ontario regulation 484/10

made under the

Mining Act

Made: December 1, 2010
Filed: December 7, 2010
Published on e-Laws: December 9, 2010
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: December 25, 2010

Amending O. Reg. 113/91

(General)

1. Section 11 of Ontario Regulation 113/91 is revoked.

2. Section 14 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

Criteria re s. 35.1 (9) of Act

14. The following are additional criteria for consideration by the Minister under subsection 35.1 (9) of the Act:

1. The size of the land.

2. The existing and the proposed use of the surface rights. 

Land open for staking under s. 35.1 (11) of Act

15. When lands in Northern Ontario have been opened for staking under subsection 35.1 (11) of the Act, the opening shall occur in the following manner:

1. The lands described in the Minister’s opening order are open for prospecting, staking, sale and lease as of when the order is signed.

2. The Minister’s opening order will be posted in the Provincial Recording Office and on the Ministry’s website.

3. The applicant will be notified when the opening order has been signed.

4. The applicant will be notified in writing of the reasons for refusal, if the Minister does not order the lands open for staking.

Notification required under s. 189 (1.2) of Act

16. A notification by a land owner as required under subsection 189 (1.2) of the Act shall be made in writing and submitted not less than 30 days before the date of the intended change of use.  

3. This Regulation comes into force on the later of January 1, 2011 and the day it is filed.