Indian Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. I-5)

Marginal note:Property deemed situated on reserve

• 90 (1) For the purposes of sections 87 and 89, personal property that was

  • (a) purchased by Her Majesty with Indian moneys or moneys appropriated by Parliament for the use and benefit of Indians or bands, or

  • (b) given to Indians or to a band under a treaty or agreement between a band and Her Majesty,

  shall be deemed always to be situated on a reserve.

• Marginal note:Restriction on transfer

  (2) Every transaction purporting to pass title to any property that is by this section deemed to be situated on a reserve, or any interest in such property, is void unless the transaction is entered into with the consent of the Minister or is entered into between members of a band or between the band and a member thereof.

• Marginal note:Destruction of property

  (3) Every person who enters into any transaction that is void by virtue of subsection (2) is guilty of an offence, and every person who, without the written consent of the Minister, destroys personal property that is by this section deemed to be situated on a reserve is guilty of an offence.