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First Nations Land Management Act

Version of section 22 from 2018-12-13 to 2022-12-14:


Marginal note:Offences and punishment

  •  (1) A First Nation law may create offences punishable on summary conviction and provide for the imposition of fines, imprisonment, restitution, community service and any other means for achieving compliance.

  • Marginal note:Incorporation by reference

    (2) A First Nation law may adopt or incorporate by reference the summary conviction procedures of Part XXVII of the Criminal Code, as amended from time to time.

  • Marginal note:Prosecution

    (3) A First Nation may, in relation to prosecutions of contraventions of First Nation laws,

    • (a) retain its own prosecutors;

    • (b) enter into an agreement with a provincial government for the use of provincial prosecutors; or

    • (c) enter into an agreement with Her Majesty for the use of agents engaged by Her Majesty.

  • 1999, c. 24, s. 22
  • 2012, c. 19, s. 652(E)
  • 2018, c. 27, s. 371

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