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Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.5
development plan means a plan submitted pursuant to subsection 139(2) for the purpose of obtaining approval of the general approach of developing a pool or field as proposed in the plan; ( plan de mise en valeur )
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.5
Federal Government means the Governor in Council; ( gouvernement fédéral )
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.5
Federal Minister means the Minister of Natural Resources; ( ministre fédéral )
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.5 (a)
field (a) means a general surface area underlain or appearing to be underlain by one or more pools, and (b) includes the subsurface regions vertically beneath the general surface area referred to in paragraph (a); ( champ )
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.5
former regulations means the Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations made pursuant to the Public Lands Grants Act and the Territorial Lands Act and includes orders made pursuant to those Regulations; ( anciens règlements )
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.5
fundamental decision means a decision made by the Regulator respecting the exercise of a power or the performance of a duty pursuant to a provision of this Act that expressly provides for the exercise of the power or the performance of the duty subject to sections 31 to 40; ( décision majeure )
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.5
gas means natural gas and includes all substances, other than oil, that are produced in association with natural gas; ( gaz )
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.5
government means the Federal Government, the Provincial Government or both, as the context requires; ( Version anglaise seulement )
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.5
Indigenous peoples of Canada has the meaning assigned by the definition aboriginal peoples of Canada in subsection 35(2) of the Constitution Act, 1982 ; ( peuples autochtones du Canada )
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.5
Minister means the Federal Minister, the Provincial Minister or both, as the context requires; ( Version anglaise seulement )
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.5 (a)
offshore area means (a) in the case of petroleum, those submarine areas lying seaward of the low water mark of the Province and extending, at any location, as far as (i) any prescribed line, or (ii) if no line is prescribed at that location, the outer edge of the continental margin or a distance of two hundred nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea of Canada is measured, whichever is the greater, and (b) in the case of offshore renewable energy, the areas referred to in paragraph (a) that are not within the Province; ( zone extracôtière ou zone )
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.5 (a)
offshore renewable energy project means any of the following works and activities: (a) any research or assessment conducted in relation to the exploitation or potential exploitation of a renewable resource to produce an energy product, unless it is conducted by or on behalf of a government or educational institution, (b) any exploitation of a renewable resource to produce an energy product, (c) any storage of an energy product produced from a renewable resource, and (d) any transmission of an energy product produced from a renewable resource; ( projet d’énergie renouvelable extracôtière )
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.5
offshore renewable energy recommendation means a recommendation made by the Regulator respecting the exercise of a power or the performance of a duty under a provision of this Act that expressly provides for the exercise of the power or the performance of the duty subject to sections 40.1 to 40.3; ( recommandation relative à l’énergie renouvelable extracôtière )
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.5 (a)
oil means (a) crude oil regardless of gravity produced at a well head in liquid form, and (b) any other hydrocarbons, except coal and gas, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hydrocarbons that may be extracted or recovered from deposits of oil sand, bitumen, bituminous sand, oil shale or from any other types of deposits on the seabed or subsoil thereof of the offshore area; ( pétrole )
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.5
petroleum means oil or gas; ( hydrocarbures )
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.5
pool means a natural underground reservoir containing or appearing to contain an accumulation of petroleum that is separated or appears to be separated from any other such accumulation; ( gisement )
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.5
prescribed means prescribed by regulations made by the Governor in Council; ( Version anglaise seulement )
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.5
Province means the province of Newfoundland and Labrador; ( province )
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.5
Provincial Act means the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Newfoundland and Labrador Act , R.S.N.L. 1990, c. C-2, as amended from time to time; ( loi provinciale )
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.5
Provincial Government means the lieutenant governor in council of the Province; ( gouvernement provincial )
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.5
Provincial Minister means, other than for the purposes of Part III.1, the Minister of the Crown in right of the Province designated by the Provincial Government as the provincial minister for the purposes of this Act; ( ministre provincial )
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.5
Regulator means the Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Energy Regulator referred to in section 9; ( Régie )
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.5
spill-treating agent , except in section 161.5, means a spill-treating agent that is on the list established under section 14.2 of the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act . ( agent de traitement )
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.5 2.1
Offshore renewable energy project 2.1 Subject to section 7, the Governor in Council may make regulations amending the definition offshore renewable energy project , as defined in section 2, to add or remove any work or activity related to renewable energy that is carried out in the offshore area. 2024, c. 20, s. 4
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.5 3
Construction 3 For greater certainty, the provisions of this Act shall not be interpreted as providing a basis for any claim by or on behalf of any province in respect of any interest in or legislative jurisdiction over any offshore area or any living or non-living resources of any offshore area.
