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Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.8 41
Directives issued jointly by both Ministers 41 (1) The Federal Minister and the Provincial Minister may jointly issue to the Regulator written directives in relation to (a) fundamental decisions; (a.1) offshore renewable energy recommendations; (b) Canada-Nova Scotia benefits plans and any provisions thereof; (b.1) the principles referred to in section 98.7; (c) public reviews conducted pursuant to section 44; (c.1) the development of guidelines and interpretation notes issued under subsection 156(1) or section 188.27; (d) studies to be conducted by the Regulator; and (e) advice with respect to policy issues to be given by the Regulator to the Federal Minister and the Provincial Minister. Occupational health and safety directives (2) The Federal Minister, on the recommendation of the Minister of Labour, and the minister of the government of the Province who is responsible for occupational health and safety, may jointly issue written directives in relation to (a) the development of guidelines and interpretation notes with respect to occupational health and safety matters; and (b) the implementation of any recommendations made by an auditor under section 210.121 or made following an inquiry under section 210.122. Directives of either Minister (3) If a request is received during any calendar year by the Regulator or the Federal Minister or the Provincial Minister to make a call for bids under Part II in relation to particular portions of the offshore area, the Federal Minister or the Provincial Minister may, after having reviewed the plan of the anticipated decisions of the Regulator during the calendar year submitted under section 43, issue to the Regulator a written directive to specify those portions of the offshore area in a call for bids made under Part II. Directives of Provincial Minister (4) The Provincial Minister may issue to the Regulator written directives with respect to any fundamental decision relating to the Bay of Fundy or Sable Island. Directives binding (5) The Regulator shall comply with any directive issued under this section. Directives deemed not to be statutory instruments (6) Directives issued under this section shall be deemed not to be statutory instruments for the purposes of the Statutory Instruments Act . 1988, c. 28, s. 41; 1993, c. 47, s. 12; 2014, c. 13, s. 61 2024, c. 20, s. 126 2024, c. 20, s. 204 2024, c. 20, s. 206(F)
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.8 42
Public notice 42 (1) If the Federal Minister issues or jointly issues a directive under section 41, suspends the implementation of a fundamental decision under section 34, or sets aside or overrules the setting aside of a fundamental decision under section 35, the Minister shall cause a notice of the Minister’s action and, if applicable, of the fundamental decision in relation to which it is exercised, to be published in the Canada Gazette . Text of directive to be made available (2) Where a directive is issued under section 41, the notice thereof published pursuant to subsection (1) shall indicate that the text of the directive is available for inspection by any person on request made to the Regulator. 1988, c. 28, s. 42 2024, c. 20, s. 127 2024, c. 20, s. 204
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Strategic plan 43 During the first month of each calendar year, the Regulator shall submit to the Federal Minister and the Provincial Minister a plan outlining the anticipated decisions of the Regulator during that calendar year respecting (a) the making of calls for bids pursuant to Part II with respect to interests to be issued in relation to portions of the offshore area and the issuance and terms and conditions of such interests; and (b) exploration and development of the offshore area. 1988, c. 28, s. 43 2024, c. 20, s. 204
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.8 44
Public review 44 (1) Subject to any directives issued under subsection 41(1), the Regulator may conduct a public review in relation to the exercise of any of its powers or the performance of any of its duties where the Regulator is of the opinion that it is in the public interest to do so. Powers of Regulator (2) Where a public review is conducted pursuant to subsection (1) in relation to any matter, the Regulator may (a) establish terms of reference and a timetable that will permit a comprehensive review of all aspects of the matter, including those within the authority of Parliament or of the Legislature of the Province; (b) appoint one or more commissioners and, where there is to be more than one commissioner, appoint as commissioners persons nominated by each of the governments in recognition of the authority of Ministers of the Crown in right of Canada or of the Province under any Act of Parliament or of the Legislature of the Province, other than this Act or the Provincial Act, in relation to the matter; (c) cause the commissioners to hold public hearings in appropriate locations in the Province or elsewhere in Canada and report thereon to the Regulator, the Federal Minister and the Provincial Minister; and (d) where the public review