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CANADA-NOVA SCOTIA OFFSHORE PETROLEUM RESOURCES ACCORD IMPLEMENTATION ACTJoint Notice Extending the Prohibition Period for Certain Activities on Georges BankWhereas the Federal Minister and the Provincial Minister, pursuant to subsection 141(1)a of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Actb, issued the Joint Notice Specifying the Prohibition Period For Certain Activities on Georges Bankc on April 11, 2016 which imposed a prohibition period that ends on December 31, 2022;S.C. 2015, c. 39, s. 3S.C. 1988, c. 28SOR/2016-70And whereas, after having reviewed the environmental and socio-economic impact of exploration and drilling activities in that portion of the offshore area described in Schedule IV to that Act and all other relevant factors, the Ministers wish to extend, for a period of 10 years, the prohibition period set out in that Joint Notice;Therefore, the Minister of Natural Resources and the Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables for Nova Scotia, pursuant to subsection 141(2)a of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Actb, make the annexed Joint Notice Extending the Prohibition Period for Certain Activities on Georges Bank.Ottawa, April 11, 2022Le ministre des Ressources naturelles,Jonathan WilkinsonMinister of Natural ResourcesLe ministre des Ressources naturelles et des Énergies renouvelables de la Nouvelle-ÉcosseTory RushtonMinister of Natural Resources and Renewables for Nova Scotia
Prohibition
PeriodFor the purpose of subsection 141(3) of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act, the exploration and drilling for and the production, conservation and processing of petroleum in that portion of the offshore area described in Schedule IV to that Act and the transportation of petroleum produced in that portion of the offshore area are prohibited for a period beginning on January 1, 2023 and ending on December 31, 2032.
Coming into Force
January 1, 2023This Joint Notice comes into force on January 1, 2023.