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Bill C-7

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TABLE OF PROVISIONS

AN ACT RESPECTING LEADERSHIP SELECTION, ADMINISTRATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF INDIAN BANDS, AND TO MAKE RELATED AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS

Preamble

SHORT TITLE

1. Short title

INTERPRETATION

2. Definitions

PURPOSES OF ACT

3. Purposes

PART 1

BAND GOVERNANCE

Band-designed Codes
4. Proposal for adoption by band

5. Leadership selection code

6. Administration of government code

7. Financial management and accountability code

Financial Management
8. Maintenance of accounts

9. Audit of financial statements

10. Financial breach and recovery plan

Complaints and Redress
11. Designation of authority to hear complaints

Band Government Operations
12. Rules, policies and directives

13. Withholding of funds

14. Limitation of liability

PART 2

POWERS OF BAND COUNCILS

Legal Capacity
15. Capacity, rights, powers and privileges

Law-making Powers
16. Laws for local purposes

17. Laws for band purposes

18. Laws re band governance

Offences
19. Contravention of band laws

20. Power to restrain

21. Notices of violation

22. Disposition of fines and property

Inspection and Search
23. Designation of band enforcement officers

24. Powers of band enforcement officers

25. Duty to assist officers

26. Search by warrant

27. Search without warrant

28. Powers during search

29. Rights of passage

PART 3

GENERAL

Registries of Codes and Laws
30. Band registry

Regulations and Orders
31. Adoption of codes

32. Regulations applicable in absence of code

33. Other regulations

34. Pending self-government agreements

Non-application
35. For greater certainty

PART 4

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS, RELATED AMENDMENTS AND COMING INTO FORCE

Transitional Provisions
36. Grace period

37. Continuation of existing by-laws

38. Continuation of existing councils

39. Review mechanism

40. Deficit recovery

Related Amendments
41-42. Canadian Human Rights Act

43-58. Indian Act

Coming into Force
59. Order of Governor in Council