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Nelson House First Nation Flooded Land Act (S.C. 1997, c. 29).

Country/Territory
Canada
Document type
Legislation
Date
1997
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act respecting the Nelson House First Nation and the settlement of matters arising from an agreement relating to the flooding of land.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Indigenous peoples Liability/compensation Contract/agreement Flood Enforcement/compliance
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The purpose of the present Act is to ensure the correct and efficient implementation of the Northern Flood Agreement, signed on 12 December 1977 with a view to the Nelson House First Nation. The text – consisting of 7 sections – deals, inter alia, with the following aspects: definitions, claims, arbitrations, interpretations.

Full text
English
Website
www.gc.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Indian Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. I-5).

Legislation | Canada | 1985 (2019)

Keyword: Agricultural development, Farming, Property rights, Agricultural land, Indigenous peoples, Governance, Access-to-justice, Aquaculture, Timber, Timber extraction/logging, Forest management/forest conservation, Public land, Procedural matters, Ownership, Transfer, Financing, Tax/levy, Transport/storage, Gender, Offences/penalties, Enforcement/compliance, Hunting/capture

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Northern Flood Agreement

Legislation | Canada | 1977

Keyword: Indigenous peoples, Inland fisheries, Marine fisheries, Fishing gear/fishing method, Fishery management and conservation, Land tenure, Policy/planning, Pollution control, Contract/agreement, Flood, Institution, Waterworks, Liability/compensation, Business/industry/corporations, Inland waters, Navigation, Freshwater pollution, Hunting/capture

Source: FAO, FAOLEX