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Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.8 109
Prohibition against registration of documents except instruments 109 (1) No document other than an interest or instrument may be registered under this Division. Requirements of registration (2) No instrument may be registered under this Division unless it has been submitted for registration in the form prescribed for that instrument, in such manner and containing such information as may be prescribed, and meets any other requirement for the registration thereof prescribed by this Division and the regulations.
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Requirements of registering security notice 111 (1) No security notice may be registered under this Division unless the security notice specifies (a) the nature of the security interest claimed; (b) the person from whom the security interest was acquired; (c) the documents giving rise to the security interest; and (d) such other particulars in respect thereof as may be prescribed. Notice of official address (2) No instrument may be registered under this Division unless a notice of official address for service in respect of that instrument is filed with the Registrar in prescribed form. Revision of notice of official address (3) The official address for service in respect of an instrument may be changed by filing with the Registrar another notice of official address for service, in prescribed form.
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Security notice carries forward to new interests 112 Where a significant discovery licence or production licence is issued at any time in respect of any portion of the offshore area that was not a Crown reserve area immediately before that time, the registration under this Division of a security notice in respect of the interest in force immediately preceding the issuance of that licence and relating to that portion of the offshore area applies in respect of the licence as though the security notice referred to that licence and as though that licence had been issued prior to the registration of the security notice.
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Registration 113 (1) Every document submitted for registration under this Division shall be examined by the Registrar and where the Registrar determines that the document is an instrument that meets all the requirements for the registration thereof prescribed by this Division and the regulations, the Registrar shall register the instrument in accordance with this Division and the regulations. Refusal to register (2) Where the Registrar refuses to register any document under this Division, the Registrar shall return the document to the person submitting the document for registration and provide that person with the reasons for the refusal. Memorandum of registration (3) An instrument is registered under this Division by the endorsement of a memorandum of registration on the instrument specifying the registration number of the instrument and the time and date of registration. Chronological order of receipt for registration (4) Instruments accepted for registration under this Division shall be registered in the chronological order in which such instruments are received by the Registrar.
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Deemed notice 114 The registration of an instrument under this Division shall be deemed to constitute actual notice of the instrument to all persons as of the time of registration of the instrument and, in the case of a security notice, shall be deemed to constitute actual notice to all persons who may serve a demand for information under section 116 in respect of the security notice of the contents of the documents specified in the security notice.
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Priority of rights 115 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (5), any particular right, in relation to an interest or a share therein, in respect of which an instrument has been registered under this Division at any time has priority over and is valid against any other right, in relation to that interest or share, (a) in respect of which an instrument may be registered under this Division, (i) where the instrument was not so registered, or (ii) where the instrument was so registered after that time, whether that other right was acquired before or after that particular right; or (b) in respect of which an instrument may not be registered under this Division, acquired after that time. Transitional (2) Where any right in respect of which an instrument may be registered under this Division was acquired before the coming into force of this section and an instrument in respect of such right is registered under this Division not later than one hundred and eighty days after the coming into force of this section, the priority and validity of such right shall be determined as though the instrument was registered under this Division at the time the right was acquired and as though this section was in force at that time. Idem (3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), no right in respect of which that subsection applies shall have priority over and be valid against any other right in respect of which that subsection applies but in respect of which an instrument is not registered within the period referred to in that subsection, where the person claiming the right in respect of which an instrument is registered within that period acquired such right with actual knowledge of the other right. Idem (4) No instrument in respect of any right to which subsection (2) applies shall be registered unless it is accompanied by the statutory declaration, in prescribed form, of the person claiming such right, attesting to the time at which such right was acquired. Operator’s lien (5) An operator’s lien, in relation to an interest or share therein, shall, without registration of any document evidencing the operator’s lien, have priority over and be valid against any other right, in relation to that interest or share, in respect of which an instrument may be registered under this Division, whether an instrument in respect of that other right was registered before or after the acquisition of the operator’s lien or the operator’s lien was acquired before or after that other right, unless the operator’s lien is postponed with respect to such other rights by the registration under this Division of a postponement in respect of the operator’s lien and a discharge in respect of that postponement has not been registered under this Division.
