14 (1) If there is a community based land use plan for a planning area, no person shall make any decision under an Act respecting the allocation, disposition or use of public land and natural resources in the area or carry on any activity in the area that is related to that allocation, disposition or use unless the decision or the activity, as the case may be, is consistent with the land use designations and permitted land uses specified in the plan and any permitted activities prescribed for the purpose of the plan.  2010, c. 18, s. 14 (1); 2021, c. 40, Sched. 10, s. 10 (1). Protected areas (2) No person shall carry on any of the following developments, land uses and activities in a protected area: 1.  Prospecting, mining claim registration or mineral exploration. 2.  Opening a mine if: i.  the person is required to file a closure plan for the mine under section 141 of the Mining Act
in order to commence or recommence mine production, and ii.  the Director did not acknowledge receipt of a closure plan for the mine under section 141 of the Mining Act before January 31, 2011. 3.  Commercial timber harvest. 4.  Oil and gas exploration or production. 5.  Constructing an electrical generation facility that uses wind or water as a source unless a person issues an authorization for the construction under an Act administered by the Minister because the person is of the opinion that the construction is incidental or complementary to land use or land use activities that are not prohibited under paragraph 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6. 6.  Any other development, land use or activity that is prescribed as not being permitted for the category of protected area to which the area belongs.  2010, c. 18, s. 14 (2); 2021, c. 40, Sched. 10, s. 10 (2). Definition, mine production (2.1) In paragraph 2 of subsection (2), “mine production” means mining that produces any mineral or mineral-bearing substance for immediate sale or stockpiling for future sale, and includes the development of a mine for such purposes. 2021, c. 40, Sched. 10, s. 10 (3). Exception, mining claims, etc. (3) If a community based land use plan is made or amended after a mining claim, mining lease, patent or licence of occupation for mining purposes is registered, recorded, issued or granted in an area to which the plan applies, nothing in subsection (1) or (2), other than paragraph 2 of subsection (2) shall affect, (a)  the validity of the mining claim, mining lease, patent or licence of occupation for mining purposes; or (b)  any of the following if the mining claim, mining lease, patent or licence of occupation for mining purposes is in good standing at the time the plan is made or amended: (i)  obtaining a lease of the mining claim pursuant to the Mining Act, (ii)  obtaining a mining lease with respect to any lands subject to the licence of occupation in accordance with the terms of the licence, (iii)  pursuant to the Mining Act, obtaining the necessary approvals and permits or making the necessary filings for mineral exploration and development activities in relation to the land subject to the mining claim, mining lease, patent or licence of occupation, (iv)  pursuant to the Mining Act, undertaking mineral exploration and development activities in relation to the land subject to the mining claim, mining lease, patent or licence of occupation.  2010, c. 18, s. 14 (3); 2021, c. 40, Sched. 10, s. 10 (4). Exception, order (4) Subsection (1) or (2) does not apply if the Lieutenant Governor in Council, after taking into account the objectives set out in section 5, by order determines that the allocation, disposition or use of public land and natural resources in the planning area or the development in the planning area, as the case may be, is in the social and economic interests of Ontario.  2010, c. 18, s. 14 (4). Restriction on making order (5) The Lieutenant Governor in Council shall not make an order under subsection (4) unless, (a)  the Minister has proposed an amendment to a community based land use plan in accordance with subsection 10 (1) to permit the allocation, disposition or use of public land and natural resources or the development, as the case may be; (b)  nine months have passed since the day on which the Minister proposed the amendment; and (c)  the required parties have not approved the proposed amendment as an amendment to the community based land use plan.  2010, c. 18, s. 14 (5); 2021, c. 40, Sched. 10, s. 10 (5). Existing rights (6) Nothing in subsection (1) or (2) affects the right of a person to acquire, use or occupy any public land or carry on activities on public land under any Act in a planning area for which there is a community based land use plan if the person acquired the right to do so before the day the plan or an amendment to the plan that prohibits the right to do so comes into force and the right is in good standing on that day.  2010, c. 18, s. 14 (6). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2010, c. 18, s. 22 (4) - no effect - see 2021, c. 40, Sched. 10, s. 11 - 09/12/2021 2021, c. 40, Sched. 10, s. 10 (1-5) - 09/12/2021