British Columbia Order in Council — Order under Environment and Land Use Designating 34 protected areas (O.C. 398/2001)

O.C. 398/2001

British Columbia — Orders in Council

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council NO. — 398 , Approved and Ordered MAR 3 0 2001 Lieutenant Governor Executive Council Chambers, Victoria On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that Orders in Council 57/2001 and 58/2001 are rescinded and the attached orders are made.

Minister of Environment, I ands and Parks Presi i i g Member of the Executive Council (This Pan is for administrative purposes only and is not Part of the Order) MELP Track # 01-36 Authority under which Order is made: Act and Section: EnviromotAkiausWaeArd35KlftShapktIlldeqiutiallamila. Other (specify): 57/2901.4111.91200 I 60 co 1.3

BEARHOLE LAKE PROTECTED AREA ORDER Contents 1.

Definitions 2. Protected Area 3. Application of the Park Act 4. Management and Administration of Protected Area 5. Upgraded Road 6. Pipeline Development

Schedule

Definitions 1. In this order: "minister" means, unless the context requires otherwise, the minister responsible for the Park Act, and includes a person designated in writing by the minister; "protected area" means the protected area established under

section 2. Protected Area 2. Bearhole Lake Protected Area, consisting of the land described in the Schedule, is established as a protected area. Application of the Park Act 3. Subject to this order, sections 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 (1) and (2), 9 (1) and (2) and 13 to 30 of the Park Act and the regulations under the Park Act apply to the protected area as though it is a "park" of Class A continued or established under

section 2 of the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act. Management and Administration of Protected Area 4. Subject to this order, the minister is authorized to and must manage and administer the protected area. Upgraded Road 5.

(1) Subject to the completion of a process acceptable to the minister to assess the impacts of and to determine mitigation requirements for upgrading the existing road through the protected area to Petroleum and Natural Gas tenure 12129, the minister must approve on terms and conditions acceptable to the minister the construction, use and maintenance of a road through the protected area for the purpose of providing access to Petroleum and Natural Gas tenure 12129.

(2) The minister may require that the cost of the process referred to in subsection (1) be borne in whole or in part by the person or persons requesting permission to construct the road referred to in that subsection or by the person or persons who will use and maintain the road.

(3) The tenns and conditions referred to in subsection (1) may include, but are not limited to, a requirement that the person or persons who construct, use or maintain the road must he authorized to do so by park use permit, which permit may be issued despite sections 8, 9 and 30 of the Park Act. Pipeline Development 6.

(1) Subject to the completion of an environmental assessment process acceptable to the minister to assess the impacts of, and to determine mitigation requirements for, building a pipeline through the protected area to service Petroleum and Natural Gas tenure 12129, the minister must approve on terms and conditions acceptable to the minister ,for the construction, use and maintenance of a pipeline through the protected area to service Petroleum and Natural Gas tenure 12129.

(2) The minister may require that the cost of the process referred to in subsection (1) be borne in whole or in part by the person or persons requesting permission to construct the pipeline referred to in that subsection or by the person or persons who will use and maintain the pipeline.

(3) The terms and conditions referred to in subsection (1) must include, but are not limited to, a requirement that the person or persons who construct, use or maintain the pipeline must be authorized to do so by park use permit, which permit may be issued despite sections 8 and 9 of the Park Act.

(4) A certificate may be issued under the Pipeline Act granting a company leave to construct one pipeline through the protected area.

(5) A company to whom a park use permit has been issued in accordance with subsection (3) and to whom a certificate has been issued in accordance with subsection (4) may construct a pipeline through the protected area, but only in compliance with the terms and conditions of the minister referred to in subsection (1), the park use permit referred to in subsection (3) and the certificate referred to in subsection (4).

(6) Despite

section 3, sections 9(1), (2) and (7), 13 and 24 of the Park Act do not apply to the lawful utilization of a valid and subsisting park use permit referred to in subsection (3) and certificate issued under the Pipeline Act referred to in subsection (4).

(7) Without limiting

section 3, the minister may order a person who is or was the holder of a valid and subsisting park use permit referred to in subsection (3) and certificate issued under the Pipeline Act referred to in subsection (4), or any other person for whom that person is responsible at law, to restore, to a condition satisfactory to the minister, any damage to the surface of land in the protected area caused by the construction, use or maintenance of a pipeline through the protected area.

(8) If a person to whom an order is issued under subsection (7) fails to carry out the requirements of that order, the minister may carry out the requirements of the order and the cost incurred by the government in doing so is a debt owing to the government by the person to whom the order was issued, recoverable at the suit of the government in any court of competent jurisdiction.

Schedule All those parcels or tracts of Crown land, together with all that foreshore or land covered by water, situated in Peace River District and contained within the described boundaries as shown on the Official Plan deposited in the Crown Land Registry as Plan 6 Tube 1841; except the Crown land that is subject to Petroleum and Natural Gas tenure 12129. The whole protected area containing approximately 4 755 hectares.

BUSE LAKE PROTECTED AREA ORDER Contents 1.

Definitions 2. Protected Area 3. Application of the Park Act 4. Management and Administration of Protected Area 5. Rock Collecting

Schedule

Definitions 1. In this order "minister" means, unless the context requires otherwise, the minister responsible for the Park Act, and includes a person designated in writing by the minister; "protected area" means the protected area established under

section 2; Protected Area 2. Buse Lake Protected Area, consisting of the land described in the Schedule, is established as a protected area. Application of the Park Act 3. Subject to this order, sections 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 (1) and (2), 9 (1), (2) and (5) and 13 to 30 of the Park Act and the regulations under the Park Act apply to the protected area as though it is a "park" of Class A continued or established under

section 2 of the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act. Management and Administration of Protected Area 4. Subject to this order, the minister is authorized to and must manage and administer the protected arca. Rock Collecting 5. Despite

section 3, the minister may allow, subject to such terms and conditions and at such times as the minister may specify, rock collecting for personal and non-commercial uses within the protected area.

Schedule All those parcels or tracts of Crown land, together with all that foreshore or land covered by water, situated in the Kamloops Division of Yale District and contained within the described boundaries as shown oti the Official Plan deposited in the Crown Land Registry as Plan 32 Tube 1858; except (1) a 15 metre right-of-way southerly of the centreline of Barnhartvale Road, Ministry of Transportation and Highways road number 0685 and (2) the Crown land subject to the mineral rights under the Mineral Tenure Act for the following mineral claims: "Buse 1" to "Buse 4"- Record No.'s 221363, 221364, 216849 and 216850 respectively: and mineral lease Record No. 307987.

The whole protected area containing approximately 228 hectares.

CHUKACHIDA PROTECTED AREA ORDER Contents 1.

Definitions 2. Protected Area 3. Application of the Park Act 4. Management and Administration of Protected Area 5. New Roads

Schedule

Definitions 1. In this order: "minister" means, unless the context requires otherwise, the minister responsible for the Park Act, and includes a person designated in writing by the minister; "protected area" means the protected area established under

section 2. Protected Area 2. Chukachida Protected Area, consisting of the land described in the Schedule, is established as a protected area. Application of the Park Act 3. Subject to this order, sections 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 (1) and (2), 9 (1) and (2) and 13 to 30 of the Park Act and the regulations under the Park Act apply to the protected area as though it is a "park" of Class A continued or established under

section 2 of the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act. Management and Administration of Protected Area 4. Subject to this order, the minister is authorized to and must manage and administer the protected area. New Roads 5.

(1) Subject to the completion of a process acceptable to the minister to assess the impacts of and to determine mitigation requirements for building a road through the protected area, the minister must approve on terms and conditions acceptable to the minister the construction, use and maintenance of a road through the protected area for the purpose of providing access to support mineral exploration and development.

(2) The minister may require that the cost of the process referred to in subsection (1) be borne in whole or in part by the person or persons requesting permission to construct the road referred to in that subsection or by the person or persons who will use and maintain the road.

(3) The terms and conditions referred to in subsection (1) may include, but are not limited to, a requirement that the person or persons who construct, use or maintain the road must be authorized to do so by park use permit, which permit may be issued despite sections 8, 9 and 30 of the Park Act.