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Demand for information 116 (1) A person may, in accordance with this section, serve a demand for information in respect of a security notice that has been registered under this Division in relation to an interest or a share therein where that person (a) is the holder of that interest or share; (b) is specified in the security notice as the person from whom the security interest was acquired; (c) is the secured party under another security notice registered under this Division in relation to that interest or share; (d) is a member of a class of persons prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subsection; or (e) obtains leave to do so from the court. Contents of demand notice (2) A demand for information, in respect of a security notice, may be served pursuant to subsection (1) by serving on the secured party under the security notice a demand notice, in prescribed form, requiring the secured party (a) to inform the person serving the demand notice, within fifteen days after service of the notice, of the place where the documents specified in the security notice or copies thereof are located and available for examination, and of the normal business hours during which the examination may be made; and (b) to make such documents or copies thereof available for examination at that place during normal business hours, by or on behalf of the person serving the notice, within a reasonable period after the demand notice is served. Service (3) A demand for information is served for the purposes of this section if it is sent by registered mail or delivered to the official address for service in respect of the security notice according to the records of the Registrar. Compliance with demand (4) A demand for information served pursuant to subsection (1) may be complied with by mailing or delivering to the person serving the demand notice a true copy of the documents referred to in the demand notice. Court order where failure to comply (5) Where a secured party fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a demand for information in respect of a security notice in relation to an interest or share therein served on the secured party in accordance with this section, the court may, on application by the person who served the demand notice, make an order requiring the secured party to comply with the demand for information within the time and in the manner specified in the order. Where failure to comply with court order (6) Where a secured party fails to comply with an order of a court made under subsection (5), the court may, on the application of the person who applied for the order, (a) make any other order the court considers necessary to ensure compliance with the order made under subsection (5); or (b) make an order directing the Registrar to cancel the registration of the security notice. Definition of document (7) In this section, document includes any amendment to the document.
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Notice to take proceedings 117 (1) A person who may serve a demand for information in respect of a security notice in relation to an interest or a share therein pursuant to subsection 116(1) may (a) serve on the secured party under the security notice a notice to take proceedings, in prescribed form, directing that secured party to apply to the court within sixty days after the day on which the notice to take proceedings is served, for an order substantiating the security interest claimed in the security notice; or (b) commence proceedings in the court, requiring the secured party to show cause why the registration of the security notice should not be cancelled. Order to shorten notice to take proceedings (2) The court may, by order, on the ex parte application of a person who proposes to serve a notice to take proceedings under subsection (1), shorten the sixty day period referred to in paragraph (1)(a) and, if the order is made, (a) paragraph (1)(a) shall, in relation to that notice to take proceedings, be deemed to refer to the shorter period; and (b) a certified copy of the order shall be served with that notice to take proceedings. Order to extend notice to take proceedings (3) The court may, on the application of a secured party served with a notice to take proceedings, extend the period for applying to the court referred to in paragraph (1)(a), whether or not that period has been shortened under subsection (2). Service (4) A notice to take proceedings is served for the purposes of this section if it is sent by registered mail or delivered to the secured party at the official address for service in respect of the security notice according to the records of the Registrar. Cancellation of registration of security notice (5) The registration of a security notice shall be cancelled on submission to the Registrar of a statutory declaration showing that (a) a notice to take proceedings was served in accordance with this section; and (b) no application was commenced in accordance with the notice to take proceedings or within the period extended pursuant to subsection (3) or an application so made was dismissed by the court or discontinued. No further registration after cancellation (6) Where the registration of a security notice in respect of a security interest is cancelled pursuant to subsection (5) or (7), the secured party under the security notice may not submit for registration under this Division another security notice in respect of that security interest without leave of the court to do so. Cancellation of registration on order of court (7) The registration of a security notice shall be cancelled where there is submitted to the Registrar a certified copy of an order or judgment of a court directing the Registrar to do so, whether as a result of proceedings taken under this Division or otherwise.
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Transfer effective on registration 118 A transfer of an interest or a share therein is not effective against the Crown prior to the registration of the transfer.
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No restriction on rights of Regulator or Her Majesty 119 For greater certainty, the registration of an instrument (a) does not restrict or in any manner affect any right or power of the Regulator or of the Ministers under this Part, the regulations or the terms of any interest; and (b) does not derogate from any proprietary right or any right to dispose of or exploit natural resources that Her Majesty in right of Canada has under this Act in respect of any portion of the offshore area. 1988, c. 28, s. 119 2024, c. 20, s. 204
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No action for acts done in performance of official functions 120 No action or other proceedings for damages shall be commenced against the Registrar or Deputy Registrar or anyone acting under the authority of the Registrar or Deputy Registrar for an act done or omission in good faith in the exercise of a power or the performance of a duty under this Division.
