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Mines Act

Administrative Penalties (Mines) Regulation

B.C. Reg. 47/2017

SECTION	EFFECTIVE DATE
NOTE: Links below go to regulation content as it was prior to the changes made on the effective date. (PIT covers changes made from September 19, 2009 to "current to" date of the regulation.)
Section 3	January 25, 2021
Section 4	January 25, 2021
Section 6	April 1, 2021
Section 7	April 1, 2021
	May 8, 2023

Section 3 BEFORE amended by BC Reg 6/2021, effective January 25, 2021.

3 If a person fails to pay an administrative penalty as required under section 36.4 [due date of penalty] of the Act, the chief inspector may refuse to consider applications made by the person for a permit, or for the amendment of a permit, until the penalty is paid in full.

Section 4 (1) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 6/2021, effective January 25, 2021.

(1) A person who contravenes section 10 (1) [permits], 11.1 [acquisition of a mine], 14 (1) [discrimination], 15 (7) [inspections] or 21 [appointment of manager] of the Act or an order issued under section 10 (8) (a), 14 (3), 15 (4.1) or (5) or 35 (1) [enforcement of Act, regulations code, permit or order] of the Act is liable to an administrative penalty not exceeding $500 000.

Section 6 BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 7/2021, effective April 1, 2021.

Prescribed provisions of Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System Regulation (Mines)

6 A person who contravenes section 3 (1) [prohibition] of the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System Regulation (Mines) is liable to an administrative penalty not exceeding $500 000.

Section 7 (1) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 7/2021, effective April 1, 2021.

(1) A person who contravenes section 1.7.1 (1) [manager's responsibility], 1.11.1 [training], 3.4.1 [work in confined spaces], 3.7.1 (1) [Mine Emergency Response Plan], 10.5.1 [construction of tailings and water management facilities], 10.5.2 [Operations, Maintenance and Surveillance (OMS) Manual], 10.5.3 [annual dam safety inspection] or 10.5.4 [dam safety reviews] of the code is liable to an administrative penalty not exceeding $500 000.

Section 7 (1) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 118/2023, effective May 8, 2023.

(1) A person who contravenes section 1.7.1 (1) [manager's responsibility], 1.11.1 [training], 2.13.2 (1) [Use, Storage, Handling], 3.4.1 [work in confined spaces], 3.7.1 (1) [Mine Emergency Response Plan], 10.5.1 [construction of tailings and water management facilities], 10.5.2 [Operations, Maintenance and Surveillance (OMS) Manual], 10.5.3 [annual dam safety inspection] or 10.5.4 [dam safety reviews] of the code is liable to an administrative penalty not exceeding $500 000.