is conducted in relation to any potential development of a pool or field, require the person who proposed the potential development to submit and make available for public distribution a preliminary development plan, an environmental impact statement, a socio-economic impact statement, a preliminary Canada-Nova Scotia benefits plan and any other plan specified by the Regulator. Powers of commissioners (3) On the request of the Regulator, the Federal Government may, subject to such terms and conditions as it considers necessary, confer on the Regulator or the commissioners appointed pursuant to paragraph (2)(b) all or any of the powers conferred on persons appointed as commissioners under Part I of the Inquiries Act . Time limit for Regulator’s recommendations on a plan (4) The commissioners shall make their recommendations respecting any preliminary plan or statement submitted pursuant to paragraph (2)(d) within two hundred and seventy days after their receipt of the plan or statement or such shorter period as may be set by the Regulator. 1988, c. 28, s. 44; 2015, c. 4, s. 76(F) 2024, c. 20, s. 204 2024, c. 20, s. 205(E)
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.8 44.1
Public hearings 44.1 The Regulator may conduct a public hearing in relation to the exercise of any of its powers or the performance of any of its duties and functions under this Act. 2015, c. 4, s. 77 2024, c. 20, s. 128
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.8 44.2
Confidentiality 44.2 At any public hearing conducted under section 44.1, the Regulator may take any measures and make any order that it considers necessary to ensure the confidentiality of any information likely to be disclosed at the hearing if the Regulator is satisfied that (a) disclosure of the information could reasonably be expected to result in a material loss or gain to a person directly affected by the hearing, or to prejudice the person’s competitive position, and the potential harm resulting from the disclosure outweighs the public interest in making the disclosure; or (b) the information is financial, commercial, scientific or technical information that is confidential information supplied to the Regulator and (i) the information has been consistently treated as confidential information by a person directly affected by the hearing, and (ii) the person’s interest in confidentiality outweighs the public interest in its disclosure. 2015, c. 4, s. 77 2024, c. 20, s. 204 2024, c. 20, s. 205(E)
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.8 44.3
Confidentiality —  security 44.3 At any public hearing conducted under section 44.1, the Regulator may take any measures and make any order that it considers necessary to ensure the confidentiality of information that is likely to be disclosed at the hearing if the Regulator is satisfied that (a) there is a real and substantial risk that disclosure of the information will impair the security of pipelines , as defined in section 138, installations, facilities, vessels, aircraft or systems, including computer or communication systems, or methods employed to protect them; and (b) the need to prevent disclosure of the information outweighs the public interest in its disclosure. 2015, c. 4, s. 77 2024, c. 20, s. 129(E) 2024, c. 20, s. 204
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.8 44.4
Exception 44.4 The Regulator shall not take any measures or make any order under section 44.2 or 44.3 in respect of information or documentation referred to in paragraphs 122(5)(a) to (e) and (i). 2015, c. 4, s. 77 2024, c. 20, s. 204
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.8 45
 The Regulator or the appropriate authority — or in respect of any transboundary pool extending into the jurisdiction of a foreign government, the Federal Minister, after having consulted the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Provincial Minister — may, if they disagree about the content of the plan submitted for approval, refer the matter to an expert in accordance with section 188.16. The expert’s decision is deemed to be approval of the plan by the Regulator. 1988, c. 28, s. 45; 1992, c. 35, s. 86 2024, c. 20, s. 130 2024, c. 20, s. 204
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.8 46
Coordination 46 (1) The Regulator shall, to ensure effective coordination and avoid duplication of work and activities, conclude with the appropriate departments and agencies of the Government of Canada and of the Government of the Province memoranda of understanding in relation to (a) environmental regulation; (b) emergency measures; (c) coast guard and other marine regulation; (c.1) aviation regulation; (d) employment and industrial benefits for Canadians in general and the people of the Province in particular and the review and evaluation procedures to be followed by both governments and the Regulator in relation to such benefits; (e) occupational health and safety; (f) a Nova Scotia trunkline within the meaning of section 40; and (g) such other matters as are appropriate. Idem (2) The Federal Minister and the Provincial Minister shall be parties to any memorandum of understanding concluded in relation to a matter referred to in paragraph (1)(d). 1988, c. 28, s. 46; 2014, c. 13, s. 62 2024, c. 20, s. 204 2024, c. 20, s. 205(E)
