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Bill C-55

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TABLE OF PROVISIONS

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH BOARD HAVING JURISDICTION CONCERNING DISPUTES RESPECTING SURFACE RIGHTS IN RESPECT OF LAND IN THE YUKON TERRITORY AND TO AMEND OTHER ACTS IN RELATION THERETO

SHORT TITLE

1. Short title

INTERPRETATION

General
2. Definitions

Tetlit Gwich'in Yukon Land
3. Application to Tetlit Gwich'in Yukon land

Inconsistencies
4. Inconsistency between final agreement and Act

5. Inconsistency between order and Act or document

APPLICATION

6. Application of Parts I and IV

HER MAJESTY

7. Binding on Her Majesty

PART I

YUKON SURFACE RIGHTS BOARD

Establishment and Organization of Board
8. Establishment

9. Appointment of Chairperson

10. Residency qualification

11. Term of office

12. Vacancy

13. Reappointment

14. Duties of Chairperson

15. Remuneration

Head Office and Meetings
16. Head office

17. Business meetings

By-laws
18. By-laws

General Powers
19. Staff

20. Government facilities and information

21. Property and contracts

Status
22. Not an agent

Financial Provisions
23. Annual budget

Reports
24. Special reports

25. Annual report

Jurisdiction of the Board
26. Negotiations

Applications and Hearings
27. Informal and expeditious

28. General powers of Board

29. Parties to a hearing

30. Hearing in absence of party

31. Location of hearing - settlement land

32. Panels

33. Assignment of members

34. Powers, duties and functions of panel

35. Continuation of hearing

36. Information made available

37. References to Supreme Court

Records
38. Records

Rules
39. Negotiation and entry fee

40. Procedures, mediation and costs

41. Publication of proposed rules

PART II

SETTLEMENT LANDS

Rights of Access Subject to Consent or Order
42. Access order

43. Terms and conditions

44. Restriction for military manoeuvres

45. Interim access order

46. Payment before exercise of right

Additional Terms for Right of Access Not Subject to Consent
47. Order for additional terms and conditions

48. Restrictions

49. Publication of order

Disputes respecting Rights of Access Not Subject to Consent
50. Disputes over particular access rights

51. Disputes over waterfront right-of-way

Specified Substances Disputes
52. Definition of ``specified substances right''

Quarry Disputes
53. Definitions

Expropriation
54. Definitions

55. Order in respect of an expropriation

56. Compensation

57. Land compensation

58. Definitions

Reservations
59. Definitions

60. Order in respect of a reservation

61. Compensation

62. Land compensation

Designation of Settlement Land
63. Designation of land

Additional Functions of the Board
64. Additional functions of Board

PART III

MINERAL RIGHTS DISPUTES ON NON-SETTLEMENT LAND

65. Order respecting interpretation

66. Nature of order

PART IV

GENERAL

Decisions of the Board
67. Conditional orders

68. Costs

69. Reasons for decisions

70. Copies

71. Proof of orders

72. Order binding on successor

73. Enforcement of orders

Review of Orders
74. Findings of fact

75. Review by Board

76. Application for judicial review to Supreme Court

77. Constitutional questions

Regulations and Orders
78. Regulations

79. Amendment of Schedule I

PART V

RELATED AMENDMENTS AND COMING INTO FORCE

Related Amendments
80. Access to Information Act

81-82 Atomic Energy Control Act

83. Canadian National Railways Act

84-86. Expropriation Act

87-89. National Energy Board Act

90. Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act

91. Privacy Act

92. Radiocommunication Act

93-94. Railway Act

95-97. Yukon Placer Mining Act

98-101. Yukon Quartz Mining Act

102. Yukon Waters Act

Coming into Force
103. Coming into force