Joint Notice Specifying the Prohibition Period For Certain Activities on Georges Bank (SOR/2016-70)

The Federal Minister and the Provincial Minister, pursuant to subsection 141(1)Footnote ^a of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation ActFootnote ^b, issue the annexed Joint Notice Specifying the Prohibition Period For Certain Activities on Georges Bank.

• Return to footnote ^aS.C. 2015, c. 39, s. 3

• Return to footnote ^bS.C. 1988, c. 28

Issued on April 11, 2016

Le ministre des Ressources naturelles, Jim Carr Minister of Natural Resources

Le ministre de l’Énergie de la Nouvelle-Écosse, Michel P. Samson Minister of Energy for Nova Scotia

Prohibition

Marginal note:Period

1 For the purpose of subsection 141(3)Footnote ¹ of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation ActFootnote ², 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.

• Return to footnote ¹S.C. 2015, c. 39, s. 3

• Return to footnote ²S.C. 1988, c.28

Coming into Force

Marginal note:April 15, 2016

2 This 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.