An Act respecting water resources in the Northwest TerritoriesNorthwest Territories Waters ActNorthwest Territories Waters1992June
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N-27.3391992Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:SHORT TITLE
Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Northwest Territories Waters Act.
INTERPRETATION
DefinitionsIn this Act,appurtenant undertakingentreprise en causeappurtenant undertaking means the work described in a licence;authorized userusager agrééauthorized user means a person using waters without a licence but under the authority of regulations made under paragraph 33(1)(m);authorized waste depositorpersonne autorisée à déposer des déchetsauthorized waste depositor means a person depositing waste without a licence but under the authority of regulations made under paragraph 33(1)(n);BoardOfficeBoard means the Northwest Territories Water Board established by section 10;domestic userusager domestiquedomestic user means a person using watersfor household requirements, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, sanitation and fire prevention,for the watering of domestic animals, orfor the irrigation of a garden adjoining a dwelling-house that is not ordinarily used in the growth of produce for a market;instream userusager ordinaireinstream user means a person using waters, otherwise than as described in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of the definition “use”, to earn income or for subsistence purposes;licencepermislicence means a type A or type B licence permitting the use of waters or the deposit of waste, or both, issued pursuant to section 14;licenseeVersion anglaise seulementlicensee means the holder of a licence;MinisterministreMinister means the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development;territorial landsterres territorialesterritorial lands means lands in the Northwest Territories that are vested in Her Majesty in right of Canada or of which the Government of Canada has power to dispose;useutilisationuse, in relation to waters, means a direct or indirect use of any kind, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing,any diversion or obstruction of waters,any alteration of the flow of waters, andany alteration of the bed or banks of a river, stream, lake or other body of water, whether or not the body of water is seasonal,but does not include a use connected with shipping activities that are governed by the Canada Shipping Act, 2001;wastedéchetwaste meansany substance that, if added to water, would degrade or alter or form part of a process of degradation or alteration of the quality of the water to an extent that is detrimental to its use by people or by any animal, fish or plant, orwater that contains a substance in such a quantity or concentration, or that has been so treated, processed or changed, by heat or other means, that it would, if added to any other water, degrade or alter or form part of a process of degradation or alteration of the quality of that water to the extent described in paragraph (a),and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includesany substance or water that, for the purposes of the Canada Water Act, is deemed to be waste,any substance or class of substances prescribed by regulations made under subparagraph 33(1)(b)(i),water that contains any substance or class of substances in a quantity or concentration that is equal to or greater than a quantity or concentration prescribed in respect of that substance or class of substances by regulations made under subparagraph 33(1)(b)(ii), andwater that has been subjected to a treatment, process or change prescribed by regulations made under subparagraph 33(1)(b)(iii);water management areazone de gestionwater management area means a water management area established by the Governor in Council by regulations made under subparagraph 33(1)(a)(i);waterseauxwaters means any inland water, whether in a liquid or frozen state, on or below the surface of the land in the Northwest Territories.
  • 1992, c. 39, s. 2;
  • 2001, c. 26, s. 313;
  • 2002, c. 10, s. 180(F).
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GENERALApplication
National parks and historic sitesThis Act does not apply in respect of the use of waters or the deposit of waste within a park or park reserve to which the Canada National Parks Act applies, or on any land acquired for the purposes of the Historic Sites and Monuments Act, that is situated within the Mackenzie Valley, as that expression is defined in section 2 of the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act.Mackenzie ValleySections 10 to 13, subsection 14(6), sections 20 and 22, paragraphs 23(1)(b) and (2)(b), section 24, section 26 except in relation to type A licences under this Act, sections 27 and 28 and subsection 37(2) do not apply in respect of the Mackenzie Valley, as defined in section 2 of the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act.Mackenzie ValleySection 31 does not apply in respect of first nation lands within the meaning of Part 3 of the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act.
  • 1998, c. 25, s. 165;
  • 2000, c. 32, s. 69.
Binding on Her MajestyThis Act is binding on Her Majesty in right of Canada, except that Her Majesty in right of Canada is not required to pay any fee prescribed by regulations made under subparagraph 33(1)(k)(i) or (ii).
Waters vested in Her MajestySubject to any rights, powers or privileges granted pursuant to the Dominion Water Power Act or preserved under that Act, the property in and the right to the use and flow of all waters are vested in Her Majesty in right of Canada.
Application of Other Acts
Other Acts, etc., to be complied withNothing in this Act, the regulations or a licence authorizes a person to contravene or fail to comply with any other Act or any regulation or order made thereunder, except as provided in that other Act, regulation or order.
Delegation to Northwest Territories Minister
Delegation to Northwest Territories MinisterThe Minister may, in writing, delegate to the person occupying the recognized position of Minister of the Northwest Territories responsible for water resources any of the Minister’s functions under section 10, subsections 13(1) and 14(6), section 20, paragraph 21(3)(c), subsection 23(4), paragraph 24(b) and section 31, either generally or as otherwise provided in the instrument of delegation.
Agreements
Agreements with provinces and territoriesWith the approval of the Governor in Council and subject to any agreement entered into under section 5 or 11 of the Canada Water Act, the Minister may, on behalf of the Government of Canada, enter into an agreement with a provincial or territorial government providing for the management of any waterssituated partially in the Northwest Territories and partially in a province or any other territory; orflowing between the Northwest Territories and a province or any other territory.
  • 1992, c. 39, s. 7;
  • 1993, c. 28, s. 78;
  • 1998, c. 15, s. 35.
Other water authoritiesWhere the use of waters or the deposit of waste that is the subject of an application to the Board would have a significant impact on a use of waters or a deposit of waste in an area for which another body is exercising powers of water management, the Board may collaborate with that body.
  • 2002, c. 10, s. 181.
USE OF WATERS
Use of waters in water management areasExcept as authorized pursuant to the Dominion Water Power Act, and subject to subsection (2), no person shall use, or permit the use of, waters in a water management area exceptin accordance with the conditions of a licence; oras authorized by regulations made under paragraph 33(1)(m).Exemptions from application of subsection (1)Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of the use of watersby a domestic user;by an instream user; orfor the purpose ofextinguishing a fire, oron an emergency basis, controlling or preventing a flood.Duties in certain casesWhere any person diverts waters for a purpose set out in paragraph (2)(c), the person shall, when the need for the diversion has ceased, discontinue the diversion and, in so far as possible, restore the original channel conditions.
  • 1992, c. 39, s. 8;
  • 2002, c. 10, s. 182(F).
DEPOSIT OF WASTE
ProhibitionExcept in accordance with the conditions of a licence or as authorized by regulations made under paragraph 33(1)(n), no person shall, subject to subsection (2), deposit or permit the deposit of wastein any waters in a water management area; orin any other place under conditions in which the waste, or any other waste that results from the deposit of that waste, may enter any waters in a water management area.ExceptionSubsection (1) does not apply to the deposit of waste in waters that form part of a water quality management area designated pursuant to the Canada Water Act if the waste so depositedis of a type and quantity, andis deposited under conditionsprescribed by regulations made by the Governor in Council under paragraph 18(2)(a) of that Act with respect to that water quality management area.Duty to report unlawful deposits of wasteWhere waste is deposited in contravention of this section, every person whoowns the waste or has the charge, management or control thereof, orcaused or contributed to the depositshall forthwith, in accordance with the regulations, if any, made under subparagraph 33(1)(o)(i), report the deposit to an inspector designated under subsection 35(1) if no person or authority has been prescribed under subparagraph 33(1)(o)(ii) or, if a person or authority has been prescribed under subparagraph 33(1)(o)(ii), to that person or authority.
TLICHO COMMUNITIES
ExemptionSections 8 and 9 do not apply in respect of a use of waters or a deposit of waste in a Tlicho community, if the local government of that community has enacted a bylaw providing that a licence is not required for that type of use or deposit.Same meaningThe expressions Tlicho community and local government in subsection (1) have the same meaning as in section 2 of the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act.
  • 2005, c. 1, s. 103.
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES WATER BOARD
Establishment of BoardThere is hereby established the Northwest Territories Water Board, consisting of from four to nine members appointed by the Minister.MembershipThe membership of the Board shall includeat least one nominee of the Minister presiding over each of the departments of the Government of Canada that, in the opinion of the Governor in Council, are most directly concerned with the management of waters; andat least three nominees of the person occupying the recognized position of Government Leader of the Northwest Territories.Chairperson and vice-chairpersonThe Minister shall designate two members of the Board to be chairperson and vice-chairperson, respectively.Main officeThe main office of the Board shall be at Yellowknife, in the Northwest Territories.
Staff of BoardThe Minister shall provide such officers and employees from within the federal public administration and such professional and technical advisers as are necessary for the proper conduct of the business of the Board.
  • 1992, c. 39, s. 11;
  • 2003, c. 22, s. 224(E).
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OBJECTS AND POWERS OF BOARD
ObjectsThe objects of the Board are to provide for the conservation, development and utilization of waters in a manner that will provide the optimum benefit for all Canadians in general and, in particular, for the residents of any part of the Northwest Territories for which the Board is authorized to issue licences.
  • 1992, c. 39, s. 12;
  • 2002, c. 10, s. 183.
Minister’s policy directions to BoardThe Minister may give written policy directions to the Board with respect to the carrying out of any of the Board’s functions under this Act, and the Board shall, subject to subsections (2) and (3), comply with any such policy directions.LimitationExcept as provided by subsection (3), a policy direction does not apply in respect of applications that, at the time when the policy direction is given,are pending before the Board; orhave been approved by the Board and are awaiting approval under subsection 14(6).ExceptionA policy direction applies in respect of applications referred to in subsection (2) if non-application of the policy direction could result in a licence that is inconsistent with another Act or a regulation or order made thereunder.Statutory Instruments ActA policy direction shall be deemed not to be a regulation within the meaning of the Statutory Instruments Act.
Issue of licencesSubject to this section, the Board may issue type A licences and type B licences, in accordance with the criteria set out in the regulations made under paragraph 33(1)(c), for a term not exceeding twenty-five years, permitting the applicant for the licence, on payment of the fees prescribed by regulations made under subparagraph 33(1)(k)(i)at the times and in the manner prescribed by any applicable regulations made under paragraph 33(1)(l), orin the absence of such regulations, at the times and in the manner set out in the licence,to use waters or deposit waste, or both, in connection with the operation of the appurtenant undertaking and in accordance with the conditions specified in the licence.IdemThe Board shall not issue a licence in respect of a use of waters referred to in subsection 8(2).IdemThe Board shall not refuse to issue a licence merely because the use of waters or deposit of waste in respect of which the application for the licence is made is already authorized by regulations made under paragraph 33(1)(m) or (n).Conditions for issue of licenceWhere an application for a licence is made, the Board shall not issue a licence unless the applicant satisfies the Board thateitherthe use of waters or the deposit of waste proposed by the applicant would not adversely affect, in a significant way, the use of waters, whether in or outside the water management area to which the application relates,by any existing licensee who holds a licence issued under this Act or the Nunavut Waters and Nunavut Surface Rights Tribunal Act, orby any other applicant whose proposed use of waters would take precedence over the applicant’s proposed use by virtue of section 29, orevery licensee and applicant to whom subparagraph (i) applies has entered into a compensation agreement with the applicant;compensation that the Board considers appropriate has been or will be paid by the applicant to any other applicant described in clause (a)(i)(B) but to whom paragraph (a) does not apply, and toany licensee who holds a licence issued under this Act or the Nunavut Waters and Nunavut Surface Rights Tribunal Act and to whom paragraph (a) does not apply,domestic users,instream users,authorized users,authorized waste depositors,persons referred to in paragraph 61(d) of the Nunavut Waters and Nunavut Surface Rights Tribunal Act,owners of property,occupiers of property, andholders of outfitting concessions, registered trapline holders, and holders of other rights of a similar naturewho were such licensees, users, depositors, owners, occupiers or holders, whether in or outside the water management area to which the application relates, at the time when the applicant filed an application with the Board in accordance with the regulations made under paragraphs 33(1)(d) and (e), who would be adversely affected by the use of waters or deposit of waste proposed by the applicant, and who have notified the Board in response to the notice of the application given pursuant to subsection 23(1) and within the time period stipulated in that notice for making representations to the Board;[Repealed, 2002, c. 10, s. 184]any waste that would be produced by the appurtenant undertaking will be treated and disposed of in a manner that is appropriate for the maintenance ofwater quality standards prescribed by regulations made under paragraph 33(1)(h) or, in the absence of such regulations, such water quality standards as the Board considers acceptable, andeffluent standards prescribed by regulations made under paragraph 33(1)(i) or, in the absence of such regulations, such effluent standards as the Board considers acceptable; andthe financial responsibility of the applicant, taking into account the applicant’s past performance, is adequate forthe completion of the appurtenant undertaking,such mitigative measures as may be required, andthe satisfactory maintenance and restoration of the site in the event of any future closing or abandonment of that undertaking.Factors in determining compensationIn determining the compensation that is appropriate for the purpose of paragraph (4)(b), the Board shall consider all relevant factors, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing,provable loss or damage;potential loss or damage;the extent and duration of the adverse effect, including the incremental adverse effect;the extent of the use of waters by persons who would be adversely affected; andnuisance, inconvenience and noise.Minister or designated person must approve licenceThe Board may issue a licence only with the approvalin the case of a type A licence, of the Minister; orin the case of a type B licence,of the chairperson of the Board, where no public hearing is held by the Board in connection with the application for the licence, orof the Minister, where a public hearing is held by the Board in connection with the application for the licence.Statutory Instruments ActFor greater certainty, licences issued by the Board under this Act either before or after the coming into force of this subsection are not statutory instruments within the meaning of the Statutory Instruments Act.
