Bill C-39

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R.S., c. A-16; 1997, c. 9, s. 89	Nuclear Energy Act
1994, c. 43, s. 81	221. *Subsection 10(2) of the Nuclear Energy Act* is replaced by the following:**
Exception	(2) No interest in settlement land as defined in section 2 of the Yukon First Nations Land Claims Settlement Act or land identified as such in a self-government agreement as defined in the Yukon First Nations Self-Government Act may be expropriated under subsection (1) without the approval of the Governor in Council.
1993, c. 28	Nunavut Act
1999, c. 3, s. 3	222. *Section 32 of the Nunavut Act* is replaced by the following:**
Ex officio judges	32. A judge, other than a deputy judge, of the Supreme Court of Yukon and of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories is ex officio a judge of the Nunavut Court of Justice.
1996, c. 31	Oceans Act
1993, c. 28, s. 78 (Sch. III, s. 115); 1998, c. 15, s. 35	223. *The definition ``federal laws'' in section 2 of the Oceans Act* is replaced by the following:**
``federal laws'' « droit »	``federal laws'' includes Acts of Parliament, regulations as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Interpretation Act and any other rules of law within the jurisdiction of Parliament, but does not include ordinances within the meaning of the Northwest Territories Act or laws of the Legislature of Yukon or of the Legislature for Nunavut;
R.S., c. 31 (4th Supp.)	Official Languages Act
1993, c. 28, s. 78 (Sch. III, s. 116)	224. *Paragraph (i) of the definition ``federal institution'' in subsection 3(1) of the Official Languages Act* is replaced by the following:**
	(i) any institution of the Council or government of the Northwest Territories or of the Legislative Assembly or government of Yukon or Nunavut, or
1993, c. 28, s. 78 (Sch. III, s. 117)	225. Paragraph 7(3)(a) of the Act is replaced by the following:
	(a) an ordinance of the Northwest Territories or a law made by the Legislature of Yukon or the Legislature for Nunavut, or any instrument made under any such ordinance or law , or
R.S., c. 32 (2nd Supp.)	Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985
1993, c. 28, s. 78 (Sch. III, s. 120)	226. *Paragraph 4(4)(i) of the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985* is replaced by the following:**
	(i) any work, undertaking or business outside the exclusive legislative authority of provincial legislatures, and any work, undertaking or business of a local or private nature in Yukon, the Northwest Territories or Nunavut.
R.S., c. P-21	Privacy Act
1994, c. 43, s. 91	*227. The schedule to the Privacy Act* is amended by striking out the following under the heading ``Other Government Institutions'':**
	Yukon Surface Rights Board
	Office des droits de surface du Yukon
	*228. The schedule to the Act is amended by striking out the following under the heading ``Other Government Institutions'':*
	Yukon Territory Water Board
	Office des eaux du territoire du Yukon
R.S., c. P-33	Public Service Employment Act
1993, c. 28, s. 78 (Sch. III, s. 123)	229. *Section 32 of the Public Service Employment Act* is replaced by the following:**
Definition of ``candidate''	32. For the purposes of sections 33 and 34, ``candidate'' means a candidate for election as a member of the House of Commons, a member of the legislature of a province, a member of the Council of the Northwest Territories or a member of the Legislative Assembly of Yukon or Nunavut.
1993, c. 28, s. 78 (Sch. III, s. 124(E))	230. Subsection 33(5) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:
Effect of election	(5) An employee who is declared elected as a member of the House of Commons, of the legislature of a province, of the Council of the Northwest Territories or of the Legislative Assembly of Yukon or Nunavut ceases to be an employee on that declaration .
R.S., c. P-35	Public Service Staff Relations Act
1993, c. 28, s. 78 (Sch. III, s. 125)	231. *Subsection 13(3) of the Public Service Staff Relations Act* is replaced by the following:**
Eligibility	(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(c), a person is not ineligible to hold office as a member of the Board by reason only of holding office as a member of any board that may be constituted by the Commissioner in Council of the Northwest Territories, the Legislature of Yukon or the Legislature for Nunavut with powers and duties similar to those of the Board.
R.S., c. P-36	Public Service Superannuation Act
	232. Part II of Schedule I to the Public Service Superannuation Act is amended by replacing the expression ``Employees of the Government of the Yukon Territory'' with the expression ``Employees of the Government of Yukon''.
R.S., c. R-2	Radiocommunication Act
1994, c. 43, s. 92	233. *Subsections 7(4) and (5) of the Radiocommunication Act* are replaced by the following:**
Exception	(4) Notwithstanding subsection (3), any dispute as to the compensation to be paid for the taking of possession of a radio station on settlement land as defined in section 2 of the Yukon First Nations Land Claims Settlement Act, land identified as such in a self-government agreement as defined in the Yukon First Nations Self-Government Act or on Tetlit Gwich'in Yukon land may be heard and determined only by the body established under the laws of the Legislature of Yukon having jurisdiction with respect to surface rights and in accordance with those laws .
Settlement land	(5) If the Yukon first nation concerned does not consent to it , no interest in settlement land as defined in section 2 of the Yukon First Nations Land Claims Settlement Act or identified as such in a self-government agreement as defined in the Yukon First Nations Self-Government Act may be taken possession of under this section without the consent of the Governor in Council.
