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| SECTION | EFFECTIVE DATE | ||
| 1 | January 1, 2001 | ||
| 8 | May 9, 2002 | ||
| 11.1 | June 20, 2003 | ||
| 14 | November 29, 2002 | ||
| 19 | November 29, 2002 | ||
| 20 | November 29, 2002 | ||
| 22 | February 27, 2003 | ||
| 29 | May 9, 2002 | ||
| 30 | May 9, 2002 | ||
| 31 | May 9, 2002 | ||
| 43 | December 30, 2002 | ||
| February 27, 2003 | |||
| 45 | May 9, 2002 | ||
| 65 | May 9, 2002 | ||
| 67 | November 29, 2002 | ||
Section 1 definition of "protected heritage property" paragraph (c) BEFORE amended by 2000-7-234 effective January 1, 2001 (BC Reg 399/00).
(c) included under section 880 (3) (b) of the Local Government Act in a schedule to an official community plan;
Section 8(2)(a) BEFORE amended by 2002-25-40 effective May 9, 2002 (Royal Assent).
(a) a person
(i) age 18 or over and ordinarily a resident of Canada for not less than 183 days in each calendar year or authorized to work in Canada, and
(ii) who demonstrates, to the satisfaction of a gold commissioner, a minimum prescribed standard of knowledge respecting mineral exploration and integrated resource management principles in British Columbia,
Section 14(5) was added by 2002-48-51 effective November 29, 2002 (BC Reg 315/02).
Section 11.1(2) BEFORE amended by 2002-26-8 effective June 20, 2003 (BC Reg 232/03).
(2) A recorded holder of a mineral title or an owner of a Crown granted 2 post claim must be issued a special use permit under the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act, subject to any applicable higher level plan under that Act and to any terms and conditions set by the issuing authority, for the construction of appropriate access to the area of that mineral title or Crown granted 2 post claim for mining exploration, if the recorded holder or owner
Section 19(7) to (9) was added by 2002-48-52 effective November 29, 2002 (BC Reg 315/02).
Section 20 BEFORE repealed by 2002-48-52 effective November 29, 2002 (BC Reg 315/02).
20 A free miner or recorded holder must not obstruct or interfere with an operation or activity, or the construction or maintenance of a building, structure, improvement or work, on private land.
Section 22(1) BEFORE amended by 2003-1-4 effective February 27, 2003 (Royal Assent).
(1) Despite any other provision of this Act, the minister may, by regulation, establish a mineral reserve on land specified in the regulation.
Section 22(3)(c)(ii) BEFORE amended by 2003-1-4 effective February 27, 2003 (Royal Assent).
(ii) the date the reserve is cancelled by regulation of the minister.
Section 29(a) BEFORE amended by 2002-25-41 effective May 9, 2002 (Royal Assent).
(a) satisfies the gold commissioner for the mining division in which the recorded holder's claim is situated, by a statement in the prescribed form, that the recorded holder has performed or caused to be performed on the claim since the last anniversary date, exploration and development having a value which is not less than an amount for each unit calculated in accordance with the regulations;
Section 30 BEFORE amended by 2002-25-42 effective May 9, 2002 (Royal Assent).
30 If the value of exploration and development performed on a claim since the last anniversary date exceeds the amount referred to in section 29 (a), the recorded holder may, on or before the next anniversary date and on payment of the prescribed recording fee, use the excess on that claim so as to cover the exploration and development requirements for an additional year or an additional prescribed number of years.
Section 31 BEFORE amended by 2002-25-43 effective May 9, 2002 (Royal Assent).
31 Despite section 30, if a free miner, personally or by agent, performs exploration and development work and submits a report on that exploration and development which is acceptable to the chief gold commissioner, the free miner may have the cost of that work, or that part of it as may be prescribed, credited to a portable credit account, and the free miner may, to the extent authorized by the regulations, use this account
Section 43 BEFORE amended by 2002-15-56 effective December 30, 2002 (BC Reg 370/02).
43 A lessee may not produce under a mining lease issued on or after the coming into force of this section unless the lessee first receives a mine development certificate issued under the Mine Development Assessment Act or project approval certificate issued under the Environmental Assessment Act.
Section 43 BEFORE repealed by 2003-1-5 effective February 27, 2003 (Royal Assent).
43 A lessee may not produce under a mining lease issued on or after December 1, 1995 unless the lessee first
(a) receives an environmental assessment certificate issued under the Environmental Assessment Act, or
(b) obtains an order under that Act that an environmental assessment certificate is not required.
Section 45(3) BEFORE amended by 2002-25-44 effective May 9, 2002 (Royal Assent).
(3) A placer lease must not be issued until the applicant for the lease delivers to the gold commissioner a plan of a survey of the area of the lease, prepared and carried out in accordance with the regulations made under section 65 (2) (f).
Sections 65(2)(g) and (p) BEFORE amended by 2002-25-45 effective May 9, 2002 (Royal Assent).
(g) specifying survey methods for the establishment of placer lease boundaries;
(p) any other matter for which regulations are contemplated by this Act.
Sections 65(2)(q), (r), (s), (t), (u) and (v) were added by 2002-25-45 effective May 9, 2002 (Royal Assent).
Section 67 was added by 2002-48-54 effective November 2 9, 2002 (BC Reg 315/02).
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