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Bill C-51

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TABLE OF PROVISIONS

AN ACT RESPECTING THE WATER RESOURCES OF NUNAVUT

SHORT TITLE

1. Short title

INTERPRETATION

2. Definitions

GENERAL

Scope and Application
3. Inconsistency with Agreement

4. Other Acts

5. Rights preserved

Her Majesty
6. Binding on Her Majesty

7. Waters vested in Her Majesty

Delegation and Agreements
8. Delegation to territorial Minister

9. Agreements with provinces

Prohibitions
10. Use of waters

11. Deposit of waste

Compensation
12. Right to compensation

NUNAVUT WATER BOARD

Establishment and Organization of Board
13. Establishment of Board

14. Term of office

15. Additional members

16. Inuit of northern Quebec

17. Oath of office

18. Removal

19. Reappointment

20. Vacancies

21. Duties of Chairperson

22. Conflict of interest

23. Expenses

Languages
24. Language of business

Head Office and Meetings
25. Head office

26. Meetings

Status and General Powers
27. Status

28. Panels

29. Staff

Financial Provisions
30. Annual budget

Reports
31. Annual report

Rules and By-laws
32. Rules

33. Publication of proposed rules

34. Principles to be applied

35. By-laws

Objects
36. Management of waters

37. Land use plans

38. Screening and review of projects

39. Other water authorities

40. Marine areas

LICENCES

General Rules
41. Issuance

42. Renewal, amendment and cancellation

43. Assignment of licences

44. Term

45. Expiration or cancellation

46. Precedence of licensees

Applications in Relation to Licences
47. Requirements

48. Delegation

Procedure
49. Standing

50. Applications determined summarily

51. Public hearing required

52. Place of hearing

53. Powers at hearings

54. Notice of applications

Conditions of Issuance
55. Approval of issuance

56. Conditions for issuance of licence

57. Compensation of existing users

58. Limitation

59. Compensation of other users

60. Factors in determining compensation

Inuit-owned Land
61. Inuit-owned land

62. Compensation agreements

63. Use outside Nunavut

64. Negotiation to be in good faith

65. Factors in determining compensation

66. Periodic review and payment

67. National parks in Nunavut

Conditions of Licences
68. Powers of Board

69. Purpose of conditions

70. Conditions of waste deposit

71. Regulations under the Fisheries Act

72. Conditions relating to design of works

73. Licence conditions deemed amended

Security
74. Security

Expropriation
75. Permission to expropriate

PUBLIC REGISTER

76. Public register

DECISIONS

77. Reasons for decisions

78. Decisions final

79. Appeal to Federal Court

REGULATIONS AND ORDERS

80. Regulations

81. Reservation of water rights

82. Recommendations to federal Minister

ENFORCEMENT

83. Inspectors and analysts

84. Powers of inspection

85. Remedial measures

86. Obstruction

87. Where work closed or abandoned

OFFENCES AND PUNISHMENT

88. Principal offences

89. Other offences

90. Limitation period

91. Action to enjoin not prejudiced by prosecution

92. Certificate of analyst

TRANSITIONAL AND AMENDMENTS

Transitional
93. Continuation of Nunavut Water Board

94. Licences

95. Existing regulations

96. Applications not requiring public hearings

Amendments to this Act
97. Amendments to this Act

Amendments to Other Acts
98. Access to Information Act

99. Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act

100. Northern Canada Power Commission (Share Issuance and Sale Authorization) Act

100-111. Northwest Territories Waters Act

112. Privacy Act

113-118. Yukon Waters Act

Conditional Amendments
119. Nunavut Surface Rights bill

120. Bill C-25

SCHEDULE I

SCHEDULE II