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Mineral Tax Act ([RSBC 1996] Chapter 291).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
British Columbia
Document type
Legislation
Date
1996 (2016)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil, Mineral resources
Keyword
Public land Tax/levy Minerals Mining
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The present Act lays down provisions relating to the levying of tax on the small number of land owners in the province granted mineral rights under land before 1950. These are known as freehold mineral rights. The tax is assessed annually per hectare, depending on the amount of land to which the owner has freehold mineral rights and whether minerals are being produced from the land. The text consists of 22 sections.

Full text
English
Website
www.qp.gov.bc.ca