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Devils Jaw Wilderness Area Designation
made under subsection 11(3) of the
Wilderness Areas Protection Act
O.I.C. 2015-389 (effective December 29, 2015), N.S. Reg. 389/2015
amended to O.I.C. 2023-360 (December 19, 2023), N.S. Reg. 238/2023
Table of Contents
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Order approved by O.I.C. 2015-389
Appendix A Map Showing Approximate Boundaries of Devils Jaw Wilderness Area
Order approved by O.I.C. 2023-360
Appendix A Addition to Devils Jaw Wilderness Area
Order approved by O.I.C. 2015-389
I, Randy Delorey, 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, hereby designate an area of Crown land in Hants County, with approximate boundaries as shown on the map attached as Appendix A, as a wilderness area to be known as Devils Jaw Wilderness Area.
The actual boundaries of Devils Jaw Wilderness Area 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 Lands Record 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”):
(a) exploration licence number 50394, or any valid continuation of the mineral right granted by that exploration licence, issued to D.D.V. Gold Limited or its 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 a mineral right referred to in clause (a) for any portion of the land formerly subject to that 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 exploration licence number 50394, or any valid continuation of the mineral right granted by that 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 exploration licence or continued 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, November 25, 2015.
sgd: Randy Delorey
Honourable Randy Delorey
Minister of Environment
Appendix A
Map Showing Approximate Boundaries of
Devils Jaw Wilderness Area
Order approved by O.I.C. 2023-360
I, Timothy Halman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change for the Province of Nova Scotia, pursuant to clause 11(3)(b) of Chapter 27 of the Acts of 1998, the Wilderness Areas Protection Act, hereby designate an area of Crown land in Hants County, with approximate boundaries as shown on the map attached as Appendix A, as an addition to Devils Jaw Wilderness Area, originally designated by Order in Council 2015-389 dated December 29, 2015, N.S. Reg. 389/2015.
The actual boundaries of the designated additional area 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 Lands Record Centre, the signed description and plan forming part of this designation.
This designation of additional land 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.
Dated and made at Halifax Regional Municipality, Province of Nova Scotia, November 28, 2023.
sgd. T. Halman
Honourable Timothy Halman
Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Appendix A
Addition to Devils Jaw Wilderness Area
Legislative History
Reference Tables
Devils Jaw Wilderness Area Designation |
N.S. Reg. 389/2015 |
Wilderness Areas Protection Act |
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Source Law
The current consolidation of the Devils Jaw Wilderness Area Designation made under the Wilderness Areas Protection Act includes all of the following regulations:
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Jan 22, 2016 |
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