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New Brunswick Indian Reserves Agreement Act (S.C. 1959, c. 47).

Country/Territory
Canada
Document type
Legislation
Date
1959
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to confirm an Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Province of New Brunswick respecting Indian Reserves.
Subject
Land & soil, Mineral resources
Keyword
Basic legislation Indigenous peoples Land tenure Sub-national agreement Vested rights/existing rights Mining Minerals
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The present Act – consisting of 1 section – confirms and ratifies the Agreement – contained in the Schedule - between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Province of New Brunswick respecting Indian Reserves. For the purpose of the present Agreement “patented lands” means those tracts of land in the Province in respect of which Canada accepted surrenders of their rights and interests therein from the Indians entitled to the use and occupation thereof and in respect of which grants were made by Letters Patent issued under the Great Seal of Canada. Section 2 establishes that all grants of such patented lands are hereby confirmed except in so far as such grants purport to transfer to the grantees any minerals and said minerals are hereby acknowledged to be the property of the Province. The Agreement consists of 6 sections.

Full text
English/French
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

Implemented by

Indian Lands Act (R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 219).

Legislation | Canada | 1989

Keyword: Indigenous peoples, Land tenure, Transfer, Ownership, Land consolidation, Land reform, Sub-national agreement, Access-to-information

Source: FAO, FAOLEX