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Devils Jaw Wilderness Area Designation

made under subsection 11(3) of the

Wilderness Areas Protection Act

S.N.S. 1998, c. 27

O.I.C. 2015-389 (effective December 29, 2015), N.S. Reg. 389/2015

amended to O.I.C. 2023-360 (December 19, 2023), N.S. Reg. 238/2023

Table of Contents

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Order approved by O.I.C. 2015-389

Appendix A Map Showing Approximate Boundaries of Devils Jaw Wilderness Area

Order approved by O.I.C. 2023-360

Appendix A Addition to Devils Jaw Wilderness Area

Order approved by O.I.C. 2015-389

I, Randy Delorey, Minister of Environment for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to clause

11(3)(

a) of

Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1998, the Wilderness Areas Protection Act , hereby

designate an area of Crown land in Hants County, with approximate boundaries as shown on

the map attached as Appendix A, as a wilderness area to be known as Devils Jaw Wilderness

Area.

The actual boundaries of Devils Jaw Wilderness Area shall be as described and shown on a

description and plan signed by the Director of Surveys and deposited in the Provincial Crown

Land Information Management Centre, formerly known as the Provincial Crown Lands Record

Centre, as required by subsection 11(3) of the Act, the signed description and plan forming part

of this designation.

This designation is effective on and after the later of the date it is approved by the Governor in

Council and the date the description and plan are deposited in the Provincial Crown Land

Information Management Centre, except for any portion of the land that is subject to any of the

following mineral rights (referred to in this Order as “excepted portion of land”):

(

a) exploration licence number 50394, or any valid continuation of the mineral right

granted by that exploration licence, issued to D.D.V. Gold Limited or its successor

or approved transferee under the Mineral Resources Act ;

(

b) any subsequent exploration licence issued under the Mineral Resources Act within

1 year following the surrender, abandonment, forfeiture, expiration, cancellation or

termination of a mineral right referred to in clause (

a) for any portion of the land

formerly subject to that right, or any valid continuation of the mineral right granted

by the subsequent exploration licence.

This designation is effective for an excepted portion of land on and after the date the Minister

of Environment publishes a notice in the Royal Gazette

Part I to that effect, which shall be done

following the later of

(

a) the end of 1 year after the date exploration licence number 50394, or any valid

continuation of the mineral right granted by that exploration licence, no longer

applies to the excepted portion of land as a result of the surrender, abandonment,

forfeiture, expiration, cancellation or termination of that exploration licence or

continued mineral right; and

(

b) the date any subsequent exploration licence issued under the Mineral Resources

Act for the excepted portion of land within the 1-year period referred to in clause

(a), or any valid continuation of the mineral right granted by that subsequent

exploration licence, no longer applies to the excepted portion of land as a result of

the surrender, abandonment, forfeiture, expiration, cancellation or termination of

that subsequent exploration licence or continued mineral right.

Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, November 25,

sgd: Randy Delorey

Honourable Randy Delorey

Minister of Environment

Appendix A

Map Showing Approximate Boundaries of

Devils Jaw Wilderness Area

Order approved by O.I.C. 2023-360

I, Timothy Halman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change for the Province of Nova

Scotia, pursuant to clause 11(3)(

b) of

Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1998, the Wilderness Areas

Protection Act , hereby designate an area of Crown land in Hants County, with approximate

boundaries as shown on the map attached as Appendix A, as an addition to Devils Jaw

Wilderness Area, originally designated by Order in Council 2015-389 dated December 29,

2015, N.S. Reg. 389/2015.

The actual boundaries of the designated additional area shall be as described and shown on a

description and plan signed by the Director of Surveys and deposited in the Provincial Crown

Land Information Management Centre, formerly known as the Provincial Crown Lands Record

Centre, the signed description and plan forming part of this designation.

This designation of additional land is effective on and after the later of the date it is approved by

the Governor in Council and the date the description and plan are deposited in the Provincial

Crown Land Information Management Centre.

Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, November 28,

sgd. T. Halman

Honourable Timothy Halman

Minister of Environment and Climate Change

Appendix A

Addition to Devils Jaw Wilderness Area

Legislative History

Reference Tables

Devils Jaw Wilderness Area Designation

N.S. Reg.

389/2015

Wilderness Areas Protection Act

Note: The

information in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is

compiled by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only.

Source Law

The current consolidation of the Devils Jaw Wilderness Area Designation made

under the Wilderness Areas Protection Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

389/2015

unknown

date specified

(effective on and after the later of the date it is approved by the Governor

in Council and the date the description and plan are deposited in the

Provincial Crown Land Information Management Centre, except for any portion

of the land that is subject to any of the specified mineral rights.)

Jan

22, 2016

238/2023

unknown

date specified

(later

of date approved [December 19, 2023] and date deposited in Provincial Crown

Land Information Management Centre)

Dec 29, 2023

The following regulations are not

yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for

rules about in force dates of regulations.

Amendments by Provision

ad. = added

am. = amended

fc. = fee change

ra. = reassigned

rep. = repealed

rs . = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

Additional land .................................

ad. 238/2023

Note that changes to headings are not

included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections

Note

Effective

date

Repealed and Superseded

N.S.

Regulation

Title

In force

date

Repealed

date

Note: Only

regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this

table. It may not reflect the entire

history of regulations on this subject matter.