Withdrawal from Disposal of Certain Tracts of Territorial Lands in Nunavut (Bathurst Island) Order (SI/2022-10)

Marginal note:Purpose

1 The purpose of this Order is to withdraw certain tracts of territorial lands in Nunavut from disposal in order to ensure the protection of those lands until the approval of the Nunavut Land Use Plan.

Marginal note:Lands withdrawn from disposal

2 The tracts of territorial lands set out in the schedule, including the surface and subsurface rights to the lands, are withdrawn from disposal for a period of 10 years beginning on the day on which this Order is made.

Marginal note:Exception — disposal of material

3 Section 2 does not apply in respect of the disposal of any material under the Territorial Quarrying Regulations.

Marginal note:Exception — existing rights and interests

4 For greater certainty, section 2 does not apply in respect of

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

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

• (c) the granting of a lease under the Nunavut Mining Regulations to a person with a recorded claim, if the lease covers an area in 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, if the significant discovery licence covers an area that is 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 that is referred to in paragraph (d), if the production licence covers an area that is subject to the significant discovery licence;

• (f) the issuance of a surface lease under the Territorial Lands Act to a holder of a recorded claim under the Nunavut Mining Regulations or of an interest under the Canada Petroleum Resources Act, if the surface lease is required to allow the holder to exercise rights under the claim or interest; or

• (g) the renewal of an interest.