Yukon First Nations Self-Government Act

Marginal note:Legislative powers

• 11 (1) A first nation named in Schedule II has, to the extent provided by its self-government agreement,

  • (a) the exclusive power to enact laws in relation to the matters enumerated in Part I of Schedule III;

  • (b) the power to enact laws applicable in the Yukon Territory in relation to the matters enumerated in Part II of Schedule III; and

  • (c) the power to enact laws of a local or private nature applicable on the first nation’s settlement land in relation to the matters enumerated in Part III of Schedule III.

• Marginal note:Idem

  (2) To the extent provided by the first nation’s self-government agreement and subject to any limitations contained in it, a first nation named in Schedule II has the power to enact laws in relation to taxation as described in Part IV of Schedule III.

• Marginal note:Administration of justice

  (3) The power of a first nation under paragraph (1)(c) to enact laws in relation to the administration of justice is suspended until the earlier of

  • (a) the effective date of an agreement respecting the administration of justice entered into between the parties to the first nation’s self-government agreement, and

  • (b) the expiration of any interim period provided by the self-government agreement for the purpose of reaching an agreement respecting the administration of justice.