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Yukon Surface Rights Board Act (S.C. 1994, c. 43).

Country/Territory
Canada
Document type
Legislation
Date
1994 (2013)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to establish a board having jurisdiction concerning disputes respecting surface rights in respect of land in the Yukon Territory and to amend other Acts in relation thereto.
Subject
Land & soil, Mineral resources
Keyword
Land tenure Vested rights/existing rights Institution Court/tribunal Dispute settlement Indigenous peoples Minerals
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The present Act establishes a Board to be called the «Yukon Surface Rights Board», responsible for disputes concerning surface rights in respect of land in the Yukon Territory. The text consists of 80 sections divided into 5 Parts as follows: Yukon Surface Rights Board (I); Settlement lands (II); Mineral rights disputes on non-settlement land (III); General (IV); Related amendments and comint into force (V).

Full text
English
Website
www.gc.ca

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Regulations Identifying the Provisions of the Laws of the Legislature of Yukon Conferring Rights of Access for the Purpose of the Exercise of a Mineral Right (SOR/2016-129).

Legislation | Canada | 2016

Keyword: Mining, Enforcement/compliance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX