Northwest Territories Mining District and Nunavut Mining District Order (SI/2000-53). Country/Territory Canada Document type Regulation Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil, Mineral resources Keyword Land tenure Zoning Enforcement/compliance Mining Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The present Order is enacted under the Territorial Lands Act. In particular, section 1 establishes that the territorial lands of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are hereby divided into two mining districts, described as follows: a) the Northwest Territories Mining District, comprising the area described in Schedule 1; and b) the Nunavut Mining District, comprising the area described in Schedule 2. The text consists of 2 sections and 2 Schedules. Full text English Website www.gc.ca References - Legislation Implements Territorial Lands Act (R.S. 1985, c. T-7). Legislation | Canada | 1985 (2014) Keyword: Basic legislation, Indigenous peoples, Land tenure, Vested rights/existing rights, Cadastre/land registration, Public land, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX