Order Respecting the Withdrawal from Disposal of Certain Lands in the Northwest Territories (Dogrib Settlement Agreement, North Slave Region, N.W.T.) (SI/2000-77)

4 For greater certainty, section 2 does not apply to

• (a) the locating of a claim by the holder of a prospecting permit who was granted that permit before the day on which this Order is made;

• (b) the recording of a claim referred to in paragraph (a) or that was located before the day on which this Order is made;

• (c) the granting of a lease under the Canada Mining Regulations to a person with a recorded claim where the lease covers an area within the recorded claim;

• (d) the issuance of a significant discovery licence under the Canada Petroleum Resources Act to a holder of an exploration licence that was issued before the day on which this Order is made where the significant discovery licence covers an area subject to the exploration licence;

• (e) the issuance of a production licence under the Canada Petroleum Resources Act to a holder of a significant discovery licence referred to in paragraph (d) where the production licence covers an area subject to the significant discovery licence;

• (f) the issuance of a production licence under the Canada Petroleum Resources Act to a holder of an exploration licence or a significant discovery licence that was issued before the day on which this Order is made where the production licence covers an area subject to the exploration licence or the significant discovery licence;

• (g) the granting of a surface lease under the Territorial Lands Act to a holder of a recorded claim under the Canada Mining Regulations or of an interest under the Canada Petroleum Resources Act where the surface lease is required to allow the holder to exercise rights under the claim or interest; or

• (h) the renewal of an interest.