Schedule All those parcels or tracts of Crown land, together with all that foreshore or land covered by water, situated in Cassiar District and contained within the described boundaries as shown on the Official Plan deposited in the Crown Land Registry as Plan 1 Tube 1868. The whole protected area containing approximately 19 637 hectares.

CLOSE-TO-THE-EDGE PROTECTED AREA ORDER Contents 1.

Definitions 2. Protected Area 3. Application of the Park Act 4. Management and Administration of Protected Area 5. New Roads

Schedule

Definitions 1. In this order: "minister" means, unless the context require: otherwise, the minister responsible for the Park Act, and includes a person designated in writing by the minister; "protected area" means the protected area established under

section 2. Protected Area 2. Close-to-the-Edge Protected Area, consisting of the land described in the Schedule, is established as a protected area. Application of the Park Act 3. Subject to this order, sections 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 (1) and (2), 9 (1) and (2) and 13 to 30 of the Park Act and the regulations under the Park Act apply to the protected area as though it is a "park" of Class A continued or established under

section 2 of the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act. Management and Administration of Protected Area 4. Subject to this order, the minister is authorized to and must manage and administer the protected area. New Roads (

I) Subject to the completion of a process acceptable to the minister to assess the impacts of and to determine mitigation requirements for building a road through the protected area, the minister must approve on terms and conditions acceptable to the minister the construction, use and maintenance of a road through the protected area for the purpose of providing access to forest lands and other resources beyond the protected area.

(2) The minister may require that the cost of the process referred to in subsection (1) be borne in whole or in part by the person or persons requesting permission to construct the road referred to in that subsection or by the person or persons who will use and maintain the road. 1

(3) The terms and conditions referred to in subsection (1) may include, but are not limited to, a requirement that the person or persons who construct, use or maintain the road must be authorized to do so by park use permit, which permit may he issued despite sections 8, 9 and 30 of the Park Act.

Schedule All those panels or tracts of Crown land, together with all that foreshore or land covered by water, situated in Cariboo District and contained within the described boundaries as shown on the Official Plan deposited in the Crown Land Registry as Plan 36 Tube 1839. The whole protected area containing approximately 288 hectares. 2

CRAIG HEADWATERS PROTECTED AREA ORDER Contents 1.

Definitions 2. Protected Area 3. Application of the Park Act 4. Management and Administration of Protected Area 5. New Roads

Schedule

Definitions 1. In this order: "minister" means, unless the context requires otherwise, the minister responsible for the Park Act, and includes a person designated in writing by the minister; "protected area" means the protected area established under

section 2. Protected Area 2. Craig Headwaters Protected Area, consisting of the land described in the Schedule, is established as a protected area. Application of the Park Act 3. Subject to this order, sections I, 2, 3, 6, 8 (1) and (2), 9 (1) and (2) and 13 to 30 of the Park Act and the regulations under the Park Act apply to the protected area as though it is a "park" of Class A continued or established under

section 2 of the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act. Management and Administration of Protected Area 4. Subject to this order, the minister is authorized to and must manage and administer the protected area. New Roads 5.

(1) Subject to the completion of a process acceptable to the minister to assess the impacts of and to determine mitigation requirements for building a road through the protected area, the minister must approve on terms and conditions acceptable to the minister the construction, use and maintenance of a road through the protected area for the purpose of providing access to support mineral development.

(2) The minister may require that the cost of the process referred to in subsection (1) be borne in whole or in part by the person or persons requesting permission to construct the road referred to in that subsection or by the person or persons who will use and maintain the road.

(3) The terms and conditions referred to in subsection (1) may include, but are not limited to, a requirement that the person or persons who construct, use or maintain the road must be authorized to do so by park use permit, which permit may be issued despite sections 8, 9 and 30 of the Park Act.

Schedule All those parcels or tracts of Crown land, together with all that foreshore or land covered by water, situated in Cassiar District and contained within the described boundaries as shown on the Official Plan deposited in the Crown Land Registry as Plan 7 Tube 1868; except the Crown land subject to the mineral rights under the Mineral Tenure Act for the "Stanley 7", "Zeehan 5" to "Zechan 7" and "Reg#9" claims, Record No.'s 222226, 222342 to 222344 and 302602 respectively. The whole protected area containing approximately 7 101 hectares.

DUCK LAKE PROTECTED AREA ORDER Contents 1.

Definitions 2. Protected Area 3. Application of the Park Act 4. Management and Administration of Protected Area 5. Community Watershed

Schedule

Definitions 1. In this order: "minister" means, unless the context requires otherwise, the minister responsible for the Park Act, and includes a person designated in writing by the minister; "protected area" means the protected area established under

section 2. Protected Area 2. Duck Lake Protected Area, consisting of the land described in the Schedule, is established as a protected area. Application of the Park Act 3. Subject to this order, sections 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 (1) and (2), 9 (1) and (2) and 13 to 30 of the Park Act and the regulations under the Park Act apply to the protected area as though it is a "park" of Class A continued or established under

section 2 of the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act. Management and Administration of Protected Area 4. Subject to this order, the minister is authorized to and must manage and administer the protected area. Community Watershed 5.

(1) If a park use permit issued under

section 30(3) of the Park Act authorizes a person to continue to do in the protected area what that person was authorized to do under a licence or permit issued under the Water Act, the minister may, as a condition precedent to considering a request to amend the park use permit under

section 30(4) of the Park Act, require the person who holds the park use permit to complete, at that person's expense and to the minister's satisfaction, a process to assess the impacts of the requested amendment. 1

(2) The completion of the process under subsection (1) does not fetter the minister's discretion under

section 30(4) of the Park Act.

(3) If the minister agrees to amend a park use permit referred to in subsection (1) and the amendment will result in flooding of part of the protected area, the minister may issue on terms and conditions acceptable to the minister a park use permit or permits to a person or persons to conducting timber harvesting on the part of the protected area which will be flooded, which permit or permits may be issued despite sections 8, 9 and 30 of the Park Act.

Schedule All those parcels or tracts of Crown land, together with all that foreshore or land covered by water, situated in New Westminster District and contained within the described boundaries as shown on the Official Plan deposited in the Crown Land Registry as Plan 39 Tube 1768. The whole protected area containing approximately 768 hectares.

EKWAN LAKE PROTECTED AREA ORDER Contents 1.

Definitions 2. Protected Area 3. Application of the Park Act 4. Management and Administration of Protected Area 5. Petroleum and Natural Gas Act Interests 6. Review Process

Schedule

Definitions 1. In this order: "minister" means, unless the context requires otherwise, the minister responsible for the Park Act, and includes a person designated in writing by the minister; "protected area" means the protected area established under

section 2. Protected Area Ekwan Lake Protected Area, consisting of the land described in the Schedule, is established as a protected area. Application of the Park Act 3. Subject to this order, sections 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 (1) and (2), 9 (1) and (2) and 13 to 30 of the Park Act and the regulations under the Park Act apply to the protected area as though it is a "park" of Class A continued or established under

section 2 of the Protected Areas of Britisit Columbia Act. Management and Administration of Protected Area 4. Subject to this order, the minister is authorized to and must manage and administer the protected area. Petroleum and Natural Gas Act Interests 5.

(1) An authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right may be issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act to a person to enter, occupy or use land in the protected area to explore for, develop or produce petroleum or natural gas, provided such authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right (

a) does not permit any entry onto or any occupation, use or disturbance of the surface of the land within the protected area, and (

h) permits drilling to occur under the surface of the land within the protected area only if the drilling commences from a point located outside the protected area. 1

(2) A person to whom an authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right is issued in accordance with subsection (1) may utilize that authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right without obtaining a park use permit.

(3) A person holding a valid and subsisting authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas A^* prior to the date of this order to enter, occupy or use land in the protected area to explore for, develop or produce petroleum or natural gas, may utilize that authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right without obtaining a park use permit provided: (

a) that person, or any other person lawfully authorized by that person, does not enter onto or occupy, use or disturb the surface of the land within the protected area, and (

b) any drilling under that authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right occurs only under the surface of the land within the protected area and commences from a point located outside the protected area.

