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Pu’tlaqne’katik Designation

made under subsection 11(3) of the

Wilderness Areas Protection Act

S.N.S. 1998, c. 27

O.I.C. 2020-274 (made September 30, 2020), N.S. Reg. 152/2020

Order approved by O.I.C. 2020-274

I, Gordon Wilson, 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 (the “Act”),

hereby designate an area of Crown land in Lunenburg and Queens counties, with approximate

boundaries as shown on the map attached as Appendix A, as a wilderness area to be known as

Pu’tlaqne’katik.

The actual boundaries of Pu’tlaqne’katik 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 Land Records 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”, and depicted

on the map in

Schedule A as “Subject to Considerations”):

(

a) the following mineral rights (individually referred to in this Order as “existing mineral

right”):

(

i) exploration licence number s 52645 or 51624, or any valid continuation of the

mineral right granted by those exploration licences, issued to Atlantic Mining NS

Corp. or its successor or approved transferee under the Mineral Resources Act ;

(ii) exploration licence number 50429, 50430, or 52251 or any valid continuation of

the mineral right granted by those exploration licences, issued to Ken Hiltz or his

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 an existing mineral right for any portion of the land formerly subject to that existing

mineral 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 an existing mineral right no longer applies to the excepted

portion of land as a result of the surrender, abandonment, forfeiture, expiration,

cancellation, or termination of that existing 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, September 30,

sgd. Gordon Wilson

Honourable Gordon Wilson

Minister of Environment

Appendix A: Map Showing Approximate Boundaries of Pu’tlaqne’katik

Legislative History

Reference Tables

Pu’tlaqne’katik Designation

N.S. Reg. 152/2020

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 Pu’tlaqne’katik 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

152/2020

undetermined

later of date approved (Oct 13, 2020) and date deposited in Provincial Crown Land Information Management Centre

Oct 23, 2020

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

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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.