Bill 7 — A Bill To Amend 'The Mines and Minerals Act, 19'62 Ron. (Legislature 15, Session 3)

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Alberta — Bills

u No.7 3rd Session, 15th Legislature, Alherta 14 Elizabeth II BILL 7 A Bill to amend 'The Mines and Minerals Act, 19'62 RON. MR. PATRICK Printed by L. S. WALL, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, Edmonton, Alberta, 1966

Explanatory Note I. This Bill amends The Mines and Minerals Act, 1962, which is

chapter 49 of the Statutes of Alberta, 196:2. 2. This amendment is consequential to the ,amendment of The Coal Mines Regulation Act. See Bill

Section 105, subsection (2), clause (

a) presently reads:

(2) Where coal l'ights in a road allowance are held .under lease but do not adjoin a location subject to royalty as prescrIbed by subsec tion (1) of

section 78, (

a) the lessee shall, at least every twelve months, have the holder of a mine surveyor's certificate issued pursuant to The Coal Mines Regulation Act, survey the workings of the mine in s'o far as they relate to the area included in the road allowance lease, and 3. (

a) Permits the grouping of leases held by different lessees.

Section 165, subsection (1) presently reads: 165.

(1) Where a notice has been given pursuant to

section 164, the lessee may group ,the whole or part ,of the lo,cation and the whole or part of the loca Non of 'any other leas,e or leases held by him (

a) not subject to an offset drilling requirement, (

b) not subject to a unit operation, or (

c) that does not contain a producing well, and the lessee may fulfil the requirements under the notice by the drilling of the well on any location or part thereof in the group. (b) Subsections (4) and (5) are amended to conform to changes in subsection (1). Subsection (6) increases the distance to two miles. Subsections (4), (5) and (6) presently read:

(4) The lessee shan not suspend the drilling of a well in a location or in a group without the consent of the Minister . .

(5) UpO? the. ~ormation of a. group, the lessee shall inform the DIrector In wrItIng and the DIrector may divide any lease where only a part of the location ,is included in the group.

(6) U!Jless ~he Minister otherwise consents, the well referred to in subsec.tlOn (1, sha;H not. b~ loca~ed in any spacing unit adjoining or corner~ng the s~acIng u.m~ In WhICh a producing well exists at the day on WhICh the DIrector IS Informed of the formation of the group.

BILL No.7 of 1966

An Act to amend The Mines and Minerals Act, 1962 (Assented to , 1966) HER lV[AJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly 'Of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Mines and Minerals Act, 1962 is hereby amended.

Section 105, subsection (2) is amended by striking out clause (

a) and by substituting the following: (

a) the lessee shall, at least every twelve months, have a mine surveyor survey the workings of the mine in so ·far as they relate to the area included in the road allowance, and

Section 165 is amended (

a) by striking out subsection (1) and ,by sulbstituting the following: (b) 1·65.

(1) Where a notice has 'been given pursuant to

section 164, the lessee may group the whole or part of the location and the whole or part of the location of any other lease or leases held by him or by others (

a) not suibje-ct to an offset drilling requirement, (

b) not subject to a unit operation, or (

c) that does not contain a producing well, and the requirements under the notice may be ful filled hy the drilling oct: the well on any location or part thereof in the ,group. by striking out subsections (4), (5) and (6) and by substituting the following:

(4) The drilling of a well in a location or in a group shall not he suspended without the consent of the Minister.

4. The amendment makes the clause conform to the changes in

section 165 ( 1) . 2

Section 168, clause (

b) presently reads: 168. The Minister may ca;ncel a lease in respect of which a notice under

section 164 was given where (

b) the lessee fails to oomply with subsection (4) of

section 165, or 5. Commencement of Act.

(5) Upon the formation of a group, the lessee or someone on his behalf shall inform the Director in writing and the Director may divide any lease where only a part of the location is included in the group.

(6) Unless the Minister otherwise consents, the well referred to in subsection (1) shall not be located within two miles of a producing well exist ing at the day on which the Director is informed of the formation of the group.

Section 168 is amended by striking out clause (

b) and by substituting the following: (

b) there is a failure to comply with subsection (4) of

section 165, or 5. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. 2

No.7 THIRD SESSION FIFTEENTH LEGISLATURE 14 ELIZABETH II 1966 BILL

An Act to amend The Mines and Minerals Act, 1962 Received and read the First time ........ . Second time ..................................... . Third time ....................................... . HON. MR. PATRICK Title: 1966 (15th, 3rd) Bill 7,

An Act to amend The Mines and Minerals Act, 1962

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