(4) Despite

section 3, sections 9(1) and (2), 13, 16(c), 17, 18, 19, 24, 26 and 29 of the Park Act and the regulations under the Park Act do not apply to the lawful utilization of a valid and subsisting authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act referred to in subsections (1) and (3) or to the exploration, development or production of petroleum or natural gas under such authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right.

(5) The minister may order a person who is or was the holder of a valid and subsisting authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act referred to in subsection (1) or (3), or any other person for whom that person is responsible at law, to: (

a) refrain from, in exercising or purporting to exercise such rights, entering onto or occupying, using or disturbing the surface of the land within the protected area, (

b) restore, to a condition satisfactory to the minister, any damage to natural resources in the protected area caused by any person exercising or purporting to exercise such rights. (6 ) If a person to whom an order is issued under subsection (5) fails to carry out the requirements of that order, the minister may carry out the requirements of the order and the cost incurred by the government in doing so is a debt owing to the government by the person to whom the order was issued, recoverable at the suit of the government in any court of competent jurisdiction. 2

Review Process 6.

(1) The minister and the minister responsible for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act must, on or before October 8, 2006, establish and implement a process to review

section 5, including reviewing the impact on the protected area of the activities conducted under an authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right issued under that section.

(2) The minister and the minister responsible for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act must, on or before October 8, 2007, provide to the Lieutenant Governor in Council recommendations resulting from the review process described in subsection (1).

Schedule All those parcels or tracts of Crown land, together with all that foreshore or land covered by water, situated in the Peace River District and shown on the Official Plan deposited in the Crown Land Registry as Plan 3 Tube 1782; except the Crown lands that are the subject of Petroleum and Natural Gas tenures 44922 and 44923. The whole protected area containing approximately 1 525 hectares. 3

ENTIAKO PROTECTED AREA ORDER Contents 1.

Definitions 2. Protected Area 3. Application of the Park Act 4. Management and Administration of Protected Area

Schedule

Definitions 1. In this order: "minister" means, unless the context requires otherwise, the minister responsible for the Park Act, and includes a person designated in writing by the minister; "protected area" means the protected area established under

section 2. Protected Area 2. Entiako Protected Area, consisting of the land described in the Schedule, is established as a protected area. Application of the Park Act 3. Subject to this order, sections 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 (1) and (2), 9 (1), (2) and (5) and 13 to 30 of the Park Act and the regulations under the Park Act apply to the protected area as though it is a "park" of Class A continued or established under

section 2 of the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act. Management and Administration of Protected Area 4. Subject to this order, the minister is authorized to and must manage and administer the protected area.

Schedule All those parcels or tracts of Crown land, together with all that foreshore or land covered by water, situated in the Range 4, Coast District and contained within the described boundaries as shown on the Official Plan deposited in the Crown Land Registry as Plan 13 Tube 1863. The whole protected area containing approximately 73 268 hectares.

FOSTER ARM PROTECTED AREA ORDER Contents 1.

Definitions 2. Protected Area 3. Application of the Park Act 4. Management and Administration of Protected Area 5. New Roads

Schedule

Definitions 1. In this order: "minister" means, unless the context requires otherwise, the minister responsible for the Park Act, and includes a person designated in writing by the minister; "protected area" means the protected area established under

section 2. Protected Area 2. Foster Arm Protected Area, consisting of the land described in the Schedule, is established as a protected area. Application of the Park Act 3. Subject to this order, sections 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 (1) and (2), 9 (1) and (2) and 13 to 30 of the Park Act and the regulations under the Park Act apply to the protected area as though it is a "park" of Class A continued or established under

section 2 of the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act. Management and Administration of Protected Area 4. Subject to this order, the minister is authorized to and must manage and administer the protected area. New Roads

(1) Subject to the completion of a process acceptable to the minister to assess the impacts of and to determine mitigation requirements for building a road through the protected area, the minister must approve on terms and conditions acceptable to the minister the construction, use and maintenance of a road through the protected area for the purpose of providing access to forest lands and other resources beyond the protected area.

(2) The minister may require that the cost of the process referred to in subsection (1) be borne in whole or in part by the person or persons requesting permission to construct the road referred to in that subsection or by the person or persons who will use and maintain the road.

(3) The terms and conditions referred to in subsection (1) may include, but are not limited to, a requirement that the person or persons who construct, use or maintain the road must be authorized to do so by park use permit, which permit may be issued despite sections 8, 9 and 30 of the Park Act.

Schedule All those parcels or tracts of Crown land, together with all that foreshore or land covered by water, situated in Cariboo District and contained within the described boundaries as shown on the Official Plan deposited in the Crown Land Registry as Plan 37 Tube 1839. The whole protected area containing approximately 1 020 hectares.

GOGUKA CREEK PROTECTED AREA ORDER Contents 1.

Definitions 2. Protected Area 3. Application of the Park Act 4. Management and Administration of Protected Area 5. Petroleum and Natural Gas Act Interests 6. Review Process

Schedule

Definitions I . In this order: "minister" means, unless the context requires otherwise, the minister responsible for the Park Act, and includes a person designated in writing by the minister; "protected area" means the protected area established under

section 2. Protected Area 1 . Goguka Creek Protected Area, consisting of the land described in the Schedule, is established as a protected area. Application of the Park Act 3. Subject to this order, sections 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 (1) and (2), 9 (1) and (2) and 13 to 30 of the Park Act and the regulations under the Park Act apply to the protected area as though it is a "park" of Class A continued or established under

section 2 of the Protected Areas of British Cohonhia Act. Management and Administration of Protected Area 4. Subject to this order, the minister is authorized to and must manage and administer the protected area. Petroleum and Natural Gas Act Interests 5.

(1) An authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right may be issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act to a person to enter, occupy or use land in the protected area to explore for, develop or produce petroleum or natural gas, provided such authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right (

a) does not permit any entry onto or any occupation, use or disturbance of the surface of the land within the protected area, and

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b) permits drilling to occur under the surface of the land within the protected area only if the drilling commences from a point located outside the protected area.

(2) A person to whom an authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right is issued in accordance with subsection (1) may utilize that authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right without obtaining a park use permit.

(3) A person holding a valid and subsisting authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act prior to the date of this order to enter, occupy or use land in the protected area to explore for, develop or produce petroleum or natural gas, may utilize that authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right without obtaining a park use permit provided: (

a) that person, or any other person lawfully authorized by that person, does not enter onto or occupy, use or disturb the surface of the land within the protected area, and (

b) any drilling under that authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right occurs only under the surface of the land within the protected area and commences from a point located outside the protected area.

(4) Despite

section 3, sections 9(1) and (2), 13, 16(c), 17, 18, 19, 24, 26 and 29 of the Park Act and the regulations under the Park Act do not apply to the lawful utilization of a valid and subsisting authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act referred to in subsections (1) and (3) or to the exploration, development or production of petroleum or natural gas under such authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right.

(5) The minister may order a person who is or was the holder of a valid and subsisting authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act referred to in subsection (1) or (3), or any other person for whom that person is responsible at law, to: (

a) refrain from, in exercising or purporting to exercise such rights, entering onto or occupying, using or disturbing the surface of the land within the protected area, (

b) restore, to a condition satisfactory to the minister, any damage to natural resources ir, the protected area caused by any person exercising or purporting to exercise such rights.

(6) If a person to whom an order is issued under subsection (5) fails to carry out the requirements of that order, the minister may carry out the requirements of the order and the cost incurred by the government in doing so is a debt owing to the government by the person to whom the order was issued, recoverable at the suit of the government in any court of competent jurisdiction.

3 Review Process 6.

(1) The minister and the minister responsible for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act must, on or before October 8, 2006, establish and implement a process to review

section 5, including reviewing the impact on the protected area of the activities conducted under an authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right issued under that section.

(2) The minister and the minister responsible for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act must, on or before October 8, 2007, provide to the Lieutenant Governor in Council recommendations resulting from the review process described in subsection (1).

Schedule All those parcels or tracts of Crowr land, together with all that foreshore or land covered by water, situated in the Peace River District and shown on the Official Plan deposited in the Crown Land Registry as Plan 8 Tube 1782. The whole protected area containing approximately 435 hectares.

