ST. JOHN’S, WEDNESDAY , DECEMBER 14, 2022 THE NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

PART II PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION NLR 86/22

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 86/22 Wind Energy Land Reserve Order under the Lands Act (O.C. 2022-294) (Filed December 14, 2022) Under the authority of subsection 8(2) of the Lands Act , the minister, with the approval of the Lieutenant -Governor in Council, makes the following Order. Dated at St. John’s, December 14, 2022. Derrick Bragg Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture Krista Quinlan Clerk of the Executive Council ORDER Analysis 1.

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SCHEDULE 3 Extraordinary Gazette December 14, 2022

Wind Energy Land Reserve Order 86/22 1. This Order may be cited as the Wind Energy Land Reserve Order. 2. In this Order, (a) "available Crown lands" means Crown lands that have not been (

i) granted, leased or the subject of a licence or easement, or (ii) otherwise lawfully set apart or alienated from the Crown; (b) "call for bids" means the process outlined in the Guidelines: Crown Land Call for Bids for Wind Energy Projects prepared by the Department of Industry, Energy and Technology; and (c) "Wind Energy Land Reserve" means Crown land reserved under

section 3. 3. The Wind Energy Land Reserve is established to ensure that available Crown lands located within the area described in the

Schedule are available for the purpose of the call for bids. 4. The Wind Energy Land Reserve is established for a one year period. 5. Notwithstanding

section 3, the minister may issue grants, leases, licences or easements in relation to Crown land included in the Wind Energy Land Reserve where the Crown land is required on an urgent basis for the public good.

SCHEDULE All that piece or parcel of land containing approximately 1,663,815 hectares, more or less, as depicted on the Provincial Land Use Atlas. ©King's Printer

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Definitions Purpose Term Exception 4 Extraordinary Gazette December 14, 2022

Extraordinary Gazette Index Title of Act and Subordinate Legislation made thereunder CNLR or NL Reg. Amendment NL Gazette Date & Page No. Lands Act Wind Energy Land Reserve Order NLR 86/22 New Dec. 14/22 p. 3 ST. JOHN’S, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2022 5