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Precedence over other Acts of Parliament 4 In case of any inconsistency or conflict between (a) this Act or any regulations made thereunder, and (b) any other Act of Parliament that applies to the offshore area or any regulations made under that Act, except the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement Act , this Act and the regulations made thereunder take precedence. 1987, c. 3, s. 4; 1992, c. 35, s. 44; 2005, c. 27, s. 18
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Regulations 5 (1) Subject to section 7, the Governor in Council may make regulations (a) prescribing lines enclosing areas adjacent to the Province for the purpose of subparagraph (a)(i) of the definition offshore area in section 2; and (b) amending paragraph (b) of that definition. Issue of charts (2) The Federal Minister may cause charts to be issued setting out the offshore area or any portion thereof as may be set out consistent with the nature and scale of the chart. Evidence (3) In any legal or other proceedings, a chart purporting to be issued by or under the authority of the Federal Minister is conclusive proof of the limits of the offshore area or portion thereof set out in the chart without proof of the signature or official character of the person purporting to have issued the chart. 1987, c. 3, s. 5 2024, c. 20, s. 5
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Definitions 6 (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; ( accord ) frontier lands means lands that belong to Her Majesty in right of Canada, or in respect of which Her Majesty in right of Canada has the right to dispose of or exploit the natural resources and that are situated in (a) Yukon, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut or Sable Island, or (b) those submarine areas, not within a province, adjacent to the coast of Canada and extending throughout the natural prolongation of the land territory of Canada to the outer edge of the continental margin or to a distance of two hundred nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea of Canada is measured, whichever is the greater. ( terres domaniales ) 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 a line or portion thereof prescribed or to be prescribed for the purpose of the definition offshore area in section 2 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 7, where a dispute is settled pursuant to this section and a regulation under subsection 5(1) prescribing the line 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 7 with respect to the portion of the line to which the dispute related. 1987, c. 3, s. 6; 1993, c. 28, s. 78; 1998, c. 15, s. 18; 2002, c. 7, s. 108(E) 2024, c. 20, s. 6
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.5
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; ( accord )
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.5 (a)
frontier lands means lands that belong to Her Majesty in right of Canada, or in respect of which Her Majesty in right of Canada has the right to dispose of or exploit the natural resources and that are situated in (a) Yukon, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut or Sable Island, or (b) those submarine areas, not within a province, adjacent to the coast of Canada and extending throughout the natural prolongation of the land territory of Canada to the outer edge of the continental margin or to a distance of two hundred nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea of Canada is measured, whichever is the greater. ( terres domaniales )
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Provincial Minister’s approval 7 (1) Before a regulation is made under section 2.1, subsection 5(1), section 29.1, subsection 41(7), section 56.1 or section 64, subsection 67(2), section 96.1, subsection 96.2(2), section 118, subsection 122(1), 125(1), 149(1), 162(2.3), 163(1.02), 183.19(6) or 183.25(1), section 183.29, subsection 183.3(3) or 202.01(1) or section 203, the Federal Minister shall consult the Provincial Minister with respect to the proposed regulation and the regulation shall not be made without the Provincial Minister’s approval. Approval of Provincial minister (2) Before a regulation is made under subsection 205.001(3) or (4) or 205.124(1), the Federal Minister shall consult the minister of the government of the Province who is responsible for occupational health and safety with respect to the proposed regulation and no regulation shall be so made without the approval of that minister. 1987, c. 3, s. 7; 2014, c. 13, s. 5; 2015, c. 4, ss. 38, 117 2024, c. 20, s. 7
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.5 7.1
Non-application of Atlantic Accord 7.1 For greater certainty, the Atlantic Accord does not apply to offshore renewable energy resources. 2024, c. 20, s. 8
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.5 8
Application 8 (1) This Act applies within the offshore area. Excluded legislation (2) Subject to section 101, the Canada Petroleum Resources Act and the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act and Part 5 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act and any regulations made under them do not apply within the offshore area. 1987, c. 3, s. 8; 1992, c. 35, s. 45 2024, c. 20, s. 9
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Jointly established Regulator 9 (1) There is established by the joint operation of this Act and the Provincial Act a board to be known as the Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Energy Regulator. (1.1) [Repealed, 2024, c. 20, s. 10] References (1.2) A reference in any contract, document, instrument, proclamation, by-law or order in council to the Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board or the Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board is, unless the context otherwise requires, to be read as a reference to the Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Energy Regulator. Treated as Provincial entity (2) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), the Regulator shall for all purposes be treated as having been established by or under a law of the Province. Powers of corporation (3) The Regulator has the legal powers and capacities of a corporation incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act , including those set out in section 21 of the Interpretation Act . Dissolution of Regulator (4) The Regulator may be dissolved only by the joint operation of an Act of Parliament and an Act of the Legislature of the Province. 1987, c. 3, s. 9; 1992, c. 35, s. 46; 1994, c. 24, s. 34(F); 2014, c. 13, s. 6 2024, c. 20, s. 10 2024, c. 20, s. 101