HAY RIVER PROTECTED AREA ORDER Contents 1.

Definitions 2. Protected Area 3. Application of the Park Act 4. Management and Administration of Protected Area 5. Petroleum and Natural Gas Act Interests 6. Review Process

Schedule

Definitions 1. In this order: "minister" means, unless the context requires otherwise, the minister responsible for the Park Act, and includes a person designated in writing by tile minister; "protected area" means the protected area established under

section 2. Protected Area 2. Flay River Protected Area, consisting of the land described in the Schedule, is established as a protected area. Application of the Park Act 3. Subject to this order, sections I, 2, 3, 6, 8 (1) and (2), 9 (1) and (2) and 13 to 30 of the Park Act and the regulations under the Park Act apply to the protected area as though it is a "park" of Class A continued or established under

section 2 of the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act. Management and Administration of Protected Area 4. Subject to this order, the minister is authorized to and must manage and administer the protected area. Petroleum and Natural Gas Act Interests 5.

(1) An authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right may be issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act to a person to enter, occupy or use land in the protected area to explore for, develop or produce petroleum or natural gas, provided such authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right (

a) does not permit any entry onto or any occupation, use or disturbance of the surface of the land within the protected area, and

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b) permits drilling to occur under the surface of the land within the protected area only if the drilling commences from a point located outside the protected area.

(2) A person to whom an authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right is issued in accordance with subsection (1) may utilize that authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right without obtaining a park use permit.

(3) A person holding a valid and subsisting authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act prior to the date of this order to enter, occupy or use land in the protected area to explore for, develop or produce petroleum or natural gas, may utilize that authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right without obtaining a park use permit provided: (

a) that person, or any other person lawfully authorized by that person, does not enter onto or occupy, use or disturb the surface of the land within the protected area, and (

b) any drilling under that authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right occurs only under the surface of the land within the protected area and commences from a point located outside the protected area.

(4) Despite

section 3, sections 9(1) and (2), 13, 16(c), 17, 18, 19, 24, 26 and 29 of the Park Act and the regulations under the Park Act do not apply to the lawful utilization of a valid and subsisting authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act referred to in subsections (1) and (3) or to the exploration, development or production of petroleum or natural gas under such authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right.

(5) The minister may order a person who is or was the holder of a valid and subsisting authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act referred to in subsection (1) or (3), or any other person for whom that person is responsible at law, to: (

a) refrain from, in exercising or purporting to exercise such rights, entering onto or occupying, using or disturbing the surface of the land within the protected area, (

b) restore, to a condition satisfactory to the minister, any damage to natural resources in the protected area caused by any person exercising or purporting to exercise such rights.

(6) If a person to whom an order is issued under subsection (5) fails to carry out the requirements of that order, the minister may carry out the requirements of the order and the cost incurred by the government in doing so is a debt owing to the government by the person to whom the order was issued, recoverable at the suit of the government in any court of competent jurisdiction.

3 Review Process 6.

(1) The minister and the minister responsible for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act must, on or before October 8, 2006, establish and implement a process to review

section 5, including reviewing the impact on the protected area of the activities conducted under an authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right issued under that section.

(2) The minister and the minister responsible for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act must, on or before October 8, 2007, provide to the Lieutenant Governor in Council recommendations resulting from the review process described in subsection (1).

Schedule All those parcels or tracts of Crown land, together with all that foreshore or land covered by water, situated in the Peace River District and shown on the Official Plan deposited in the Crown Land Registry as Plan 15 Tube 1781; except the Crown land that is the subject of Petroleum and Natural Gas tenure 46094. The whole protected area containing approximately 2 323 hectares.

HOLLIDAY CREEK ARCH PROTECTED AREA ORDER Contents 1.

Definitions 2. Protected Area 3. Application of tae Park Act 4. Management and Administration of Protected Area 5. New Roads

Schedule

Definitions 1. In this order: "minister" means, unless the context requires otherwise, the minister responsible for the Park Act, and includes a person designated in writing by the minister; "protected area" means the protected area established under

section 2. Protected Area 2. Holliday Creek Arch Protected Area, consisting of the land described in the Schedule, is established as a protected area. Application of the Park Act 3. Subject to this order, sections I, 2, 3, 6, 8 (1) and (2), 9 (1) and (2) and 13 to 30 of the Park Act and the regulations under the Park Act apply to the protected area as though it is a "park" of Class A continued or established under

section 2 of the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act. Management and Administration of Protected Area 4. Subject to this order, the minister is authorized to and must manage and administer the protected area. New Roads 5.

(1) Subject to the completion of a process acceptable to the minister to assess the impacts of and to determine mitigation requirements for building a road through the protected area, the minister must approve on terms and conditions acceptable to the minister the construction, use and maintenance of a road through the protected area for the purpose of providing access to forest lands and other resources beyond the protected area.

(2) The minister may require that the cost of the process referred to in subsection (1) be borne in whole or in part by the person or persons requesting permission to construct the road referred to in that subsection or by the person or persons who will use and maintain the road.

(3) The terms and conditions referred to in subsection (1) may include, but are not limited to, a requirement that the person or persons who construct, use or maintain the road must be authorized to do so by park use permit, which permit may be issued despite sections 8, 9 and 30 of the Park Act.

Schedule All those parcels or tracts of Crown land, together with all that foreshore or land covered by water, situated in Cariboo District and contained within the described boundaries as shown on the Official Plan deposited in the Crown Land Registry as Plan 10 Tube 1843. The whole protected area containing approximately 395 hectares. 2

JACKPINE REMNANT PROTECTED AREA ORDER Contents 1.

Definitions 2. Protected Area 3. Application of the Park Act 4. Management and Administration of Protected Area 5. Petroleum and Natural Gas Act Interests 6. Review Process

Schedule

Definitions 1. In this order: "minister" means, unless the context requires otherwise, the minister responsible for the Park Act, and includes a person designated in writing by the minister; "protected area" means the protected area established under

section 2. Protected Area 2. Jackpine Remnant Protected Area, consisting of the land described in the Schedule, is established as a protected area. Application of the Park Act 3. Subject to this order, sections 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 (1) and (2), 9 (1) and (2) and 13 to 30 of the Park Act and the regulations under the Park Act apply to the protected area as though it is a "park" of Class A continued or established under

section 2 of the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act. Management and Administration of Protected Area 4. Subject to this order, the minister is authorized to and must manage and administer the protected area. Petroleum and Natural Gas Act Interests 5. (11 An authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right may be issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act to a person to enter, occupy or use land in the protected area to explore for, develop or produce petroleum or natural gas, provided such authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right (

a) does not permit any entry onto or any occupation, use or disturbance of the surface of the land within the protected area, and 1

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b) permits drilling to occur under the surface of the land within the protected area only if the drilling commences from a point located outside the protected area.

(2) A person to whom an authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right is issued in accordance with subsection (1) may utilize that authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right without obtaining a park use permit.

(3) A person holding a valid and subsisting authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act prior to the date of this order to enter, occupy or use land in the protected area to explore for, develop or produce petroleum or natural gas, may utilize that authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right without obtaining a park use permit provided: (

a) that person, or any other person lawfully authorized by that person, does not enter onto or occupy, use or disturb the surface of the land within the protected area, and (

b) any drilling under that authorization, drilling licence, permit, !ease or other right occurs only under the surface of the land within the protected area and commences from a point located outside the protected area.

(4) Despite

section 3, sections 9(1) and (2), 13, 16(c), 17, 18, 19, 24, 26 and 29 of the Park Act and the regulations under the Park Act do not apply to the lawful utilization of a valid and subsisting authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act referred to in subsections (1) and (3) or to the exploration, development or production of petroleum or natural gas under such authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right.

(5) The minister may order a person who is or was the holder of a valid and subsisting authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act referred to in subsection (1) or (3), or any other person for whom that person is responsible at law, to: (

a) refrain from, in exercising or purporting to exercise such rights, entering onto or occupying, using or disturbing the surface of the land within the protected area, (

h) restore, to a condition satisfactory to the minister, any damage to natural resources in the protected area caused by any person exercising or purporting to exercise such rights.

