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Conditions for
issuance of
licence
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57. The Board may not issue a licence
unless the applicant satisfies the Board that
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Compensation
of existing
users
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58. The Board may not issue a licence
unless the applicant, with respect to any
person, other than an instream user, who
would be entitled to use waters in precedence
to the applicant under section 47,
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Failure to
respond
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59. In the circumstances described in
paragraph 58(b), an applicant need not
compensate the person under section 58 if the
person fails to respond to the notice of
application given under subsection 55(1)
within the time period specified in the notice
for making representations to the Board.
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Compensation
of other users
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60. (1) The Board may not issue a licence
unless
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Failure to
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(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect
of a person referred to in that subsection who
fails to respond to the notice of application
given under subsection 55(1) within the time
period specified in that notice for making
representations to the Board.
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Inuit-owned
land
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(3) Where subsection 63(1) applies in
respect of adverse effects on any person
described in subparagraphs (1)(a)(i) to (vi)
that are caused by a use of waters or a deposit
of waste that may substantially alter the
quality, quantity or flow of waters flowing
through Inuit-owned land, subsection (1) does
not apply in respect of those effects for which
compensation has already been paid, has been
agreed to be paid or has been determined by
the Board pursuant to subsection 63(1).
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Factors in
determining
compensation
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61. In determining whether compensation is
appropriate for the purpose of paragraph 58(b)
or subsection 60(1), the Board shall consider
all relevant factors, including
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Inuit-owned Land
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Priority of use
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62. In relation to Inuit-owned land, any
existing use of waters by Inuit has priority
over any licensed use or deposit of waste by
any person who has a mineral right.
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Compensation
agreements
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63. (1) The Board shall not issue a licence
in respect of a use of waters or a deposit of
waste that may substantially affect the quality,
quantity or flow of waters flowing through
Inuit-owned land, unless
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Payment of
compensation
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(2) The payment of compensation referred
to in paragraph (1)(b) shall be a condition of
the licence.
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Costs
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(3) Unless otherwise determined by the
Board, costs incurred by the designated Inuit
organization as a result of a request referred to
in paragraph (1)(b) shall be paid by the
applicant.
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Use outside
Nunavut
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64. (1) On request by the designated Inuit
organization or a person who has applied to
the water authority responsible for the
management of waters outside Nunavut, but
within the Northwest Territories, for a licence
or other authorization in relation to a use of
waters or a deposit of waste that may
substantially affect the quality, quantity or
flow of waters flowing through Inuit-owned
land, the Board shall collaborate with that
authority to reach a joint determination on the
compensation to be paid.
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Costs
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(2) Unless determined otherwise by the
Board, costs incurred by the designated Inuit
organization as a result of a request referred to
in subsection (1) shall be paid by the applicant.
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Interpretation
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65. For greater certainty, sections 63 and 64
apply where a body of water delineates a
boundary between Inuit-owned land and other
land and that body of water is not located
entirely on Inuit-owned land.
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Negotiation to
be in good
faith
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66. A request referred to in paragraph
63(1)(b) or subsection 64(1) shall not be
considered by the Board unless the requester
has negotiated in good faith and has been
unable to reach an agreement.
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Factors in
determining
compensation
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67. (1) For the purpose of determining
compensation under paragraph 63(1)(b) and
subsection 64(1), the Board shall take into
account the following factors:
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Periodic
review and
payment
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(2) Unless otherwise agreed by the
designated Inuit organization and the
applicant, where the Board has made a
determination of compensation under
paragraph 63(1)(b) or subsection 64(1), the
Board shall provide, where the nature and
duration of the use or deposit of waste warrant
it, for the periodic review and periodic
payment of that compensation.
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National parks
in Nunavut
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68. Sections 63 and 65 to 67 apply in respect
of a use of waters or a deposit of waste that is
within the jurisdiction of the authority
responsible for the management of waters in
a national park in Nunavut and
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Mackenzie Valley
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Gwich'in
Sahtu lands
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69. Where the Board has been notified
under subsection 78(1) of the Mackenzie
Valley Resource Management Act, it may not
issue a licence for a use of waters or deposit of
waste referred to in that subsection unless the
requirements of subsection 78(3) of that Act
are satisfied.
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Conditions of Licences
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Powers of
Board
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70. (1) Subject to this Act and the
regulations, the Board may include in a
licence any conditions that it considers
appropriate, including conditions relating to
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Monitoring
programs
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(2) The monitoring programs referred to in
paragraph (1)(c) may specify responsibilities
of the applicant, the Nunavut Impact Review
Board or Her Majesty in right of Canada.
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Project
certificate
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(3) The Board shall, to the extent that it is
authorized under this Act to do so, include in
a licence the terms and conditions of any
project certificate, referred to in section
12.5.12 or 12.6.17 of the Agreement, that is
issued in respect of the use of waters or deposit
of waste or the appurtenant undertaking to
which that use or deposit relates.
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Purpose of
conditions
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71. In fixing the conditions of a licence, the
Board shall make all reasonable efforts to
minimize
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Conditions of
waste deposit
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72. The conditions in a licence relating to
the deposit of waste in waters shall
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Regulations
under
Fisheries Act
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73. Where the Board issues a licence in
respect of any waters to which regulations
made under subsection 36(5) of the Fisheries
Act apply, any conditions in the licence
relating to the deposit of waste in those waters
shall be at least as stringent as the conditions
prescribed by those regulations.
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Conditions
relating to
design of
works
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74. A licence shall include conditions that
are at least as stringent as any standards
prescribed by the regulations for the design,
construction, operation and maintenance of
works used in relation to appurtenant
undertakings.
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Licence
conditions
deemed
amended
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75. Where regulations referred to in
sections 72 to 74 are made or amended after
the issuance of a licence, the conditions of the
licence are from that time deemed to be
amended to the extent, if any, necessary in
order to comply, or remain in compliance,
with those sections.
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Security
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Security
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76. (1) The Board may require an applicant,
a licensee or a prospective assignee to furnish
and maintain security with the Minister in the
form, of the nature, subject to such terms and
conditions and in an amount prescribed by, or
determined in accordance with, the
regulations or that is satisfactory to the
Minister.
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Application of
security
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(2) The security provided by a licensee may
be applied by the Minister
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Limitation
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(3) Paragraph (2)(b) applies in respect of
costs incurred under subsection 89(1) only to
the extent that the costs were incurred in
relation to a contravention referred to in
subparagraph 89(1)(b)(i).
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Limitation of
security
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(4) The amount of the security applied by
the Minister under subsection (2) in respect of
a particular incident or matter may not exceed
the total amount of the security required to be
furnished and maintained by the licensee
under subsection (1).
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Refund of
security
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(5) Where the Minister is satisfied that an
appurtenant undertaking has been
permanently closed or permanently
abandoned or the licence has been assigned,
any portion of the security that, in the
Minister's opinion, will not be applied under
subsection (2) shall be returned to the licensee
without delay.
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Expropriation
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Permission to
expropriate
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77. (1) An applicant for a licence, or a
licensee, may apply to the Board for
permission from the Minister to expropriate,
in accordance with the Expropriation Act,
land or an interest in land in Nunavut, and the
Minister may grant that permission where the
Minister, on the recommendation of the
Board, is satisfied that
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Notice to
appropriate
minister
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(2) Where the Minister grants permission
under subsection (1), the applicant or licensee
shall so advise the appropriate minister in
relation to Part I of the Expropriation Act.
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Expropriation
Act
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(3) For the purposes of the Expropriation
Act, land or an interest in land in respect of
which the Minister has granted permission to
expropriate is deemed to be an interest in land
that, in the opinion of the appropriate minister
in relation to Part I of the Expropriation Act,
is required for a public work or other public
purpose, and a reference to the Crown in that
Act shall be read as a reference to the applicant
or licensee.
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