Energy Resource Activities Act ([S.B.C. 2008] Chapter 36).

The B.C. Oil and Gas Commission is continued under the Oil and Gas Activities Act (OGAA). The Commission will have greatly expanded powers under this new Act particularly with respect to compliance and enforcement and the setting of technical safety and operational standards for oil and gas activities. The Commission will continue to have the power to grant approvals under designated provincial statutes, including the Environmental Management Act, the Forest Act, the Heritage Conservation Act, the Land Act and the Water Act. The Commission will have the power to impose administrative penalties for specified violations under OGAA. The Board of the Commission has the power to make regulations, primarily of a technical nature, and has exercised that power to make regulations related to pre-application consultation and notification requirements, geophysical exploration (seismic) activities, drilling and production activities, pipeline and liquified natural gas facilities, and fees, levies and security. The Provincial Cabinet also has extensive regulation-making powers under OGAA, and has made the Oil and Gas Activities Act General Regulation, the Petroleum and Natural Gas General Regulation, the Environmental Protection and Management Regulation, and other regulations.
The text consist of 207 sections divided into 11 Parts as follows: Definitions (1); Administration (2); Oil and gas activities (3); Orphan sites (4); Compliance and enforcement (5); Review and appeals (6); General (7); Offences and court orders (8); Regulations (9); Transition (10); Consequential amendments and repeals (11).