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Beds of Navigable Waters Act (R.S.O. 1990, c. B.4).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Ontario
Document type
Legislation
Date
1990 (2002)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil, Water
Keyword
Public land
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

Under this Act, the beds of navigable bodies of water or streams are property of the Crown even where the land that borders the water has been granted by the Crown. Section 2 specifies cases in which the claims to the beds of navigable waters can be accepted.

Full text
English
Website
www.gov.on.ca

References - Legislation

Implemented by

An Act for the settlement of certain questions between the Governments of Canada and Ontario respecting Indian Reserve Lands (S.C. 1924, c. 48).

Legislation | Canada | 1924

Keyword: Indigenous peoples, Land tenure, Governance, Liability/compensation, Vested rights/existing rights, Sub-national agreement, Contract/agreement, Enforcement/compliance, Minerals, Mining, Inland waters, Water rights, Traditional rights/customary rights

Source: FAO, FAOLEX