  • 1992, c. 39, s. 14;
  • 1998, c. 25, s. 166;
  • 2002, c. 10, s. 184;
  • 2005, c. 1, s. 104.
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Conditions of licenceSubject to this Act and the regulations, the Board may include in a licence any conditions that it considers appropriate, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing,conditions relating to the manner of use of waters permitted to be used under the licence;conditions relating to the quantity, concentration and types of waste that may be deposited in any waters by the licensee;conditions under which any such waste may be so deposited;conditions relating to studies to be undertaken, works to be constructed, plans to be submitted, and monitoring programs to be undertaken; andconditions relating to any future closing or abandonment of the appurtenant undertaking.Board to minimize adverse effectsIn fixing the conditions of a licence, the Board shall make all reasonable efforts to minimize any adverse effects of the issuance of the licence onlicensees,domestic users,instream users,authorized users,authorized waste depositors,owners of property,occupiers of property, andholders of outfitting concessions, registered trapline holders, and holders of other rights of a similar naturewho are such licensees, users, depositors, owners, occupiers or holders, whether in or outside the water management area to which the application relates, at the time when the Board is considering the fixing of those conditions, who would be adversely affected by the use of waters or deposit of waste proposed by the applicant, and who have notified the Board in response to the notice of the application given pursuant to subsection 23(1) and within the time period stipulated in that notice for making representations to the Board.Conditions relating to waste, where regulations under Canada Water Act applyWhere the Board issues a licence in respect of any waters that form part of a water quality management area designated pursuant to the Canada Water Act, it may not include in the licence any conditions relating to the deposit of waste in those waters that are less stringent than the provisions of the regulations made under paragraph 18(2)(a) of that Act with respect to those waters.Conditions relating to waste, where regulations under Canada Water Act do not applyWhere the Board issues a licence in respect of any waters that do not form part of a water quality management area designated pursuant to the Canada Water Act,if any regulations made under paragraph 33(1)(h) are in force for those waters, the Board may not include in the licence any conditions relating to the deposit of waste in those waters that are not based on the water quality standards prescribed for those waters by those regulations; andif any regulations made under paragraph 33(1)(i) are in force in relation to those waters, the Board may not include in the licence any conditions relating to the deposit of waste in those waters that are less stringent than the effluent standards prescribed in relation to those waters by those regulations.Conditions relating to waste, where regulations under Fisheries Act applyWhere the Board issues a licence in respect of any waters that do not form part of a water quality management area designated pursuant to the Canada Water Act, and to which any regulations made under subsection 36(5) of the Fisheries Act apply, the Board may not include in the licence any conditions relating to the deposit of waste in those waters that are less stringent than the provisions of those regulations.Conditions relating to design, etc., of worksIf any regulations made under paragraph 33(1)(j) are in force, a licence shall include conditions that are at least as stringent as any applicable standards prescribed by those regulations.Licence conditions deemed amendedWhere regulations referred to in subsection (3), (4), (5) or (6) are made or amended after the issuance of a licence, the conditions of the licence are thereupon deemed to be amended to the extent, if any, necessary in order to comply, or remain in compliance, with that subsection.
  • 1992, c. 39, s. 15;
  • 2002, c. 10, s. 185(F).
Inuit-owned landThe Board shall not issue a licence in respect of 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, unlessthe applicant has entered into an agreement with the designated Inuit organization to pay compensation for any loss or damage that may be caused by the alteration; orwhere there is no agreement referred to in paragraph (a),on the request of the applicant or the designated Inuit organization, the Board has made a joint determination of the appropriate compensation with the Nunavut Water Board, orwhere the Board and the Nunavut Water Board are unable to jointly determine compensation under subparagraph (i), a judge of the Nunavut Court of Justice has determined the compensation.Payment of compensationThe payment of compensation referred to in paragraph (1)(b) shall be a condition of the licence.CostsUnless otherwise determined by the Nunavut Water Board, costs incurred by the designated Inuit organization as a result of a request referred to in subparagraph (1)(b)(i) shall be paid by the applicant.
  • 2002, c. 10, s. 186.
Negotiation to be in good faithA request referred to in subparagraph 15.1(1)(b)(i) shall not be considered by the Board unless the requester has negotiated in good faith and has been unable to reach an agreement.
  • 2002, c. 10, s. 186.
Factors in determining compensationFor the purpose of determining compensation under paragraph 15.1(1)(b), the following factors shall be taken into account:the adverse effects of the alteration of the quality, quantity or flow of waters on Inuit-owned land;the nuisance, inconvenience or disturbance, including noise, caused by the alteration;the cumulative adverse effects of the alteration and of any existing uses of waters and deposits of waste;the cultural attachment of Inuit to the affected Inuit-owned land, including waters;the peculiar and special value of the affected Inuit-owned land, including waters; andany interference with Inuit rights derived from the Agreement or otherwise.
  • 2002, c. 10, s. 186.
Periodic review and paymentUnless otherwise agreed by the designated Inuit organization and the applicant, where a determination of compensation has been made under paragraph 15.1(1)(b), that determination shall provide, having due regard to the nature and duration of the use of waters or deposit of waste, for the periodic review and periodic payment of that compensation.
  • 2002, c. 10, s. 186.