(6) If a person to whom an order is issued under subsection (5) fails to carry out the requirements of that order, the minister may carry out the requirements of the order and the cost incurred by the government in doing so is a debt owing to the government by the person to whom the order was issued, recoverable at the suit of the government in any court of competent jurisdiction. 2

Review Process 6.

(1) The minister and the minister responsible for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act must, on or before October 8, 2006, establish and implement a process to review

section 5, including reviewing the impact on the protected area of the activities conducted under an authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right issued under that section.

(2) The minister and the minister responsible for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act must, on or before October 8, 2007, provide to the Lieutenant Governor in Council recommendations resulting from the review process described in subsection (1).

Schedule All those parcels or tracts of Crown land, together with all that foreshore or land covered by water, situated in the Peace River District and shown on the Official Plan deposited in the Crown Land Registry as Plan 12 Tube 1782; except the Crown land that is the subject of:

(1) Petroleum and Natural Gas tenures 47584 and 47606;

(2) Block D log storage area, SUP S21002; (3) sand and gravel quarry reserve # 73088, file 0319496 as revised May 12, 1999, in favour of the Ministry of Transportation and Highways; and (4) a 30 metre right of way centered on the Patty Mainline (R03832). The whole protected area containing approximately 145 hectares.

KISKATINAW RIVER PROTECTED AREA ORDER Contents 1.

Definitions 2. Protected Area 3. Application of the Park Act 4. Management and Administration of Protected Area 5. Petroleum and Natural Gas Act Interests 6. Review Process

Schedule

Definitions I . In this order: "minister" means, unless the context requires otherwise, the minister responsible for the Park Act, and includes a person designated in writing by the minister; "protected area" means the protected area established under

section 2. Protected Area Kiskatinaw River Protected Area, consisting of the land described in the Schedule, is established as a protected area. Application of the Park Act 3. Subject to this order, sections 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 (1) and (2), 9 (1) and (2) and 13 to 30 of the Park Act and the regulations under the Park Act apply to the protected area as though it is a "park" of Class A continued or established under

section 2 of the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act. Management and Administration of Protected Area 4, Subject to this order, the minister is authorized to and must manage and adminis - the protected area. Petroleum and Natural Gas Act Interests 5. (

I) An authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right may be issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act to a person to enter, occupy or use land in the protected area to explore for, develop or produce petroleum or natural gas, provided such authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right (

a) does not permit any entry onto or any occupation, use or disturbance of the surface of the land within the protected area, and (

b) permits drilling to occur under the surface of the land within the protected area only if the drilling commences from a point located outside the protected area. 1

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(2) A person to whom an authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right is issued in accordance with subsection (1) may utilize that authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right without obtaining a park use permit.

(3) A person holding a valid and subsisting authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act prior to the date of this order to enter, occupy or use land in the protected area to explore for, develop or produce petroleum or natural gas, may utilize that authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right without obtaining a park use permit provided: (

a) that person, or any other person lawfully authorized by that person, does not enter onto or occupy, use or disturb the surface of the land within the protected area, and (

b) any drilling under that authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right occurs only under the surface of the land within the protected area and commences from a point located outside the protected area.

(4) Despite

section 3, sections 9(1) and (2), 13, 16(c), 17, 18, 19, 24, 26 and 29 of the Park Act and the regulations under the Park Act do not apply to the lawful utilization of a valid and subsisting authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act referred to in subsections (1) and (3) or to the exploration, development or production of petroleum or natural gas under such authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right.

(5) The minister may order a person who is or was the holder of a valid and subsisting authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act referred to in subsection (1) or (3), or any other person for whom that person is responsible at law, to: (

a) refrain from, in exercising or purporting to exercise such rights, entering onto or occupying, using or disturbing the surface of the land within the protected area, (

b) restore, to a condition satisfactory to the minister, any damage to natural resources in the protected area caused by any person exercising or purporting to exercise such rights.

(6) If a person to whom an order is issued under subsection (5) fails to carry out the requirements of that order, the minister may carry out the requirements of the order and the cost incurred by the government in doing so is a debt owing to the government by the person to whom the order was issued, recoverable at the suit of the government in any court of competent jurisdiction. 2

3 Review Process 6.

(1) The minister and the minister responsible for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act must, on or before March 11, 2008, establish and implement a process to review

section 5, including reviewing the impact on the protected area of the activities conducted under an authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right issued under that section.

(2) The minister and the minister responsible for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act must, on or before March 11, 2009, provide to the Lieutenant Governor in Council recommendations resulting from the review process described in subsection (1).

Schedule All those parcels or tracts of Crown land, together with all that foreshore or land covered by water, situated in the Peace River District and shown on the Official Plan deposited in the Crown Land Registry as Plan 22 Tube 1844; except the Crown lards that are the subject of Petroleum and Natural Gas tenures 10410 and 7665. The whole protected area containing approximately 154 hectares. 3

KLIN-SE-ZA PROTECTED AREA ORDER Contents 1.

Definitions 2. Protected Area 3. Application of the Park Act 4. Management and Administration of Protected Area 5. Petroleum and Natural Gas Act Interests 6. Review Process

Schedule

Definitions 1. In this order: "minister" means, unless the context requires otherwise, the minister responsible for the Park Act, and includes a person designated in writing by the minister; "protected area" means the protected area established under

section 2. Protected Area 1. Klin-se-za Protected Area, consisting of the land described in the Schedule, is established as a protected area. Application of the Park Act 3. Subject to this order, sections 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 (1) and (2), 9 (1) and (2) and 13 to 30 of the Park Act and the regulations under the Park Act apply to the protected area as though it is a "par k" of Class A continued or established under

section 2 of the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act. Management and Administration of Protected Area 4. Subject to this order, the minister is authorized to and must manage and administer the protected area. Petroleum and Natural Gas Act Interests 3. ( 1) An authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right may be issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act to a person to enter, occupy or use land in the protected area to explore for, develop or produce petroleum or natural gas, provided such authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right (

a) does not permit any entry onto or any occupation, use or disturbance of the surface of the land within the protected area, and (

b) permits drilling to occur under the surface of the land within the protected area only if the drilling commences from a point located outside the protected area.

(2) A person to whom an authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right is issued in accordance with subsection (1) may utilize that authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right without obtaining a park use permit.

(3) A person holding a valid and subsisting authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act prior to the date of this order to enter, occupy or use land in the protected area to explore for, develop or produce petroleum or natural gas, may utilize that authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right without obtaining a park use permit provided: (

a) that person, or any other person lawfully authorized by that person, does not enter onto or occupy, use or disturb the surface of the land within the protected area, and (

b) any drilling under that authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right occurs only under the surface of the land within the protected area and commences from a point located outside the protected area.

(4) Despite

section 3, sections 9(1) and (2), 13, 16(c), 17, 18, 19, 24, 26 and 29 of the Park Act and the regulations under the Park Act do not apply to the lawful utilization of a valid and subsisting authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act referred to in subsections (1) and (3) or to the exploration, development or production of petroleum or natural gas under such authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right.

(5) The minister may order a person who is or was the holder of a valid and subsisting authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act referred to in subsection (1) or (3), or any other person for whom that person is responsible at law, to: (

a) refrain from, in exercising or purporting to exercise such rights, entering onto or occupying, using or disturbing the surface of the land within the protected area, (

b) restore, to a condition satisfactory to the minister, any damage to natural resources in the protected area caused by any person exercising or purporting to exercise such rights.

(6) If a person to whom an order is issued under subsection (5) fails to carry out the requirements of that order, the minister may carry out the requirements of the order and the cost incurred by the government in doing so is a debt owing to the government by the person to whom the order was issued, recoverable at the suit of the government in any court of competent jurisdiction. Review Process 6.

(1) The minister and the minister responsible for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act must, on or before March 11, 2008, establish and implement a process to review

section 5, including reviewing the impact on the protected area of the activities conducted tinder an authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right issued under that section. 2

(2) The minister and the minister responsible for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act must, on or before March 1 1, 2009, provide to the Lieutenant Governor in Council recommendations resulting from the review process described in subsection (1).

