Oil and Gas Act (R.S.Y. 2002, c. 162). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision Yukon Document type Legislation Date 2002 (2016) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Energy, Mineral resources Keyword Energy conservation/energy production Natural gas Minerals Mining Oil Exploration Authorization/permit Royalties/fees Environmental planning Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Indigenous peoples Policy/planning Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The objectives of the Act are a) to provide for the disposition of oil and gas rights in Yukon oil and gas lands on terms that provide a fair and equitable economic return to the Yukon people; (b) to provide for the economic, orderly, and efficient development in the public interest of the oil and gas resources of the Yukon consistent with the principle of sustainable development, the maintenance of essential ecological processes, and the preservation of biological diversity by, among other means, (i) providing for integrated consideration of environmental and socio-economic effects in oil and gas decision-making, (ii) effecting the conservation of, and the prevention of waste of, those oil and gas resources, (iii) regulating oil and gas activities throughout the Yukon, and (iv) securing the observance of safe and efficient practices in the course of conducting oil and gas activities; (c) to facilitate the establishment by the Government and Yukon First Nations of a common disposition and regulatory regime for oil and gas in the Yukon while respecting the respective jurisdictions of both orders of government in the Yukon; (d) to afford Yukon residents the opportunity to benefit from oil and gas activities in the Yukon; (e) to maintain a system for the registration of security notices and related instruments; and (f) to afford the Government, Yukon First Nations and other owners the opportunity to obtain their respective shares of oil and gas recovered from a pool (sec.2). Full text English/French Website www.gov.yk.ca References - Legislation Implemented by Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations (Y.O.I.C. 2004/158). Legislation | Canada | 2004 Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Natural gas, Minerals, Mining, Oil, Exploration, Pollution control, EIA, Data collection/reporting, Enforcement/compliance, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Oil and Gas Disposition Regulations (Y.O.I.C. 1999/147). Legislation | Canada | 1999 (2016) Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Natural gas, Lease, Indigenous peoples, Minerals, Mining, Exploration, Liability/compensation, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Enforcement/compliance, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Oil and Gas Geoscience and Exploration Regulations (Y.O.I.C. 2004/156). Legislation | Canada | 2004 Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Natural gas, Minerals, Mining, Oil, Exploration, Enforcement/compliance, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Oil and Gas Transfer Regulations (Y.O.I.C. 1998/194). Legislation | Canada | 1998 Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Natural gas, Mining, Minerals, Oil, EIA, Exploration, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Registration, Royalties/fees, Research, Enforcement/compliance, Authorization/permit, Indigenous peoples Source: FAO, FAOLEX Gas Processing Plant Regulation (Y.O.I.C. 2013/162) Legislation | Canada | 2013 Keyword: Natural gas, Authorization/permit, Data collection/reporting, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Act to amend the Oil and Gas Act (R.S.Y. 2002, c. 162). Legislation | Canada | 2004 Keyword: Oil, Natural gas, Authorization/permit, Royalties/fees, Enforcement/compliance, Environmental planning, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX