The present Regulations enact section 10 of the Mineral Resources Act, 1959, which was repealed by the Crown Minerals Act (C-50.2), but these Regulations continue in force under the Crown Minerals Act. In particular, the Act lays down provisions relating to permits and licences of shale exploration. The text consists of 49 sections divided into 5 Parts as follows: General (I); Permits (II); Leases of Crown lands (III); Conditions applicable to permits and leases (IV); Surface rights (V). Three S