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Act respecting the land regime in the James Bay and New Québec Territories (R.S.Q., c. R-13.1).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Québec
Document type
Legislation
Date
1978 (2016)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Land tenure Land reform Vested rights/existing rights Land consolidation Land commission Land-use planning Cadastre/land registration Indigenous peoples
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The present Act lays down provisions relating to the land regime in the James Bay and New Québec Territories. For the purpose of this Act “local government” means in Category IA lands, one of the bands, within the meaning of the Indian Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter I-5), of Fort George, Old Factory, Rupert House, Waswanipi, Mistassini, Nemaska, Great Whale River and Eastmain, until its constitution as a corporation as provided for in Section 9 of the Agreement and, thereafter, this corporation; in Category IB lands, one of the Cree landholding corporations created pursuant to section 2. The text consists of 6 Titles as follows: Interpretation (I); Landholding corporations (II); Land regime applicable in the territory south of the 55th parallel and to certain lands North of the 55th parallel (III); Land regime applicable in the territory North of the 55th parallel and to certain lands south of the 55th parallel (IV); Land regime applicable to certain lands situated in the Schefferville region (IV.1); Special provisions (V); Final provisions (VI).

Full text
English
Website
www.gouv.qc.ca