Whereas, pursuant to subsection 332(1)Footnote ^a of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (1999)Footnote ^b, the Minister of the Environment published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on June 15, 2019, a copy of the proposed Order Declaring that the Provisions of the Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) Do Not Apply in British Columbia, substantially in the annexed form, and persons were given an opportunity to file comments with respect to the proposed Order or to file a notice of objection requesting that a board of review be established and stating the reasons for the objection;

• Return to footnote ^aS.C. 2004, c. 15, s. 31

• Return to footnote ^bS.C. 1999, c. 33

And whereas, the Minister of the Environment and the Government of British Columbia have entered into a written agreement referred to in subsection 10(3) of that Act to the effect that there are in force by or under the laws of British Columbia

• (a) provisions that are equivalent to the provisions of the Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) made under subsection 93(1) of that Act; and

• (b) provisions that are similar to sections 17 to 20 of that Act for the investigation of alleged offences under environmental legislation of British Columbia;

Therefore, Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of the Environment, pursuant to subsection 10(3) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (1999)Footnote ^b, makes the annexed Order Declaring that the Provisions of the Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) Do Not Apply in British Columbia.