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Waters Act (S.N.W.T. 2014, c. 18).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Northwest Territories
Document type
Legislation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Basic legislation Integrated management Indigenous peoples Freshwater resources management Water abstraction Water charges Water supply Institution Waste disposal Waste domestic sources Authorization/permit Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Offences/penalties Enforcement/compliance
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Entry into force notes
The present Act comes into force on 1 April 2014.
Abstract

The present Act referring to the previous Waters Act made by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of the Commons of Canada, concerns the management of water resources in Northwest Territories. Section 13 establishes that the Inuvialuit Water Board established under section 10 of the Northwest Territories Waters Act (Canada) is continued under this Act. The objects of the Board are to provide for the conservation, development and utilization of waters in a manner that will provide the optimum benefit for all Canadians in general and, in particular, for the residents of the portion of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region located in the Northwest Territories for which the Board is authorized to issue licences. The text - consisting of 105 sections – deals, inter alia, with the following aspects: use of waters, deposit of waste, public hearing and procedures, time limits, public register, decisions and orders, reports, rights and duties of licensees and others, Regulations and Orders, enforcement, offences and punishment, administrative monetary penalties, transitional provisions.

Full text
English
Website
www.gc.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Northwest Territories Waters Act (S.C. 1992, c. 39).

Legislation | Canada | 1992 (2007)

Keyword: Waste disposal, Waste management, Basic legislation, Freshwater resources management, Water abstraction, Water charges, Water supply, Institution, Waste domestic sources, Offences/penalties, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Waters Regulations (N.W.T. Reg. 019-2014).

Legislation | Canada | 2014

Keyword: Indigenous peoples, Freshwater resources management, Water abstraction, Water charges, Water supply, Offences/penalties, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX