National Energy Board Act

Marginal note:Indian lands

• 78 (1) No company shall take possession of or occupy lands in an Indian reserve without the consent of the Governor in Council.

• Marginal note:Compensation

  (2) Where, with the consent of the Governor in Council, lands in an Indian reserve are taken possession of, used or occupied by a company, or where they are injuriously affected by the construction of a pipeline, compensation shall be made therefor as in the case of lands taken without the consent of the owner.

• Definition of Indian reserve

  (3) In this section, Indian reserve means

  • (a) a reserve, as defined in the Indian Act;

  • (b) Category IA land or Category IA-N land, as defined in the Cree-Naskapi (of Quebec) Act, chapter 18 of the Statutes of Canada, 1984; or

  • (c) Sechelt lands, as defined in the Sechelt Indian Band Self-Government Act, chapter 27 of the Statutes of Canada, 1986.