Northwest Territories Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. N-27)
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Northwest Territories Act
R.S.C., 1985, c. N-27
An Act respecting the Northwest Territories
SHORT TITLE
Marginal note:Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Northwest Territories Act.
- R.S., c. N-22, s. 1.
INTERPRETATION
Marginal note:Definitions
2. In this Act,
“Commissioner”
« commissaire »
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories;
“Commissioner in Council”
« commissaire en conseil »
“Commissioner in Council” means the Commissioner acting by and with the advice and consent of the Council;
“Council”
« Conseil »
“Council” means the Council of the Northwest Territories;
“Court”
« Cour »
“Court” means the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories;
“intoxicant”
« boisson alcoolisée »
“intoxicant” includes alcohol, alcoholic, spirituous, vinous, fermented malt or other intoxicating liquor or combination of liquors and mixed liquor a part of which is spirituous, vinous, fermented or otherwise intoxicating and all drinks, drinkable liquids, preparations or mixtures capable of human consumption that are intoxicating;
“Minister”
« ministre »
“Minister” means the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development;
“ordinance”
« ordonnance »
“ordinance” includes an ordinance of the Territories passed before, on or after April 1, 1955;
“public lands”
« terres domaniales »
“public lands” means any land, and any interest in any land, in the Territories that belongs to Her Majesty in right of Canada or of which the Government of Canada has power to dispose;
“Territories”
« territoires »
“Territories” means the Northwest Territories, which comprise all that part of Canada north of the sixtieth parallel of north latitude and west of the boundary described in Schedule I to the Nunavut Act that is not within Yukon.
- R.S., 1985, c. N-27, s. 2;
- 1993, c. 28, s. 77, c. 41, s. 9;
- 2002, c. 7, s. 219(E).
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