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Tlicho Land Claims and Self-government Agreement Act (S.N.W.T. 2003, c. 28).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Northwest Territories
Document type
Legislation
Date
2003
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Indigenous peoples Special fund Land tenure Contract/agreement Governance Enforcement/compliance
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Entry into force notes
The present Act enters into force on 4 August 2005.
Abstract

The present Act establishes that the Land Claims and Self-Government Agreement among the Tlicho and the Government of the Northwest Territories and the Government of Canada is approved, given effect and declared valid, and has the force of law. The Act also approves the Tlicho Tax Treatment Agreement. Section 7 establishes that sums required to meet the monetary obligations of the Government of the Northwest Territories under the Tlicho Agreement shall be paid from money appropriated for that purpose out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund. The text consists of 13 sections.

Full text
English
Website
www.gov.nt.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Land Claims and Self-Government Agreement among the Tlicho and the Government of the Northwest Territories and the Government of Canada.

Legislation | Canada | 2003

Keyword: Indigenous peoples, EIA, Environmental planning, Contract/agreement, Sub-national agreement, Policy/planning, Marine fisheries, Inland fisheries, Access right, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest service/forest officers, Governance, Land tenure, Land consolidation, Land reform, Public land, Private land, Dispute settlement, Court/tribunal, Enforcement/compliance, Right of use, Traditional rights/customary rights, Vested rights/existing rights, Expropriation, Financing, Minerals, Mining, Oil, Natural gas, Plant production, Water rights, Freshwater resources management, Collecting/harvesting, Hunting rights, Liability/compensation, National parks, Protected area, Cultural heritage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX