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Railway Belt Water Act (R.S.C. 1927, c. 211).

Pays/Territoire
Canada
Type du document
Législation
Date
1927 (2019)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Eau
Mot clé
Eaux superficielles Droits d'utilisation de l'eau Autorisation/permis
Aire géographique
Amériques, Arctique, Asie et Pacifique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord
Résumé

Railway Belt means the lands on the mainland of British Columbia granted to the Crown in the right of Canada by chapter 14 of the statutes of British Columbia 1884 for the purpose of constructing and to aid in the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway, excepting thereout and therefrom all reserves or areas that are or may be set apart and designated as Dominion Parks (art. 2). The property in and the right to the use of all the water at any time in any watercourse within the Railway Belt shall, for all purposes, be deemed to be vested in the crown, unless and until and except only so far as some private right therein or in the use thereof inconsistent with the right of the Crown has been or may be lawfully established. Subject to the property in and the rights to the use of water referred to in subsection one hereof, (a) all water without distinction within the Railway Belt shall, during the pleasure of the Governor in Council, for the purposes of administration be under the control of the authorities of the province of British Columbia and be administered under and in accordance with the Water Acts, as if the said Acts were enacted by the Parliament of Canada subject to the provisions of this Act, and the officers and authorities having powers and duties to exercise and perform under the provisions of the Water Acts shall have the like powers and authority with respect to or in connection with the administration of the said water, and (b) all records, grants, licenses, orders in council, claims or contracts of, for or affecting the use of water within the Railway Belt granted on or before the sixth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, or purporting or bona fide claimed to have been granted, by any provincial or local authority and all applications to any such authority for records, grants, licences, orders in council, claims or contracts of, for or affecting the use of water within the Railway Belt made or pending on or before the sixth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, shall be deemed to be valid and effective to the same extent for the like purposes, and subject in the like manner to the jurisdiction of the Board, and shall be subject to all the obligations and limitations imposed by the Water Acts, as if made, issued, authorized, claimed or pending with respect to water in British Columbia not within the Railway Belt (art. 5).

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
laws.justice.gc.ca