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HOW TO APPLY AND RELEVANT FORMS
What is the Mediation and Arbitration Board?
How is an application made to the Mediation and
Arbitration Board?
Renegotiation of Rental Provisions
Forms
What is the
Mediation & Arbitration Board?
The Mediation and Arbitration
Board exists under the
Petroleum and Natural Gas Act,
The
Mineral Tenure Act,
The
Coal Act,
and the
Mining Right of Way Act.
The board consists of up to nine members and is responsible for mediating
and, when necessary, arbitrating disputes between landowners and oil
companies or free miners (a free miner is defined as a person or company
holding a valid and subsisting Free Miner Certificate).
How is an application made to the Mediation and Arbitration Board?
An oil or gas company or a landowner that would like to apply for
mediation or arbitration must fill out an
application available online or at the Mediation
and Arbitration office. Depending on the section of the
Petroleum and Natural Gas Act that is relevant to the applicants circumstances,
applications shall be accompanied by;
Application under Section 16 (1) (a) of
the
Petroleum and Natural Gas Act
shall be accompanied by:
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Title search of property less than
two weeks old
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Affidavit(s) verifying service as
required under section 16 (2).
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Copy of subsurface tenure
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Letter of authorization to negotiate
and bind company to agreement
Application under Section 16 (1) (b) of
the
Petroleum and Natural Gas Act
shall be accompanied by:
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Title search of property less than
two weeks old
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Affidavit(s) verifying service as
required under section 16 (2).
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Copy of original surface lease and/or
Board Order (with map of project),
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Previous rental adjustments: list or
copy of actual documents
Applications under the
Mineral Tenure Act,
Mining Right of Way Act
or
Coal Act
shall be accompanied by:
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Title search of property less than
two weeks old for privately held land
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Federal topographic map of affected
area
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Mineral/placer/coal (as applicable)
titles reference map, showing the mineral, Placer or coal tenure, or
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the access road/trail (as applicable)
in relation to the surface tenure.
Renegotiation of Rental
Provisions
Rental provisions of the
surface lease or Board Order may be renegotiated every fifth year.
Renegotiations are initiated by one party sending the
Form 2 online or to the
Mediation and Arbitration office by registered mail to the other party.
If an agreement is not
reached, either party may apply to the Mediation and Arbitration Board for
an arbitration hearing. Rental renegotiation agreements may be
retroactive.
Forms
Last
Updated
July 30, 2008 |