InterpretationIn this section and sections 15.1 to 15.4,“Agreement”, “Inuit”, “Inuit-owned land”, “Makivik” and “Tunngavik” have the meanings assigned by subsection 2(1) of the Nunavut Waters and Nunavut Surface Rights Tribunal Act; and“designated Inuit organization” meansexcept in the case of the jointly owned lands referred to in section 40.2.8 of the Agreement,Tunngavik, orany organization designated in the public record maintained by Tunngavik under the Agreement as being responsible for the functions described under sections 20.3.1 and 20.4.1 of the Agreement, orin the case of the jointly owned lands referred to in section 40.2.8 of the Agreement, Makivik, acting jointly with the organization determined under subparagraph (i).InterpretationFor greater certainty, sections 15.1 to 15.4 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.
  • 2002, c. 10, s. 186.
Gwich’in and Sahtu landsWhere 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.
  • 2002, c. 10, s. 186.
Application for licenceAn application for a licence shall be in such form and contain such information as is prescribed by the regulations.Information and studies to be provided to BoardThe Board shall require an applicant for a licence to provide the Board with such information and studies concerning the use of waters or deposit of waste proposed by the applicant as will enable the Board to evaluate any qualitative and quantitative effects thereof on waters.
Board may require securityThe Board may require an applicant for a licence, a licensee or a prospective assignee of a licence to furnish and maintain security with the Minister, in an amount specified in, or determined in accordance with, the regulations made under paragraph 33(1)(g) and in a form prescribed by those regulations or a form satisfactory to the Minister.How security may be appliedThe security may be applied by the Minister in the following manner:where the Minister is satisfied that a person who is entitled to be compensated by a licensee pursuant to section 30 has taken all reasonable measures to recover compensation from the licensee and has been unsuccessful in that recovery, the security may be applied to compensate that person, either fully or partially; andthe security may be applied to reimburse Her Majesty in right of Canada, either fully or partially, for reasonable costs incurred by Her Majesty in right of Canada pursuant to subsection 37(3) or 39(1), subject to subsection (3).LimitationParagraph (2)(b) applies in respect of costs incurred pursuant to subsection 39(1) only to the extent that the incurring of those costs was based on subparagraph 39(1)(b)(i).IdemThe amount of security that the Minister may apply pursuant to subsection (2) in respect of any particular incident or matter may not exceed in the aggregate the amount of the security referred to in subsection (1).Refund of securityWhere the Minister is satisfied thatan appurtenant undertaking has been permanently closed or permanently abandoned, ora licence has been assigned,any portion of the security that, in the Minister’s opinion, will not be required under subsection (2) shall forthwith be refunded to the licensee (where paragraph (a) applies) or to the assignor (where paragraph (b) applies).
Renewal, amendment and cancellation of licencesSubject to subsections (2) and (3), the Board mayrenew a licence, each renewal being for a term not exceeding twenty-five years, either with or without changes to the conditions of the licence,on the application of the licensee, orin any other case, where the renewal appears to the Board to be in the public interest;amend, for a specified term or otherwise, any condition of a licenceon the application of the licensee,to deal with a water shortage in any water management area, orin any other case, where the amendment appears to the Board to be in the public interest; andcancel a licenceon the application of the licensee,where the licensee, for three successive years, fails to exercise the licensee’s rights under the licence, orin any other case, where the cancellation appears to the Board to be in the public interest.Application of certain provisionsSections 14 to 17 apply, with such modifications as the circumstances require, in respect of a renewal of, or an amendment to, a licence.IdemSubsections 14(6) and 16(1) apply, with such modifications as the circumstances require, in respect of a cancellation of a licence.
Assignment of licencesAny sale or other disposition of any right, title or interest of a licensee in an appurtenant undertaking constitutes, without further action by the licensee, an assignment of the licence to the person or persons to whom the sale or other disposition is made if the assignment of the licence was authorized by the Board.Authorization of assignment of licenceThe Board shall authorize the assignment of a licence if it is satisfied thatthe sale or other disposition of any right, title or interest of the licensee in the appurtenant undertaking at the time, in the manner and on the terms and conditions agreed to by the licensee, andthe operation of the appurtenant undertaking by the prospective assigneewould not be likely to result in a contravention of, or failure to comply with, any condition of the licence or any provision of this Act or the regulations.Licence not otherwise assignableExcept as provided in this section, a licence is not assignable.
Recommendations to MinisterThe Board may, and at the request of the Minister shall, make such recommendations to the Minister as it considers appropriate concerning any matter in respect of which the Governor in Council is authorized by section 33 or 34 to make regulations or orders.
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND PROCEDURE
Optional hearingThe Board may, where satisfied that it would be in the public interest, hold a public hearing in connection with any matter relating to its objects, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing,the issuance or renewal of, or an amendment to, a type B licence;an amendment to a type A licence pursuant to which neither the use, flow or quality of waters nor the term of the licence would be altered; andthe cancellation of a type B licence pursuant to subparagraph 18(1)(c)(i).Mandatory hearingSubject to subsection (3), a public hearing shall be held by the Board where the Board is consideringthe issuance or renewal of a type A licence;an amendment to a type A licence pursuant to which the use, flow or quality of waters, or the term of the licence, would be altered;the cancellation of a type A licence pursuant to paragraph 18(1)(c);the cancellation of a type B licence pursuant to subparagraph 18(1)(c)(ii) or (iii); oran application pursuant to section 31 for permission to enter on, use, occupy, take and acquire any lands or any interest therein.Cases where subsection (2) does not applySubsection (2) does not applywherethe applicant or the licensee, as the case may be, consents in writing to the disposition of the matter without a public hearing, andafter giving notice of a public hearing in connection with the matter pursuant to section 23, the Board receives no notification on or before the tenth day prior to the day of the proposed hearing that any person or body intends to appear and make representations in connection with the matter;where, in the case of a renewal referred to in paragraph (2)(a), the licensee has filed with the Board an application for renewal in accordance with the regulations made under paragraphs 33(1)(d) and (e) and the term of the renewal or renewals granted by the Board does not exceed sixty days in the aggregate; orwhere, in the case of an amendment to a type A licence pursuant to which the use, flow or quality of waters would be altered, the Board, with the consent of the Minister, declares the amendment to be required on an emergency basis.Place of hearingA public hearing under this section shall be held at such place in the Northwest Territories as the Board considers appropriate, and may be adjourned by the Board from time to time and from place to place within Canada.