R.S., c. 32 (4th Supp.)	Railway Safety Act
1999, c. 3, s. 82	234. *Paragraph (e) of the definition ``superior court'' in subsection 4(1) of the English version of the Railway Safety Act* is replaced by the following:**
	(e) in Yukon and the Northwest Territories, the Supreme Court, and in Nunavut, the Nunavut Court of Justice;
R.S., c. R-10	Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act
1993, c. 28, s. 78 (Sch. III, s. 130)	235. *Paragraphs 24(a) and (b) of the English version of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act* are replaced by the following:**
	(a) that any personal property that has, in Yukon, the Northwest Territories or Nunavut, come into the hands of any member in the course of the member's duties has been abandoned by the owner of it or the person entitled to it , or
	(b) that a reasonable attempt has been made to find the owner of or person entitled to any personal property that has, in Yukon, the Northwest Territories or Nunavut, come into the hands of any member in the course of the member's duties, but the owner or person cannot be found,
R.S., c. S-22	Statutory Instruments Act
1993, c. 28, s. 78 (Sch. III, s. 131); 1998, c. 15, s. 38	236. *Subparagraph (b)(iv) of the definition ``statutory instrument'' in subsection 2(1) of the Statutory Instruments Act* is replaced by the following:**
	(iv) an ordinance of the Northwest Territories, a law made by the Legislature of Yukon or the Legislature for Nunavut, a rule made by the Legislative Assembly of Yukon under section 16 of the Yukon Act or by the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut under section 21 of the Nunavut Act or any instrument issued, made or established under any such ordinance, law or rule.
R.S., c. S-26	Supreme Court Act
1993, c. 28, s. 78 (Sch. III, s. 133)	237. *Subsection 2(2) of the English version of the Supreme Court Act* is replaced by the following:**
Application to the territories	(2) For the purposes of this Act, the expression ``highest court of final resort in a province'' includes, in Yukon, the Northwest Territories or Nunavut, the Court of Appeal of that territory .
R.S., c. T-7	Territorial Lands Act
1993, c. 28, s. 78 (Sch. III, s. 135)	238. *The long title of the Territorial Lands Act* is replaced by the following:**
	An Act respecting Crown lands in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut
	239. (1) The definition ``timber'' in section 2 of the Act is repealed.
1993, c. 28, s. 78 (Sch. III, s. 136)	(2) The definition ``territorial lands'' in section 2 of the Act is replaced by the following:
``territorial lands'' « terres territoriales »	``territorial lands'' means lands, or any interest in lands, in the Northwest Territories or Nunavut that are vested in the Crown or of which the Government of Canada has power to dispose;
1993, c. 28, s. 78 (Sch. III, s. 137); 2000, c. 32, s. 66	240. Subsections 3(2) to (4) of the Act are replaced by the following:
Application of certain sections	(2) Sections 9 and 12 to 16 and paragraph 23(k) apply to territorial lands under the administration and control of the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories or of the Commissioner of Nunavut.
Application of certain Acts	(3) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as limiting the operation of the Dominion Water Power Act or the Canada National Parks Act.
1993, c. 28, s. 78 (Sch. III, s. 138)	241. Section 4 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Land management zones	4. Subject to section 6, the Governor in Council may, where the Governor in Council deems it necessary for the protection of the ecological balance or physical characteristics of any area in the Northwest Territories or Nunavut, set apart and appropriate any territorial lands in that area as a land management zone.
1993, c. 28, s. 78 (Sch. III, s. 139)	242. Section 6 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Consultation with territories	6. The powers mentioned in sections 4 and 5 may be exercised by the Governor in Council only after consultation with the Council of the Northwest Territories or the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, as the case may be, where the Governor in Council deems the consultation to be practicable or, otherwise, after consultation with each of the members of that Council or Legislative Assembly with whom consultation can then be effected.
1993, c. 41, s. 14(1)	243. (1) Subsection 9(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Interpretation	9. (1) In this section, the expressions ``registrar'' and ``certificate of title'' have the meanings assigned by any ordinance of the Northwest Territories or any law of the Legislature for Nunavut in respect of title to real property .
1993, c. 28, s. 78 (Sch. III, s. 140)	(2) Paragraph 9(3)(b) of the Act is replaced by the following:
	(b) in the case of territorial lands described in subsection 3(2), by the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories if the lands are in the Northwest Territories or by the Commissioner of Nunavut if the lands are in Nunavut.
1993, c. 28, s. 78 (Sch. III, s. 141); 1998, c. 15, s. 40	244. Paragraph 13(c) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:
	(c) to the boundary line between Yukon and Alaska, or between Yukon and the Northwest Territories, or between the Northwest Territories and Nunavut or between Yukon, the Northwest Territories or Nunavut and the Province of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta or British Columbia.
	245. The heading before section 17 and sections 17 and 18 of the Act are repealed.
	246. (1) Paragraph 23(e) of the Act is replaced by the following:
	(e) set apart and appropriate territorial lands for use as game preserves, game sanctuaries, bird sanctuaries, public shooting grounds, public resorts or for any other similar public purpose;
1992, c. 1, s. 144(1) (Sch. VII, s. 50(1)) (F)	(2) Paragraph 23(g) of the Act is replaced by the following:
	(g) divide territorial lands into mining districts and land districts;
	247. Subsection 30(2) of the Act is repealed.