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B-4.1
- Bituminous Shale Act
Detailled Table of Contents
Current to 1 January 2024
Bituminous Shale Act
1
Definitions
ADMINISTRATION
2
Administration
OWNERSHIP
3
Ownership of bituminous shale
EXPLORATIONRIGHTS
4
Exploration rights
BITUMINOUS SHALEEVALUATION WELLS
5
Bituminous shale evaluation wells
ACCESS
6
Access
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
7
Conflicts of interest
SUMMONS TO WITNESS
8
Summons to witness, disclosure of information
RIGHT OF ENTRY
9
Crown land
10
Right of entry
11
Special order to enter and use land
GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION
12
Geophysical exploration
LICENCES TO SEARCH
13
Licence to search
14
Size of licence area
15
Validity of licence to search
WORK DEPOSITS
16
Work deposits
CONVERSION ON DISCOVERY
17
Development permits
WORK DEPOSITS
17.1
Work deposits
CONVERSION TO LEASE
18
Conversion to lease
LEASES
19
Lease from Crown lands
SURRENDER
20
Abandon, release or surrender of development permit or lease
PRODUCTION RIGHTS OFPERMITTEES AND LESSEES
21
Production rights of permittee or lessee
TERM
22
Term of lease
RENTAL REDUCTIONS
23
Rental reductions
FORFEITURE
24
Forfeiture
SURVEYS
25
Surveys
PREVENTION OF LOSS OR DAMAGE
26
Failure to comply with direction or requirement
27
Enforcement of direction or requirement
NOTIFICATION OFEXPLORATION WORK
28
Notification of exploration work
TRANSFERS AND ASSIGNMENTS
29
Transfers and assignments
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
30
Confidential information
MISCELLANEOUS
31
Registration of licensees, permittees or lessees with Minister
32
Execution of licence to search, development permit and lease by Minister
33
Repealed
FORM OF DEPOSIT
34
Form of deposit
ROYALTIES
35
Royalties reserved to the Crown
36
Deductions, amount and calculation method
FEES, FINES AND PENALTIES
37
Offences
38
Payment of fee, fine or penalty
REGULATIONS
39
Regulations
40
Repeal
41
Commencement