  • 1992, c. 39, s. 21;
  • 2002, c. 10, s. 187(F).
Powers of the BoardThe Board has, in respect of any public hearing under section 21, all the powers of a commissioner appointed under Part I of the Inquiries Act.
Notice of applicationsSubject to subsection (4), the Board shall give notice of each application made to itby publishing the application in a newspaper of general circulation in the area affected or, if there is not such a newspaper, in such other manner as the Board considers appropriate; andwhere an application is made in respect of a matter mentioned in any of paragraphs 21(2)(a) to (e), by publishing the application in the Canada Gazette.Notice of public hearingSubject to subsection (4), the Board shall give notice of a public hearing to be held by itby publishing a notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the area affected or, if there is not such a newspaper, in such other manner as the Board considers appropriate, andby publishing a notice in the Canada Gazette,and the day fixed for the public hearing shall be at least thirty-five days after the day on which the requirements of this subsection have been met.Where public hearing not heldSubject to subsection (4), where a public hearing is not held by the Board in connection with an application, the Board may not act on the application until at least ten days after the requirements of subsection (1) have been met.Where subsections (1) to (3) do not applySubsections (1) to (3) do not apply in respect of an application for the amendment of a licence where the Board, with the consent of the Minister, declares the amendment to be required on an emergency basis.
RulesThe Board may make rules respectingits sittings;with the approval of the Minister, its quorum;the procedure for making representations and complaints to it, the conduct of hearings before it, and generally the manner of conducting any business before it; andgenerally, the carrying on of its work, the management of its internal affairs, and the duties of the officers and employees and the professional and technical advisers provided to it by the Minister.
PUBLIC REGISTER
Public registerThe Board shall maintain at its main office a register, in the form prescribed by the regulations made under paragraph 33(1)(s) and convenient for use by the public, in which shall be entered, with respect to each application received by the Board and with respect to each licence, such information as is prescribed by those regulations.Register to be open to inspectionThe register maintained pursuant to this section shall be open to inspection, during normal business hours of the Board, by any person on payment of a fee, if any, prescribed by the regulations made under subparagraph 33(1)(k)(iii).Copies of contents of registerThe Board shall, on request and on payment of a fee, if any, fixed by the Board, make available copies of information contained in the register.
DECISIONS AND ORDERS
Where Board is to issue reasonsThe Board shall issue, and make available to the public, written reasons for its decisions or orders relating to any licence or any application.
Decisions and orders finalExcept as provided in this Act, every decision or order of the Board is final and conclusive.
Appeal to Federal CourtAn appeal lies from a decision or order of the Board to the Federal Court on a question of law, or a question of jurisdiction, on leave therefor being obtained from that Court on application made within forty-five days after the making of that decision or order or within such further time as that Court, or a judge thereof, under special circumstances allows.Entry of appealNo appeal lies after leave therefor has been obtained under subsection (1) unless the appeal is entered in the Federal Court within sixty days after the making of the order granting leave to appeal.
RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF LICENSEES AND OTHERS
PrecedenceWhere two persons have licences or other authorizations to use waters issued by any authority responsible for the management of waters in the Northwest Territories or in Nunavut, the person who first applied is entitled to the use of the waters in accordance with that person’s licence or authorization in precedence to the other person.Amendments to a licence or authorizationSubsection (1) applies, with such modifications as circumstances require, in respect of any rights a person acquires through an amendment to that person’s licence or authorization.Renewal or assignment of a licence or authorizationSubject to subsection (2), a licence or authorization that has been renewed or assigned shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to be a continuation of the original licence or authorization.
  • 1992, c. 39, s. 29;
  • 2002, c. 10, s. 188.
Right to sue for compensationExcept as otherwise provided by a compensation agreement referred to in subparagraph 14(4)(a)(ii), a person who is adversely affected as a result ofthe issuance of a licence, ora use of water or deposit of waste authorized by regulations made under paragraph 33(1)(m) or (n)is entitled to be compensated by the licensee, authorized user or authorized waste depositor in respect of that adverse effect, and may sue for and recover any such compensation in any court of competent jurisdiction.Rights protectedA person is not barred from exercising any rights conferred by subsection (1) merely because of having been paid compensation referred to in subsection 14(4), or because of having been paid compensation pursuant to paragraph 17(2)(a) or pursuant to a compensation agreement referred to in subparagraph 14(4)(a)(ii).
Permission to expropriateAn 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 the Northwest Territories, and where the Minister, on the recommendation of the Board, is satisfied thatthe lands or interest are reasonably required by the applicant or licensee for use in relation to the appurtenant undertaking, andthe applicant or licensee has made reasonable efforts to acquire the lands or interest and has been unable to do so and it is in the public interest that such permission be granted to the applicant or licensee,the Minister may, in writing, grant the permission.Notice to appropriate ministerWhere 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.Expropriation ActFor the purposes of the Expropriation Act, land or an interest in land in respect of which the Minister has granted permission under subsection (1) 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 construed as a reference to the applicant or licensee.Charges for servicesThe appropriate minister in relation to Part I of the Expropriation Act may make regulations prescribing fees or charges to be paid by an applicant or a licensee in respect of an expropriation referred to in subsection (1), and rates of interest payable in respect of those fees and charges.Debt due to Her MajestyThe fees or charges are a debt due to Her Majesty in right of Canada by the applicant or licensee, and shall bear interest at the prescribed rate from the date they are payable.SecurityThe Minister may require the applicant or licensee to provide security, in an amount determined by the Minister and subject to any terms and conditions that the Minister may specify, for the payment of any fees or charges that are or may become payable under this section.Mitigation of damages — enforcement of undertakingWhere the applicant or licensee, in mitigation of any injury or damage caused or likely to be caused to lands by an expropriation, undertakesto abandon or grant, to the owner of the lands or a person interested in the lands, any portion of its lands or of the land being taken or any easement, servitude or privilege over or in respect of the lands, andto construct and maintain any work for the benefit of the owner or interested person,and the owner or interested person accepts the undertaking, the undertaking is deemed to be an undertaking referred to in paragraph 28(1)(b) of the Expropriation Act, and it may be enforced by the Board as if it were a condition of the licensee’s licence.Copy of document evidencing permission to be depositedA copy of the document evidencing the permission granted by the Minister pursuant to subsection (1), certified as such by the chairperson or vice-chairperson of the Board, shall be deposited with the registrar or registrars of titles for the land registration district or districts in which the lands affected by the permission are situated.Duties of registrars of titlesThe provisions of section 43 of the National Energy Board Act relating to plans, profiles and books of reference deposited with registrars of deeds pursuant to that Act and the duties of registrars of deeds with respect thereto, in so far as they are reasonably applicable and not inconsistent with this Act, apply in respect of copies deposited pursuant to subsection (4).ExceptionsThis section does not apply in respect ofterritorial lands; orlands belonging to any railway company that are used or required by the company for the purposes of its railway.
  • 1992, c. 39, s. 31;
  • 1996, c. 10, s. 248;
  • 2002, c. 10, s. 189.
Rights of persons not affectedNothing in this Act or the regulations or in a licence constitutes a defence to a claim for loss or damage sustained by any person by reason of the construction or operation of any work forming part of an appurtenant undertaking.
REGULATIONS AND ORDERS
RegulationsThe Governor in Council may make regulationson the recommendation of the Minister and the Board,establishing water management areas consisting of river basins or other geographical areas, andclassifying purposes of use of waters in any water management area;prescribingsubstances and classes of substances,quantities or concentrations of substances and classes of substances in water, andtreatments, processes and changes of waterfor the purposes of paragraphs (d) to (f) of the definition “waste” in section 2;setting out the criteria to be applied by the Board in determining whether a proposed use of waters or deposit of waste for which a licence is required under this Act requires a type A licence or a type B licence;setting out the procedure to be followed on an application to the Board;prescribing the form of applications to the Board, the information to be submitted to the Board in connection with any application, and the form in which any of that information is to be submitted;prescribing forms, in addition to any forms prescribed under paragraph (e);respecting the amount of security that may be required to be furnished and maintained under subsection 17(1), and prescribing the form and the terms and conditions of the security, which regulations may empower the Board to fix the amount of the security subject to a maximum specified in, or determined in accordance with, those regulations;prescribing water quality standards for any waters;prescribing effluent standards in relation to any waters;prescribing standards for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of works related to the use of waters or the deposit of waste;prescribing fees to be paidfor the right to use waters or deposit waste pursuant to a licence,for the filing of any application with the Board, andfor inspection of the register maintained pursuant to section 25;prescribing the times at which and the manner in which fees prescribed under paragraph (k) shall be paid;subject to any order made under subsection 34(2), authorizing the use without a licence of waters in a water management area for a purpose or use, in a quantity or at a rate, or for a period, or any combination of purpose, use, quantity, rate or period, specified in the regulations, and prescribing the conditions under which those waters may be used without a licence;subject to any order made under subsection 34(2), prescribing quantities, concentrations and types of waste that may be deposited without a licence, and the conditions under which any such waste may be deposited;prescribingthe manner in which a report under subsection 9(3) is to be made and the information to be contained therein, anda person or authority, in lieu of an inspector, to whom such a report is to be made;requiring persons who use waters or deposit waste in a water management areato maintain books and records for the proper enforcement of this Act, andto submit to the Board, on a regular monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis, reports on any of their operations to which this Act applies, and specifying the information to be contained therein;requiring persons who deposit waste in a water management areato submit representative samples of the waste to the Board for analysis, orto analyse representative samples of the waste and submit the results of the analysis to the Board;respecting the taking of representative samples of waters or waste and respecting the method of analysis of those samples;prescribing the form of the register to be maintained by the Board pursuant to section 25 and the information to be entered therein;respecting the duties of persons designated as analysts pursuant to section 35; andgenerally, for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act.Regulations may varyRegulations made under subsection (1) may vary according to any criterion or combination of criteria, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the use of waters, the purpose of that use, the quantity and rate of waters used, and the quantities, concentrations and types of waste deposited.
Reservation of lands from dispositionThe Governor in Council may, by order, reserve from disposition under any enactment relating to the disposition of territorial lands, for a specified period or otherwise, all or any interests in any territorial lands under the management, charge and direction of the Minister where the interests are, in the opinion of the Governor in Council, requiredfor the protection of any waters; orin connection with any undertaking the development or operation of which is, in the opinion of the Governor in Council, in the public interest and that would require the use of those interests in lands and of waters adjacent to those lands.Reservation of water rightsThe Governor in Council may, by order, direct the Board, for a specified period or otherwise, not to issue any licences permitting the use of, or the deposit of waste directly or indirectly into, any waters specified in the order,to enable comprehensive evaluation and planning to be carried out with respect to those waters, orwhere the use and flow of those waters, or the maintenance of the quality of those waters, is required in connection with a particular undertaking the development of which is, in the opinion of the Governor in Council, in the public interest,and an order made pursuant to this subsection may, for a reason set out in paragraph (a) or (b), prohibit a use of waters or a deposit of waste that would otherwise be permitted pursuant to regulations made under paragraph 33(1)(m) or (n), as the case may be.Effect of contravention of orderA disposition of all or any interests in any territorial lands in contravention of an order made pursuant to subsection (1), and a licence issued in contravention of an order made pursuant to subsection (2), is of no force or effect.
ENFORCEMENT
Inspectors and analystsThe Minister may designate any qualified person as an inspector or analyst for the purposes of this Act.Certificate to be producedThe Minister shall furnish every inspector with a certificate of designation as an inspector, and on entering any area, place or premises an inspector shall, if so requested, produce the certificate to the person in charge thereof.
