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Nunavut Waters and Nunavut Surface Rights Tribunal Act (S.C. 2002, c. 10).

Country/Territory
Canada
Document type
Legislation
Date
2002 (2019)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act respecting the water resources of Nunavut and the Nunavut Surface Rights Tribunal and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.
Subject
Land & soil, Water
Keyword
Institution Land tenure Indigenous peoples Enforcement/compliance Basic legislation Surface water Dispute settlement Court/tribunal
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Entry into force notes
The present Act has entered into force on 30 April 2002.
Abstract

Together with the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, the present Act establishes the Nunavut Surface Rights Tribunal. The Tribunal is responsible for regulating entry and access to lands, for determining rights of, and compensation payable to, the titleholder and for determining the amount for wildlife compensation claims in the Nunavut Settlement Area. Section 14 establishes the Nunavut Water Board. The objects of the Board are to provide for the conservation and utilization of waters in Nunavut, except in a national park, in a manner that will provide the optimum benefit from those waters for the residents of Nunavut in particular and Canadians in general. The text consists of 203 sections and 2 Schedules.

Full text
English/French
Website
www.gc.ca

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Nunavut Waters Regulations (SOR/2013-69).

Legislation | Canada | 2013

Keyword: Indigenous peoples, Land tenure, Enforcement/compliance, Effluent waste water/discharge, Data collection/reporting, Industrial water use, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX