Territorial Coal Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1522)

5 (1) Any person 18 years of age or over on his own behalf or on behalf of any other person or persons, or a corporation, is entitled, subject to subsection (2), to stake out a location under the provisions of these Regulations for the mining of coal on territorial lands.

(2) The following lands are not available for staking under these Regulations:

• (a) land used as a cemetery;

• (b) land within the limits of a municipal district, a municipality or a local improvement district;

• (c) land reserved for an Indian Reserve, a national park or game sanctuary or for military or other public purpose;

• (d) land reserved under the Dominion Water Power Act; or

• (e) land lawfully occupied for mining purposes.