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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