Schedule All those parcels or tracts of Crown land, together with all that foreshore or land covered by water, situated in the Peace River District and contained within the described boundaries as shown on the Official Plan deposited in the Crown Land Registry as Plan 3 Tube 1847. The whole protected area containing approximately 2 689 hectares.

KLUA LAKES PROTECTED AREA ORDER Contents 1.

Definitions 2. Protected Area 3. Application of the Park Act 4. Management and Administration of Protected Area 5. Petroleum and Natural Gas Act Interests 6. Review Process

Schedule

Definitions I . In this order: "minister" means, unless the context requires otherwise, the minister responsible for the Park Act, and includes a person designated in writing by the minister; "protected area" means the protected area established under

section 2. Protected Area 2. Klua Lakes Protected Area, consisting of the land described in the Schedule, is established as a protected area. Application of the Park Act 3. Subject to this order, sections 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 (1) and (2), 9 (1) and (2) and 13 to 30 of the Park Act and the regulations under the Park Act apply to the protected area as though it is a "park" of Class A continued or established under

section 2 of the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act. Management and Administration of Protected Area 4. Subject to this order, the minister is authorized to and must manage and administer the protected area. Petroleum and Natural Gas Act Interests 5.

(1) An authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right may be issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act to a person to enter, occupy or use land in the protected area to explore for, develop or produce petroleum or natural gas, provided such authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right (

a) does not permit any entry onto or any occupation, use or disturbance of the surface of the land within the protected area, and

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b) permits drilling to occur under the surface of the land within the protected area only if the drilling commences from a point located outside the protected area.

(2) A person to whom an authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right is issued in accordance with subsection (1) may utilize that authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right without obtaining a park use permit.

(3) A person holding a valid and subsisting authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act prior to the date of this order to enter, occupy or use land in the protected area to explore for, develop or produce petroleum or natural gas, may utilize that authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right without obtaining a park use permit provided: (

a) that person, or any other person lawfully authorized by that person, does not enter onto or occupy, use or disturb the surface of the land within the protected area, and (

b) any drilling under that authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right occurs only under the surface of the land within the protected area and commences from a point located outside the protected area.

(4) Despite

section 3, sections 9(1) and (2), 13, 16(c), 17, 18, 19, 24, 26 and 29 of the Park Act and the regulations under the Park Act do not apply to the lawful utilization of a valid and subsisting authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act referred to in subsections (1) and (3) or to the exploration, development or production of petroleum or natural gas under such authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right.

(5) The minister may order a person who is or was the holder of a valid and subsisting authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act referred to in subsection (1) or (3), or any other person for whom that person is responsible at law, to: (

a) refrain from, in exercising or purporting to exercise such rights, entering onto or occupying, using or disturbing the surface of the land within the protected area, (

h) restore, to a condition satisfactory to the minister, any damage to natural resources in the protected area caused by any person exercising or purporting to exercise such rights.

(6) If a person to whom an order is issued under subsection (5) fails to carry out the requirements of that order, the minister may carry out the requirements of the order and the cost incurred by the government in doing so is a debt owing to the government by the person to whom the order was issued, recoverable at the suit of the government in any court of competent jurisdiction.

3 Review Process 6.

(1) The minister and the minister responsible for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act must, on or before October 8, 2006, establish and implement a process to review

section 5, including reviewing the impact on the protected area of the activities conducted under an authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right issued under that section.

(2) The minister and the minister responsible for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act must, on or before October 8, 2007, provide to the Lieutenant Governor in Council recommendations resulting from the review process described in subsection (1).

Schedule All those parcels or tracts of Crown land, together with all that foreshore or land covered by water, situated in the Peace River District and shown on the Official Plan deposited in the Crown Land Registry as Plan 9 Tube 1782; except the Crown land that is the subject of Petroleum and Natural Gas tenure 43517. The whole protected area containing approximately 28 018 hectares.

LIARD RIVER CORRIDOR PROTECTED AREA ORDER Contents 1.

Definitions 2. Protected Area 3. Application of the Park Act 4. Management and Administration of Protected Area 5. Pipeline Development

Schedule

Definitions 1. In this order: "minister" means, unless the context requires otherwise, the minister responsible for the Park Act, and includes a person designated in writing by the minister; "protected area" means the protected area established under

section 2; Protected Area 2. Liard River Corridor Protected Area, consisting of the land described in the Schedule, is established as a protected area. Application of the Park Act 3. Subject to this order, sections 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 (1) and (2), 9 (1) and (2) and 13 to 30 of the Park Act and the regulations under the Park Act apply to the protected area as though it is a "park" of Class A continued or established under

section 2 of the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act. Management and Administration of Protected Area 4 Subject to this order, the minister is authorized to and must manage and administer the protected area. Pipeline Development 5.

(1) Subject to the completion of a process acceptable to the minister to assess the impacts of and to determine mitigation requirements for building a pipeline through the protected area, the minister must approve on terms and conditions acceptable to the minister the construction, use and maintenance of a pipeline through the protected area.

(2) The minister may require that the cost of the process referred to in subsection (1) be borne in whole or in part by the person or persons requesting permission to construct the pipeline referred to in that subsection or by the person or persons who will use and maintain the pipeline.

(3) The terms and conditions referred to in subsection (1) may include, but are not limited to, a requirement that the person or persons who construct, use or maintain the pipeline must be authorized to do so by park use permit, which permit may be issued despite sections 8, 9 and 30 of the Park Act.

Schedule All those parcels or tracts of Crown land, together with all that foreshore or land covered by water, situated in Peace River and Cassiar Districts and contained within the described boundaries as shown on the Official Plan deposited in the Crown Land Registry as Plan 5 Tube 1824. The whole protected area containing approximately 4 793 hectares.

LOWER RAUSH PROTECTED AREA ORDER Contents I.

Definitions 2. Protected Area 3. Application of the Park Act 4. Management and Administration of Protected Area 5. New Roads 6. New Powerline

Schedule

Definitions 1. In this order: "minister" means, unless the context requires otherwise, the minister responsible for the Park Act, and includes a person designated in writing by the minister; "protected area" mean.; the protected area established under

section 2. Protected Area 2. Lower Raush Protected Area, consisting of the land described in the Schedule, is established as a protected area. Application of the Park Act 3. Subject to this order, sections 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 (1) and (2), 9 (1) and (2) and 13 to 30 of the Park Act and the regulations under the Park Act apply to the protected area as though it is a "park" of Class A continued or established under

section 2 of the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act. Management and Administration of Protected Area 4. Subject to this order, the minister is authorized to and must manage and administer the protected area. New Roads 5.

(1) Subject to the completion of a process acceptable to the minister to assess the impacts of and to determine mitigation requirements for building a road through the protected area, the minister must approve on terms and conditions acceptable to the minister the construction, use and maintenance of a road through the protected area for the purpose of providing access to forest lands and other resources beyond the protected area.

(2) The minister may require that the cost of the process referred to in subsection (1) be borne in whole or in part by the person or persons requesting permission to construct the road referred to in that subsection or by the person or persons who will use and maintain the road.

(3) The terms and conditions referred to in subsection (1) may include, but are not limited to, a requirement that the person or persons who construct, use or maintain the road must he authorized to do so by park use permit, which permit may be issued despite sections 8, 9 and 30 of the Park Act. New Powerline 6.

(1) Subject to the completion of a process acceptable to the minister to assess the impacts of and to determine mitigation requirements for building a powerline through the protected area, the minister must approve on terms and conditions acceptable to the minister the construction, use and maintenance of a powerline through the protected area.

(2) The minister may require that the cost of the process referred to in subsection (

I) be borne in whole or in part by the person or persons requesting permission to construct the powerline referred to in that subsection or by the person or persons who will use and maintain the powerline.

(3) The terms and conditions referred to in subsection (1) may include, but arc not limited to, a requirement that the person or persons who construct, use or maintain the powerline must be authorized to do so by park use permit, which permit may be issued despite sections 8, 9 and 30 of the Park Act.

