Northwest Territories Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. N-27)

Marginal note:Manufacture of intoxicants

• 49. (1) No intoxicant shall be manufactured, compounded or made in the Territories except by permission of the Commissioner.

• Marginal note:Importation of intoxicants

  (2) No intoxicant shall be imported or brought into the Territories from any place outside the Territories, whether it is in Canada or elsewhere, except by permission of the Commissioner or a person authorized by him.

Marginal note:Subject to customs and excise laws

50. Intoxicants manufactured, compounded or made in the Territories or imported or brought into the Territories are subject to the customs and excise laws of Canada.

Marginal note:Seizure

51. Where a peace officer believes on reasonable grounds that any intoxicant has been manufactured, compounded or made in the Territories or imported or brought into the Territories from any place outside the Territories in contravention of this Act or that any vessel, vehicle, aeroplane, appliance, article or thing has been used for any of the above purposes in contravention of this Act, he may, in the Territories, without a warrant, effect seizure thereof.

Marginal note:Forfeiture

52. Every seizure made under section 51 shall be reported as soon as practicable to a justice of the peace who may, on satisfying himself that the intoxicant or the vessel, vehicle, aeroplane, appliance, article or thing has been manufactured, compounded, made, imported, brought in or dealt with or used in contravention of this Act, declare it to be forfeited to Her Majesty and, on that declaration, it is forfeited.

Marginal note:Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act not applicable

53. The Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act does not apply to the importation, sending, taking or transportation of intoxicating liquor into the Territories.

Marginal note:Arrangements for transfer to provincial institutions

• 54. (1) The Commissioner may, subject to the approval of the Minister, arrange with any province for the admission to mental institutions, asylums or other suitable places in the province of

  • (a) mentally disordered persons, for the purpose of their confinement, care and maintenance until the pleasure of the Commissioner is made known or until they are discharged by law;

  • (b) persons in respect of whom the Court, a police magistrate of the Territories or a justice of the peace in and for the Territories has ordered that a psychiatric examination be made, for the purpose of that examination; and

  • (c) persons in respect of whom the Commissioner has approved psychiatric examination and treatment, for the purpose of that examination and, where necessary, treatment.

• Marginal note:Compensation to province

  (2) An arrangement described in subsection (1) may provide for compensation to be paid to the province in respect of the confinement, care, maintenance, examination and treatment of the persons described in that subsection.

• Marginal note:Payment out of Northwest Territories C.R.F.

  (3) The compensation paid to a province under subsection (2) shall be paid out of the Northwest Territories Consolidated Revenue Fund.