Powers of inspectorsFor the purpose of ensuring compliance with this Act, the regulations or a licence, an inspector may, at any reasonable time,enter, subject to subsection (3), any area, place or premises in a water management area in which the inspector believes, on reasonable grounds, is being carried outthe construction of any work that, on completion, will form part of an undertaking the operation of which will require the use of waters or the deposit of waste, orthe alteration or extension of a work that forms part of such an undertaking;conduct such inspections of a work described in paragraph (a) as the inspector deems necessary in order to determinewhether any plans and specifications forming part of any application for a licence filed with the Board by the person constructing the work are being complied with, orwhether any alteration or extension of the work will or is likely to result in a contravention of any condition of a licence issued in association with an undertaking of which the work forms part; andenter, subject to subsection (3), any area, place or premises in which the inspector believes, on reasonable grounds, thatwaters are being used, orthere is being or has been carried out any process that may result in or has resulted in waste, or there is any waste, that may be added to waters,and examine any works related to the matters mentioned in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) and any waters or waste, open any container that the inspector believes on reasonable grounds contains any waters or waste, and take samples of any waters or waste.Books, records or documentsAn inspector who lawfully enters any area, place or premises pursuant to paragraph (1)(a) or (c) may examine any books, records or documents in the area, place or premises that the inspector believes, on reasonable grounds, contain any information relating tothe use of waters, orany process that is being or has been carried out therein that involves the use of waters or results or is likely to result in waste,and may make copies thereof or take extracts therefrom.Exception where dwelling-placeNo inspector may, pursuant to paragraph (1)(a) or (c), enter any area, place or premises that is designed to be used and is being used as a permanent or temporary private dwelling-place.Assistance to inspectorsThe owner or person in charge of any area, place or premises referred to in this section and every person found therein shall give an inspector all reasonable assistance to enable the inspector to carry out the inspector’s functions under this Act and shall furnish the inspector with such information with respect to the administration of this Act as the inspector may reasonably request.
Remedial measuresWhere an inspector, whether or not a report has been made under subsection 9(3), believes, on reasonable grounds,thatwaters have been or may be used in contravention of subsection 8(1) or of a condition of a licence,waste has been or may be deposited in contravention of subsection 9(1) or of a condition of a licence, orthere has been, or may be, a failure of a work related to the use of waters or the deposit of waste, whether or not there has been compliance with any standards prescribed by regulations made under paragraph 33(1)(j) and with any standards imposed by a licence, andthat a danger to persons, property or the environment results, or may reasonably be expected to result, from the adverse effects of that use, deposit or failure,the inspector may direct any person to take such reasonable measures as the inspector may specify, including the cessation of an activity, to prevent the use, deposit or failure from occurring or to counteract, mitigate or remedy the adverse effects.Review by MinisterWhere an inspector gives a direction to a person under subsection (1), the Ministershall, if so requested by the person, forthwith review the direction; andmay, after completion of the review referred to in paragraph (a), or on the Minister’s own initiative, alter or revoke the direction.Inspector may take measuresWhere a person to whom a direction is given under subsection (1) contravenes or fails to comply with the direction, the inspector may take the measures referred to in that direction, and may, for that purpose, enter any area, place or premises, except one that is designed to be used and is being used as a permanent or temporary private dwelling-place.Recovery of Her Majesty’s costsAny portion of the reasonable costs incurred by Her Majesty in right of Canada pursuant to subsection (3) that is not recoverable from the security referred to in section 17because of the non-existence or inadequacy of that security,because all or a portion of that security has been applied pursuant to paragraph 17(2)(a),because all or a portion of that security has been refunded pursuant to subsection 17(5), orfor any other reasonmay be recovered from the person to whom the direction under subsection (1) was given, as a debt due to Her Majesty.
ObstructionNo person shall wilfully obstruct or otherwise interfere with an inspector in the carrying out of the inspector’s functions under this Act.False statementsNo person shall knowingly make a false or misleading statement, either orally or in writing, to an inspector or other person engaged in carrying out functions under this Act.
Where work closed or abandonedWhere the Minister believes, on reasonable grounds, thata person has closed or abandoned, temporarily or permanently, a work related to the use of waters or the deposit of waste, andeitherthe person has contravened or failed to comply with any condition of a licence or any provision of this Act or the regulations, whether or not the condition or provision relates to closing or abandonment, ora danger to persons, property or the environment may result from the past operation of the work or from its closing or abandonment,the Minister may take any reasonable measures to prevent, counteract, mitigate or remedy any resulting adverse effect on persons, property or the environment, and for that purpose may enter any area, place or premises, except one that is designed to be used and is being used as a permanent or temporary private dwelling-place.Recovery of Her Majesty’s costsAny portion of the reasonable costs incurred by Her Majesty in right of Canada pursuant to subsection (1) that is not recoverable from the security referred to in section 17because of the non-existence or inadequacy of that security,because all or a portion of that security has been applied pursuant to paragraph 17(2)(a),because all or a portion of that security has been refunded pursuant to subsection 17(5), orfor any other reasonmay be recovered from the person referred to in subsection (1) as a debt due to Her Majesty, to the extent that the incurring of those costs was based on subparagraph (1)(b)(i).
OFFENCES AND PUNISHMENT
Principal offencesAny person whocontravenes subsection 8(1) or section 9,fails to comply with subsection 8(3), orcontravenes or fails to comply with a direction given by an inspector under subsection 37(1)is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or to both.Type A licenseesA licensee who holds a type A licence whocontravenes or fails to comply with any condition of the licence, where the contravention or failure to comply does not constitute an offence under section 41, orwithout reasonable excuse, fails to furnish or maintain security as required under subsection 17(1)is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or to both.Type B licenseesA licensee who holds a type B licence whocontravenes or fails to comply with any condition of the licence, where the contravention or failure to comply does not constitute an offence under section 41, orwithout reasonable excuse, fails to furnish or maintain security as required under subsection 17(1)is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both.Continuing offencesWhere an offence under this section is committed on, or continued for, more than one day, it shall be deemed to be a separate offence for each day on which it is committed or continued.
Other offencesAny person whocontravenes or fails to comply with subsection 36(4), section 38 or any regulations made under paragraph 33(1)(p), (q) or (r), orexcept as authorized pursuant to this Act or any other Act of Parliament, wilfully obstructs or otherwise interferes with a licensee or any person acting on behalf of a licensee in the exercise of any rights granted to the licensee under this Actis guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.
Limitation periodProceedings in respect of an offence under this Act may be instituted at any time within but not later than two years after the time when the subject-matter of the proceedings arose.
Action to enjoin not prejudiced by prosecutionNotwithstanding that a prosecution has been instituted in respect of an offence under section 40, the Attorney General of Canada may commence and maintain proceedings to enjoin conduct that constitutes an offence thereunder.Civil remedy not affectedNo civil remedy for any act or omission is suspended or affected by reason that the act or omission is an offence under this Act.