Schedule All those parcels or tracts of Crown land, together with all that foreshore or land covered by water, situated in Cariboo District and contained within the described boundaries as shown on the Official Plan deposited in the Crown Land Registry as Plan 38 Tube 1839. The whole protected area containing approximately 1 279 hectares.

MAXHAMISH LAKE PROTECTED AREA ORDER Contents 1.

Definitions 2. Protected Area 3. Application of the Park Act 4. Management and Administration of Protected Area 5. Petroleum and Natural Gas Act Interests 6. Review Process

Schedule

Definitions 1. In this order: "minister" means, unless the context requires otherwise, the minister responsible for the Park Act, and includes a person designated in writing by the minister; "protected area" means the protected area established under

section 2. Protected Area 2. Maxhamish Lake Protected Area, consisting of the land described in the Schedule, is established as a protected area. Application of the Park Act 3. Subject to this order, sections 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 (1) and (2), 9 (1) and (2) and 13 to 30 of the Park Act and the regulations under the Park Act apply to the protected area as though it is a "park" of Class A continued or established under

section 2 of the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act. Management and Administration of Protected Area 4. Subject to this order, the minister is authorized to and must manage and administer the protected area. Petroleum and Natural Gas Act Interests 5.

(1) An authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right may be issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act to a person to enter, occupy or use land in the protected area to explore for, develop or produce petroleum or natural gas, provided such authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right (

a) does not permit any entry onto or any occupation, use or disturbance of the surface of the land within the protected area, and

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b) permits drilling to occur under the surface of the land within the protected area only if the drilling commences from a point located outside the protected area.

(2) A person to whom an authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right is issued in accordance with subsection (1) may utilize that authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right without obtaining a park use permit.

(3) A person holding a valid and subsisting authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act prior to the date of this order to enter, occupy or use land in the protected area to explore for, develop or produce petroleum or natural gas, may utilize that authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right without obtaining a park use permit provided: (

a) that person, or any other person lawfully authorized by that person, does not enter onto or occupy, use or disturb the surface of the land within the protected area, and (

b) any drilling under that authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right occurs only under the surface of the land within the protected area and commences from a point located outside the protected area.

(4) Despite

section 3, sections 9(1) and (2), 13, 16(c), 17, 18, 19, 24, 26 and 29 of the Park Act and the regulations under the Park Act do not apply to the lawful utilization of a valid and subsisting authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act referred to in subsections (1) and (3) or to the exploration, development or production of petroleum or natural gas under such authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right.

(5) The minister may order a person who is or was the holder of a valid and subsisting authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act referred to in subsection (

I) or (3), or any other person for whom that person is responsible at law, to: (

a) refrain from, in exercising or purporting to exercise such rights, entering onto or occupying, using or disturbing the surface of the land within the protected area, (

b) restore, to a condition satisfactory to the minister, any damage to natural resources in the protected area caused by any person exercising or purporting to exercise such rights. (6 ) If a person to whom an order is issued under subsection (5) fails to carry out the requirements of that order, the minister may cany out the requirements of the order and the cost incurred by the government in doing so is a debt owing to the government by the person to whom the order was issued, recoverable at the suit of the government in any court of competent jurisdiction.

3 Review Process 6.

(1) The minister and the minister responsible for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act must, on or before October 8, 2006, establish and implement a process to review

section 5, including reviewing the impact on the protected area of the activities conducted under an authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right issued under that section.

(2) The minister and the minister responsible for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act must, on or before October 8, 2007, provide to the Lieutenant Governor in Council recommendations resulting from the review process described in subsection (1).

Schedule All those parcels or tracts of Crown land, together with all that foreshore or land covered by water, situated in the Peace River District and contained within the described boundaries as shown on the Official Plan deposited in the Crown Land Registry as Plan 8 Tube 1781; except

(1) Maxhamish Lake Park, being L 3468; (2) the Crown land that is the subject of Petroleum and Natural Gas tenures 11695, 47149, 47438, 47628, 47748, 47751, 49471, 49460, and 49466; and

(3) L 3223, L 3224, L 3225, and L 3226. The whole protected area containing approximately 26 587 hectares. 3

NAHATLATCH PROTECTED AREA ORDER Contents 1.

Definitions 2. Protected Area 3. Application of the Park Act 4. Management and Administration of Protected Area 5. New Roads

Schedule

Definitions 1. In this order: "minister" means, unless the context requires otherwise, the minister responsible for the Park Act, and includes a person designated in writing by the minister; "protected area" means the protected area established under

section 2. Protected Area 2. Nahatlatch Protected Area, consisting of the land described in the Schedule, is established as a protected area. Application of the Park Act 3. Subject to this order, sections 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 (1) and (2), 9 (1) and (2) and 13 to 30 of the Park Act and the regulations under the Park Act apply to the protected area as though it is a "park" of Class A continued or established under

section 2 of the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act. Management and Administration of Protected Area 4. Subject to this order, the minister is authorized to and must manage and administer the protected area. New Roads

(1) Subject to the completion of a process acceptable to the minister to assess the impacts of and to determine mitigation requirements for building a road through the protected area, the minister must approve on terms and conditions acceptable to the minister the construction, use and maintenance of a road through the protected area for the purpose of providing access to forest lands and other resources beyond the protected area.

(2) The minister may require that the cost of the process referred to in subsection (1) be borne in whole or in part by the person or persons requesting permission to construct the road referred to in that subsection or by the person or persons who will use and maintain the road.

(3) The terms and conditions referred to in subsection (1) may include, but are not limited to, a requirement that the person or persons who construct, use or maintain the road must be authorized to do so by park use permit, which permit may be issued despite sections 8, 9 and 30 of the Park Act.

Schedule All those parcels or tracts of Crown land, together with all that foreshore or land covered by water, situated in Yale Division of Yale District and contained within the described boundaries as shown on the Official Plan deposited in the Crown Land Registry as Plan 15 Tube 1800. The whole protected area containing approximately 65 hectares.

NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS PROTECTED AREA ORDER Contents 1.

Definitions 2. Protected Area 3. Application of the Park Act 4. Management and Administration of Protected Area 5. Alaska Highway Redevelopment 6.

Schedule

Definitions 1. In this order: "minister" means, unless the context requires otherwise, the minister responsible for the Park Act, and includes a person designated in writing by the minister; "protected area" means the protected area established under

section 2; Protected Area 2. Northern Rocky Mountains River Protected Area, consisting of the land described in the Schedule, is established as a protected area. Application of the Park Act Subject to this order, sections 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 (1) and (2), 9 (1) and (2) and 13 to 30 of the Park Act and the regulations under the Park Act apply to the pro' cted area as though it is a - park" of Class A continued or established under

section 2 of the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act. Management and Administration of Protected Area 4. Subject to this order, the minister is authorized to and must manage and administer the protected area. Alaska Highway Redevelopment 5.

(1) Subject to the completion of a process acceptable to the minister to assess the impacts of and to determine mitigation requirements for the redevelopment of the Alaska I lighway through the protected area, the minister must approve on terms and conditions acceptable to the minister the construction, use and maintenance of the Alaska Highway through the protected area.

(2) The minister may require that the cost of the process referred to in subsection (1) be borne in whole or in part by the person or persons requesting permission to construct the highway referred to in that subsection or by the person or persons who will use and maintain the highway.

(3) The terms and conditions referred to in subsection (1) may include, but are not limited to, a requirement that the person or persons who construct, use or maintain the highway must be authorized to do so by park use permit, which permit may be issued despite sections 8, 9 and 30 of the Park Act.

Schedule All those parcels or tracts of Crown land, together with all that foreshore or land covered by water, situated in the Peace River District and contained within the described boundaries as shown on the Official Plan deposited in the Crown Land Registry as Plan 8 Tube 1843. The whole protected area containing approximately 763 hectares. 2

PITMAN RIVER PROTECTED AREA ORDER Contents 1.

