Territorial Quarrying Regulations

12 (1) Any person may apply for a permit to take material from territorial lands by filing with a territorial land agent an application that

• (a) is in the form prescribed by the Minister; and

• (b) subject to subsection (2), is accompanied by payment of the application fee set out in Schedule I and the royalties payable under section 14.

(2) There is no application fee and no royalty payable by any of the following persons or entities:

• (a) a department of the Government of Canada;

• (b) the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories;

• (c) the Commissioner of Nunavut;

• (d) any municipal district in the Northwest Territories or Nunavut;

• (e) any educational, religious or charitable institution or hospital in the Northwest Territories or Nunavut.

(2.1) On receipt of an application referred to in subsection (1), the territorial land agent shall issue to the applicant a permit for a period based on the estimated dates of commencement and completion as set out in the permit application but not exceeding three years.

(3) Despite subsection (2.1), a permit expires on the day on which the quantity of material mentioned in the permit has been quarried and removed.

(4) A permit shall not be assigned.

(5) If a permittee has not complied with these Regulations or the conditions of their permit, the Minister may cancel the permit.