A regulatory authority or designated regulatory agency must screen certain development applications before issuing the licence, permit, or authorization.
Preliminary Screening Requirement Regulations Whereas, pursuant to subsection 143(1) of the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Acta, the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development has consulted with the Minister of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development of the Northwest Territories and with the first nations with regard to the proposed Preliminary Screening Requirement Regulations in the annexed form; Therefore, His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, pursuant to paragraph 143(1)(b) of the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Acta, hereby makes the annexed Preliminary Screening Requirement Regulations. S.C. 1998, c. 25 For the purpose of subsection 124(1) of the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act, a regulatory authority or a designated regulatory agency that receives an application for a licence, permit or other authorization required to carry out a proposed development, under a provision of a federal Act set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1 or a provision of federal regulations set out in Part 2 of that Schedule, shall conduct a preliminary screening of the proposed development before the issuance of the licence, permit or authorization. For the purpose of subsection 124(1) of the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act, a regulatory authority or a designated regulatory agency that receives an application for a licence, permit or other authorization required to carry out a proposed development, under a provision of an Act of the Northwest Territories set out in Part 1 of Schedule 2 or a provision of regulations of the Northwest Territories set out in Part 2 of that Schedule, shall conduct a preliminary screening of the proposed development before the issuance of the licence, permit or authorization. These Regulations come into force on the day on which Part 5 of the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act comes into force. [Note: Regulations in force December 22, 1998, see SI/99-1.] paragraph 34.4(2)(b) paragraph 35(2)(b) subsection 18(2) subsection 28(2) subsection 35(1) paragraph 58(4)(b) subsection 5(1) subsection 7(1) paragraph 5(1)(b) subsection 5.1(4) subsection 98(2) subsection 99(3) subsection 101(3) subsection 59(1) subsection 60(1) paragraph 60(1.1)(a) paragraph 14(3)(c) paragraph 15(1)(c) subsection 41.1(2) subsection 41.1(3) subsection 41.1(4) subsection 41.4(1) subsection 41.4(2) subsection 41.4(3) subsection 101(2) section 183 subsection 214(1) subsection 241(1) subsection 248(1) subsection 262(1) subsection 277(2) subsection 338(1) section 9 subsection 22(1) subsection 29(2) subsection 44(1) subsection 56(1) subsection 5(2) subsection 6(1) subsection 6(2) subsection 12(1) paragraph 22(2)(a) subparagraph 23(b)(i) subsection 11(1) section 17 subsection 18(1) paragraph 15(1)(a) subsection 3(2) subsection 4(2) section 10 paragraph 3(1)(e) paragraph 18(1)(e) Applies only to a permit for a project that includes any of the following: the construction of a structure with a floor area of more than 10 m2 an alteration that increases a structure’s floor area to more than 10 m2 the alteration, demolition or removal of a structure, or a change to its use, if the structure is of historical significance the installation, alteration or removal of a public utility the construction, alteration or removal of a public roadway, railroad, gondola or ski lift paragraph 5(1)(a) paragraph 5(1)(c) paragraph 10(1)(b) subsection 14(4)