Section 1 definition of "qualified person" BEFORE amended by BC Reg 11/2021, effective February 5, 2021.
"qualified person" means a person who is registered as an engineer or geologist with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia;
Section 11 (1), (7) and (8) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 187/2023, effective September 1, 2023.
(1) Subject to this section, geothermal reports and well reports and well data that are received by the ministry and the commission in the course of the administration of the Act must be held confidential by the ministry and the commission.
(7) Geothermal reports and well reports and well data may be made available by the ministry or the commission to the government of Canada or an agency of the government of Canada if that government or agency gives adequate assurance that the information will be kept in confidence within that government or agency.
(8) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may release, or order the commission to release, geothermal reports or well reports and well data at any time if the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers it in the public interest to do so.
Section 11 (6) (b) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 187/2023, effective September 1, 2023.
(b) with the concurrence of the person who submitted the information to the ministry or commission.
Section 12 (5) and (7) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 187/2023, effective September 1, 2023.
(5) Section 1 (1) of the applied regulation is modified by deleting the definitions of "oil and gas activity" and "oil and gas road".
(7) A reference in the applied regulation to oil and gas activity must be read as a reference to geothermal activity and a reference in the applied regulation to oil and gas activities must be read as a reference to geothermal activities.
Section 12 (10) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 187/2023, effective September 1, 2023.
(10) Section 8 of the applied regulation is modified by deleting section 8 and substituting the following:
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| 8 | In deciding whether to issue a well authorization under section 12 of the Act, the commission must consider whether the issuance of the well authorization is consistent with the government's environmental objectives set out in Division 1 of this Part. | |