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Withdrawal from Disposal of Certain Tracts of Territorial Lands in the Northwest Territories (Central and Eastern Portions of the South Slave Region) Order (S.I./2014-39).

Country/Territory
Canada
Document type
Regulation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Land tenure Indigenous peoples Subdivision of land Contract/agreement Traditional rights/customary rights Enforcement/compliance
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The present Order is made under the Territorial Lands Act. The purpose of this Order is to withdraw from disposal certain tracts of territorial lands in order to facilitate the conclusion of Aboriginal land agreements. Section 2 establishes that the tracts of territorial lands set out in Schedule 1, including the surface rights to the lands, and the tracts of territorial lands set out in Schedule 2, including the surface and subsurface rights to the lands, are withdrawn from disposal for a period of two years beginning on the day on which this Order is made. The text consists of 4 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