Bill 50 — Second Session, 19Th Legislature, 29 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 50 the Mines and Minerals Amendment Act, 1980 (Legislature 19, Session 2)

L19 S2 4089

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1980 BILL 50 Second Session, 19th Legislature, 29 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 50 THE MINES AND MINERALS AMENDMENT ACT, 1980 THE MINISTER OF ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent Printed by the Queen ’s Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON Title: 1980 (19th, 2nd) Bill 50, The Mines and Minerals Amendment Act, 1980

Bill 50 BILL 50 1980 THE MINES AND MINERALS AMENDMENT ACT, 1980 (Assented to , 1980) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1 The Mines and Minerals Act is amended by this Act. 2 The following is added after

section 135: Regulations Respecting Production 135.1

(1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may, if he considers it in the public interest to do so, make regulations fixing the maximum amount of petroleum that may be produced under Crown agreements during any month speci fied in the regulation.

(2) For the purpose of ensuring that the maximum amount fixed pursuant to subsection (1) for any month is not exceeded, the Minister may make regulations (

a) respecting the maximum amount of petroleum that may be produced during that month under Crown agreements from the pools specified in the regulations; (

b) in relation to any pool, respecting the maximum amount of petroleum that may be produced during that month under Crown agreements from any production spacing unit, block or project specified in the regulations.

(3) If there is an inconsistency between (

a) a regulation made under subsection (1) or (2), and (

b) an order of the Energy Resources Conservation Board made under The Oil and Gas Conservation Act, 1

Explanatory Notes 1 This Bill will amend

chapter 238 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 1970. 2 New

section to provide for the control of the production of petroleum. 1

insofar as it is inconsistent, the regulation under subsection (1) or (2), as the case may be, prevails.

(4) In this section, (a) “Crown agreement” means an agreement granting petroleum and natural gas rights or petroleum rights; (b) “block”, “production spacing unit” and “project” means a block, production spacing unit and project, respectively, as defined in The Oil and Gas Conservation Act; (c) “pool” means a pool designated by the Energy Resources Conservation Board under The Oil and Gas Conservation Act. 3 This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. 2 Title: 1980 (19th, 2nd) Bill 50, The Mines and Minerals Amendment Act, 1980

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