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Mineral Resource Development Act: OIC 2024/31 proclamation + 3 related amendments (OICs 39, 40, 32)

Four OICs issued on February 28, 2024, coordinate amendments and proclamation of the Mineral Resource Development Act, including updates to the Metallic and Industrial Minerals Exploration Regulation, Specified Enactments (Jurisdiction) Re…

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OIC 2024/32: The OIC makes the Mineral Resource Development Amendment Regulation, which repeals Section 2 of the Mineral Resource Development Regulation (AR 264/2022).

What changed

  • OIC 2024/39: This Order in Council makes the Metallic and Industrial Minerals Exploration Amendment Regulation, which amends the existing regulation by updating cross-references, changing the definition of areas where exploration per
  • OIC 2024/40: The OIC makes the Specified Enactments (Jurisdiction) Amendment Regulation, which redefines "additional officials" and their authorities under various energy and minerals enactments for the purposes of the Responsible En
  • OIC 2024/31: This Order in Council proclaims specific provisions, including Part 3, of the Mineral Resource Development Act into force.
  • OIC 2024/32: The OIC makes the Mineral Resource Development Amendment Regulation, which repeals Section 2 of the Mineral Resource Development Regulation (AR 264/2022).

Why it matters

  • Four OICs issued on February 28, 2024, coordinate amendments and proclamation of the Mineral Resource Development Act, including updates to the Metallic and Industrial Minerals Exploration Regulation, Specified Enactments (Jurisdiction) Regulation, and repeal of a prior section under the Act. This cluster reflects a structured regulatory push in Alberta's Energy Ministry to refine mineral exploration, jurisdiction, and resource development rules. The fifth OIC on March 27 is a routine AER commissioner reappointment and unrelated.

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