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Regulator consisting of seven members 10 (1) The Regulator shall consist of seven members. Federal and Provincial appointees (2) Three members of the Regulator are to be appointed by the Federal Government, three by the Provincial Government and the Chairperson of the Regulator is to be appointed by both the Federal Government and the Provincial Government. Vice-chairpersons (3) One or two members of the Regulator may be designated to be vice-chairpersons of the Regulator if they are so designated by both the Federal Government and the Provincial Government. Designation by both governments (4) The designation of a vice-chairperson of the Regulator pursuant to subsection (3) is effective after both governments have each made the designation. Alternate members (5) Each government may appoint one alternate member to act as a member of the Regulator in the absence of any of the members of the Regulator appointed by that government. Joint appointees (6) Notwithstanding subsection (2) or (5), any member or alternate member of the Regulator may be appointed by both the Federal Government and the Provincial Government. 1987, c. 3, s. 10; 2014, c. 13, s. 52(E) 2024, c. 20, s. 101 2024, c. 20, s. 102(E)
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Qualifications 11 (1) No member of the Regulator shall, during the term of office of that member on the Regulator, be employed in the Public Service of Canada or be a civil servant in the Province. Definitions (2) In this section, civil servant has the same meaning as in the Provincial Act; ( fonctionnaire ) Public Service of Canada has the meaning given the expression public service in the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act , and includes any portion of the federal public administration designated by order in council pursuant to this subsection and for the purposes of subsection (1) as part of the Public Service of Canada. ( administration fédérale ) 1987, c. 3, s. 11; 2003, c. 22, s. 117(E); 2017, c. 9, s. 55 2024, c. 20, s. 101
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.5
civil servant has the same meaning as in the Provincial Act; ( fonctionnaire )
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.5
Public Service of Canada has the meaning given the expression public service in the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act , and includes any portion of the federal public administration designated by order in council pursuant to this subsection and for the purposes of subsection (1) as part of the Public Service of Canada. ( administration fédérale )
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Deemed consultation between governments re Chairperson 12 (1) Consultation between the two governments with respect to the selection of the Chairperson of the Regulator shall be deemed to commence (a) six months prior to the expiration of the term of office of the incumbent Chairperson, or (b) where applicable, on the date of receipt by the Regulator of notice of the death, resignation or termination of appointment of the incumbent Chairperson, whichever occurs earlier. Where no agreement on Chairperson (2) Where the two governments fail to agree on the appointment of the Chairperson of the Regulator within three months after the commencement of consultation between the governments, the Chairperson shall be selected by a panel, consisting of three members and constituted in accordance with this section, unless, at any time prior to the selection of the Chairperson by the panel, the two governments agree on the appointment. Appointment of members of panel (3) One member of the panel shall be appointed by each government within thirty days after the expiration of the three months referred to in subsection (2). Chairperson of panel (4) The chairperson of the panel shall be appointed (a) jointly by the two members of the panel appointed pursuant to subsection (3) within thirty days after the later of the two appointments made pursuant to that subsection; or (b) if the two members of the panel fail to agree on the appointment of the chairperson of the panel within the 30-day period referred to in paragraph (a), by the Chief Justice of Newfoundland and Labrador within 30 days after the expiration of that period. Selection of Chairperson of Regulator within 60 days (5) The Chairperson of the Regulator shall be selected by the panel within 60 days after the appointment of the chairperson of the panel. Decision of panel binding (6) The decision of the panel selecting a Chairperson of the Regulator is final and binding on both governments. 1987, c. 3, s. 12; 2014, c. 13, ss. 7, 52(E) 2024, c. 20, s. 101 2024, c. 20, s. 102(E)
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Salaries of joint appointees 13 (1) Subject to section 15, the salary and other terms and conditions of the appointment of the Chairperson of the Regulator or any other member or alternate member appointed by both governments, including the effective date of the appointment, shall be fixed by an order of the Federal Government and an order of the Provincial Government after agreement has been reached by both governments on the salary and other terms and conditions. Salaries of separate appointees (2) The salary and other terms and conditions of the appointment of any member appointed by either the Federal Government or the Provincial Government shall be agreed on by both governments. 1987, c. 3, s. 13; 2014, c. 13, s. 52(E) 2024, c. 20, s. 101
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Absence or incapacity of Chairperson 14 The Regulator shall designate a member to act as Chairperson of the Regulator during any absence or incapacity of the Chairperson or vacancy in the office of Chairperson, and that person, while acting as Chairperson, has and may exercise all of the powers and perform all of the duties and functions of the Chairperson. 1987, c. 3, s. 14; 2014, c. 13, s. 52(E) 2024, c. 20, s. 101