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Regulations 121 Subject to section 6, the Governor in Council may make regulations for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Division and, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, may make regulations (a) prescribing the powers, duties and functions of the Registrar and Deputy Registrar for the purposes of this Division and the time when, and manner and circumstances in which, they are to be exercised, and providing for the designation by the Regulator of any person or class of persons to exercise such powers and perform such duties and functions as may be specified in the regulations; (b) governing the books, abstracts and indexes to be maintained as the register for the purposes of this Division and the particulars of interests, instruments and portions of the offshore area and the orders and declarations made in relation to interests to be recorded therein; (c) governing the filing of copies of interests, registered instruments and other documents in the register established under this Division; (d) governing public access to and searches of the register; and (e) [Repealed, 2015, c. 4, s. 81] (f) prescribing any other matter or thing that is by this Division to be prescribed. 1988, c. 28, s. 121; 2015, c. 4, s. 81 2024, c. 20, s. 204
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or documentation provided for the purposes of a public hearing conducted under section 44.1. Safety or environmental protection (11) Subject to section 122.1, the Regulator may disclose, including for the purposes of the Impact Assessment Act , all or part of any information or documentation related to safety or environmental protection that is provided in relation to an application for an operating licence or authorization under subsection 142(1) or authorization under subsection 142.011(1) or to an operating licence or authorization that is issued under one of those subsections or provided in accordance with any regulation made under this Part or Part III. The Regulator is not, however, permitted to disclose information or documentation if it is satisfied that (a) disclosure of it could reasonably be expected to result in a material loss or gain to a person, or to prejudice their competitive position, and the potential harm resulting from the disclosure outweighs the public interest in making the disclosure; (b) it is financial, commercial, scientific or technical information or documentation that is confidential and has been consistently treated as such by a person who would be directly affected by its disclosure, and for which the person’s interest in confidentiality outweighs the public interest in its disclosure; or (c) there is a real and substantial risk that disclosure of it will impair the security of pipelines , as defined in section 138, installations, facilities, vessels, aircraft or systems, including computer or communication systems, used for any work or activity in respect of which this Act applies — or methods employed to protect them — and the need to prevent its disclosure outweighs the public interest in its disclosure. Exception (12) Subsections (9) to (11) do not apply in respect of information or documentation described in paragraphs (5)(a) to (e) and (i). 1988, c. 28, s. 122; 1992, c. 35, s. 87; 2015, c. 4, s. 82 2024, c. 20, s. 156 2024, c. 20, s. 204
Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act — C-7.8
delineation well means a well that is so located in relation to another well penetrating an accumulation of petroleum that there is a reasonable expectation that another portion of that accumulation will be penetrated by the first-mentioned well and that the drilling is necessary in order to determine the commercial value of the accumulation; ( puits de délimitation )
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development well means a well that is so located in relation to another well penetrating an accumulation of petroleum that it is considered to be a well or part of a well drilled for the purpose of production or observation or for the injection or disposal of fluid into or from the accumulation; ( puits d’exploitation )
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engineering research or feasibility study includes work undertaken to facilitate the design or to analyse the viability of engineering technology, systems or schemes to be used, in the offshore area, in the exploration for or the development, production or transportation of petroleum or in offshore renewable energy projects; ( recherches ou études techniques )
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environmental study means work pertaining to the measurement or statistical evaluation of the physical, chemical and biological elements of the lands, oceans or coastal zones, including winds, waves, tides, currents, precipitation, ice cover and movement, icebergs, pollution effects, flora and fauna both onshore and offshore, human activity and habitation and any related matters; ( études de l’environnement )
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experimental project means work or activity involving the utilization of methods or equipment that are untried or unproven; ( opération expérimentale )
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exploratory well means a well drilled on a geological feature on which a significant discovery has not been made; ( puits d’exploration )
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geological work means work, in the field or laboratory, involving the collection, examination, processing or other analysis of lithological, paleontological or geochemical materials recovered from the surface or subsurface or the seabed or its subsoil of any portion of the offshore area and includes the analysis and interpretation of mechanical well logs; ( travaux de géologie )
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geophysical work means work involving the indirect measurement of the physical properties of rocks in order to determine the depth, thickness, structural configuration or history of deposition thereof and includes the processing, analysis and interpretation of material or data obtained from such work; ( travaux de géophysique )
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geotechnical work means work, in the field or laboratory, undertaken to determine the physical properties of materials recovered from the surface or subsurface or the seabed or its subsoil of any portion of the offshore area; ( travaux de géotechnique )
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well site seabed survey means a survey pertaining to the nature of the surface or subsurface or the seabed or its subsoil of any portion of the offshore area in the area of the proposed drilling site in respect of a well and to the conditions of those portions of the offshore area that may affect the safety or efficiency of drilling operations; ( levé marin )
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well termination date means the date on which a well has been abandoned, completed or suspended in accordance with any applicable regulations respecting the drilling for petroleum made under Part III. ( date d’abandon du puits )
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Operating agreements 124 (1) Where a dispute of a prescribed class arises between two or more interest holders of an interest in respect of any operations conducted in carrying out a work or activity in the offshore area authorized under Part III and an operating agreement or other similar arrangement that extends to such work or activity is not in force or was made prior to March 5, 1982, the matters in dispute may, by order of the Regulator, be submitted to arbitration conducted in accordance with the regulations. Application (2) Subsection (1) applies only in respect of (a) interests in force on March 5, 1982 in relation to any portion of the offshore area; and (b) interests immediately succeeding the interests referred to in paragraph (a) in relation to that portion of the offshore area where that portion of the offshore area was not a Crown reserve area on the expiration of the interests referred to in paragraph (a). Arbitration order (3) An order of an arbitrator made pursuant to arbitration under subsection (1) is binding on all interest holders specified in the order from the date specified in the order, and the terms and conditions of the order are deemed to be terms and conditions of the interest to which the matters relate. 1988, c. 28, s. 124 2024, c. 20, s. 204