MACKENZIE VALLEY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACTPreliminary Screening Requirement RegulationsP.C.1998-2264 199812
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Whereas, pursuant to subsection 143(1) of the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Acta, the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development has consulted with the Minister of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development of the Northwest Territories and with the first nations with regard to the proposed Preliminary Screening Requirement Regulations in the annexed form;Therefore, His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, pursuant to paragraph 143(1)(b) of the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Acta, hereby makes the annexed Preliminary Screening Requirement Regulations.S.C. 1998, c. 25ApplicationFor the purpose of subsection 124(1) of the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act, a regulatory authority or a designated regulatory agency that receives an application for a licence, permit or other authorization required to carry out a proposed development, under a provision of a federal Act set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1 or a provision of federal regulations set out in Part 2 of that Schedule, shall conduct a preliminary screening of the proposed development before the issuance of the licence, permit or authorization.For the purpose of subsection 124(1) of the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act, a regulatory authority or a designated regulatory agency that receives an application for a licence, permit or other authorization required to carry out a proposed development, under a provision of an Act of the Northwest Territories set out in Part 1 of Schedule 2 or a provision of regulations of the Northwest Territories set out in Part 2 of that Schedule, shall conduct a preliminary screening of the proposed development before the issuance of the licence, permit or authorization.Coming into ForceThese Regulations come into force on the day on which Part 5 of the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act comes into force.[Note: Regulations in force December 22, 1998, see SI/99-1.](Section 1)Provisions of Federal Acts and Regulations
PART 1
Provisions of Federal ActsColumn 1Column 2Column 3ItemActProvisionLimitations1Explosives Actparagraph 7(1)(a)Excludes magazine licences2Fisheries Actparagraph 34.4(2)(b)paragraph 35(2)(b)3Indian Actsubsection 18(2)subsection 28(2)subsection 35(1)paragraph 58(4)(b)4Canadian Navigable Waters Actsubsection 5(1)subsection 7(1)5Canada Oil and Gas Operations Actparagraph 5(1)(b)subsection 5.1(4)6Radiocommunication Actparagraph 5(1)(f)7Railway Safety Actsubsection 10(1)8Canada Transportation Actsubsection 98(2)subsection 99(3)subsection 101(3)9Nuclear Safety and Control Actsubsection 24(2)10Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Actsubsection 59(1)Excludes approval of an assignment of a land use permitsubsection 60(1)Excludes cancellation and approval of an assignment of a water licenceparagraph 60(1.1)(a)Excludes suspension, cancellation and approval of an assignment of a water licence11Canada National Parks Actparagraph 14(3)(c)paragraph 15(1)(c)subsection 41.1(2)subsection 41.1(3)subsection 41.1(4)subsection 41.4(1)subsection 41.4(2)subsection 41.4(3)12Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Actsection 3813Canadian Energy Regulator Actsubsection 101(2)section 183subsection 214(1)subsection 241(1)subsection 248(1)subsection 262(1)subsection 277(2)subsection 338(1)
PART 2
Provisions of Federal RegulationsColumn 1Column 2Column 3ItemRegulationsProvisionLimitationsIndian Act1Indian Reserve Waste Disposal Regulationssection 52Indian Timber Regulationssubsection 5(1)section 9subsection 22(1)Indian Oil and Gas Act3Indian Oil and Gas Regulationssubsection 29(2)subsection 44(1)subsection 56(1)Railway Safety Act4Ammonium Nitrate Storage Facilities Regulationssubsection 5(1)subsection 5(2)subsection 6(1)5Anhydrous Ammonia Bulk Storage Regulationssection 66Chlorine Tank Car Unloading Facilities Regulationssubsection 6(1)subsection 6(2)7Flammable Liquids Bulk Storage Regulationssection 68Liquefied Petroleum Gases Bulk Storage Regulationssection 6Migratory Birds Convention Act, 19949Migratory Birds Regulations, 2022section 9subsection 12(1)Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act10Mackenzie Valley Land Use Regulationsparagraph 22(2)(a)subparagraph 23(b)(i)Canada National Parks Act11[Repealed, SOR/2024-230, s. 47]12National Parks General Regulationssubsection 11(1)subsection 12(1)section 17subsection 18(1)13National Parks Wildlife Regulationsparagraph 15(1)(a)paragraph 15(1)(c)14National Historic Parks General Regulationssubsection 3(2)subsection 4(2)section 1015National Parks of Canada Lease and Licence of Occupation Regulationsparagraph 3(1)(e)paragraph 18(1)(e)16National Parks of Canada Businesses Regulationssection 4.116.1National Parks of Canada Land Use Planning Regulationssubsection 7(1)Applies only to a permit for a project that includes any of the following:the construction of a structure with a floor area of more than 10 m2an alteration that increases a structure’s floor area to more than 10 m2the alteration, demolition or removal of a structure, or a change to its use, if the structure is of historical significancethe installation, alteration or removal of a public utilitythe construction, alteration or removal of a public roadway, railroad, gondola or ski liftCanada National Parks Act and Financial Administration Act17National Historic Parks Wildlife and Domestic Animals Regulationsparagraph 5(1)(a)paragraph 5(1)(c)
SOR/2009-306, ss. 1(F), 2(E), 3(F), 4(E), 5(E), 6(F), 7(E), 8(F), 9 to 12(E), 13 to 15(F), 16(E), 17 to 20(F), 21(E), 22(F), 23(F), 24(E), 25(F), 26(F), 27 to 30(E), 31(F), 32 to 34(E), 35(F), 36(F), 37(E), 38(F), 42(E), 43(F), 44(F), 45(E); SOR/2014-73, ss. 1(F), 2(E), 3(F), 4(E), 5SOR/2022-109, s. 1(E)SOR/2022-109, s. 2(F)SOR/2024-47, s. 1SOR/2024-230, s. 47SOR/2024-230, s. 48(Section 2)Provisions of Northwest Territories Acts and Regulations
PART 1
Provisions of Northwest Territories ActsColumn 1Column 2Column 3ItemActProvisionLimitations1Forest Protection Act, R.S.N.W.T. 1988, c. F-10section 21Applies only to the issuance of a permit referred to in subsection 11(1) of that Act for areas greater than 250 m22Wildlife Act, S.N.W.T. 2013, c. 30subsection 76(1)3Oil and Gas Operations Act, S.N.W.T. 2014, c. 14paragraph 10(1)(b)subsection 14(4)
PART 2
Provisions of Northwest Territories RegulationsColumn 1Column 2Column 3ItemRegulationsProvisionLimitations1Forest Management Regulations, R.R.N.W.T. 1990, c. F-14 (Forest Management Act, R.S.N.W.T. 1988, c. F-9)paragraph 5(1)(a)Applies only to the issuance of a permit referred to in paragraph 2(1)(a) of those Regulations for volumes of timber greater than 1000 m3 and the issuance of a licence referred to in paragraph 2(2)(a) of those Regulations2Pesticide Regulations, R.R.N.W.T. 1990, c. P-2 (Pesticide Act, R.S.N.W.T. 1988, c. P-4)subsection 3(1)3Wildlife Business Regulations, N.W.T. Reg. R-069-97 (Wildlife Act, S.N.W.T. 2013, c. 30)subsection 2(1)Applies only to outfitter licences, tanner licences, game ranch licences, fur farm licences, commercial wildlife licences and taxidermist licences4Reindeer Regulations, N.W.T. Reg. R-011-2014 (Reindeer Act, S.N.W.T. 2014, c. 16)paragraph 4(1)(b)