Canada Lands Surveys Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. L-6)
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Canada Lands Surveys Act
R.S.C., 1985, c. L-6
An Act respecting the surveys of public lands of Canada
SHORT TITLE
Marginal note:Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Canada Lands Surveys Act.
- R.S., c. L-5, s. 1.
INTERPRETATION
Marginal note:Definitions
2. (1) In this Act,
- “Board”
“Board”[Repealed, 1998, c. 14, s. 91]
“Canada Lands Surveyor”
« arpenteur des terres du Canada »
“Canada Lands Surveyor” means a Canada Lands Surveyor within the meaning of section 2 of the Canada Lands Surveyors Act;
- “candidate”
“candidate”[Repealed, 1998, c. 14, s. 91]
- “commission”
“commission”[Repealed, 1998, c. 14, s. 91]
“Commissioner”
« commissaire »
“Commissioner” means
(a) in respect of lands under his or her administration and control under the Yukon Act, the Commissioner of Yukon, and
(b) in respect of the properties described in section 44 of the Northwest Territories Act, the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, and
(c) in respect of the lands referred to in subsection 49(1) of the Nunavut Act, the Commissioner of Nunavut;
- “examination”
“examination”[Repealed, 1998, c. 14, s. 91]
“Minister”
« ministre »
“Minister” means, except in Part III, the Minister of Natural Resources;
“monument”
« borne-signal »
“monument” means a post, stake, peg, mound, pit, trench or any other object, thing or device used under this Act or under the Dominion Lands Surveys Act, chapter 117 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1927, to mark a boundary of surveyed lands;
- “prescribed”
“prescribed”[Repealed, 1998, c. 14, s. 91]
- “Secretary”
“Secretary”[Repealed, 1998, c. 14, s. 91]
“survey”
« arpentage »
“survey” includes a resurvey and a special survey;
“surveyor”
« arpenteur »
“surveyor” means a Canada Lands Surveyor or a person who is entitled to survey lands in a province under the laws of the province;
“Surveyor General”
« arpenteur général »
“Surveyor General” means a person who is a Canada Lands Surveyor and is appointed as Surveyor General in the manner authorized by law or a person authorized by the Minister to carry out the duties of the Surveyor General.
(2) [Repealed, 1998, c. 14, s. 91]
- R.S., 1985, c. L-6, s. 2;
- 1993, c. 28, s. 78;
- 1994, c. 41, s. 37;
- 1998, c. 14, ss. 91, 99(F);
- 2002, c. 7, s. 99.
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