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(c) for any other reason

Regulations

(a) prescribing lands and categories of lands in respect of which this Part, any provision of this Part, the regulations, or any provi sion of the regulations, applies;

(b) prescribing operating conditions appli cable to Class I, II, III or IV exploration programs or to any activity or group of activities included in any such program;

(c) prescribing the criteria that determine

(i) whether an exploration program is a Class I, II, III or IV exploration program, and

(ii) whether an approval given under subsection 135(2) is to be of or as a Class III or Class IV exploration program;

(d) prescribing the form of the Class II Notification and of applications referred to in section 142, the information to be submitted in connection with a Class II Notification or such application, and the form in which any of that information is to be submitted;

(e) respecting the minimum time interval between giving a Class II Notification and commencing to engage in the Class II exploration program;

(f) for the purposes of section 137,

(i) prescribing the form of, and the manner in which the Chief must give, the notification under that section, and

(ii) prescribing the circumstances in which that notification is deemed to have been received by the person in question;

(g) prescribing forms, in addition to any forms prescribed under paragraph (d);

(h) for the purposes of subsection 139(3), and for the purposes of that subsection in its application, pursuant to subsection 145(3), to amendments and renewals, respecting

(i) the circumstances in which an appli cant must notify the public of the activi ties that the licence would authorize, and

(ii) the manner of that notification;

(i) for the purposes of subsection 136(5) or 139(5), and for the purposes of those subsections in their application, pursuant to subsection 145(3), to amendments and renewals, respecting

(i) the manner of notifying the public of a planned exploration program,

(ii) the circumstances in which a public consultation is, or is not, required,

(iii) the manner of notifying the public about a public consultation,

(iv) the manner in which a public con sultation shall be held, and

(v) the person or persons who shall conduct a public consultation;

(j) prescribing conditions, including dura tion or maximum duration, of operating plans and licences, including conditions requiring reclamation of the site;

(k) respecting

(i) the exercise by the Chief of the power to approve operating plans, amendments thereto and renewals thereof, and

(ii) the exercise by the Minister of the power to issue, amend and renew li cences;

(l) respecting the procedure and the time limits to be observed in respect of the approval of operating plans and the issue of licences, amendments thereto and renewals thereof, the review of inspectors' directions under subsection 150(3) and of the Chief's decisions under subsection 150(4), and the issue of Certificates of Completion under subsections 138(1) and (2) and of Certifi cates of Closure under subsection 141(1);

(m) prescribing fees to be paid for making any application, or for requesting a review mentioned in subsection 150(3) or (4), and prescribing the times at which and the manner in which such fees must be paid;

(n) respecting

(i) the amount of security that may be required to be furnished and maintained under section 143, which regulations may empower the Chief, in the case of paragraphs 143(1)(a) or (b), or the Minis ter, in the case of paragraph 143(1)(c), to fix the amount of the security subject to a maximum specified in, or determined in accordance with, those regulations,

(ii) the review of any amount of security fixed by the Chief or the Minister, and

(iii) the form and the terms of the security;

(o) respecting partial returns of security in situations other than those referred to in subsection 143(6);

(p) respecting

(i) deductions, for the purpose of subsec tion 100(4), of

(A) security furnished under subsec tion 143(1) by a person referred to in paragraph 143(1)(b) or (c), and

(B) security furnished by a person referred to in paragraph 143(1)(b) or (c) under any other Act of Parliament that provides for security that is for environmental purposes and is under the control of a Minister, and

(ii) the circumstances under which, the extent to which and the manner in which

(A) returns, pursuant to subsection 143(6) or pursuant to regulations made under paragraph (o), or

(B) applications, pursuant to subsec tion 143(3),

of security described in subparagraph (i) shall be deemed to be gross receipts for the purpose of ascertaining and fixing the annual profits under subsection 100(4);

(q) respecting

(i) the circumstances in which a con travention of section 136 or subsection 139(1) or 150(6) or a condition of an approved operating plan or a licence, in order to take emergency measures, is not an offence,

(ii) the reporting of such emergency measures to the Chief or an inspector, and

(iii) the duties, in respect of the reclama tion of the area affected by those mea sures, of the person who took those measures;

(r) prescribing the records to be kept by the Minister, the Chief, inspectors and opera tors, and the form in which, the place in which and the period of time for which such records must be kept;

(s) prescribing the manner in which inspec tors and the Chief must carry out their functions, and respecting the making of reports by them in relation to their carrying out of their functions;

(t) respecting the content of directions given by inspectors under subsection 150(1), the time period within which such directions must be complied with, and the effect on that time period of a request for a review of the direction under subsection 150(3) or (4);

(u) respecting the effect of

(i) an alteration or revocation of a direction under subsection 150(3), or

(ii) an alteration or substitution of a decision under subsection 150(4)

on the operation of subsections 143(3) and 150(8);

(v) requiring that public notice be given before the Minister's functions under sub section 150(4) may be exercised by a person described in paragraph 24(2)(d) of the Interpretation Act, respecting the circum stances in which such public notice must be given, and respecting the manner of giving that public notice; and

(w) generally for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Part.

Offences and Punishment

(a) person who contravenes a regulation made under paragraph 153(q) relating to the reporting of emergency measures or the reclamation of the area, and

(b) operator who contravenes a regulation made under paragraph 153(r)

FORM 7 (Section 68)

(a) the portion of subsection 2(1) before the definition ``adjoining claims'';

(b) the definition ``mineral claim'', ``claim'' or ``location'' in subsection 2(1);

(c) subsections 2(2) and (3);

(d) subsections 14(2) and (3);

(e) subsections 16(1) to (3);

(f) section 17;

(g) subsection 18(2);

(h) section 20;

(i) section 27;

(j) section 33;

(k) sections 35 and 36;

(l) section 38;

(m) subsection 40(1);

(n) subsection 41(2);

(o) subsections 43(1) and (2);

(p) section 48;

(q) section 50;