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Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Drilling Regulations (S.O.R./92-676).

Country/Territory
Canada
Document type
Regulation
Date
1992 (2008)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Energy
Keyword
Energy conservation/energy production Oil Policy/planning Enforcement/compliance
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The present Regulations implements the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act. Any person may apply for a Drilling Programme Authorization by completing and forwarding an application to the Board. Section 6 lists the requirements necessary for such an authorization. No operator shall in a drilling programme use drilling equipment that has not been proven under field conditions unless it has been approved by the Board or any person designated by the Board. The text consists of 203 articles divided into 10 Parts as follows: General (I); Approval to drill or approval to re-enter a well or to drill a test hole (II); Operational requirements (III); Safety and training of personnel (IV); Operational records and reports (V); Well evaluation (VI); Well or test hole termination (VII); Deposition of samples from a well (VIII); Final Well Reports (IX); Offences (X).

Full text
English
Website
www.gc.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act (S.C. 1988, c. 28).

Legislation | Canada | 1988 (2017)

Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Oil, Institution, Policy/planning, Pollution control, EIA, Indigenous peoples

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Drilling and Production Regulations (SOR/2009-317).

Legislation | Canada | 2009 (2009)

Keyword: Sub-national agreement, Energy conservation/energy production, Oil, Policy/planning, Enforcement/compliance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX