Bill 82 explained in plain English
Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Amendment Act (Anti-Fracking), 2015
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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The Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Amendment Act (Anti-Fracking), 2015, prohibits hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas exploration or production in shale, with an exception for activities previously authorized by the Minister.
Bill 82, also known as the Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Amendment Act (Anti-Fracking), 2015, prohibits hydraulic fracturing and related activities for the purpose of exploring for or producing oil or gas trapped in shale. The Act amends the Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Act by adding a new section, Section 9, which makes this prohibition. There is an exception for activities that were authorized under the Act and had a licence or permit granted by the Minister on or before the day the amendment came into force. The Act also adds a clause to Section 19 of the existing Act, specifying that contravening subsection 9 (1) is an offence. The bill came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
- Prohibits hydraulic fracturing and related activities for the purpose of exploring for or producing oil or gas trapped in shale.
- Amends the Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Act by adding a new section that makes hydraulic fracturing and related activities illegal.
- Creates an exception to the prohibition for activities that were already authorized under the Act and for which a licence or permit was granted by the Minister before the Act came into force.
- Adds a clause to Section 19 of the Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Act to make contravening the new prohibition an offence.
- States that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Persons engaging in or seeking to engage in hydraulic fracturing or related activities for the exploration or production of oil or gas trapped in shale.
- The Minister of the Crown responsible for the Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Act, who may have previously granted licences or permits.
- The Ontario Legislative Assembly.
- No person shall engage in hydraulic fracturing or related activities for the purpose of exploring for or producing oil or gas trapped in shale.
- A person may engage in such an activity if it was otherwise authorized under the Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Act and a licence or permit was granted by the Minister on or before the day the Act came into force.
- The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
- Contravening subsection 9 (1) (the prohibition on hydraulic fracturing) is specified as an offence under Section 19 of the Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Act.
- The bill does not specify the exact penalties or consequences for contravening the prohibition, only that it is an offence.
- The specifics of 'activities related to hydraulic fracturing' are not detailed within the provided text.
- The definition of 'shale' in the context of oil or gas trapping is not provided in the bill text.
Adds a new section (Section 9) that prohibits hydraulic fracturing and related activities for exploring or producing oil or gas from shale. Also adds a clause to Section 19, making contravening the new prohibition an offence.
Source: Section 1 and Section 2
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