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Notice 47 (1) Before a panel is constituted for the purposes of subsection 13(2), 25(3) or 37(1), the government or Minister proposing constitution of the panel shall notify the other government or Minister of the proposal. Appointment of members of panel (2) Within thirty days after notice is given pursuant to subsection (1), each government shall appoint one member of the panel. Chairperson of panel (3) The chairperson of the panel shall be appointed (a) jointly by the two members of the panel appointed pursuant to subsection (2) within thirty days after the later of the two appointments made pursuant to that subsection; or (b) where the two members of the panel fail to agree on the appointment of the chairperson of the panel within the thirty day period referred to in paragraph (a), by the Chief Justice of Nova Scotia within thirty days after the expiration of that period. 1988, c. 28, s. 47; 2014, c. 13, s. 91(E) 2024, c. 20, s. 131
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Definition of agreement 48 (1) In this section, agreement means an agreement between the Government of Canada and the government of a province respecting resource management and revenue sharing in relation to activities respecting the exploration for or the production of petroleum, or respecting offshore renewable energy projects, carried out on any frontier lands. Disputes between neighbouring provinces (2) Where a dispute between the Province and any other province that is a party to an agreement arises in relation to the description of any portion of the limits set out in Schedule I and the Government of Canada is unable, by means of negotiation, to bring about a resolution of the dispute within a reasonable time, the dispute shall, at such time as the Federal Minister deems appropriate, be referred to an impartial person, tribunal or body and settled by means of the procedure determined in accordance with subsection (3). Procedures determined by Federal Minister (3) For the purposes of this section, the person, tribunal or body to which a dispute is to be referred, the constitution and membership of any tribunal or body and the procedures for the settlement of a dispute shall be determined by the Federal Minister after consultation with the provinces concerned in the dispute. Principles of international law to apply (4) Where the procedure for the settlement of a dispute pursuant to this section involves arbitration, the arbitrator shall apply the principles of international law governing maritime boundary delimitation, with such modifications as the circumstances require. Approval of Provincial Minister not required before regulation made (5) Notwithstanding section 6, where a dispute is settled pursuant to this section and a regulation under subsection 5(1) amending the description of the portion of the limits set out in Schedule I in relation to which the dispute arose is made in accordance with the settlement, the regulation is not subject to the procedure set out in section 6 with respect to that description. 1988, c. 28, s. 48 2024, c. 20, s. 132
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.8 (a)
call for bids means a call for bids made in accordance with (a) in the case of petroleum, section 61, and (b) in the case of offshore renewable energy, section 93; ( appel d’offres )
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.8
commercial discovery means a discovery of petroleum that has been demonstrated to contain petroleum reserves that justify the investment of capital and effort to bring the discovery to production; ( découverte exploitable )
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.8
commercial discovery area means, in relation to a declaration of commercial discovery made pursuant to subsection 81(1) or (2), those portions of the offshore area described in the declaration; ( périmètre de découverte exploitable )
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.8 (a)
Crown reserve area means (a) in relation to petroleum, portions of the offshore area in respect of which no petroleum-related interest is in force, and (b) in relation to offshore renewable energy, portions of the offshore area in respect of which no submerged land licence is in force respecting a particular renewable energy resource; ( réserves de l’État )
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.8
former exploration agreement means an exploration agreement under the Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations ; ( ancien accord d’exploration )
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.8
former lease means an oil and gas lease under the Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations ; ( ancienne concession )
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.8
former permit means an exploratory permit under the Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations ; ( ancien permis )
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.8
former special renewal permit means a special renewal permit under the Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations ; ( ancien permis spécial de renouvellement )