Definitions 2. Protected Area 3. Application of the Park Act 4. Management and Administration of Protected Area 5. New Roads

Schedule

Definitions 1. In this order: "minister" means, unless the context requires otherwise, the minister responsible for the Park Act, and includes a person designated in writing by the minister; "protected area" means the protected area established under

section 2. Protected Area Pitman River Protected Area, consisting of the land described in the Schedule, is established as a protected area. Application of the Park Act 3. Subject to this order, sections 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 (1) and (2), 9 (1) and (2) and 13 to 30 of the Park Act and the regulations under the Park Act apply to the protected area as though it is a "park" of Class A continued or established under

section 2 of the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act. Management and Administration of Protected Area 4. Subject to this order, the minister is authorized to and must manage and administer the protected area. New Roads 5.

(1) Subject to the completion of a process acceptable to the minister to assess the impacts of and to determine mitigation requirements for building a road through the protected area, the minister must approve on terms and conditions acceptable to the minister the construction, use and maintenance of a road through the protected area for the purpose of providing access to support mineral exploration and development.

(2) The minister may require that the cost of the process referred to in subsection (1) be borne in whole or in part by the person or persons requesting permission to construct the road referred to in that subsection or by the person or persons who will use and maintain the road.

(3) The terms and conditions referred to in subsection (1) may include, but are not limited to, a requirement that the person or persons who construct, use or maintain the road must be authorized to do so by park use permit, which permit may be issued despite sections 8, 9 and 30 of the Park Act.

Schedule All those parcels or tracts of Crown land, together with all that foreshore or land covered by water, situated in Cassiar District and contained within the described boundaries as shown on the Official Plan deposited in the Crown Land Registry as Plan 8 Tube 1868. The whole protected area containing approximately 16 316 hectares.

PORTAGE BRULE RAPIDS PROTECTED AREA ORDER Contents 1.

Definitions 2. Protected Area 3. Application of the Park Act 4. Management and Administration of Protected Area 5. Pipeline Development

Schedule

Definitions 1. In this order: "minister" means, unless the context requires otherwise, the minister responsible for the Park Act, and includes a person designated in writing by the minister; "protected area" means the protected area established under

section 2; Protected Area 2. Portage Brule Rapids River Protected Area, consisting of the land described in the Schedule, is established as a protected area. Application of the Park Act 3. Subject to this order, sections 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 (1) and (2), 9 (1) and (2) and 13 to 30 of the Park Act and the regulations under the Park Act apply to the protected area as though it is a "park" of Class A continued or established under

section 2 of the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act. Management and Administration of Protected Area 4. Subject to this order, the minister is authorized to and must manage and administer the protected area. Pipeline Development 5.

(1) Subject to the completion of a process acceptable to the minister to assess the impacts of and to determine mitigation requirements for building a pipeline through the protected area, the minister must approve on terms and conditions acceptable to the minister the construction, use and maintenance of a pipeline through the protected area.

(2) The minister may require that the cost of the process referred to in subsection (1) be borne in whole or in part by the person or persons requesting permission to construct the pipeline referred to in that subsection or by the person or persons who will use and maintain the pipeline.

(3) The terms and conditions referred to in subsection (1) may include, but are not limited to, a requirement that the person or persons who construct, use or maintain the pipeline must be authorized to do so by park use permit, which permit may be issued despite sections 8, 9 and 30 of the Park Act.

Schedule All those parcels or tracts of Crown land, together with all that foreshore or land covered by water, situated in the Peace River District and contained within the described boundaries as shown on the Official Plan deposited in the Crown Land Registry as Plan 12 Tube 1781. The whole protected area containing approximately 427 hectares; 424 hectares upland and 3 hectares foreshore.

PTARMIGAN PROTECTED AREA ORDER Contents 1.

Definitions 2. Protected Area 3. Application of the Park Act 4. Management and Administration of Protected Area 5. New Roads

Schedule

Definitions 1. In this order: "minister" means, unless the context requires otherwise, the minister responsible for the Park Act, and includes a person designated in writing by the minister; "protected area" means the protected area established under

section 2. Protected Area 2. Ptarmigan Protected Area, consisting of the land described in the Schedule, is established as a protected area. Application of the Park Act 3. Subject to this order, sections 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 (1) and (2), 9 (1) and (2) and 13 to 30 of the Park Act and the regulations under the Park Act apply to the protected area as though it is a "park" of Class A continued or established under

section 2 of the Prweeted Areas of British Columbia Act. Management and Administration of Protected Area 4. Subject to this order, the minister is authorized to and must manage and administer the protected area. Ness Roads (

I) Subject to the completion of a process acceptable to the minister to assess the impacts of and to determine mitigation requirements for building a road through the protected area, the minister must approve on terms and conditions acceptable to the minister the construction, use and maintenance of a road through the protected area for the purpose of providing access to forest lands and other resources beyond the protected area.

(2) The minister may require that the cost of the process referred to in subsection (

I) be borne in whole or in part by the person or persons requesting permission to construct the road referred to in that subsection or by the person or persons who will use and maintain the road.

(3) The terms and conditions referred to in subsection (1) may include, but are not limited to, a requirement that the person or persons who construct, use or maintain the road must be authorized to do so by park use permit, which permit may be issued despite sections 8, 9 and 30 of the Park Act.

Schedule All those parcels or tracts of Crown land, together with all that foreshore or land covered by water, situated in Cariboo District and contained within the described boundaries as shown on the Official Plan deposited in the Crown Land Registry as Plan 3 Tube 1839. The whole protected area containing approximately 1 304 hectares.

SEVEN SISTERS PROTECTED AREA ORDER Contents 1.

Definitions 2. Protected Area 3. Application of the Park Act 4. Management and Administration of Protected Area 5. Mushroom Harvesting

Schedule

Definitions 1. In this order: "minister" means, unless the context requires otherwise, the minister responsible for the Park Act, and includes a person designated in writing by the minister; "protected area" means the protected area established under

section 2. Protected Area 2. Seven Sisters Protected Area, consisting of the land described in the Schedule, is established as a protected area. Application of the Park Act Subject to this order, sections 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 (1) and (2), 9 (1) and (2) and 13 to 30 of the Park Act and the regulations under the Park Act apply to the protected area as though it is a "park" of Class A continued or established under

section 2 of the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act. Management and Administration of Protected Area 4. Subject to this order, the minister is authorized to and must manage and administer the protected area. Mushroom Harvesting 5. Despite

section 3, the minister may allow, subject to such terms and conditions and at such times as the minister may specify, the harvest of pine mushrooms (Tricholoma magnivelare) within the protected area.

Schedule All those parcels or tracts of Crown land, together with all that foreshore or land covered by water, situated in the Cassiar and Range 5 Coast Districts and contained within the described boundaries as shown on the Official Plan deposited in the Crown Land Registry as Plan 7 Tube 1840; except (1) the right of way of Yellowhead Highway 16 shown on Plan 29 Tube 561, Plan 20 tube 566 and Plan 14 Tube 967 all on deposit in the Crown Lands Registry; and (2) the Boulder Creek West Rest Area as shown on Highway District Plan No. 54-16-75 and established by Gazette Notice No. 9653, November 1, 1984. The whole protected area containing approximately 12 006 hectares.

SIKANNI CHIEF CANYON PROTECTED AREA ORDER Contents 1.

Definitions 2. Protected Area 3. Application of the Park Act 4. Management and Administration of Protected Area 5. Petroleum and Natural Gas Act Interests 6. Review Process

Schedule

Definitions 1. In this order: "minister" means, unless the context requires otherwise, the minister responsible for the Park Act, and includes a person designated in writing by the minister; "protected area" means the protected area established under

section 2. Protected Area 2. Sikanni Chief Canyon Protected Area, consisting of the land described in the Schedule, is established as a protected area. Application of the Park Act 3. Subject to this order, sections 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 (1) and (2), 9 (1) and (2) and 13 to 30 of the Park Act and the regulations under the Park Act apply to the protected area as though it is a "park" of Class A continued or established wider

section 2 of the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act. Management and Administration of Protected Area 4. Subject to this order, the minister is authorized to and must manage and administer the protected area. Petroleum and Natural Gas Act Interests S. (1) An authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right may be issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act to a person to enter, occupy or use land in the protected area to explore for, develop or produce petroleum or natural gas, provided such authorization, drilling licence, permit, lease or other right (