67 (1) A holder may, in accordance with this section, obtain an order, (a) excluding a period of time in computing the time within which work on a mining claim must be performed or reported, or both, or within which application and payment for a lease may be made; (b) fixing the date or dates by which the next or any prescribed unit of assessment work must be performed or reported, or both, or by which a payment in place of assessment work must be made, or by which an application and payment for lease may be made; and (c) relieving the holder of a requirement to perform units of assessment work or to make payments for any period excluded.  2009, c. 21, s. 35. Anniversary date changed (2) Where a period of time for doing something under this Act is excluded, the next anniversary date after the exclusion in respect of the mining claim involved may be a date that falls after the anniversary date that would have occurred, except for this provision, by up to the number of days that equals the number of days of the exclusion, and all subsequent anniversary dates shall be adjusted accordingly.  2009, c. 21, s. 35. Order by recorder or Tribunal (3) The recorder or the Tribunal may make an order described in subsection (1) if the holder provides the recorder or Tribunal with satisfactory evidence of a refusal, prohibition, deferral or delay referred to in this section, but the order may exclude only the following periods of time: 1. The time during which a permit under the Forest Fires Prevention Act or the Public Lands Act that is necessary for the beginning or carrying on of work under this Act is refused. 2. The time during which the performance of work under this Act is prohibited under the Acts referred to in paragraph 1 or any other Act. 3. The time during which the holder defers the start of work under this Act or is delayed in performing it at the Crown’s request or by the Crown’s actions.  2009, c. 21, s. 35; 2017, c. 8, Sched. 17, s. 7 (1). Minister’s order (4) The Minister may make an order described in subsection (1) if the holder applies to the Minister within 30 days before an anniversary date and the Minister is satisfied that special circumstances exist.  2009, c. 21, s. 35. When order may be made (5) The Minister may make an order under subsection (4) before or after the anniversary date.  2009, c. 21, s. 35. Claim holder’s interest continues (6) If a holder applies for an order under subsection (4) within the required time, then the holder’s interest in the mining claim shall not cease and the claim shall not forfeit under section 72 unless and until the Minister decides not to make the order. 2017, c. 6, Sched. 2, s. 44. Notice (7) If the Minister decides not to make an order under subsection (4), the Minister shall notify the claim holder in writing and, if the decision is made after the anniversary date of the mining claim, the claim holder’s interest in the mining claim shall be deemed to have ceased under section 72, and the mining claim shall be deemed to have forfeited under that section, as of the anniversary date of the mining claim. 2017, c. 6, Sched. 2, s. 44. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1996, c. 1, Sched. O, s. 18 - 30/01/1996 2000, c. 26, Sched. M, s. 8, 17 - 26/12/2000 2009, c. 21, s. 35
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