9 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may by order set apart as a provincial park or a conservation reserve any area in Ontario, may decrease or increase the area of any provincial park or conservation reserve and may prescribe the boundaries of any provincial park or conservation reserve.  2006, c. 12, s. 9 (1). Acquisition of land (2) Land may be acquired under the Ministry of Infrastructure Act, 2011 for the purposes of this Act.  2006, c. 12, s. 9 (2); 2011, c. 9, Sched. 27, s. 37. Disposition of land, less than 1 per cent of the area (3) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may by order dispose of an area of a provincial park or conservation reserve that is less than 50 hectares or less than 1 per cent of the total area of the provincial park or conservation reserve, whichever is the lesser.  2006, c. 12, s. 9 (3). Disposition of land, 1 per cent or more of area (4) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may not order the disposition of an area of a provincial park or conservation reserve that is 50 hectares or more or 1 per cent or more of the total area of the provincial park or conservation reserve, unless, (a) the Minister first reports on the proposed disposition to the Assembly; (b) the Minister tables the proposed new boundaries of the provincial park or conservation reserve with the Assembly; and (c) the Assembly endorses the proposed new boundaries of the provincial park or conservation reserve.  2006, c. 12, s. 9 (4). Exception (5) Despite subsection (4), the Lieutenant Governor in Council may order the disposition of an area of a provincial park or conservation reserve that is 50 hectares or more or 1 per cent or more of the total area of the provincial park or conservation reserve if, (a) the disposition is made as part of a settlement of a claim in respect of aboriginal rights; (b) the land being disposed of is being added to a national park under the Canada National Parks Act or a marine conservation area under the Canada National Marine Conservation Areas Act; or (c) the disposition is being made as part of a transaction that increases the size of the provincial park or conservation reserve and enhances ecological integrity.  2006, c. 12, s. 9 (5). Restriction in Far North (6) Despite subsections (1) to (5), the Lieutenant Governor in Council may make an order decreasing the area of a provincial park or conservation reserve, where the area to be decreased is located in the Far North and is located in whole or in part in a planning area only if, (a) a replacement area of equal or increased size is designated as a protected area in a community based land use plan or the order is conditional on there being a replacement area of equal or increased size designated as a protected area in a community based land use plan; (b) the replacement area described in clause (a) contributes to the protection of areas of cultural value in the Far North and the protection of ecological systems in the Far North; and (c) before making the order, the Lieutenant Governor in Council provides notice to the public of a proposed order and provides an opportunity for the public, within the time period that the Lieutenant Governor in Council specifies, to provide written comments on the proposed order.  2010, c. 18, s. 24. Discretion to make order (7) Upon complying with subsection (6), the Lieutenant Governor in Council may make an order under that subsection with the changes, if any, from the proposed order mentioned in clause (6) (c) that the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers appropriate.  2010, c. 18, s. 24. Definitions (8) In subsection (6), “community based land use plan”, “Far North”, “planning area” and “protected area” have the same meaning as in the Far North Act, 2010. (“plan communautaire d’aménagement du territoire”, “Grand Nord”, “zone d’aménagement”, “zone protégée”)  2010, c. 18, s. 24. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2010, c. 18, s. 24
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