British Columbia Order in Council — Amendment to Petroleum and Natural Gas Drilling Licence and Lease Regulation (O.C. 265/2020)

O.C. 265/2020

British Columbia — Orders in Council

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council No. , Approved and Ordered 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 the Petroleum and Natural Gas Drilling Licen ce and Lease Regulation, B.C. Reg. 10/82, is amended as set out in the attached Schedule. Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Presiding Member of the Executive Council (This

part is for administrative purposes only and is not part of the Order.) Authority under which Order is made: Act and section: Petroleum and Natural Gas Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 361, s. 133 (2) (e.1) Other: OIC 35/82 R10420617 May 28, 2020

SCHEDULE The Petroleum and Natural Gas Drillin g Licence and Lease Regulation, B.C. Reg. 10/82, is amended by adding the following section: Continuations in relation to COVID-19 emergency 8

(1) In this section: “eligible tenure” means (

a) a drilling licence with a term th at ends in the specified year, and (

b) a lease with a term that ends in the specified year; “specified year” means the year beginning on June 1, 2020.

(2) On application by the holder of an eligib le tenure, the minister may continue the tenure for a period of one year in respect of all or part of its location.

(3) An application under subsection (2) must be (

a) made to the director before the end of the term of the eligible tenure, and (

b) accompanied by the rent specified in

section 6.2 or of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act Fee, Rental and Work Requirement Regulation, as applicable. (4) Section 3 (3) is to be read as subject to a continuation under subsection (2) of this section.

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 265/2020
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0265 2020
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	d0110d25f5cbdc9e5fdcf0186e9b570c4a3efc42

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