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.8
holder or interest holder means, in respect of an interest or a share therein, the person indicated, in the register maintained pursuant to Division VIII, as the holder of the interest or the share; ( Version anglaise seulement )
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.8 (a)
interest means (a) in relation to petroleum, any former exploration agreement, former lease, former permit, former special renewal permit, exploration licence, production licence or significant discovery licence, and (b) in relation to offshore renewable energy, any submerged land licence; ( titre )
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.8
interest owner means the interest holder who holds an interest or the group of interest holders who hold all of the shares in an interest; ( Version anglaise seulement )
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.8 (a)
prescribed means (a) in the case of a form or the information to be given on a form, prescribed by the Regulator, and (b) in any other case, prescribed by regulations made by the Governor in Council; ( Version anglaise seulement )
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.8
share means, with respect to an interest, an undivided share in the interest or a share in the interest held in accordance with section 69; ( fraction )
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.8 (a)
significant discovery means a discovery indicated by a well on a geological feature that (a) demonstrates, through any formation flow test approved by the Regulator, the existence of hydrocarbons in that feature, and (b) having regard to geological and engineering factors, suggests the existence of an accumulation of hydrocarbons that has potential for sustained production; ( découverte importante )
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.8
significant discovery area means, in relation to a declaration of significant discovery made pursuant to subsection 74(1) or (2), those portions of the offshore area described in the declaration. ( périmètre de découverte importante )
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.8 51
Application 51 This Part applies to the frontier lands within the offshore area.
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Giving notice 52 Where a notice is required to be given under this Part or the regulations, it shall be given in such form and manner as may be prescribed and shall contain such information as may be prescribed. 1988, c. 28, s. 52; 1992, c. 1, s. 144(F)
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.8 53
Binding on Her Majesty 53 This Part is binding on Her Majesty in right of Canada or a province.
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.8 54
Delegation 54 The Regulator may designate any person to exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions under this Part that are specified in the designation and on such designation that person may exercise those powers and shall perform those duties and functions subject to such terms and conditions, if any, as are specified in the designation. 1988, c. 28, s. 54 2024, c. 20, s. 204
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Advisory bodies 55 (1) The Regulator may from time to time appoint and fix the terms of reference of such advisory bodies as the Regulator considers appropriate to advise the Regulator with respect to such matters relating to the administration or operation of this Part or Part III as are referred to them by the Regulator. Remuneration (2) The members of any advisory body appointed under subsection (1) may be paid for their services such remuneration and expenses as are fixed by the Regulator. 1988, c. 28, s. 55 2024, c. 20, s. 204
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Appointment of representative 56 (1) Where an interest owner consists of two or more holders, such holders shall, in the manner prescribed, appoint one of their number to act as representative of the interest owner for the purposes of this Part, but such holders may, with the consent of the Regulator, appoint different representatives for different purposes. Designation of representative (2) In the event that an interest owner consisting of two or more holders fails to appoint a representative for any of the purposes of this Part, the Regulator may designate one of such holders as the representative of the interest owner for such purposes. Acts or omissions of representative binding (3) An interest owner is bound by the acts or omissions of the appointed or designated representative of the interest owner with respect to any matter to which the authority of the representative extends. Duties of representative (4) A representative of an interest owner appointed or designated under this section shall perform the duties in respect of the purposes for which that representative has been appointed or designated, and any operating agreement or other similar arrangement in force in respect of the relevant interest of that interest owner stands varied or amended to the extent necessary to give effect to this subsection. 1988, c. 28, s. 56 2024, c. 20, s. 204