Certificate of analystSubject to this section, a certificate purporting to be signed by an analyst and stating that the analyst has analysed or examined a sample submitted to the analyst by an inspector and stating the result of the analysis or examination is admissible in evidence in any prosecution under this Act and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, is proof of the statements contained in the certificate, without proof of the signature or official character of the person appearing to have signed the certificate.Attendance of analystA party against whom a certificate of an analyst is produced pursuant to subsection (1) may, with leave of the court, require the attendance of the analyst for the purposes of cross-examination.NoticeNo certificate shall be admitted in evidence pursuant to subsection (1) unless the party intending to produce it has given to the party against whom it is intended to be produced reasonable notice of that intention, together with a copy of the certificate.
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
Members of the BoardPersons who, pursuant to the Northern Inland Waters Act, were members of the Northwest Territories Water Board immediately before the coming into force of this Act continue as such thereafter as if they had been appointed pursuant to this Act.
  • 1992, c. 39, s. 45;
  • 1994, c. 26, s. 48(F).
LicensesLicences relating to the Northwest Territories that were in force under the Northern Inland Waters Act immediately before the coming into force of this Act continue in force thereafter as if they had been issued in accordance with this Act.IdemOn the day on which this Act comes into force, the Board shall send a written notification to the holder of each licence referred to in subsection (1), stating whether the licence is a type A licence or a type B licence in accordance with the regulations made under paragraph 33(1)(c), and that licence shall henceforth be deemed to be of the type stated in the notification.IdemSubsections 40(2) and (3) of this Act do not apply in respect of any condition of a licence referred to in subsection (1)until the ninetieth day after the coming into force of this Act; orif, on or before the day referred to in paragraph (a), the licensee has applied to the Board to amend the licence in relation to that condition, until the day on which that application is finally disposed of by the Board.
Authorized users and authorized waste depositorsWhere, immediately before the coming into force of this Act, a person was using waters or depositing waste under the authority of regulations made under paragraph 29(f) or (g) of the Northern Inland Waters Act in such a way that, after the coming into force of this Act, that use or deposit would constitute a contravention of subsection 8(1) or 9(1) of this Act if the person were not a licensee, the person may, notwithstanding those subsections, continue to use waters or deposit waste in a substantially equivalent wayuntil the ninetieth day after the coming into force of this Act; orif, on or before the day referred to in paragraph (a), the person has applied to the Board for a licence to continue that use or deposit, until the day on which that application is finally disposed of by the Board.
Applications to have priorityThe Board shall deal with applications referred to in paragraphs 46(3)(b) and 47(b) in priority to all other applications received by it.
CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENT1988, c. 12Northern Canada Power Commission (share issuance and sale authorization) Act
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Other references to Northern Inland Waters Act
Other references to Northern Inland Waters ActA reference to the Northern Inland Waters Act in any Act, regulation, document, instrument, proclamation or order in council shall be deemed, unless the context otherwise requires, to be a reference tothis Act,the Yukon Waters Act,this Act and the Yukon Waters Act, orthis Act or the Yukon Waters Act,whichever is appropriate.
COMING INTO FORCE
Coming into forceThis Act shall come into force on the day fixed pursuant to section 53 of Bill C-52 entitled An Act respecting water resources in the Yukon Territory, as introduced on December 12, 1991, for the coming into force of that Act.[Note: Act in force June 15, 1993, see SI/93-88.]
RELATED PROVISIONS — 2002, c. 10, ss. 171 to 174
Continuation of Nunavut Water BoardThe Board established by section 14 and the Nunavut Water Board established under the Agreement before the day on which this Act is assented to are hereby declared for all purposes to be one and the same body.Acts and decisions of the BoardAny act of the Board taken, or any decision made by it under the Agreement, before the day on which this Act is assented to is deemed, to the extent that the act or decision would have been valid under this Act, to have been validly taken or made under this Act.Ministerial approvalAny approval to the issuance of a licence by the Board that was given by the Minister before the day on which this Act is assented to is deemed to have been validly given under this Act, to the extent that the approval would have been validly given under this Act with the exception of subsection 56(2) to (2.2).Actions of inspectorsAny actions taken in Nunavut by inspectors under the Northwest Territories Waters Act, for the period beginning on July 9, 1996 and ending on the day before the day on which this Act is assented to, are deemed, to the extent that the actions would have been valid under this Act, to have been validly taken under this Act.
 — 2002, c. 10, ss. 171 to 174
LicencesThis Act does not affect licences for the use of waters or the deposit of waste in Nunavut issued under the Northwest Territories Waters Act that were in force immediately before the day on which this Act is assented to. The licences are deemed to have been issued by the Nunavut Water Board under this Act.Pending applicationsThe Nunavut Water Board shall dispose of any application respecting a licence in relation to a use of waters or a deposit of waste to which Part 1 applies that was made to the Northwest Territories Water Board and was pending on July 9, 1996.
 — 2002, c. 10, ss. 171 to 174
Existing regulationsUntil they have been replaced or repealed under this Act, the regulations and orders made under sections 33 and 34 of the Northwest Territories Waters Act that were in force on July 9, 1996 are binding on the Nunavut Water Board from that date, and continue to apply from that date in Nunavut, except in a national park, and the Board shall exercise the powers of the Northwest Territories Water Board under those regulations and orders in relation to Nunavut.Instream useThe regulations made under paragraph 33(1)(m) of the Northwest Territories Waters Act are deemed to authorize the unlicensed instream use of waters in Nunavut, except in a national park.Powers of BoardDuring the period of one year following the day on which this Act is assented to, the Nunavut Water Board may, by order, provide that any provision of the regulations made under paragraph 33(1)(m) or (n) of the Northwest Territories Waters Act ceases to apply in relation to Nunavut.
 — 2002, c. 10, ss. 171 to 174
Applications not requiring public hearingsThe regulations made under paragraph 33(1)(c) of the Northwest Territories Waters Act are deemed, in relation to the use of waters or the deposit of waste in Nunavut, to prescribe, as classes of applications that are exempted from the requirement of a public hearing, the classes of applications in relation to the following:in the case of a Type A licence,any amendment that does not affect the use, flow or quality of waters or alter the term of the licence,any amendment that affects the use, flow or quality of waters or alters the term of the licence, where the Nunavut Water Board, with the consent of the Minister, is of the opinion that an emergency exists that requires the amendment, orone or several renewals of a total duration not exceeding sixty days; and in the case of a Type B licence, its issuance, amendment, renewal or cancellation.ConsultationWithin one year after the day on which this Act is assented to, the Minister shall, unless regulations have been made under paragraph 82(1)(f) before that time to replace the regulations referred to in subsection (1), consult the Board on the application of subsection (1).