Petroleum and Natural Gas (Vancouver Island Railway Lands) Act ([RSBC 1996] Chapter 362). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision British Columbia Document type Legislation Date 1996 (2010) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Energy, Mineral resources Keyword Oil Natural gas Liability/compensation Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract For the purpose of the present Act "railway lands" means the lands on Vancouver Island granted to the Dominion Government by section 3 of An Act Relating to the Island Railway, the Graving Dock, and Railway Lands of the Province, S.B.C. 1884, c. 14, and includes the lands referred to in sections 4 and 6 of that Act. Section 2 confirms every interest in petroleum and natural gas that existed before 1986 in the railway lands. The text consists of 7 sections as follows: Definitions (1); Confirmation of dispositions (2); Confirmation of government title (3); Compensation (4); Determinations by board (5); Application of Land Title Act (6); Power to make regulations (7). Full text English Website www.qp.gov.bc.ca