Title: The Oil and Gas Conservation Amendment Regulations, 2015

Minister: Minister of Energy and Resources

Summary: On filing date, these regulations will amend RRS O-2 Reg 6 to update a reference to The Subsurface Mineral Regulations, 1960 (SMR 196)) to The Subsurface Mineral Conservation Regulation (SMCR). The SMCR is established under The Mineral Resources Act, 1985 which will now deal with subsurface mineral drilling regulations, both on Crown and freehold mineral lands.

See: The Oil and Gas Conservation Act, section 16