First Nations Land Management Act
Marginal note:Certification
14 (1) The verifier shall, after receiving a copy of the land code and the declaration, certify the validity of the land code unless the verifier, after giving the first nation and the Minister a reasonable opportunity to make submissions on the matter but within ten days after the conclusion of the vote, is of the opinion that
(a) the community approval process confirmed under paragraph 8(1)(a) was not followed or the community approval was otherwise irregular; and
(b) the land code might not have been approved but for that irregularity.
Marginal note:Transmittal
(2) The verifier shall, without delay, send a copy of the certified land code to the first nation and the Minister.
Marginal note:Presumption
(3) A certified land code is deemed to have been validly approved by the first nation.
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