Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act

Marginal note:Purpose

138.1 The purpose of this Part is to promote

• (a) safety, particularly by encouraging persons exploring for and exploiting petroleum or carrying on an offshore renewable energy project to maintain a prudent regime for achieving safety;

• (b) the protection of the environment;

• (b.1) accountability in accordance with the “polluter pays” principle; and

• (c) in respect of the exploration for and exploitation of petroleum, the conservation of petroleum resources and joint production arrangements.