British Columbia Order in Council — Order under Environment and Land Use, s (O.C. 409/2021)

O.C. 409/2021

British Columbia — Orders in Council

409 July 5, 2021 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council No. , Approved and Ordered 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 (

a) the Placer Jade Permit Deferral Area Order, Order in Council 234/2020, is repealed, and (

b) the attached Placer and Hardrock Jade Permit Deferral Area Order is made. Minister of. 'Forests, Lands, Natur, Operation and Rural Developm (This

part is for administrative purposes only and is not part of the Order.) Authority under which Order is made: Act and section: Environment and Land Use Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 117, s. 7 Other: OIC 234/2020 page of2

Definitions PLACER AND HARDROCK JADE PERMIT DEFERRAL AREA ORDER In this order: "deferral period" means the period of time beginning on the date this order comes into force and ending on May 11, 2023; "mining activity" has the same meaning as in the Mines Act; "mining official" means any of the following officials under the Mines Act: (

a) the chief permitting officer; (

b) the chief inspector; (

c) an inspector. Placer and Hardrock Jade Permit Deferral Area The area established under

section of the Placer Jade Permit Deferral Area Order, Order in Council 234/2020, is continued as the Placer and Hardrock Jade Permit Deferral Area. Placer and hardrock jade permits 3

(1) Subject to subsection (2), the following persons must not take the following actions during the deferral period: (

a) a mining official must not issue or amend a permit or exempt a person from the requirement to hold a permit under

section of the Mines Act to carry out work in relation to placer or hardrock jade on an area of land entirely or partially within the Placer and Hardrock Jade Permit Deferral Area; (

b) the minister responsible for the administration of the Mines Act must not exercise the minister's discretion under

section of that Act to issue or amend a permit or exempt a person from the requirement to hold a permit under

section of that Act to carry out work in relation to placer or hardrock jade on an area of land entirely or partially within the Placer and Hardrock Jade Permit Deferral Area. (2) Subsection (1) does not prevent a mining official from amending a permit under

section of the Mines Act, or the minister from doing so in exercise of the minister's discretion under

section of that Act, if the amendment does not (

a) extend the term of the permit, or (

b) revise the conditions of the permit (

i) in relation to the plan referred to in

section 10 ( 1) of the Mines Act, the area in which mining activities are permitted or the timing of those activities, or (ii) to increase the amount of production permitted. page of2

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 409/2021
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0409 2021
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	e726c2d179c2931eea2dfc357a54da427c2b32a1

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