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Fourchu Coast Wilderness Area Designation

made under subsection 11(3) of the

Wilderness Areas Protection Act

S.N.S. 1998, c. 27

O.I.C. 2015-421 (effective December 29, 2015), N.S. Reg. 421/2015

amended to O.I.C. 2023-360 (December 19, 2023), N.S. Reg. 239/2023



Table of Contents


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Order approved by O.I.C. 2015-421

 

Appendix A Map Showing Approximate Boundaries of Fourchu Coast Wilderness Area


Order approved by O.I.C. 2023-360

 

Appendix A Addition to Fourchu Coast Wilderness Area



 


Order approved by O.I.C. 2015-421

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 near Fourchu, Richmond County, with approximate boundaries as shown on the map attached as Appendix A, as a wilderness area to be known as Fourchu Coast Wilderness Area.


The actual boundaries of Fourchu Coast 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 50634, or any valid continuation of the mineral right granted by that exploration licence, issued to Thundermin Resources Incorporated or its successor or approved transferee under the Mineral Resources Act; or

 

          (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 50634, 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, December 4, 2015.

 

sgd: Randy Delorey

Honourable Randy Delorey

Minister of Environment



Appendix A
Map Showing Approximate Boundaries of
Fourchu Coast Wilderness Area


Graphic showing map of approximate boundaries of Fourchu Coast 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 Richmond and Cape Breton Counties, with approximate boundaries as shown on the map attached as Appendix A, as an addition to Fourchu Coast Wilderness Area, originally designated by Order in Council 2015-421 dated December 29, 2015, N.S. Reg. 421/2015.


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 Fourchu Coast Wilderness Area



Graphic showing map of addition to Fourchu Coast Wilderness Area

 

 


 

Legislative History
Reference Tables

Fourchu Coast Wilderness Area Designation

N.S. Reg. 421/2015

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 Fourchu Coast Wilderness Area 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

421/2015

unknown

date specified

(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 50634, or any valid continuation of the mineral right granted by that exploration licence, issued to Thundermin Resources Incorporated or its successor or approved transferee under the Mineral Resources Act; or

 

(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 50634, 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

 

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.

Jan 22, 2016

239/2023

unknown

date specified

(later of date approved [December 19, 2023] and date deposited in Provincial Crown Land Information Management Centre)

Dec 29, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Additional land.................................

ad. 239/2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.