

Conditional registration

3   A free miner may register a mineral or placer claim in a reserve established or continued by section 2 subject to the conditions listed in section 4.

[am. B.C. Regs. 153/2011, Sch. 1, s. (a); 221/2014, s. (a).]

Conditions

4   A free miner must not obstruct, endanger or interfere with, or allow any other person to obstruct, endanger or interfere with, the construction, operation or maintenance of a transmission line, pipeline or other work, structure or activity in the reserve established under section 2, as set out in column 3 of the Table opposite the site number and name of the reserve.

[en. B.C. Reg. 153/2011, Sch. 1, s. (b).]