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CANADA-NOVA SCOTIA OFFSHORE PETROLEUM RESOURCES ACCORD IMPLEMENTATION ACTJoint Notice Specifying the Prohibition Period For Certain Activities on Georges BankThe Federal Minister and the Provincial Minister, pursuant to subsection 141(1)a of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Actb, issue the annexed Joint Notice Specifying the Prohibition Period For Certain Activities on Georges Bank.aS.C. 2015, c. 39, s. 3bS.C. 1988, c. 28Issued on April 11, 2016Le ministre des Ressources naturelles,Jim CarrMinister of Natural ResourcesLe ministre de l’Énergie de la Nouvelle-Écosse,Michel P. SamsonMinister of Energy for Nova ScotiaProhibition

Period1For the purpose of subsection 141(3)1 of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act2, the exploration and drilling for and the production, conservation and processing of petroleum in that portion of the offshore area described in Schedule IV to that Act, and the transportation of petroleum produced in that portion of the offshore area are prohibited for a period beginning on the date on which this Joint Notice comes into force and ending on December 31, 2022.1S.C. 2015, c. 39, s. 32S.C. 1988, c.28

Coming into Force

April 15, 20162This Joint Notice comes into force on April 15, 2016, but if it is registered after that day, it comes into force on the day on which it is registered.