Mackenzie Valley Land Use Regulations

1 The definitions in this section apply in these Regulations.

Act

Act means the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act. (Loi)

airport

airport means an airport as defined in subsection 3(1) of the Aeronautics Act. (aéroport)

Board

Board means

• (a) in respect of a use of land that is to take place, and is likely to have an impact, wholly within the area described in appendix A to the Gwich’in Agreement, the Gwich’in Land and Water Board;

• (b) in respect of a use of land that is to take place, and is likely to have an impact, wholly within the area described in appendix A to the Sahtu Agreement, the Sahtu Land and Water Board;

• (c) in respect of a use of land that is to take place, and is likely to have an impact, wholly within Wekeezhii, the Wekeezhii Land and Water Board; or

• (d) in respect of a use of land that is to take place, or is likely to have an impact, in more than one management area, or in a management area and an area outside any management area, or that is to take place wholly outside any management area, the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board. (office)

crossing

crossing means a bridge, causeway or structure designed to enable persons, vehicles or machinery to cross a watercourse or to cross above or below a road, or any associated embankment, cutting, excavation, land clearing or other work. (passage)

Dominion Geodesist

Dominion Geodesist means the Dominion Geodesist and Director of the Geodetic Survey of the Department of Natural Resources. (géodésien fédéral)

federal public lands

federal public lands means lands belonging to Her Majesty in right of Canada or lands that Her Majesty has the power to dispose of, other than such lands the administration and control of which have been transferred by the Governor in Council to the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories. (terres domaniales fédérales)

geophysical survey

geophysical survey means an investigation carried out on the surface of the ground to determine the nature and structure of the subsurface. (levé géophysique)

landowner

landowner means

• (a) in respect of settlement lands, Tlicho lands, Déline lands or other private lands, the title holder; and

• (b) in respect of any other lands, the minister of the Crown or the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, as the case may be, who has administration and control of the lands. (propriétaire des terres)

land-use operation

land-use operation means any use of land that requires a permit. (projet d’utilisation des terres)

line

line means a route used to give surface access to land for the purpose of carrying out a geophysical, geological or engineering survey. (voie d’accès)

minerals

minerals means precious and base metals and other non-living, naturally occurring substances, and includes coal, oil and gas. (minéraux)

monument

monument means a post, stake, peg, mound, pit, trench or other object used to officially mark the boundary of surveyed lands or placed for a topographic, geodetic or cadastral purpose. (borne)

person-day

person-day, in respect of a campsite, means the use of the campsite by one person during the course of one day. (jour-personne)

road

road means

• (a) the area bounded by lines parallel to, and 30 m on either side of, the centre line of a highway established by an order of the Commissioner made pursuant to the Northwest Territories Public Highways Act or any other instrument;

• (b) a place, bridge or other structure that the public is ordinarily entitled or permitted to use for the passage of vehicles during any part of the year; or

• (c) a sidewalk, pathway, ditch, shoulder or parking area adjacent to an area referred to in paragraph (a) or to a place, bridge or other structure referred to in paragraph (b). (route)

rock trenching

rock trenching means an excavation carried out on a mineral claim to obtain geological information. (forage dans le roc)

spud-in

spud-in means an initial penetration of the ground for the purpose of drilling a well. (percée)

Surveyor General

Surveyor General has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Canada Lands Surveys Act. (arpenteur général)

territorial park

territorial park has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Territorial Parks Act, R.S.N.W.T. 1988, c. T-4. (parc territorial)

Type A permit

Type A permit means a permit required for an activity set out in section 4. (permis de type A)

Type B permit

Type B permit means a permit required for an activity set out in section 5. (permis de type B)

Type C permit

Type C permit means a permit required by a Tlicho law for a use of Tlicho lands or by a Déline law for a use of Déline lands, respectively, for which a Type A or Type B permit is not required. (permis de type C)

watercourse

watercourse means a natural body of flowing or standing water or an area occupied by water during part of the year, and includes streams, springs, swamps and gulches but does not include groundwater. (cours d’eau)