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
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| Preamble
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SHORT TITLE |
| 1. Short title
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INTERPRETATION |
| 2. Definitions
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PURPOSES OF ACT |
| 3. Purposes
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ABORIGINAL RIGHTS |
| 3.1 Aboriginal rights
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PART 1 |
BAND GOVERNANCE |
Band-designed Codes |
| 4. Proposal for adoption by band
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| 5. Leadership selection code
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| 6. Administration of government code
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| 7. Financial management and accountability code
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Financial Management |
| 8. Maintenance of accounts
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| 9. Audit of financial statements
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| 10. Financial breach and recovery plan
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Complaints and Redress |
| 11. Designation of authority to hear complaints
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Band Government Operations |
| 12. Rules, policies and directives
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| 13. Withholding of funds
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| 14. Limitation of liability
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PART 2 |
POWERS OF BAND COUNCILS |
Legal Capacity |
| 15. Capacity, rights, powers and privileges
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Law-making Powers |
| 16. Laws applicable on reserve
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| 17. Laws re resources and entitlements
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| 17.1 Laws re inspections
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| 18. Laws re band governance
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Offences |
| 19. Contravention of band laws
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| 20. Power to restrain
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| 21. Notices of violation
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| 22. Disposition of fines and property
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Inspection and Search |
| 23. Designation of band enforcement officers
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| 24. Dismissal of band enforcement officers
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| 25. Inspections by band enforcement officers
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| 26. Search conducted with warrant
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| 27. Search without warrant
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| 28. Use of force
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| 29. Operation of office equipment
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| 29.1 Duty to assist with inspection or search
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| 29.2 Seizure during inspection or search
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PART 3 |
GENERAL |
Registries of Codes and Laws |
| 30. Band registry
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Regulations and Orders |
| 31. Adoption of codes
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| 32. Regulations applicable in absence of code
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| 33. Other regulations
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| 34. Pending self-government agreements
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Non-application |
| 35. For greater certainty
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PART 4 |
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS, RELATED AMENDMENTS AND COMING INTO FORCE |
Transitional Provisions |
| 36. Grace period
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| 36.1 Deemed repeal of orders
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| 37. Continuation of existing by-laws
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| 38. Continuation of existing councils
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| 39. Review mechanism
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| 40. Deficit recovery
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Related Amendments |
| 40.1 British Columbia Indian Cut-off Lands Settlement Act
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| 40.2 Budget Implementation Act, 1997
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| 40.3 Budget Implementation Act, 2000
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| 40.4 Canadian Environmental Assessment Act
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| 41-42. Canadian Human Rights Act
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| 42.1 Claim Settlements (Alberta and Saskatchewan)
Implementation Act
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| 42.2 Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act
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| 42.3-42.4 First Nations Land Management Act
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| 43-58. Indian Act
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| 58.1 Manitoba Claim Settlements Implementation Act
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Coming into Force |
| 59. Orders of Governor in Council
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