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British Columbia Indian Cut-off Lands Settlement Act (S.C. 1984, c. 2).

Country/Territory
Canada
Document type
Legislation
Date
1984
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to provide for the settlement of claims by Indian bands in British Columbia relating to certain lands cut off from their reserves.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Subdivision of land Land consolidation Land reform Land tenure Land valuation Public land Sub-national agreement Indigenous peoples
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The present Act establishes that a band, or its council, may make agreements with Canada and British Columbia for resolving and extinguishing claims to cut-off lands. It notes that "Negotiations toward such agreements do not constitute an admission by Canada of the existence of any legal obligation of Canada toward the band in question" and that "Any such agreement executed prior to this Act is declared to have effect as of the date of its execution." The text consists of 7 sections.

Full text
English
Website
www.gc.ca