11. A permit shall not be assigned.

12. A permit expires on December 31 of the year for which it was issued.

13. A person who excavates an archaeological or palaeontological site shall, on completion of the excavation, restore the site, in so far as is practicable, to its original state.

• 14. (1) On or before March 31 of the year following the year for which a permit was issued, the holder of a Class 1 permit shall provide a copy of the report referred to in subsection (2), and the holder of a Class 2 permit shall provide a copy of the report referred to in subsection (3), to each of

  • (a) where the permit is in respect of an archaeological site,

    • (i) the Inuit Heritage Trust;

    • (ii) the minister of the government of Nunavut responsible for culture and heritage; and

    • (iii) the Canadian Museum of Civilization; and

  • (b) where the permit is in respect of a palaeontological site, the minister of the government of Nunavut responsible for culture and heritage.

• (2) A report of work done under a Class 1 permit shall set out the name of the permittee, the date of the report and the permit number and shall include, for each archaeological or palaeontological site visited, a description of the work undertaken, including

  • (a) a description of the site;

  • (b) National Topographic Series maps, on a scale of 1:50,000 or 1:250,000, showing the location of the site;

  • (c) a detailed plan of the site; and

  • (d) representative photographs of the site.

• (3) A report of work done under a Class 2 permit shall set out the name of the permittee, the date of the report and the permit number and shall include, for each archaeological or palaeontological site visited,

  • (a) a description of the work undertaken, including

    • (i) a description of the site,

    • (ii) National Topographic Series maps, on a scale of 1:50,000 or 1:250,000, showing the location of the site,

    • (iii) detailed plans of the site and each excavation unit on the site,

    • (iv) a vertical scale drawing of the stratigraphy of each excavation unit,

    • (v) representative photographs of the site, taken before and during excavation and after completion of restoration of the site,

    • (vi) a description of any subsurface testing, and

    • (vii) measurements of the depths at which all archaeological artifacts or fossils were found and their horizontal provenience;

  • (b) a description of the methods used in data acquisition, recording and analysis, including those used in field, archival and laboratory investigations;

  • (c) a description of any archaeological artifact or fossil conservation treatments and the name of the conservator;

  • (d) a description of any environmental factors and recent history relating to the site;

  • (e) an assessment of the current physical status of the site and any present or potential factors that could alter that status; and

  • (f) an interpretation of the significance of the site based on a summary examination of the findings resulting from the work undertaken.